r/husky • u/SteveMoeski • Feb 01 '26
Discussion Whats wrong with my dog?
He found a pizza box this morning during our morning walk that was filled with cookies. I wrangled the one out of his mouth but maybe he ate half of it. My wife thinks that hes high and as he is acting drunk like stumbling around the house with a lack of balance. I cant think of anything else that caused him to be sick unless he picked up something at the park. Anyone familiar with this behavior or does he just need to sleep it off?
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u/Krondouja Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
Take him to the vet or emergency ASAP. Even if it is just that those cookies were edibles, dogs are different than humans and they can overdose from just weed.
Hopefully this is nothing serious. Our family did have a dog in the past that got into weed 1 time and they were acting a lot like this. Off balance and couldnt really walk right. They pee'd themself as well.
EDIT: I wrote this comment in order to convey emergency and didnt mean to spark a conversation about overdosing. I should have wrote that dogs can die from overdose of weed where humans cannot. Yes, humans can technically overdose from weed but it is almost physically impossible for someone to injest enough to die from; it would take something like consuming 1500 lbs of weed in just 15min to kill a person. Although with concentrates getting stronger and stronger, it may become a possibility.
That said, if you have respitory or heart conditions, you can die from smoking too much in general.
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u/girlwhoweighted Feb 01 '26
We can overdose on weed too. But yes, you're absolutely right. It takes so much less to have a huge effect on them. This is just kind of scary to watch
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u/SuperChickenLips Feb 01 '26
Hold up, wait a minute. How does a human overdose on weed?
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u/went_with_the_flow Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
Might come from the study they did where they pumped concentrated weed smoke into gas masks on monkeys and they died from lack of oxygen. Robert Heath 1974.
Edit for clarity: They then concluded excess Marijuana consumption caused death, when instead was smoke causing oxygen deprivation.
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u/SuperChickenLips Feb 01 '26
You realize what you just wrote, right? They died from lack of oxygen. That was the smoke, not the THC.
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
You can overdose on anything. You can overdose on water. Everything has a limit.
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
An overdose doesn't have to be fatal. It can literally just be a bad/stronger reaction that causes unintended side effects. That's entirely possible to achieve before passing out. And passing out itself can be a sign of overdose.
My reply to OP wasn't an attack on weed. It was just stating a fact based on their disbelief that it could happen. It can and it does.
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
I probably should have clarified that to OP, because I assume that's where the incredulity about it came from. You're right, people assume overdose means lethal
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u/calliocypress Feb 01 '26
you could try, but probably pass out first
We’ve got edibles and pills now, it’d be expensive AF to overdose but definitely possible if you really want to
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u/SuperChickenLips Feb 01 '26
It has been proven, by scientists, that you cannot overdose from weed. What you have done is take the word "overdose" and turned it in to "died from". If we follow your logic then you can overdose from a wild lion, or overdose from a falling rock. Overdosing and dying from something are not synonymous.
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
I literally said in another comment that overdose doesn't have to mean fatal. You attached that to my statement, not me. And since overdosing doesn't have to mean fatal, the actual definition of it allows for the word "excessive" which, while extremely subjective, I don't think it's unreasonable to say that an excessive dose of anything is certainly possible, weed included.
Lethal doses are obviously extremely rare and usually have other exacerbating situations, but toxicity is entirely possible, and that still counts as an overdose
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u/hogsRus Feb 01 '26
You have a rock for a brain. Stay is school chub
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
Tell me how it's not possible then. And before you get into it there's a difference between overdose and dying. You can overdose without dying.
So, how is it not possible to overdose on weed when you can overdose on literally anything else, even things that are vital for the human body to survive
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u/hogsRus Feb 01 '26
Clearly you have a skewed persecption on what an overdose logically is. An overdose is the concept of having taken too much of something resulting in toxic levels leading to death. The start of an overdose is literally beginning to die, your body is shutting down. Yes it can be reversed in some situations with things like narcan. If one is having an overdose they are in the process of dying. You dont just wake up from an overdose magically without some form of reaction to counter toxicity levels. It has literally been proven that thc in any amount ingested, will not cause toxic levels pertaining to an overdose. To be in a state of overdose, you are infact dying.
