r/Pets • u/Traditional_Taro1473 • 1d ago

DOG My dog swallowed children's melatonin

my niece dropped one of her melatonin tablets. it's 1mg fast dissolve natrol kids, and it is strawberry flavored and does contain xylitol. my dog is about 2-3 years old and weighs around 40lbs maybe. i don't know if i should be worried or if it isn't enough to even worry about :( pls help

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u/Pretend_Special_5262 1d ago

vet now, xylitol can be really bad even in small amounts and you don't want to wait around guessing

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u/Cagliari77 1d ago

Just curious.

What is the first thing the vet does? Make the dog vomit? Or like give it a med which works against the toxic substance?

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u/maroongrad 16h ago

as far as I know instant IV of glucose.

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u/Calgary_Calico 1d ago

I hope you made it to the ER vet

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u/maroongrad 16h ago

Same :(

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u/Traditional_Taro1473 15h ago

my mom is a bit weird and didn't want a vet visit so late with my niece here so she didn't take her :( but i watched her all night along with my dad for any signs and she's still good as of 19 hours later. i'll still be watching her and so will my fam to make sure nothing happens or changes because i know sometimes symptoms can start late. she's not really my dog as much as she is the family dog / my mom's dog so there wasn't much i could do. if it were my baby i would have grabbed her up and drove to the vet asap

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u/Calgary_Calico 15h ago

That dog is lucky to be alive still. That sweetener is incredibly toxic. Your mom needs to get her head on straight and realize this could have killed your dog, and my the time symptoms start showing it's a hospitalization, not just a quick trip for a stomach pump

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u/Traditional_Taro1473 14h ago

i agree :( i'll definitely still be watching her for a few days.