Pepto For dogs

SalemWitchChild · 08-07-2005, 12:58 PM

My vet suggested giving Kota pepto if she got diareah(sp?) again. I lost the amount to give her though. Does anyone know how much you can give an approx. 50lb dog?

Kelly · 08-07-2005, 01:38 PM

Here is what i found:

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Usual Dose and Administration

Follow your veterinarian's recommendations. In general, Pepto-Bismol regular strength liquid:
Dogs: 0.5-1 ml/pound every 6-8 hours by mouth.
Regular strength tablets (often the form preferred by dogs): 1/4 tablet/20 pounds every 6-8 hours by mouth.

Treatment should only be needed for 1-2 days. If diarrhea persists or worsens, contact your veterinarian. Corrective Mixture: 0.11 ml/pound once, then 0.05 ml/pound every 6 hours. Treatment should only be needed for 1-2 days. If diarrhea persists or worsens, contact your veterinarian.

DogtorJ · 08-07-2005, 02:11 PM

Hi SWC,

I use the dose of 1 tsp (5ml) per 20# every 6-8 hours. But, DO NOT USE whole tablets. They MUST be chewed (as stated on the packaging). The tablets can become like foreign bodies in the stomach and GI tract from not being dissolved.

I had a case a few years ago of a pet that was vomiting. We Xray'd this small dog and saw what looked like money in the stomach. It looked just like two quarters in the stomach laying on top of each other. I sent it to a colleague for endoscopic removal and it ended up being the two Pepto tablets that she gave 2 weeks prior. Since that time, I have heard about similar cases in children, thus the warning on the packaging.

So, if you only have tablets, I would either go get liquid or make sure that you crush these tablets thoroughly before administering.

Hope this helps,
John

SalemWitchChild · 08-07-2005, 05:01 PM

I already had liquid pepto here. I never get tablets. I looked up a site that recommended 2 teaspoons every 10 lbs. That seemed like a lot to me so I just gave her the two teaspoons and have waited. She hasn't had a movement since then.

kerriebeth21 · 08-07-2005, 05:20 PM

Hope you have some sort of syringe to get it in their mouth! Otherwise you are going to have pink hands, floor, etc! hehe..
Maybe you could mix it with a little canned food?? I know my dogs would inhale canned food and not worry about a strange taste in it!

DogtorJ · 08-07-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SalemWitchChild

I already had liquid pepto here. I never get tablets. I looked up a site that recommended 2 teaspoons every 10 lbs. That seemed like a lot to me so I just gave her the two teaspoons and have waited. She hasn't had a movement since then.

I think that was wise. Dogs do require higher doses per pound than people for some drugs (e.g antibiotics, thyroid. cortisones)
due to the higher metabolic rate of dogs. But, something like Pepto or Maalox ...which works topically more that anything...is not likely to require a higher dose. Pepto also has aspirin in it (salicylic acid) and we don't want to overdose that. So, the one tsp per 20lbs (which I picked up years ago in one of our texts) seems like plenty and I have used that dose successfully many times over the past 26 years.

For example, how much Pepto would we give to a 150 lb Rottie at that other dose of 0.5- 1ml/lb??? (75-150ml... 5-10 TBSP...2.5-5oz) Yikes. On the other hand, how much does a 150 person take? (2 TBSP...6 tsp...30 ml...1 oz)

Hope she is feeling better soon.

John

SalemWitchChild · 08-07-2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kerriebeth21

Hope you have some sort of syringe to get it in their mouth! Otherwise you are going to have pink hands, floor, etc! hehe..
Maybe you could mix it with a little canned food?? I know my dogs would inhale canned food and not worry about a strange taste in it!

lol. Too late. Pink floor, Pink dog, Pink Hubby. And pink me......
Thank goodness it all cleans up ok! But Kota's needs another bath!

okpik · 08-08-2005, 07:31 AM

My dog had vomiting from doxycycline and the Dr. told me to do Pepto but befor I got any he snuck into my room and ate a handful of tums of my night stand and was fine thereafter.

GSD · 08-08-2005, 12:05 PM

screw the pepto and give her some pumpkin instead.

calgal · 08-08-2005, 07:29 PM

I've heard that plain canned pumpkin can clear up diarreah. More natural too.

08-07-2005, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
SalemWitchChild Blue Merle Collie Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceburg, Ky Posts: 592 Rep Power: 87	Pepto For dogs My vet suggested giving Kota pepto if she got diareah(sp?) again. I lost the amount to give her though. Does anyone know how much you can give an approx. 50lb dog?
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08-07-2005, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
DogtorJ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The South Posts: 16 Rep Power: 62	NO Tablets Hi SWC, I use the dose of 1 tsp (5ml) per 20# every 6-8 hours. But, DO NOT USE whole tablets. They MUST be chewed (as stated on the packaging). The tablets can become like foreign bodies in the stomach and GI tract from not being dissolved. I had a case a few years ago of a pet that was vomiting. We Xray'd this small dog and saw what looked like money in the stomach. It looked just like two quarters in the stomach laying on top of each other. I sent it to a colleague for endoscopic removal and it ended up being the two Pepto tablets that she gave 2 weeks prior. Since that time, I have heard about similar cases in children, thus the warning on the packaging. So, if you only have tablets, I would either go get liquid or make sure that you crush these tablets thoroughly before administering. Hope this helps, John

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SalemWitchChild Blue Merle Collie Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceburg, Ky Posts: 592 Rep Power: 87	I already had liquid pepto here. I never get tablets. I looked up a site that recommended 2 teaspoons every 10 lbs. That seemed like a lot to me so I just gave her the two teaspoons and have waited. She hasn't had a movement since then.
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kerriebeth21 New Ridgeback Mom! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 422 Rep Power: 87	Hope you have some sort of syringe to get it in their mouth! Otherwise you are going to have pink hands, floor, etc! hehe.. Maybe you could mix it with a little canned food?? I know my dogs would inhale canned food and not worry about a strange taste in it!
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08-08-2005, 07:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
okpik Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Under the morning shadow of the Blue Hills (MA) Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	My dog had vomiting from doxycycline and the Dr. told me to do Pepto but befor I got any he snuck into my room and ate a handful of tums of my night stand and was fine thereafter.

08-08-2005, 12:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
GSD Herding dogs Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 139	screw the pepto and give her some pumpkin instead.

08-08-2005, 07:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,807 Rep Power: 232	I've heard that plain canned pumpkin can clear up diarreah. More natural too.

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