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
You don't get to redefine what a word means to fit your narrative. Maybe dying is a colloquialism of overdose but that is not the definition. An overdose is exactly what it sounds like, a dose of something that is over the limit of what the body can handle. That's it. It doesn't have to mean death. It can also mean other unwanted symptoms.
If you overdose on ibuprofen it can lead to gastritis. If a diabetic overdoses on insulin it can cause confusion and shakiness and all of that happens before death could occur. A small overdose will cause symptoms before death and doesn't always reach the point of death.
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u/hogsRus Feb 01 '26
And all of those symptoms uou just stated are the beginning to your body inevitably shutting down, leading to death. An overdose isnt taking 2 instead of 1. The state of an overdose is in fact your body beginning to shut down due to toxic levels of a substance which leads to death. What part of that does your liberal brain not understand. I clearly stated in my last message that its not in all cases fatal. Without something to counter the toxcity levels the outcome is inevitably death. to argue that an overdose is not the process of the body shutting down and dying is absolutely absurd. Your comprehension is next to none bro
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u/lblacklol Feb 01 '26
...your liberal brain
Yup, I'm out.
Have a good rest of your Sunday
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u/WaNgAsOrUs Feb 02 '26
It take double a humans body weight in pounds of weed to overdose. I wanna know who can get past a pound without eating and sleeping for hours.
Edit: I should have clarified, to overdose and die.
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u/RelationshipTop4521 May 21 '26
Kind of. You can’t overdose on weed but you will overdose on other things in the process of smoking, eating, or drinking. But as for THC itself no you can’t overdose on that. It’s like the chemicals in may ice creams, yes you can overdose and die……after you each 1300 buckets of it in 1 day. So let’s use some common sense :)
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u/sarahjoga Feb 01 '26
wait til you hear about cannabinoid hyperemesis - awful thing to watch someone go through
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u/janey_cat Feb 01 '26
Yeah I developed this because I took high doses of edibles regularly for too long, without realizing it was possible. Now I literally can never have weed again in any form or else it comes back.
There can be dangerous side effects from weed and anyone who says there aren’t is being disingenuous. I wish public education around the cautions you should exercise was better; had I known, I would have been more careful/moderate. It sucks that I can never have it again.
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u/lead_farmer_mfers Feb 03 '26
I overdosed on weed never having in my system. I have epilepsy. Drugs mixed. I died. Brought back. It can happen
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u/hogsRus Feb 01 '26
:We can overdose on weed too"... give me a break, did you eat stupid for breakfast? Please show me any study where that is the case. Ill wait
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u/PossibilityInside695 Feb 04 '26
"With concentrate getting stronger and stronger"
Buddy, 6 years ago I could already buy 100% pure thca crystals at the corner dispensaries.
How is it getting stronger than that?
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u/SteveMoeski Feb 01 '26
Thank you for all of the concern and encouragement to go to the vet. They assured me ataxia / stumbling would not be attributed to digesting chocolate. They were not concerned if it was chocolate since he's less than 3 years old and a very active husky with a strong heart. His symptoms are in line with thc consumption. Most likely he consumed something at the disc golf park. Labs and IV was their direction. He's a big dog, around 70lbs and they encouraged me he will make a full recovery. I'll post a smiley pup tomorrow.
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u/Packagedattack Feb 01 '26
Reading this at 2am and can’t wait for the update of happy smiley husky
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u/ReputationWeak4283 Feb 01 '26
I think I’d find another vet if I was OP…
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u/TheUnknown71 Feb 04 '26
So if someone gives you the exact diagnosis of what the problem was you would find someone else because they didn’t find something it wasn’t?
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u/Muted-Magazine6013 Feb 01 '26
Ataxia is absolutely a symptom of ingesting anything toxic. I am alarmed they informed you it that it is not a symptom.
This behavior is not normal. The concerning this is, if they presume he ingested something, did they do X-rays or an ultrasound? These are basic diagnostics that should’ve been recommended along with CBC/CHEM/LYTES.
Source: Vet
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u/Aggravating-Voice-85 Feb 01 '26
Genuine question, what would an xray or ultrasound show?
