My dog ate human poop possibly with drugs and alcohol in it and I'm worried

Updated On May 28th, 2017

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 9 months old | 90 lbs

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

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I can't speculate what symptoms could develop without knowing what type of drug Charlie was exposed to. I am also unsure how much of the drugs and alcohol would be excreted in human feces and if this amount is significant enough to cause harm. This is definitely a question you may want to ask pet poison helpline about because they are the toxicology experts. However, if I were to guess I would say that the amount of drugs/alcohol excreted in the feces would be a small amount and it also would have already been metabolized; therefore the risk to your pet would be low. Here is the pet poison helpline number for your convenience (855)764-7661. I hope your pet Charlie does well. Take care.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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    If Charlie starts to show any abnormal symptoms such as vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea or convulsions, you should take him to the vet urgently in order to get him treated, human feces can cause a gastrointestinal infection, drugs should not be active in the feces anymore, neither is alcohol if these where ingested by this individual.

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