My dog stepped in turpentine. His paws hurt. What should I do?

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My dog has stepped into a small amount of turpentine and is showing discomfort to his paws and is somewhat agitated....what to do? Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Poodle | Male | neutered | 5 years and 9 months old

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

The toxic effect of turpentine is very similar to petroleum hydrocarbon toxicosis. That is a severe and disease-like reaction that occurs when a dog is exposed to refined petroleum oil products, or ingests products of this type. I would recommend to take your dog to your veterinarian especially if you suspect he may have licked or ingest as well the turpentine. He will be bathed at the hospital, and possibly given topical antibiotics (and antinflammatories or pain killers) to prevent infection of the skin due to irritation. Your veterinarian will assess as well any other lesion that may be present in the oral cavity and tongue.

My dog stepped in turpentine. His paws hurt. What should I do?

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