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Is there a morning after pill for dogs?

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If you take her in immediately, she can be treated with diethystilbesterol (DES) tablets for 5 days. This is the “morning after pill” for dogs. RU486 has been used but it is not labeled for dogs and is also expensive. Dexamethasone tablets can cause abortion in dogs later in pregnancy. read more

In humans, “the morning-after pill” varies by country—it is the same thing with dogs. In humans a progestin-only tablet that works up to 72 hours is available in most countries, and a abortion pill (mifepristone) called Mifeprex or RU486 is available in a few. read more

There is a morning after pill for dogs, but it is not widely available. The correct answer to this question is, paradoxically, “yes” and “no”. Moreover, the more detailed answer is that all depends on your veterinarian, the state you live in and the availability of the drugs in your country. read more

There is a medical way to terminate a dog's pregnancy but we don't do it often. A vet can give hormone injections which will terminate the pregnancy. However, these injections have a high chance of causing a pyometra which is a serious life threatening infection in the uterus. It is also very painful for the dog. read more

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