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My dog seized after amoxicillin. Vets closed, what should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Toy Poodle | Male | unneutered | 10 years and 4 months old | 6.5 lbs

My dog just collapsed and had a seizure immediately after orally ingesting canine-formulated amoxicillin trihydrate; all nearby veterinarian offices are closed...what should I do right now?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 19th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using PetCoach to address your concern. I found one clinic in your area that is open for emergencies that you can get Rusty in to be seen. ( http://emergencyvetpugetsound.com/ ) I would recommend having him seen tonight if possible so that he does not have another seizure and you can get him treated sooner rather than later as there is nothing at home that you can give him to stop a seizure other than covering his eyes and waiting for the seizure to stop. I hope Rusty gets better soon! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

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    Answered By Makenzie Kurth, DVM

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    I’m sorry to hear about Rusty. Seizures can be terribly scary!! If it was truly IMMEDIATLEY after (like less than 5 minutes), it probably is NOT the medication itself. Though if there was some struggling with you to get it down him, that could possibly trigger a seizure. If we’re talking more like 30-60 mins after the pill, then perhaps it could be related to the medication itself (though that would be very rare for that medication). Often, for first time seizures, we offer some bloodwork to rule out treatable causes (liver disease, certain fungal and tick borne disease) and then do nothing but watch. Dogs can have one seizure and not have one again ( we don’t know why). However, if you see the following, you need to head to your nearest 24 hour emergency clinic. 1) another seizure within 24 hours 2) active seizuring lasting longer than 2 minutes 3) any two seizures that are “back to back”. More information about seizures below. https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-common-myths-about-dog-seizures-debunked/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/epilepsy-a-cause-of-seizures-in-dogs/ Hope this helps and best of luck to you and Rusty!

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