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My dog ate a lot of chips. Is it dangerous for him? Will he be okay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Male | 40 lbs

My dog ate about a half of a pound of lays barbecue chips. He is a golden doodle and about 40 pounds? will he be ok??

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on March 11th, 2018

Lays BBQ chips are delicious, but that is a lot of chips for a dog to eat! My first concern would be that Max could get pancreatitis from it. This is a severe inflammation of the pancreas that occurs when a dog eats too much fat, and chips are unfortunately fatty. If he ate them within the past two hours, I would take him into a vet immediately to have vomiting induced to prevent him from getting pancreatitis. If it's been longer than two hours since he ate them, you will have monitor him for signs of pancreatitis. These signs include vomiting, hunched back, painful abdomen, vomiting undigested food, distension of the abdomen, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy. If you see any of those signs, please take him into a vet immediately. Good luck, I hope this helps and Max ends up ok!

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