My dog accidentally took too much antibiotic. Will she be okay?

She will likely be ok, however she could get diarrhea since the penicillin in this 10-fold overdose likely killed every single bacterium in your dog including the good bacteria in the digestive system. Depending on whether this was a long-acting or short acting penicillin you should wait a few days and add some probiotics to her food to help reestablish a healthy intestinal flora.

Hello. Amoxicillin is a very safe medication with a large range of appropriate doses. I would not worry at all about this one time overdose. Just continue with the 1.5 ml at the next scheduled time. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Don' t worry about having given her a one off overdose. It is a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic that it's quite often used at high dosages for skin problems. If given continuously at double dosage, I would recommend to check her liver through a blood test but since it just occurred once I would not worry on this occasion.

Oh no, that was naughty of Baxter! He took about five times the recommended dose of ampicillin. This will likely cause a reaction in the form of vomiting, drooling, and diarrhea, but more serious effects such as tremors or seizures. If you see tremors or seizures, Baxter will have to see a vet immediately. Should you see vomiting and diarrhea, withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet.

Hi there. It would help to know how much your puppy weighs. But in general, I would not expect to see any serious issues from a one-time dose of clindamycin, even if it's a relatively high dose for her size. You might see some mild GI upset (vomiting or diarrhea) for the next 24 hours or so, but otherwise she should be just fine.

Not a problem Laila, I'm glad to help! It's absolutely fine to wait to give her more until when her next dose is due, especially since you aren't sure how much she was given. You don't want to give her too much and risk an overdose. Hopefully next time, the syringe won't get stuck and you can give her all the antibiotic! Have a great night :-)

This should be fine as most commonly used antibiotics have wide dose ranges and good safety margins. It does depend on the specific antibiotic though and dosage, to be safe you can either ring your vet for advice or repost with more details here.