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u/External_Name4129 Feb 01 '26
I think an X-ray would also show if there was a bowel obstruction or foreign body that's making husky sick through some other disease process. For example, a perforated bowel in humans can make people (especially kids who can't communicate what's wrong) act weird
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u/skumkaninenv2 Feb 01 '26
Strange idea to do ultrasound or x-ray to see if they ingested thc - it will not show anyway?
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u/Trumpetslayer1111 Feb 01 '26
I'm gonna read between the lines. Not sure they actually went to a vet.
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u/ngill1980 Feb 01 '26
I think they did. My vet took one look at my dog who ate a something off the street and had this exactly behavior and said your dog is high. He ran blood work, and gave a saline bag and told me to wait it out and he sees this at least once a week where we live.
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u/stinkybinxy Feb 02 '26
It says the ataxia was not from consuming chocolate which as a vet, you should know half of a chocolate chip cookie wouldn’t cause ataxia and if he was going to have any signs from chocolate consumption it would be tachycardia, tachypnea, vomiting, diarrhea, and at worse, seizures. How many high dogs have you treated? This is textbook THC consumption until proven otherwise.
History of eating a cookie off the street and then behaving like he is high (including urinating inappropriately) does not equate to doing radiographs and US. That’s wasting client money. He has no history of vomiting or diarrhea. The only thing I agree on is doing basic bloodwork. Otherwise you are wasting money that someone may or may not have.
The vet did a wonderful job working this up without doing unnecessary diagnostics, which clients generally appreciate.
Source: vet.
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u/MephistosFallen Feb 01 '26
Glad you got him seen! My initial thought was possible thc consumption because dogs cant process it like we do and it really messes them up. Worst case scenario siezure or some form of pest poison bevause some people leave it out in easy to access places and dogs eat it. The vet knows the best route for your dog because they can examine them and we cant, even if one of us was a vet. Glad he was just zooted and will be just fine once hes sober!
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u/ReputationWeak4283 Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
Your vet is wrong
Your dog is seriously ill.. most likely it is the xylitol in the cookie. Not chocolate …
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u/Synaxis Sumac & Solace Feb 01 '26
This is very typical presentation for a dog who has interested thc. What makes you think it's xylitol instead?
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Just anecdotal, but my old dog had similar symptoms to this and likely ingested THC (still not 100% sure where he’d have found it). He was fine within a couple of days, and lived another 16 years. So it absolutely could be that, and if the vet said he’ll recover it’s probably true.
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u/JeanneMPod Feb 01 '26
but perhaps there is something in the cookies besides usual cookie stuff like weed
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u/deskbunny Feb 01 '26
Had this a while back. It’s like they are coming round from anthesia. Took mine to the vet. He made a full recovery and was alert at the vet. He just had some pain meds. As fine the next. Mine was just like this though stumbling and tripping everywhere
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u/Extreme_Dragonfruit6 Feb 01 '26
Great so happy to hear your husky will recover. That's the same the vet did to our husky.
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u/RandomRonin Feb 01 '26
Just a heads up as this was the experience with mine, yours may wake up feeling fantastic and have a ton of energy, or more energy than normal. That was our experience for us and another friend that also had that experience with THC.
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u/Ok_Discussion_8133 Feb 02 '26
Park sounded weird until you said disc golf park, then it all made sense.
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u/Broad-Quarter-4281 Feb 02 '26
hope he’s back to his normal (derpy) husky self by now. beautiful pup!
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u/Ok_Zookeepergame5141 Feb 02 '26
I'm sorry but I've given my dog cbd with thc meant for dogs and never did they behave that way.
They did some staring, vegetating but were never THAT bad.
I hope your dog makes a full recovery.
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u/SteveMoeski Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
He's ok and at home. Still lethargic. I was told symptoms can last up to 18-24 hours. Had a good appetite this morning and ate all of his breakfast and did his business outside. I am appreciative of this community.
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u/stinkybinxy Feb 01 '26
As a vet, he looks high to me. Take him to an ER or UC and they can (usually) do a drug test. If they can’t do a test, they may treat based on symptoms. If he is positive for THC, they don’t need much treatment and they recover well.
Edited to add: high pets pee themselves.
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u/frackyou Feb 01 '26
GO TO AN EMERGENCY VET. GO GRAB A SAMPLE OF THE COOKIES AND LEAVE NOW.
