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My dog ate my Wellbutrin pills. Is it an emergency? What should I do?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 3 months old

Think my dog ate one or some of my wellbursion pills...He has been running around find not sure if he ate any...they was on the floor bottle busted

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Christie Long, DVM

Answered By Christie Long, DVM

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on March 17th, 2016

Without knowing the number of milligrams your dog may have ingested, it's difficult to give you specific advice other than seek immediate veterinary care. Wellbutrin is toxic to dogs at doses as low as 10 mg/kg. I'd guess an average weight for a male pit bull to be about 50-60 pounds, or 22 to 27 kilos. If he ate 220mg or more, he may have a toxicity. I recommend taking him in to your vet (or an emergency vet) so that vomiting can be induced and activated charcoal given to absorb whatever is left in the Gi tract, and he can be monitored for reaction.
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