help i think my dog got into mothballs!!! dont know what ot do called vet and they said to wait..?

Question

thanks everyone for the help it has been 1 hour and he if fine i am still keeping a very close on him. so if that's what it was he should be showing signs by now huh?

Answer 1

You did the right thing in calling the vet. Dogs can be very resillient, and can withstand eating and swallowing many things. I'll bet your vet told you to watch your dog's stool, to see if they pass. My dog (a shih-tzu) once swallowed a pair of foam cyllander earplugs, and I waited for 2 days, and sure enough they passed. Another dog, a Siberian Husky ate the fiberglass insulation around our hot water rank, and he was fine. As long as your Vet doesn't think they are poisonous, just be patient to see if they pass. Perhaps a second opinion wouldn't hurt! Keep a close eye on your dog to see if he/she develops any symptoms. They do sell charcoal in the pet stores to induce vomiting to empty the stomach, but I wouldn't recommend it without the vet's advice. I would just call another vet and get a second opinion for your own peace of mind!

Answer 2

It would be best to get a second opinion. Mothballs are hazardous and cause vomiting, and gastrointestinal upset. In worse cases is can cause liver failure and more serious damage.

There are two types of mothballs, so when you take your dog into the veterinarian make sure you bring a sample of the mothball your dog has ingested.

Benadryl works good for allergy symptoms, like humans, but will not help with poison.

People trust their vets with their lives, but if a vet is willing to give a diagnostic over the phone without seeing the dog or its condition, I would not trust this vet. Best to seek a vet that is willing to look at the dog and not just trust what was described on the phone. All dogs react differently so your the outcome really depends on the amount of consumption and the size of the dog. But I would not wait.

Answer 3

Here is some info on what you should watch for

Moth Balls
Moth balls are not actually used to kill moths, but rather contain a substance cwhich is used to repel moths from your closets. Either naphthalene or para dichlorobenzene, can be used in moth balls, and both substances are toxic. This chemical tends to change it's state from a solid to a gas form very quickly. If inhailed it can be fatal, and if ingested moth balls are extremely harmful. Do not induce vomiting if ingested - rather drink plenty of water and consult a veterinarian as soon as possible. Moth balls can cause hemolytic anemia, a decrease in red blood cells, or the amount of hemoglobin the body produces. This can inhibit the blood from supplying the required amounts of oxygen to the body. Symptoms can include: weakness, lethargy, increased heart and respiration rate, pale mucous membranes, jaundice, vomiting and abdominal pain. Urine may also contain traces of blood.

Answer 4

According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC), the ingestion of just one mothball can cause serious problems in dogs and cats. Symptoms include vomiting, lethargy, seizures and blood disorders. Kidney failure and coma can develop in severe cases.

Get a new vet.

Answer 5

Call another vet..or bring him down there. I looked up mothball poisoning..don't get panicky does n' t mean he has enough in his system to poison him but just in case look at this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_155782_identify-signs-mothball.html
If you have to print it out and take it with you to the vet right away. If they think you're overreacting or an Internet nut so what, better to be safe .

Answer 6

your vet is an idiot. call another vet or better drive your dog to a vet with a brain, mothballs are poisonous to dogs. go now

Answer 7

My dog once ate a silicon packet, you know the ones that say CAUTION do not eat. Her mouth swelled up larger than a tennis ball. The vet told me to give her benadryl and it took the swelling down and she was fine. I would do as the vet said and wait and see if she swells anywhere around the mouth and or vomits.

Answer 8

if your dog ate mothballs within a half hour you should have made it vomit... if its been longer then that wait and see but there will definatly be alot of stomach and bowel irritation and damage .... start pepto asap.

Answer 9

The Vet would know best. You need to trust them.

Answer 10

get a second opinion. i don't think that a product that kills moths if swallowed should be something that you wait and see.