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My puppy ate triamcinolone steroid cream. Is it dangerous? What now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 28 lbs

My husband's dog ate 80g of triamcinolone acetonide cream. Her name is Sammy and she's about 18 weeks.

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on August 11th, 2017

I recommend that Sammy go to the vet immediately. This is a very large steroid ingestion and potential complications include vomiting, diarrhea, pain, and bleeding stomach ulcers. She likely needs treatment including stomach protectants.

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