Ricky lives up to his nickname "travesura" (mischief maker) on a daily basis. I currently take 400mg of Ibuprofen gel cap 3 times a day. I am supposed to take it with food. Last night I put a capsule on the dining table and then walked to the kitchen to get my plate of supper, about 15 feet away which is open to the dining area. As soon as I picked up my plate with the dining table behind me, Momi says, "What is that red thing Ricky has in his mouth?" I turned around and looked in horror! :surprise: Ricky had my capsule in his mouth!!!!!!!! I shouted the "drop it" command and he dutifully did so immediately. I inspected the capsule and it was fully intact. I cannot figure out how he could jump on a dining chair and up on the table and find the capsule so quickly and so stealthily! But disaster averted!
Okay, here is my question for you medical professionals. What if Ricky had ingested 400mg of Ibuprofen? What would you do?
- Take him to the Vet and have his stomach pumped
- Give him a tablespoon of Hydrogen Peroxide and hope to make him vomit it
- Ignore it. A little Ibuprofen doesn't hurt a small dog.
- Something else?
I really wouldn't have known what to do and would have panicked had he swallowed it. This Havatroublemaker is valuable to us, but obviously we need to pay more attention to what he is up to!
Ricky's Popi
Okay, here is my question for you medical professionals. What if Ricky had ingested 400mg of Ibuprofen? What would you do?
- Take him to the Vet and have his stomach pumped
- Give him a tablespoon of Hydrogen Peroxide and hope to make him vomit it
- Ignore it. A little Ibuprofen doesn't hurt a small dog.
- Something else?
I really wouldn't have known what to do and would have panicked had he swallowed it. This Havatroublemaker is valuable to us, but obviously we need to pay more attention to what he is up to!
Ricky's Popi