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My dog ate a Neosporin tube. What if he swallowed the plastic?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 75 lbs

My 74 boxer pit, eat a whole tube of generic neosporin. What if he eat the plastic? What do I do? He has a vet appointment in the morning at 9

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 30th, 2017

The plastic is the main issue indeed, if he didn't break it apart before eating it it might cause blockage in the intestines. take him to the vet, they will probably do an xray to see if the plastic tube is there indeed.

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