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My dog ate some hair conditioner. Will he be okay? What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | neutered | 10 months and 14 days old | 23.6 lbs

My dog ate a small amount of hair conditioner with the attached ingredient list. Should I be concerned?

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on January 15th, 2018

In small quantities, most products like shampoos and conditioners are not going to be extremely toxic to dogs / cats, aside from potentially causing some mild to moderate gastrointestinal upset. There types of ingredients you have listed are complex chemicals that the majority of veterinarians are not going to be familiar with specifically. If want a full on and more guaranteed answers as to the toxicity of this product, I would recommend contacting pet poison control at (855) 764-7661. This helpline as vets and toxicologists on staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer assistance to pet owners and veterinarians in need. However, my opinion is that as long as we are only talking about a few licks or a few ounces at most, you are not likely to see any major problems arise. If you do begin to note any evidence of non stop vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, or coughing, report to your vet right away. Lastly, do not attempt to make Sirius vomit. Generallly, the rule is when a chemical product like a conditioner is consumed, causing vomiting will cause more damage than good. Hope this makes sense.

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on August 20th, 2023

    Hello, thank you for using PetCoach. Sorry to hear this happened. Lord only knows why dogs eat these things! I don't see anything particularly concerning or toxic in the ingredients however, it is best to call Pet Poison Helpline or SPCA Poison Control to be on the safe side. Even though we know the ingredients of the bar we don't know the actual amounts of each ingredient that were in the bar which makes it difficult to know if he even ingested a toxic amount of any particular ingredient. ( https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control ) I suspect that Rudy may just end up having some gastrointestinal signs like vomiting and diarrhea that should be self-limiting. Of course, there is no issue with taking him to the vet now if that makes you feel more comfortable. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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