Carprofen Poisoning in Dogs

My 49 lb Basset mix tore the ankle pad on behind her right front ankle. We did not discover this until yesterday, after it was already inflamed and infected. She was prescribed 50mg of Rimadyl as well as antibiotics. She was given 50mg of Rimadyl (half a pill) at 6pm. I made her comfortable and left to go a a TCU football game. I returned at 11pm to discover my 50 lb Lab/Collie mix had chewed the cap off and eated the entire bottle of 13 and 1/2 100mg pills of Rimadyl. We rushed him to the Emergency Vet where they immediately induced vomiting and administered fluids and charcoal. I was not able to pay $2000 to have him watched in the hospital, so they pumped fluids under his skin (he looked really lumpy!) and allowed me to bring him home, with instructions to only give ice chips overnight. Then I am to give him 1gm tablet of Sucralfate in the morning, wait 2 hours, then give him small, frequent meals of dry dog food or plain chicken breast. Overnight, he threw up about 5-6 times, puddles of a dark-brown liquid. While appearing sad, so far this morning he had enough energy to follow a scent trail in the back yard and bark at a passing jogger, and trotted back to the house with his tail high. So far this morning, he has kept down the Sucralfate, drank a little bit of water, and eaten 10 pieces of kibble.
Should I take him back to the vet for additional fluids today?

My dog Ted accidentally had 2 of his prescribed Rimadyl within an hour. He is prescribed 1 75mg tablet every 12 hours. If he gonna be fine or should I take him to the vet?

My lab puppy, 14 weeks, and 20lbs, grabbed and ate my other dogs 100mg carprofen.
I called the vet right away, they said to keep an eye on him, if any signs of diarrhea, tar like stools, vomiting, and lethargy to take to vet. I asked about inducing vomiting and she said no, could create more problems.
That was at 2:15 this afternoon and it is now 6:15, I have not noticed any symptom and I am wondering how long before symptoms will start, and also if there are no symptoms could there still be complications to my pup?

My 7 year old, 80pound Golden Retriever had a mass removed from his hip yesterday. He was given a prescription for 75mg carprofen to be given once every twelve hours. He was accidentally given one at 6pm, one at 1am and another at 8am. I called the vet and she said give him prylosec. She said no more carprofen at all.Should I be worried? Should I take him to the vet? He seems sleepy but he did not sleep at all last night and was given the 1am carprofen by my husband worried about his whining, crying and moaning. Is this an emergency or a wait and see?

My dog, yashael- was given aproximately 4x a single correct dosage
he weighs 20 lbs and I gave him a 75 mg tablet ( it is equivalent to giving him 2 days worth in one dose)

He just took it a half hour ago and has not had it sufficiently in his bloodstream to show any sx

What should I look for as seriouse signs of over dose or should i assume he is trouble right now?

I have 4 dogs. One or more of them got into a bottle of Carprofen 100mg. I believe there was 16 tablets in the bottle. Two of the dogs weigh 70 lbs, 2 weigh 50 lbs. I induced vomiting. Call to the vet advised me to wait to see if any symptoms developed. About 8-10 hours later one of the dogs vomited. I took her to the vet. She had a charcoal treatment, blood test (elevated for kidney) fluid, etc. I took her home that night. First thing the next morning took her to reg vet. She vomited a few times during the night. They kept her at the vet for 2 nights for IV treatment. I was told they took 3 more blood tests and each was better than the one before. They let her go home with no further instruction for coming back. Just finish the medication (I don't have the name, but it's to coat her stomach). Exactly one week later there is blood in her urine. She was squatting to pee frequently. Could this be related to the Carprofen, since the last few blood tests were fine? I'm very worried. I haven't noticed in unusual behavior. She acts fine.

After having a dental procedure with extractions, Lance (16 lbs) was prescribed 1/2 of a 25 mg carprofen tablet twice daily, to begin 24 hrs after surgery. I gave him 1 dose the first evening after, then another 2 mornings after surgery. Soon after the 2nd done, I noticed he was doing his diarrhea walk/squat in the yard. After a few bouts of that, it turned to frank, bright red blood. Took him back to the vet, was given a different NSAID and a GI med, and put on bland diet. The bloody stoools stopped, but it was a few days before he would even eat chicken and rice. In retrospect, I wish blood work had been an option.

