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My dog ate Naproxen. Should I still worry about kidney failure?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 11 years and 6 months old | 44 lbs

Hi, my dog has potentially ate a 250mg tablet of Naproxen. He was made sick at the emergency vets about 1 hour 20mins after exposure. No tablet was found in the sick. He has been prescribed omeprazole and cytotec. I know his stomach will be OK but do I need to worry about renal failure?

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Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 18th, 2017

Most cases of toxicosis occur in dogs that are repeatedly given Naproxen. I did find in an article online (the link is below if you want to read the entire article) that "The APCC data suggest that a one-time dose of 7 mg/kg or greater can cause clinical signs of GI irritation and ulceration (vomiting, diarrhea, melena, anorexia), whereas azotemia (elevation of kidney levels) is possible at doses ranging from 13 to 15 mg/kg." Based on your dogs weight of 44 pounds, if he ate one 250 mg tablet then the dose would have been 12.5 mg/kg. The best thing would be to have your vet check kidney values 24-48 hours after the ingestion to make sure all values are normal. Hope this information helps! http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/toxicology-brief-naproxen-toxicosis-dogs?id=&pageID=1&sk=&date=

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Hi there. So sorry this happened to Bax. Renal failure is always a concern if naproxen is ingested. You didn't mention whether or not the vet ran some bloodwork to check Bax's kidneys at the time of the incident. If not, I would recommend you get that done ASAP. Any kidney changes would show up quickly on a blood panel. I would also have a urinalysis done and his blood pressure checked. If all that is normal I think Bax is out of the woods as far as that is concerned. If the vet did run bloodwork, then I would wait a week and then have it checked again to see if there any changes. The bloodwork results can be compared with each other to detect subtle changes. Sometimes early changes can be picked up with a urinalysis or the blood pressure readings. I hope this helps. Best wishes to you and Bax.

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    Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

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    Poor Bax! Dont worry too much as the tablet had likely just dissolved in his stomach acid, hopefully a good bit came up in his vomit. He should be fine as he didnt ingest a massive amount anyway. If you are rewlly worried you could wait 1 week then have his bloods done to check his kidney function.

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