Help! My dog has chewed up something that might hurt him!

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I don't know what to do. My dog chewed up a full bottle of True results glucose control solution. I don't know how much he ingested and because the label is missing from the bottle I don't know what to do if it has been ingested. Can anyone tell me if it will kill him?

I don't know what that product is but you can call 911 and they will patch you through to animal control and the might be able to give you advice. Call quickly if you are worried.

Do you have a 24-hour veterinarian clinic in your city?

Course they'll say "bring him in, we need to see him". Or possibly they could advise you over the phone. Too bad you don't have the label with the actual name of the drug.

The ASPCA has a 24 hour animal poison control line but I do not think it is a free service (would be $65 if it's not free).

1 (888) 426-4435

Did your dog swallow the plastic container as well as ingesting the contents of the bottle? Dogs have very thick stomachs. Most likely the dog will pass the container through its system out the other end and be OK. As for the contents of the bottle I would observe the animal for the next few hours. The dog may experience vomiting and then be OK. If the dog becomes limp and struggles to maintain balance I would rush the animal to the vet. If you don't wish to take any chances with your dog then by all means take your pet to the vet now.

This is a Autistic related topic because I have problems with my executive functioning and have a hard time figuring out what to do a lot of the time. I have rushed my dog to the Animal Emergency room countless times because I don't know what to do when he ingests certain things. One time he ate a small piece if chocolate and I thought he would die and spent $200 dollars to have the vet tell me that dogs get sick from bakery chocolate and not from a small piece of milk chocolate. I also took him to the ER when he ate the cats food. I don't know what to do! Will he die if I wait or will I spend another $200 for something that will not kill him.

It's night time and the nearest ER is 12 miles away. I think I will stay up and watch him for awhile. I really hope he does not die. He is my only friend.

Oh dogs can eat cat food occasionally and cats can eat dogs food - they're both carnivores so it won't hurt them! I've watched funny videos on youtube of dogs eating the cat food and cats eating the dog food

Ok, you said it was 'glucose control solution' - I'm guessing this is like insulin, to bring down a human's blood sugar level? If this is what I think it is (I'm not diabetic or anything, this is just based on your description of the stuff he ate) it might lower a dog's blood sugar just like it would a human's. If he starts to look weak or uncoordinated he might be having a low blood sugar attack. Perhaps give him something to eat? I used to have a cat who became diabetic in her later years - I had to give her insulin shots 2X a day and then I would have to make sure she ate something with it.

Hopefully there's a veterinarian here who can help more!

I found a pdf for a glucose control solution (https://www.poc.roche.com/en_US/pdf/DC-ART-03502732002.pdf) that says this:

He sounds fine now. If you keep him on the nylon bones he won't be finding other things to chew. If something was going to happen it would have happened by now I would have thought. Danger period to me would be 0 - 3 hours after ingestion.

He seems to be his normal self.