Three months later, we're now back at the vet running diagnostics due to dozens of black lumps under the skin (contained blood and bacteria on aspiration), petechia, abdominal bruising, and pale/tacky gums that I can't help but think is related, given that the lifespan of red blood cells is 3 months, and carprofen can be toxic to kidneys which signal red blood cell production. Awaiting blood work to confirm.

My dog got into a bottle of carprofen there were three in the bottle with the dosage of 75mg, shes a medium sized dog weighs at 50pounds should I take her to the vet. She doesn’t have any symptoms and we have her some breed just in case to absorb what she took

My 13 year old dog had 7 teeth extracted about 5 weeks ago, and she was on carprofen prescribed by vet for pain, and he ok'd it to continue the carprofen twice daily for her arthritis. A week ago, I noticed she was acting very slow on our hike, then she drank a lot more water than usual. Three days ago, she vomited bile after eating grass, then struggled to poop (it was in little pieces). She didn't want to eat dinner that night, so I gave her some cottage cheese. The next morning she wouldn't eat, either, so more cottage cheese and no more carprofen. She was still struggling to poop, but she is eating cottage cheese for dinner, some salmon, and she loves her milkbones. She is not acting like she is in pain. I have been giving her probiotics with her evening meal every day. Last night she had some soft red stools, and I did some research to find out she most likely had carprofen poisoning. Today she had a soft bowel movement (normal color), then bright red diarrhea after wards, so I know she has an internal bleed. She is still drinking and peeing more than normal, and it is sunday, so I can get her into the vet tomorrow. Will this go away after the carprofen is completely out of her system? Should I get her some prilosec OTC until I can get her to the vet tomorrow? Or do I need to take her to emergency?

On Monday this week, I got a call from home that there was a chewed up empty bottle of Rimadyl on the floor. I had stupidly left it on the counter after I gave one of them her pill for the day, and gone to work. One of the dogs had eaten 27 100mg Rimadyl tablets between the time I left for work and when I got the call.

All four dogs were taken to the vet and arrived at most 3 hours after the pills were ingested. All four dogs were induced to vomit with apomorphine, and a brown choclatey-looking paste came out of one of them. All of the pills had dissolved completely but the substrate was still present in her stomach (all of the medication had probably been released at that point, however). She is approximately 30kg and received a dose of 90mg/kg. There was no rimadyl apparent in the other dogs' vomit.

The vet immediately started emergency treatment for Rimadyl poisoning (high rate IV fluids, activated charcoal, GI protective care, etc), at most 4 hours after ingestion. She showed no symptoms on the first day, but her kidney numbers at 24 hours were 36, which is 20% above the highest normal limit. At 36 hours I visited her at the vet and she was not yet showing any outward physical symptoms, and had eaten that day without vomiting. I took her for a short walk at the vet's office and she was still behaving normally and urinated mostly clear urine (owing to the high rate fluids, I imagine).

Her BUN level at 24 hours was 36, and at 48 hours it had fallen to 31, but also at 48 hours her bloodwork indicated anemia, suspected from internal GI bleeding. They have been giving her antacids but are now also giving her something (I forget what they said it was called) to supposedly coat her GI tract to help protect it and stop the bleeding.

We are now at about hour 56. I'm just waiting now, nervously.

My dog hunter must have eaten his last 3 doses of rimadyl while me and my girlfriend were at work. He was given these pills along with antibiotics and ointment for a hot spot on his back. He's a big dog. Weighs over 120lbs. The vet gave us 10 total tablets at 100 mg. Directions were to give 1 every 12 hours. We got all the medication this past Monday and if im guessing correctly he at the last 300 mg. Which would be a day and a half left of dosage. I have to wait till Monday to bring him to the vet. Is there anything i have to look for for any symptoms or any side effects? He is acting like his normal self and i can't tell if he has any symptoms. He's half lab half newfoundland so as stated before he is a BIG dog.

