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Can Vitamin K harm my dog if I'm unsure about poison ingestion?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 80 lbs

will vitamin k harm my dog if im not sure he ate poison

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 23rd, 2019

It needs to be Vitamin K1; not Vitamin K3 or any others. It can hurt him if you don't give him the right dose as Vitamin K is stored in fat and can build up in the tissues. If too much is given, it can cause a toxicity. What poison do you think he ate? Vitamin K is only indicated if an anticoagulant poison was ingested.

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