Dog Ate Boric Acid
Dog Question: my dog injested some boric acid not alot but
will the poison work itself out of his system or what. he is
currently 15-20 lbs and his symptoms are: throwing up, wont eat
or drink, moping around. What do i do.
Sorry to hear about your dog.
Toxicosis is unlikely unless your dog ate a large amount,
but it seems like your dog has since it is showing signs of
vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, and you might see diarrhea.
It takes 7 days to clear your dog's system.
If the product he ate contains less than 5.4% boric acid he
should be safe. Ant baits that contain 1 to 5% boric acid
are not expected to cause serious problems.
If he did eat a large amount there is a danger of kidney
failure and possible seizures.
If your dog is still showing signs of this take him to the
vet for an exam and possible IV fluids.
Long term problems are not expected, and if there is kidney
damage it should respond to IV fluids.