Last year, I gave my dog Rimadyl that was prescribed to another dog. I had good intentions of helping him with pain, but I now blame myself for his death. He was 12 lbs., and I gave him a total of 50mg in four small pieces within 24 hours. A little over 24 hours after I had given him the last small piece, he began having seizures. I took him to the ER and told them what I had done. He had also recently been on Prednisone before I gave him the Rimadyl and was given 2 injections the day after I had given it to him. He was being treated for a slow gate. The ER vet reprimanded me for giving him the medicine. She called the poison control and they said it didn't sound like a toxic issue, but something neurological. They kept my dog for about 10 hours and administered medicines. He continued to have the seizures and I ended up having to euthanize him. I cannot forgive myself for what happened. My vet told me that I did not cause his death, but I still believe I did. He had written possible brain lesion in his file while he was being treated prior to his death, but I still believe I caused my dog's death. I beat myself up over and over for what I did. Did I cause the death of my dog? How can I forgive myself?

My one year old beagle mix climbed on the counter and got my other dog's medicine. It was in a child proof container, but Annie chewed through the bottle. It was 10 Vetprofen 75 mg tablets. I called the emergency vet and they said to call poison control. I called them and paid $60 for them to tell me to go to the emergency vet. The emergency vet said it would cost a minimum of $250. I simply don't have it. What can I do? Make her throw up, give her activated charcoal?

Hello! I am reaching out for help. The vet prescribed my 38 lb 11 year old beagle 1/2 a 75mg tablet every 12 hrs. He ate a whole one for his first dose. What should i do?

Hello, I was giving my dog her medication when my 4 month old Frenchie came and I was unable to tell who took ate the tablet. This happened at 6:45pm and it is now 7:45pm. So far no side symptoms have been seen. I’m not sure what the time frame would be for him to display symptoms. It was 50 mg of Carprofen. He weighs 16 lbs. He ate this on a full stomach and is not taking any other medications.

On 7/6 we took our dog to the vet for skin issues and also because his arthritis and mobility was not improving with his once a day 100mg rimadyl. He was diagnosed with a bad case of dermatitis and a secondary bacterial infection of the skin. He was given a Cytopoint injection to stop his itching and redness and started on Simplicef. It was also decided that for his size he could be taking 200mg of Rimadyl per day. The vet determined that he had arthritis in all of his joints but also in the lumbosacral area. He was also started on Hills j/d prescription diet (gradual). He is a 100 lb Akita, 11 1/2 years old. On 7/11 he started having diarrhea. I called the vet and was instructed to stop everything and start a bland diet. His diarrhea was like dark brown water that just shot straight out. He could hold it but it was straight liquid. After two days on bland diet with no improvement I called the vet again and was prescribed Tylan powder. My dog, who still had a healthy appetite at this point, did not like the Tylan powder, but we got him to take it with his meal. He didn’t eat dinner and the next morning he vomited all of his meal. On 7/16 I called the vet to report no improvement and now vomiting meals. 7/17 we went in to see the vet. Blood test was run, examined abdomen, and did ultrasound. All tests normal, no swelling. No jaundice. She prescribed metronidazole and to continue bland diet. His appetite has somewhat returned. But the same watery diarrhea continues. It is more of an orangey Brown. He is keeping his food down. But without any pain med his mobility is not great. vet suspects the increase in rimadyl but I’m wondering also about the cytopoint injection and the antibiotics?? This has been a disaster. Though his skin is much improved.

Our 96 pound chow/shepherd got into a bottle of rimadyl that was prescribed for our other 13 year old shepherd/husky for her end stage breast cancer. There were 6 100 mg tablets in the bottle and I seen it right away so I rushed him to the vet and he was given 2 doses of peroxide to endure vomiting, he didnt vomit. So they gave him some activated charcoal and a shot so he would not vomit the charcoal up and sent us home. It's been 1 week now and he has not acted any differently but the past 2 days, he has been vomiting...2 times yesterday and once today already. Should we be worried he has liver or kidney damage?

