To be safe, Permenter and others
suggest talking to a vet or another animal expert about what food and supplies are necessary for the animal's health and happiness — before buying that animal.
Example: Immodium (Loperamide) can be neurotoxoic is some collies and other breeds with MDR1 mutation, using peroxide
to induce vomiting is contraindicated in some cases as some things dogs ingest should NOT be vomited up, and peroxide may cause gastritis if over-used (using it 3x as
suggested here is a bad idea, and ideally should not be used at all w / o first
talking to a
vet or a toxicology hotline with knowledge about dogs, peroxide not a good idea at all for cats and 10 mls is NOT a standard dose for every dog!!!!), mineral oil can cause aspiration pneumonia if it gets in the lungs and I would not recommend it
to most pet owners
to administer, and pepto bismol products sometimes contain xylitol which is deadly, aspirin is OK in a pinch but can cause serious problems with long term use... that's just a few thoughts off the top of my head.