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My dog accidentally got two doses of Vetmedin. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My 10 LB dog got two doses of vetmedin this morning. Instead of 1/2 of 2.5 tab she received 1/2 from both of us should we be concerned?

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Answered By Chad Brown, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 8th, 2018

Hello and thank you very much for your question. Your dog is so very lucky to have such concerned and caring parents. Vetmedin is administered at a dosage of 0.5 mg per kilogram of body weight. A kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds. If I am reading your question correctly, you both gave 1.25 mg to your dog this morning. That is the total daily dose recommended for a dog your size. Even though the dosage should be divided into two doses given approximately 12 hours apart, it is absolutely fine in this situation that the entire daily dosage was given once. So, no, you have no reason to be concerned with what happened this morning. Your dog should be absolutely fine. Please do not give any doses for the rest of the day and tomorrow morning, go back to your regular 1/2 tablet every 12 hours dosing schedule. I hope I have given you the information you needed. Have a great day

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    Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

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    If he is due another dose this evening, skip it. If he is not due another dose until tomorrow then I would just monitor him during the day but it should not be a concern. Hope this helps, thank you fir using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach !

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