My dog was prescribed Rimadyl for pain from removal of a split nail. He had the prescribed dose for 2.5 days. By the evening of the 2nd day he seemed like he was in a lot of pain, not associated with the toenail. He would yelp in pain and was quite hunched over when walking; refused to jump up or down from the couch. I took him to the vet on the 3rd day and they indicated it could be an adverse effect from the medication so instructed to stop the meds. The 4th day he was in what appeared to be excruciating pain as he yelped almost any time he moved. His appetite was non-existent. By day 5 he appeared to be better he ate and pooped; but then the evening of day 6 he appeared to be in a lot of pain again, yelping with movement and very lethargic. Day 7 and 8 he appeared better again but now on the morning of day 9 he is in extreme pain again, yelping and whining. (the dog is a 5 year old Boston Terrier with no health conditions)

OK so I think I may have scewed up on the dosage of Recovery EQ extra strength for horses. My vet recommended this for my black lab's arthitis, and I've been giving it to her for 3 years now, since she was 4 years old. The directions say 1/4 scoop which is just over 1/2 TBSP twice daily for each 300 pounds, which translates to .14 of a TBSP twice daily for my 80 pound lab. When we started this medication, my vet's assistant calculated the dosage for me, and I now think it may have been incorrect, as it came to just under 1 TBSP twice daily, which is about 7 times more than the recommended dosage, I think! No wonder each 1 kg container has only been lasting 5 or 6 months as opposed to the one year my vet had said it should last. My lab started getting head tremors shortly after we started this in 2015, but not knowing about side effects, and not knowing I was over-dosing my dog, both me and my vet didn't connect the dots. My vet simply asked me to keep a record of dates and frequencies of the tremors, warning that it may or may not be the beginnings of epilepsy. Of course there may be many instances of tremnors when my lab was unattended in her yard, but the ones I witnessed were as follows. 2015 - 12 occasions from April to November, one for 5 min, one for 7 min, several for 1, 2 or 3 min, and a couple for 1/2 min. 2016 - 6 occasions from May to Sept, ranging from 1/2 min to 2 min. 2017 - only 2 occasions, 2 1/2 min in May and 1 min in Nov. 2018 - 4 occasions, 1 min in Jan, 2 min in Feb, and 2 times for 1 min each in March. Nothing since then. So it looks like it has become less over time, and my vet says that is a good thing and not to worry about epilepsy...yet! My concern is that I now wonder if my lab is tremoring as a result of EQ overdosing over time. I will start reducing the dosage right away, and see if that helps as well. Do you have any opinions or knowledge about all this?

My 20 lb, 15 yr old Jack Russel mix got into his bottle of Rimadyl while I was at work. I don’t know how many were in the bottle but at most there were 7 75-mg tablets. He could have done this anytime in the last 12 hours (my guess is earlier vs later in the day). He’s not showing any symptoms and is eating, drinking, and pottying normally. Are we out of the woods?

My 18 pound Jack Russell was prescribed caprofen 75mg, to be given 1/4 of a pill twice a day as needed. I accidentally gave him his first dosage as a full pill in one sitting. He hasn't shown any symptoms other than being a bit sleepy. I realized my mistake 5 hours after giving him the medicine. Should I take him to the vet?

My lab is only 5 years old and was prescribed Carprofen for his back pain a month ago. Today, he is fighting for lis life and is told only has weeks to live because of kidney failure. Could the Carprofen be the cause of this. He is still in critical care and has been for 5 days. His creatine live went from 10- 9- 9.6 in those 5 days. I am so at a lost at how this could happen. The carprofen is the only think I can think of.

I accidentally gave my dog an extra dose of Rimadyl. She gets 1/2 every 12 hours, they are 75mg. She had one at 8:00am, 5:30pm, and 10:30pm. She is a 30-34lb puggle. Will she be ok?

