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My dog ate more acepromazine than prescribed. Is she okay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Female | spayed | 10 months and 27 days old | 85 lbs

My 85 pound dog ate 35 mg of acepromazine instead of 25 mg. Is she okay? Will she be okay?

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Answered By Lauren Jones VMD

Veterinarian

Published on June 19th, 2017

Not to worry! 35mg of acepromazine is still within a normal dosage range for a dog Botticelli's size. She may be extra groggy and have a longer nap than usual, but there should be no other detrimental effects. :-)

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    Answered By Emily, DVM

    Veterinarian

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    She may have extra sedation from the increased dose. If she has had the lower dose before and did fine I suspect she will be OK. However if you notice your dog is difficult to wake up, excessively sedate or unresponsive she needs to be seen by veterinarian immediately. Unfortunately there is no antidote for Acepromazine overdose but as it can cause low blood pressure we sometimes get fluids to help support their blood pressure until their system has metabolized the medication.

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