| Verdict for dogs | Toxic |
| Severity | 5 / 5 — Emergency — can be fatal, and small amounts can matter. Call now. |
| Safe amount | None |
| Category | Drinks |
| Source | ASPCA Animal Poison Control — People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets · reviewed 2026-08-07 · confidence: high |
Alcohol is absorbed fast and pets are far smaller than us. The ASPCA lists vomiting, diarrhea, incoordination, depression, difficulty breathing, tremors, dangerous changes in blood pH, coma and death. Unbaked dough, fermenting fruit and some desserts count as alcohol exposure too.
Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 straight away. Tell them what your dog ate, roughly how much, and when, and take the packaging with you. Don't wait for symptoms — with several poisons the harm is done before a pet looks ill.
Never induce vomiting and never give any medicine unless a vet tells you to — it can do more damage than the poison. What we will and won't tell you.
Can cats eat alcohol? — Toxic for cats.
No — alcohol is toxic to dogs, even in small amounts. Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 now. Alcohol is absorbed fast and pets are far smaller than us. The ASPCA lists vomiting, diarrhea, incoordination, depression, difficulty breathing, tremors, dangerous changes in blood pH, coma and death. Unbaked dough, fermenting fruit and some desserts count as alcohol exposure too.
Watch for: Vomiting, drooling or retching without bringing anything up; Wobbliness and disorientation; A swollen, hard or painful belly; Slow breathing, low body temperature, collapse. Some signs lag by a day — call, don't wait.
There is no known safe amount — small quantities have caused serious harm, so treat any exposure as urgent and call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.