How long is Hydrogen Peroxide good for?

So at dinner I dropped a BP med capsule and Ian snagged it. I grabbed him but the little bugger already swallowed it (believe me I worked him over good in case he had it under his tongue). So I grabbed some Hydrogen Peroxide, gave him 4-5 squirts so well over 5 tablespoons. No result so off to the emergency vet. He is acting fine and they induced vomitting which got about 50% of the capsule contents. They are giving him charcoal and keeping him just in case. So I was wondering if the bottle I have (opened) was too old in case there is a next time. Of course my only other data point was Sca the Iron belly. He got a squirt of HO and was like 'tangy give me more'. Zero effect.
 
Got a call from the vet. His BP dropped a little but they did not have to do anything other than monitor. Oh and he is eating and drinking fine. I wonder how much food he conned out of them for the starving Sheltie. Spitfire is not pleased that his minian is not here. I imagine tonight he will go wild.

So a bill because I couldn't be fast enough nor get him to puke. But well worth it. Tonight we all sleep well in preparation for the blizzard of '25
 
This happened to me too. No peroxide. I was told a teaspoon of table salt will also work. Grabbed Zulu and dumped it in the back of his mouth. Two minutes later, up came the tablet. I now make sure that we always have a bottle of peroxide in the house. Salt is probably not the best thing to do, but it worked!
 
Geez what a scare, Sheep! Isn’t it amazing how they’re wicked fast for things they shouldn’t get! And it’s so easy to drop a pill…we’re careful here but it’s happened. I’m so glad he’s OK and it didn’t happen in the middle of your blizzard coming.

Great tip about the salt, Riky! Good to know. Now I’m going to check the date on my peroxide. Give Ian a pat for us. Hope he gets home today!
 
Sorry the HP did not work! Glad you reacted quickly and Ian seems to be doing well. It's not necessarily just the HP, it may be Ian is not as affected by a smaller sized dose and may need more. HP is NOT well liked and I have found if I do not get directly down the back of the throat, they won't swallow and let it dribble out of their mouths. Deacon will let him go out the back corners where it soaks into his fur. So without knowing I REALLY go it down his throat, I can't confirm his doseage.

We are well versed in HP here having Deacon who has a sock (and fingers off of gloves and flip-flops and ... the list goes on) eating fetish.

I always keep 2 bottles - one opened and one unopened and sealed, just in case. I also have instructions taped to the cabinet (dark location) where the opened HP is stored with instructions on where to find the sealed bottle. I also keep a syringe rubber-banded to the HP bottle. We have this down to a science here in our household.

For Deacon who is just shy of 20 lbs and should be probably 19 lbs, he gets 10ml in a syringe; dose is supposed to be up to 1 ml per pound and they are supposed to be able to get 2 doses - emergency vet if they don't vomit in 15 - 20 minutes. I do in the bathroom and wait with him so I can ensure he vomits and I can see exactly what comes up. I straddle the back of Deacon holding his rough quite tightly so his head is back, tilted upward and his mouth is open. The syringe goes to the back of the throat, I tighten my grip and slowly expel - if I squirt it out quicker, not all makes it down. Deacon has an iron stomach so has always taken 2 of those smaller doses although I do give him a few minutes to see if it works on him. I swear Brodie almost vomits on his own if I show him the bottle... your mileage may vary.
 
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