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u/bokin8 Feb 01 '26
Could've been a roach in the box that he ate. My dog is really good at finding weed roaches in the parks and if I'm not quick enough on the lead she will act similar to this.
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u/ImpressiveCelery4992 Feb 01 '26
Get him some pro help quick. He’s lethargic and his hind legs aren’t cooperating.
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u/WillowIsAlive Feb 01 '26
His tongue sticking out is important too, that could be an allergic reaction
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u/OverallRange9783 Feb 01 '26
Raisins are lethal to dogs, did not see what kind of cookies they were at all?
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u/Noctemus Feb 01 '26
THC. A friend of mine visited from out of state a few years ago and left the guest bedroom door open to go use the bathroom and he had a THC edible in a package on the nightstand. One of my three huskies (who is always getting into something) at some point entered the room during that short time period and snagged it. He had these exact symptoms for two days. That and extreme lethargy, to where he could barely lift his head. Felt so bad for him, but he came around after about 48 hours.
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u/PackageZestyclose308 Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
Did your wife take one of the cookies to the vet to make sure there's not weed in it or make sure there's no raisins? Hope hes ok.
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u/Classic-Trifle-2085 Feb 01 '26
They are chocolate chip (so Bakers chocolate) and he ate half the box.
At this point "what other toxin may be there" is semantics. That dog needed to be in an emergency room hours ago.
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u/SteveMoeski Feb 01 '26
Also, he peed himself in the house and he never does that.
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u/Classic-Trifle-2085 Feb 01 '26
What kind of cookies.
Could be a seizure, but gotta know. What kind of cookies.
(PS: EITHER WAY, you should be calling a vet right now. But also, what kind of cookies.)
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u/No-Cryptographer3146 Feb 01 '26
My dog acted like this when she had a pretty bad ear infection. It gave her vertigo and she looked exactly like that trying to keep her balance
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u/puckmugger Feb 01 '26
He is high, I literally just went through the same thing last night… 😂
Took my husky out for a walk, bunch of kids smoking a joint and my guess is on the way back, she ate one of the butted out joints on the ground.
Got home, 30min later she was wobbly, couldn’t stand straight and then vomit.
Went to vet, said she was high, they can’t do anything but let it take its course and to just let dog sleep it off in a calm dark and noiseless area of the house.
If he starts crying or can’t get up on his own, go to the vet, otherwise just wait it out patiently and make sure it doesn’t get worse.
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u/Southern_Sky_8130 Feb 04 '26
Why are you filming this and not immediately taking him to a vet hospital??? Wtf
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u/NPalumbo89 Feb 01 '26
Is he spooked easily if you come near him?? My girl unfortunately experienced this several times and it was usually after she had her initial seizures. Acted drunk. Peed her self. Scared and startled easily. Took many hours to bounce back from. Eating water and drinking??
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u/SteveMoeski Feb 01 '26
That sounds rough to go through. No, he let's me pet him and doesn't run from me.
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u/steadfastStag Feb 01 '26
Dogs are INCREDIBLY sensitive to THC, letting him "sleep it off" if it was THC is not a safe bet and can absolutely kill them. My husky got ahold of my husband's vape last year and she looked very similar to your baby. Disoriented, stumbling, loss of bladder control and drooling. It almost looked like she had a stroke or seizure. Luckily, she was able to ride it out at the vet under close observation without any drastic intervention. But we could also 100% confirm going in that she had consumed THC. In your case, there is suspicion but no confirmation. At that point, it could be a number of different things. An emergency vet trip is absolutely necessary if you have access to one. If you dont have the money up front, set up a payment plan. And if you dont have pet insurance already, I absolutely recommend it. The number of times Ive had to use it in emergency situations has paid for itself twice over.
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u/incrediblystiff Feb 01 '26
Help Me understand what intervention they would give a dog for thc? I’ve had dogs get into edibles and we induce vommitting and maybe fluids but that’s it
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u/dealwithit31 Feb 01 '26
There are IV fluids that pull toxins out of the fat (where thc lives) and helps them get through the clinical symptoms faster.
