Medication
Ibuprofen and other human NSAIDs
Contact a vet immediately; gastric ulceration and kidney injury develop quickly.
SevereDogsCatsFerretsRabbits
What to do right now
- 1.Phone a vet or poison line now
- 2.Note the strength and number of tablets
- 3.Do not give food, milk or home remedies
Symptoms
- Vomiting, sometimes with blood
- Black tarry stools
- Loss of appetite
- Increased thirst
- Seizures at high doses
Details
- Category
- Medication
- Toxicity
- Severe
- Species affected
- Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Rabbits
- Routes of exposure
- Eaten from handbags, bedside tables or given deliberately by owners
- Urgency
- Contact a vet immediately; gastric ulceration and kidney injury develop quickly.
Veterinary treatment
Treatment may involve decontamination, gastroprotectants, intravenous fluids and monitoring of kidney values over several days.