Overdose after Hydrogen Peroxide in dogs

The FDA has received 51 reports of overdose in dogs after Hydrogen Peroxide. That is 24% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.3% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

51Reports
33%Marked serious
53%Recovered
0.0%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
34 85%
1–2 days
4 10%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
0 0.0%
Over a month
2 5.0%

How the animals did

Recovered
26 51%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 2.0%
Still unwell when reported
8 16%
Not known
16 31%

Problems reported at the same time

32 63%
14 27%
6 12%
Behaviour change
4 7.8%
Breathing problems
4 7.8%
Loss of appetite
3 5.9%
Seizures
3 5.9%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
12
1–3 years
13
4–7 years
17
8–11 years
6
12+ years
0

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Hydrogen Peroxide cause overdose in dogs?
51 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?
In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
What should I do?
Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Overdose with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Hydrogen Peroxide in dogs · Medicines most reported with overdose