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u/incrediblystiff Feb 01 '26
Sorry while there are some fluids that can help remove some toxins from fat there is no known way to remove thc via an IV unless you have a source
Edit: source is just a couple minutes of googling
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u/dealwithit31 Feb 01 '26
The source is me. I work at an er vet, we use intralipids to help reduce the absorption of fat loving toxins. Maybe remove isn't the right word but it helps speed up the recovery.
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u/incrediblystiff Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
I am not well enough informed to disagree. I also take a bit of offense at considering thc a toxin so I should probably exit the conversation
I’ve got a lot of anecdotal evidence that says that edibles and marijuana smoke is not anymore harmful to dogs than it is to person, pound for pound
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u/dealwithit31 Feb 01 '26
It is quite literally a toxin. And yes, it is toxic for dogs, they are much more sensitive to it than humans.
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u/incrediblystiff Feb 01 '26
I’m not advocating feeding your dogs thc. But it is not nearly as critical of an issue as you are making it out to be. Unless the dog gets into concentrate or eats an excessive amount
THC’s minimum lethal dose is extremely high — greater than 3g/kg. For reference, the average 1g joint contains approximately 150mg of THC.
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u/because_catss Feb 01 '26
Yeah I work at a vet and all we do is give fluids. It just speeds up the recovery. Rarely do we need to do anything else. There is no magic cure, just supportive treatment. If someone can’t afford hospitalization just chill with them in a room that’s darker and quiet. It’s not fun for them.
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u/jbbbssss Feb 01 '26
Looks like weed. Unfortunately, this happened to my husky once. She found an edible in the backyard of our local bar and I never saw it happen (I’m super vigilant!). About an hour after we were there she exhibited this same type of behavior and I rushed her to the vet thinking she was having a stroke. I was relieved when they said she tested positive for THC, but was also super disappointed that this happened. They told me to take her home, keep her in a dark room with no noise, and make sure she stayed hydrated. It was awful. I’m sorry you’re going through this whatever it might be.
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u/UNDFC Feb 01 '26
I had a dog years ago that ingested a small piece of hash, he was acting in the very same manner.
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u/StrainExternal7301 Feb 01 '26
your dog is stoned…give water and snacks and let them get plenty of rest
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u/animefreak85 Feb 01 '26
He’s high as a kite. Our husky once ate edible off a table he was like this stumble and urinated inside. We were scared but he made fully recover no stomach pumping it just needed time to wear off. Let’s say our edible were off limits after that lock and key.
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u/RainbowToasted Feb 01 '26
I am willing to bet that those cookies were “special” cookies. It is best to take your furry friend to the vet to make sure all will be okay. Drugs won’t ALWAYS cause major issues, but they can. It’s also very distressing to suddenly lose your mind when you aren’t choosing too.
I would also suggest alerting authorities of this random pizza box of cookies. If they were drugged it could be as simple as someone lost their fun snacks, or someone is trying to cause trouble. Either way, that box shouldn’t be left for someone else or someone else’s animal to get into
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u/mamabear1124 Feb 01 '26
Without any context, upon seeing the video I knew immediately that he’s high lol. 😂 How do I know may you ask??? Well my husky, he’s naughty ass decided one day to be spiteful because we didn’t take him for a walk that morning. He got into a paper bag that I kept my edibles in( mind you they have been sitting there for months) and ate probably like 200 to 300mgs of thc infused gummies. I was horrified, mainly because I didn’t know if the gummies were made with xylitol which they weren’t. He was toasted, couldn’t barely move. I managed to get him outside while it was cold and that seem to perk him up. The best thing you could do is let him ride it out.
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u/Deadshadow84 Feb 01 '26
The last time I saw something like this was when both of my doggies at the time had eaten my bag of MJ. I did not take them to the vet because there was no chocolate involved.
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u/SinisterSoren Feb 01 '26
He looks high as a kite. Would take him to the vet though to get a tox screen done and have supportive care. Plus if things take a turn for the worse he has a much better chance at the vet.
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u/Kind_Entry9361 Feb 01 '26
I had a pure bred husky, and it suffered from seasures. It started as micro-seasures that looked similar. Then it became full debilitating seasures. I'm not a vet, so I could be wrong.
