The GESPETFOOD veterinary team explains why your dog should NOT drink alcohol.
Alcohol is toxic for our dogs and can have serious consequences for their health.
Let’s see the consequences of alcohol for dogs and what to do in case our furry friend accidentally ingests an alcoholic beverage.
If your dog ingests alcohol, it is very likely that you will have to go to the vet. His organism is not prepared to metabolize alcohol and it can be very dangerous, depending on the amount he has drunk and the alcohol content of the drink. The most dangerous are drinks with a sweet taste, since the dog will like the taste and will drink it quickly.
You should also be careful with foods or desserts containing alcohol, such as liquor chocolates. Even with products such as mouthwashes. Ethanol is also present in spoiled foods or fermented masses. If the alcohol ingested is wine, it is even more dangerous for the dog, since grapes are one of the toxic foods for these animals.
It must be very clear that dogs can get drunk and can suffer an ethyl coma, just like humans.
How can I know if my dog has drunk alcohol?
There are several warning signs that can tell you if he has ingested alcoholic beverages or if he has been intoxicated with ethanol. The main symptoms are the following:
- Difficulty maintaining balance: the dog staggers and does not walk straight.
- Aggressiveness and behavioral changes.
- Hyperactivity followed by lethargy or drowsiness.
- Dog urinates and defecates indoors.
- Drinks a lot of water.
- Dehydration.
- Diarrhea and vomiting.
- Foam in the mouth.
- In severe cases, convulsions and respiratory problems.
- Collapse and coma.
As you can see, a drunkenness in a dog is not something to be taken as a joke and can cause the death of the animal. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant and toxic to dogs. Therefore, it can cause renal failure, liver damage or neurological alterations.
We hope our advice and the information we share with you will help you, in the hope that your furry friend will have a wonderful and healthy life.
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