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My dog ate pecans and threw up. Should I worry about toxicity?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Giant Schnauzer | Male | neutered | 1 year and 5 months old | 85 lbs

My 90lb dog eat 5-6 pecans about 18 hours ago and has just thrown up his lunch (dog kibble with raw food), should I be concerned? He seems fine otherwise and since eating the nuts he eat both supper last night and breakfast this morning without any issues.

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on May 21st, 2020

The small amount of pecans ingested likely did not put him at risk of serious toxicity. A dog his size would need to eat a large quantity in order to reach toxic levels. As long as he is behaving normally otherwise, you can try withholding food for 24 hours. Allow small amounts of water or unflavored PediaLyte. Resume feeding a bland diet in small, frequent amounts. Begin with 1 tablespoon of food every hour and gradually increase the amount if there is no vomiting. Feed bland until there has been no vomiting for 48 hours, then transition slowly to the regular diet. Symptoms that should be addressed by your veterinarian include lethargy, persistent vomiting or diarrhea, loss of appetite or abdominal pain.

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    Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

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    Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. This amount of pecans may cause mild gastroenteritis, but there should not be any more serious symptoms. As long as Leon is fine in himself there is nothing to worry about. You should offer him bland diet (cooked lean meat with vegetables) and give small portions 4-5 times a day for 24-48 hrs. Most likely he will not need any other treatment.

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