If you already know it's bad, skip the tool and call
My pet ate that. How bad is it?
Written and checked by Dr. Steve Pelton, DVM26 years in practice, Cypress, TX
I've taken this call a few thousand times. Answer three questions and I'll tell you what I'd say on the phone.
What did they get into?
Two things decide almost every one of these calls: what they ate, and how much of it went into how big an animal. That is the math above, and it is the same math I'd do on the phone with you.
What this covers
Everything else goes to the same place: call.
The honest limits of this page. This runs the same published dose thresholds I use in the exam room, but it is an estimate from numbers you typed, not an examination. It cannot see your pet. Individual animals vary, some have conditions that change the math, and a product's real concentration is often different from what the label suggests. When the answer and your gut disagree, believe your gut and call.
We're a general practice, not an emergency hospital. For anything critical, go straight to Veterinary Emergency Group at (281) 888-8713. See what I'd tell you at 2am for how I sort those calls.