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u/z_polarcat Feb 03 '26
Simple rule, if you notice something odd about your pet that you think you need to post it on Reddit, take them to the vet instead
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u/rememberthatcake Feb 03 '26
Really looks like my pup when she got high on her found treasure (one of those cannabis oil cartridges for vaping). She lost control of her bladder, too. Stumbled around like a drunk and stared off into the distance. 24 hours later she was right as rain.
Here's to your pup recovering fully soon! It's scary!!
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u/bronypubs201 Feb 01 '26
Is there any way you can go back and get some of the cookies on the ground? You could check if it's a weed cookies usually by smell. Or if you take him to a vet having a sample of the cookie would probably be a big help
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u/AwooWooKaChoo Feb 01 '26
I hope you have gone to the vet by now OP
This is exactly how my former husky behaved when he got into some weed. Dazed, out of it, couldn’t stand or walk, peed himself - the whole thing
But it could be any number of other things as mentioned here. The emergency vet had to give my boy stuff to help mitigate the toxins and watched him overnight. Please get your husky to some care of you haven’t already.
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u/hotridergirl36 Feb 01 '26
Get him to a vet asap. I can’t believe you posted a video on reddit rather than just heading straight to a vet. My boy was like that when he was having a massive seizure then collapsed. He is now on preventative medications.
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u/Muted-Magazine6013 Feb 01 '26
Ataxia is absolutely a symptom of ingesting anything toxic. I am alarmed they informed you it that it is not a symptom.
This behavior is not normal. The concerning this is, if they presume he ingested something, did they do X-rays or an ultrasound? These are basic diagnostics that should’ve been recommended along with CBC/CHEM/LYTES.
Source: Vet
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u/SteveMoeski Feb 01 '26
Chocolate chip. Hopefully not weed cookies.
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u/Classic-Trifle-2085 Feb 01 '26
Chocolate is very toxic to dogs. VET. NOW.
Edit for urgency: Not a drill. Dont gamble. Urgent care.
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u/because_catss Feb 01 '26
While I agree the dog should go to vet, chocolate toxicity depends on the amount consumed and weight of pet.
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u/Classic-Trifle-2085 Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26
Chocolate can cause seizue, heart failure, nervous system break down and, god forbid, death.
This dog nervous system is going haywire.
Bakers chocolate is the worse. Dont wait. Emergency vet NOW.
Edit: DO NOT WAIT IT OUT. Do not wait for more opinion. Do not research the internet for 30 minutes.
YOU DONT HAVE TIME to answer reddit. You dont have time to scroll picture.
In the car with the fur baby and book it. Yesterday.
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u/c0mf0rtableli4r Feb 01 '26
You should clarify that it's dark chocolate that really fucks them up.
Milk chocolate is mostly sugar and takes quite a bit to really mess them up, though they'd likely at least get diarrhea.
The video though looks like a seizure. That's how my girl acted when she got up after having one.
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u/Synaxis Sumac & Solace Feb 01 '26
Realistically, no dog is dying from chocolate toxicity from eating half of a chocolate chip cookie.
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u/Synaxis Sumac & Solace Feb 01 '26
Update us when you get back from the vet.
That said, my money is on weed cookies and your dog is high as fuck right now.
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u/-Fenyx- 🐺Fur-Father to a 8yo, M, PB Husky Feb 01 '26
Hmmm, similar behaviour to pre-ictal, prodrome/aura stage of a seizure similar to my dog they can stave it off for a while in some cases, but wouldn’t know without a vet visit.
For the fact that he has eaten something causing this behaviour though it is unlikely, but showing similar symptoms to my doggo when he’s in that stage.
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u/FreelyInteracting Feb 01 '26
My dog experiences this on occasion - 45 pound super mutt. I’ve never found one specific trigger but I know he has gone through it without any possible exposure to cannabis or alcohol. He gets I to things in our wooded back yard. Always sleeps it off.
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u/chose_a_username Feb 01 '26
Can you explain how he “found” a pizza box? Was he on or off leash? Not judging, just trying to understand the full scenario.
Stuff like this being on the ground is why I personally don’t use my phone on walks. There’s literally always stuff on the ground that mine eat and I HAVE to watch them lol. I think people literally leave food on the ground for my dogs to find
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u/SapphireEyes425 Feb 01 '26
I think he looks high, but given that you have no idea, take him to vet asap!
