My dog drank vodka. What should I do if I can't reach a vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Male | unneutered
Hi, my family dog has drank about 20 licks of parma violet vodka mixed with water. I Its 18% vol. I can't get any vets on the phone could you give me advice? Thank you
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Published on March 7th, 2019
The problem is the alcohol. Signs of alcohol toxicity are drooling, retching, vomiting or attempting to vomit, weakness, elevated heart rate, a distended stomach, collapse, coma hypothermia and in severe intoxication cases, death. Alcohol enters the blood stream very quickly, and once it is in the blood stream the only thing you can do is wait it out, ie wait until it is out of his system. Keep Cooper confined and watch him closely. If he shows any of the signs above or if he gets white mucus membranes, he needs to be taken to a pet ER. If you live close to a pet ER, you can take him there and the vets can make him vomit and thus get rid of the rest of the vodka still in the stomach and they may give activated charcoal to neutralise the alcohol in the stomach.
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Published on March 31st, 2018
Alcohol is toxic to dogs, and signs of alcohol toxicity include drooling, retching, vomiting or attempting to vomit, weakness, elevated heart rate, a distended stomach, collapse, coma hypothermia and in severe intoxication cases, death. Alcohol enters the blood stream very quickly, and once it is in the blood stream the only thing you can do is wait it out, ie wait until it is out of his system. Keep Loki confined if you think he drank beer, and watch him closely. If he shows any of the signs above or if he gets white mucus membranes, he needs to be taken to a pet ER. If you live close to a pet ER, you can take him there and the vets can make him vomit and thus get rid of the rest of the beer still in the stomach, and they may give activated charcoal to neutralise the alcohol in the stomach. Best of luck!
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