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My dog recently ate 5 Advil. We immediately took him to the vet and they included vomiting as well as having him stay overnight for an IV and observation. They said he seems fine (he is a large dog). We fed him the diet that the vet recommended for 5 days then tapered him to his normal diet, but he is still occasionally (2ish times a week) throwing up for unexplained reasons. Is it possible that he has kidney damage even though the vet said that he is fine?
Updated On November 6th, 2019
Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 11 days old | 75 lbs
Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM 107
Veterinarian
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Ibuprofen, the active ingredient in Advil, can cause both kidney damage and gastrointestinal ulcers. If Hank has his blood kidney values checked 48 hours after he ate the Advil and they were normal then it would be very unlikely that the continued vomiting is from kidney damage. If Hank ate the Advil less than two weeks ago it’s possible that he’s still having some gastrointestinal symptoms. I think it would be best to recheck with your vet since Hank has continued to vomit.
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