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My Dog Has Drank Some Sherry
I had an accident today and some sherry got spilt on the floor, i went to fetch a cloth to wipe it up but i totally forgot to shut my dog in a different room, when i got back he was licking it up and he had licked up a fair few drops. He seems to have gone all dopey n sleepy now. My worry is its not going to make him ill is it? it wasn't like loads and loads he drank, not to a human anyway, but maybe to a dog it is a lot? Anyway i'm worried. He just seems sleepy atm, i hope thats all that happens
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Please call your vets. What you consider a small amount is quite a significant amount to an animal. Him being sleepy might be all that happens, but he might vomit, become dehydrated, disorientated, seizure etc. He needs veterinary attention, potentially IV fluids to support him.
It'll be worse for a smaller breed, a younger or older dog. Hope your pooch is ok!! |
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I was drinking in my room once and poured myself a glass of gin and bitter lemon. Barely even started it before I got tired so I set it on the floor, for some reason, and went to sleep. The next day my dog started throwing up green foam. Took me hours to realise she had drunk the glass of gin! She was ok though thank God! That dog will eat/drink anything.
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Be careful! Quote:
A man whose six-month-old Labrador puppy got drunk on a vodka and coke he'd left on the floor has been banned from having a dog for three years. Matthew Cox, 26, had been at home in Chilwell, Nottingham, drinking with his flatmate on August 22 when he put his glass down on the floor and went outside for a cigarette. Upon his return Mr. Cox realised his black puppy, Max, had swallowed the contents of the glass. [...] In court today he pleaded guilty to failing to ensure an animal's welfare, namely failing to prevent an animal from consuming alcohol, and was disqualified from keeping or owning a dog for three years and given a two year conditional discharge. Link (Daily Mail) |
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I remember the Parents giving our Cocker a saucer of Newcastle Brown on occation but that was only a drop.
It isn't anything I would recommend but doubt it would do harm in very small amounts. What breed/size is the dog? If a Chi I might worry, a Leonberger maybe not so much. Remember things affect dogs differently and they usually weight much less than us -Ibuprofen is deadly to them. Grapes can kill. As can chocolate or onion Yet for us it is harmless or we can tolerate much more per kg. We have a similar tolerance to Piriton if memory serves, but it kills rats in much lower per bodyweight doses. Bit late now, but when in doubt telephone your vet - even their out of hours service should provide you with advice over the phone for free. Hope pup ws ok
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A small amount of alcohol is not going to harm your dog. The case mentioned above seems a bit ridiculous if the facts are correct. He left a drink on the floor the dog consumed it, the dog was drunk and had a hangover. He was then banned from keeping a dog for three years.
Landlords allow me to drink , I stagger home and wake up with a hangover, they should be banned from selling alcohol. My dogs love the taste of froth from my lager / beer licked of my finger although I would not pour it into a bowl for them to drink. Ultimately it depends on volume consumed and the size of the dog. |
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My uncle had a budgie about 10 years ago anytime anyone was eating or drinking it would fly over and get on your plate or glass and have a nibble or a sip
, it lived to a good age as well he never drank spirits only ale but that bird must have drank quite a bit for its size.
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our budgie is quite fond of vodka redbull... put a stop to that one though... the effect its said to have on people is bad enough, let alone a small bird at about 0.5% of our body weight...
and guinness. loved a bit of guinness tries to bathe in orange juice. huge lover of gravy. and mashed potato. as well as currys. if you hold the sandwich you're eating in his general direction, he'll hop onto the side of his cage from his perch in the hopes you'll hold it to the bars for him ![]() friend told me a story about her mum's parakeet, it was flying round the room one night while she was sat there with a glass of southern comfort and coke, the bird would do a lap of the room, come down, have a drink and do the same thing again eventually it'd had a bit much and landed rather ungracefully on the floor, looking confused they put it back in its cage and he was okay the next morning, but apparently grumpy same thing happened with their dog a few years later apparently, with a spilled drink obviously without the flying and with a different beverage involved. a family friend often sees inebriated birds around though, when the apples have fallen off the trees & started to ferment. which leads me to believe they must have a good tolerance for a tipple generally, otherwise her garden would be full of fallen fruit and a butt load of dead birds every year... in the case of this thread though, the alcohol isn't good for them (but then it's not good for us either )but a few small drops shouldn't do a lot of harm in an otherwise healthy dog, just make sure any animals involved get plenty of water and encourage them to eat if they drink a fair amount though, obviously get a vets advice |
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My dog was fine in the end
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buy him a shandy bass.
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We had a dog years ago that was completely mad - would eat anything. One year it got to the (very alcoholic) Christmas cake and ate about half of it. He was hung over for about 2 days - could hardly get him out of the house to walk, and he kept throwing up. He was fine in the end, and I'm not sure a vet could have done a lot for him - I guess doggie hangovers are similar to humans. I'd certainly advise keeping dogs and alcohol well apart, though, if only for the sake of the carpet!
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We had a dog years ago that was completely mad - would eat anything. One year it got to the (very alcoholic) Christmas cake and ate about half of it. He was hung over for about 2 days - could hardly get him out of the house to walk, and he kept throwing up. He was fine in the end, and I'm not sure a vet could have done a lot for him - I guess doggie hangovers are similar to humans. I'd certainly advise keeping dogs and alcohol well apart, though, if only for the sake of the carpet!
If the cake was cooked with the alcohol in it, the alcohol will have evapourated anyway. However, if the cake was 'infused' with alcohol after cooking.....
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Were there raisons or sultanas in the cake? Might have been those making him ill rather than the alcohol.
If the cake was cooked with the alcohol in it, the alcohol will have evapourated anyway. However, if the cake was 'infused' with alcohol after cooking..... ![]()
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Originally Posted by StressMonkey;56331373[B
]Were there raisons or sultanas in the cake? Might have been those making him ill rather than the alcohol.[/b]
If the cake was cooked with the alcohol in it, the alcohol will have evapourated anyway. However, if the cake was 'infused' with alcohol after cooking..... ![]() |
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