need help with my dog

[acesman]

my dog ate unknown amount of risperidone what will happen to him i dont got no money or any one to gert to a vet at all the whole week

[ginger899]

Another time a possibly crucial post has been missed! And why? Because it was posted on the tail end of a very old thread!
Please start a NEW THREAD with questions. It can take so long to see these old ones, and may be a matter of life and death for a dog!

Okay, it's wiser to speak to your vet first, before inducing vomiting, or the poison control center emergency helpline, if the vet is not available.

For inducing vomiting in dogs there is some good advice here:
http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2013/may/how-to-make-a-dog-vomit-30304

The dose of Hydrogen Peroxide is 1 milliliter (ml) of 3% hydrogen peroxide per pound of dog weight, using either the syringe or teaspoon. One teaspoon is approximately five ml. The maximum amount of hydrogen peroxide to be given at any one time is 45 ml, even if a dog weighs over 45 pounds. This is best administered to the back of the dog's mouth using a turkey baster but please beware if it is made of glass!! If the dog's teeth came down on it that would be a serious emergency on top of the poisoning!

[christona]

i am feeding mine poxcide to induce vomiting. how much should i give my dogs. they are 7 months old. and weigh abot 40 to 60 pounds

[Ghilly]

Risperdal (the brand name for risperidone) is not a veterinary drug, however studies have been done on Beagles for the drug.  Overdose symptoms include lethargy, weakness, muscle tremors, ataxia and seizures.  It is too late at this point to induce vomiting, so if you absolutely will not take him to a vet, you need to watch him closely for any of the symptoms I listed above.  If you see them, you need to not eat for a week if necessary, but you MUST take him to a vet or you will lose him.  Another symptom of risperidone overdose is low blood pressure which may do damage that may not show up for months or even years down the road.  As I said, it is really preferable that you take him to an emergency vet NOW, but if you will not do that, you need to at least take him if he starts to show any of the signs listed in this post.  Please let us know how he is.

Ghilly

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

oh my he needs to see a vet asap. plz take him

[Margot49]

Please click on the Announcement section on the top of this forum and contact the Poison Control