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My 9-week-old puppy ate an adult dog's gabapentin. Is it safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

9 week old puppy just ate adult dog's 300mg gabapentin pill. Should I be worried?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 3rd, 2019

Gabapentin has quite a large safety margin, the maximum dosage is about 15mg per pound but even a higher dosage for a one time ingestion is not likely to cause any severe side effects. how much does you puppy weights?

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    Answered By Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

    Published on December 31st, 2017

    That dose equates to about 15 Mg/kg, which is still within the dosing range. She may be very groggy but should not have any other concerns. If you have any concerns that she isn’t doing well or you want to have her observed it is never wrong to have her evaluated by a veterinarian. If this happened with in the last hour or less then vomiting could be induced. I always recommend doing this at the veterinarians office to avoid complications, but here is a link to inducing vomiting at Home in situations that you cannot get to a veterinarian. https://www.petcoach.co/article/4-things-to-consider-before-inducing-vomiting-in-dogs/ Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.

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