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My puppy ate raw dough. What should I do for ethanol poisoning?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My little puppy is poisoned from ethanol , can you please help me I would like now have long this ethanol stay in the body of puppy and what is side effect from ethanol. He eat raw dough and right now he is in vet hospital. I wondering if he can have some mental problem , or he can have other problems. When we bring him to the vet hospital he have problem with walking, can you please help me, Thank you for you time

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on December 22nd, 2017

Raw bread dough creates a number of concerns most notably the ethanol poisoning but also possible bloat and bowel obstruction as it rapidly expands at body temperature. Intravenous fluids and b vitamins as soon as possible can help eliminate the ethanol and support blood pressure and circulation, blood glucose and breathing complications should be monitored carefully. Bloat and vomiting would be concerning signs and may indicate that emergency surgery may be required

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