I gave my 38 lb blue heeler a 75mg carprofen last night as prescribed at 7:30pm. As all his other pills are to be taken every 12 hours, I gave him another one this morning at 8 am. I realized after that he should only get one every 24 hours. Is this something I should be concerned about? I'm worndering if this warrants a vet visit or just to keep a close eye on him and only give it every 24 hours from now on.

One of my 4 dogs got into a bottle of carprofen while we were not home. I am not really sure which dog it was. All of the dogs are relativley large, the smallest being 50-60 lbs. The bottle had about forty-two 100mg tablets in it. They had to of gotten into the bottle 2-3 hours ago. I have not noticed any symptoms since I found the empty bottle. Do you think they will be okay?

Hello, I have an 88pound Bassett Hound Duke. Well Duke just had surgery where he had 2 separate masses removed. He was given 100mg Carprofen. Once daily. This evening between myself and my husband he accidentally was given 3 pills instead of one. Will he be okay?

Our 80lb rough collie ate a full bottle (60 tablets, brand new bottle) of 75mg Rimadyl. We know exactly how long she could have eaten them, max was 115 minutes between the time she was administered Apomorphine and vomiting was induced. She was transferred to an ICU within 3 hours of initial ingestion. They continued with the activated charcoal protocol, and administered an iv fluids program to flush her kidneys and help get the liver cleaned up from the charcoal (or thats my understanding anyway). At approximately 24 hours after the initial entry to the ICU, she started having full body tremors. I believe at that point, the ICU staff attributed it to excess sodium. As the day rolled into the next day, the tremors stopped but they were still measuring extremely high sodium levels. BUN and Creatinine were very high. By Day 3, BUN and Creatinine and the liver enzymes were all down to normal, but the small seizures still happened. We're on day 5 at this point. We know her brain is the only hold-out now, but what I'm trying to understand is how high sodium levels can cause full body tremors - I suspect the tremors were not just tremors but were also seizures. Can you explain why sodium levels would be elevated enough to trigger brain damage? We think at this point, she's probably not going to pull through enough to regain any degree of mobility or cognitive function. Annabelle is 6 years old and was in excellent health prior to this issue.

My dog is getting this pill for 3 days every 12 hours . It's 25mg and he only gets 1/2 of one every 12 hours . But my husband accidentally gave it to him 2 hours early will he be okay ? What should we do ? He only ways 10 pounds

I my dog was prescribed 5 tablets of carprophen and my other dog jumped on the counter and ate the remamining 3 while I was at work. He's not acting any differently for the past few hours. Will he be ok?

My 1 year old, 60lbs Lab was prescribed 50mg of Truprofen. We gave him 1 dose yesterday (Friday) night, and within 30 minutes he was throwing up. We found most of the pill in the vomit, but since then he's continued vomiting and had diarrhea. He seemed to be doing better this morning and was moving around fine and playing with his red ball, so we cautiously fed him ~1 cup of food at noon. About 2 hours later he threw that up, and parts of it were pink. We're not sure if it's blood or if it was from something else he ate. It's now 5pm on Saturday and the vet is closed. Is there anything at this point we can do? Is it late enough that activated carbon wouldn't help?

My dog was prescribed carprofen and now has blood in her urine, and urinating more frequently. I am stopping the medication is there something else I can do. Otherwise she seems fine

My labs ate at 6:30 this morning. At 7 I found one with a rimadyl bottle chewed up and empty. There were aprox 6-7 100mg chews. My labs are about 100 lbs. I’m not sure which ate them or if they shared. Would it be a toxic amount if one ate them all?

I have a 13 yr old full blooded Australian Shepherd. the vet gave us carprofen to give to her twice a day 50 mg each. After 3 doses she had a bad seizure we didn't realize it was the medicine and continued to give it to her for another 2 1/2 days. She had 8 50mg pills in all.It has now been 3 1/2 days since her last dose and she is still having at least 5 seizures a day basically anytime she gets up to walk she has a seizure and losses her bladder. She doesn't drink and she was drinking up to 4 bowls of water a day. She just lays around and doesn't move at all. Is there any hope she will recover from this?