My dog ate a raw potato. Is it dangerous if he won't throw up?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 6 years and 11 months old | 50 lbs
My dog ate a small to medium yukon gold raw potato. I have been unable to get enough hydrogen peroxide in him.
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Published on October 4th, 2017
Hello, you should only attempt to induce vomiting with peroxide twice. If the potato was not moldy then Jody should be fine. He may have some diarrhea which may require anti-diarrhea medications, but otherwise, there are no toxins you need to worry about. If he did not chew the potato then this may be more of a problem as it could be too big and may cause an obstruction. If you think that he did not chew the potato or if you think the potato may have been moldy, then you can bring him to your veterinarian to have them induce vomiting and take radiographs tonight. Otherwise, you can monitor him at home for any vomiting, diarrhea or decreased appetite and have him evaluated by your veterinarian if he does develop any of these tomorrow. Hope this helps and best of luck.
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Published on January 8th, 2017
There is a poison in potato skins called solanine, but it is most commonly found in green skinned potatoes. Cooking it should reduce some of it, and if you didn't feed Hollie green skinned potatoes, then she should be fine. If that is the case, there's no need to induce vomiting, and the skins should be digested and passed without problem. Should you have given her green skinned potatoes, then I would take Hollie into the vet to induce vomiting with a shot. It's much safer for her to have a vet induce vomiting with a shot. That's because hydrogen peroxide, which is used to induce vomiting at home, can and does cause severe esophagitis and gastritis, often worse than the initial problem. It can also lead to aspiration pneumonia. There should be a vet on call in your area or check online for an ER vet clinic near year. The information to find a vet on call is typically on the clinic's answering machine or they may have an answering service to handle emergency calls.
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