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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dog got into a Vitamin D bottle.  The little gel pills were everywhere and I didn’t know if he ate any.

Google said Vit D can be lethal to dogs so I called our vet’s office. They told me Vit D was bad for dogs (I figured that out which is why I was calling) and to call pet poison control.

I was not expecting that. Is this normal for a vet? I’m thinking it’s time to change vets but want to make sure this isn’t the norm first. BTW- pet poison control charges you $75 for any advice they give.

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Yes this is absolutely normal. Dogs get in to so many medications and other substances that it's impossible to keep up with all of the toxic doses. Basically think of every medication ever and a dog has eaten it. The Poison Control database is thr most robust b.c of the research and caseload they can access.

I'm a vet and I can treat chocolate and some other common ones on my own like ibuprofen, rat Poison and MJ but Vit D nah I would make you call[/quote]

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