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My puppy ate rat droppings. Is this dangerous? What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Male | 1 month and 24 days old | 1.5 lbs

Hey my Pomeranian dog of 3 monts has eaten my rats stool so wht shuld i do

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Answered By Emily Fukuzato, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 29th, 2017

For Softie there is nothing you need to do at this time. All puppies usually get dewormed multiple times by the veterinarian as they go thru the puppy series of vaccines/deworming. Your puppy should be fine or may have a little stomach upset if he ingested a large amount.

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