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u/annon365 Feb 01 '26
Nothing to worry about, gingers are just weird like that. My brother is really bad a walking on all fours too.
JK please take him to a vet 😓 ❤️
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u/Rich_Advance4173 Feb 01 '26
My sheltie ate joint butts (someone dumped their ashtray at the beach because people are gross) and he was like this but not as bad.
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u/CukloserModz23 Feb 01 '26
This is hard to see. 😪
Hope your little guy gets better soon. Sending love and good vibes.
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u/Mysterious-Kick9881 Feb 01 '26
Did your dog get into a weed gummy? Mine did, thought she had a stroke but she was just extremely high (and it was not my gummy)
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u/Aromatic_Fact796 Feb 01 '26
Our 3 year old husky has had similar episodes-we were hoping it was something that would pass like consuming THC. Ultimately our vets diagnosis for his sudden onset "drunken" gait, was most consistent with vestibular disease. Unusual for his age and breed but fit with the symptoms otherwise. He is totally normal outside of having these symptoms seemingly random (thought to be brought on by intense exercise, we have to monitor and restrict activity for a few days when onset).
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u/powerlesshero111 Feb 01 '26
THC is toxic to dogs. Lethal to smaller dogs, but it can have bad effects on bigger ones. Odds are he ate a weed cookie. My husky once ate a weed chocolate bar that my roommate left out. Take him to the vet. Let them put him on fluids and keep him overnight.
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u/Jmrwacko Feb 01 '26
Hope OP’s dog is okay. My sister’s dog recently died after eating muffins filled with xylitol and exhibiting these same symptoms.
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u/Hot-Ambassador5795 Feb 01 '26
Looks like the dog is a lil bit high. A lil bit of sleep and some food whenever they eat and they should be good in about 24 hours. Good luck
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u/themikeyme1 Feb 01 '26
Fml could you imagine losing your weed at the dog park and not being able to find it because someone's dog came and swooped it right up 😂😅
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u/ngill1980 Feb 01 '26
Yes it’s probably pot. My dog ate some food off the street one and this is exactly what happened. I took her to vet and they said he was high and gave her a saline bag.
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u/SteveMoeski Feb 01 '26
Nah, collar has 3 fingers width of spacing and isn't tight. He just has his winter coat and it really fluffy.
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u/PackageZestyclose308 Feb 01 '26
How is the pup
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u/Extreme_Dragonfruit6 Feb 01 '26
Hello people this person is asking for help with her dog who ate some cookies. I hope they weren't chocolate chip. My son's dog chewed up some thc from a vaper. We took him to the vet because he couldn't even walk he was so high. Take him to the vet something in those cookies has made him sick.
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u/Stinkytheferret Feb 01 '26
Looks neurological. You have to go to the vet. Could be a pinched nerve but could be something more complicated. That food drag and the stare requires someone to look at them.
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u/ConnectionCreepy8890 Feb 01 '26
My husky got into our special treats and acted like this. She acted like this again one day and we knew there was no way she got into anything of ours. It happened again the next day so we went out in the backyard to see if there were any wrappers or hints to what she got into. Well we found these little brown mushy mushrooms. Looked them up and they can cause loss of balance and hallucinations. We got them all pulled up and it hasn't happened again.
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u/VegetableDrop4150 Feb 02 '26
The dog is acting like it’s high. My dog ate an edible once and acted similarly. He was fine after an hour or two.
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u/Iuse2behere22 Feb 02 '26
No judgment zone here how your dog came upon these cookies. The important thing is to not wait to see if symptoms improve if you know a significant amount was ingested.
Yes, as everyone suggested, please get the dog (if you haven’t done so already) to a vet immediately and take a sample of the cookies with you.
Well wishes nd keep us updated.
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u/whistlesgowoooo Feb 02 '26
he’s high as a kite! happened to us once, dog got something from a roommate. fortunately vets see it all the time in legal states and shouldn’t be anything to worry about
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u/Capable_Race8934 Feb 02 '26
My dog was like this after each time she had a seizure. Please visit a vet.
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u/Negative_Willow2431 Feb 03 '26
Did you ever end up finding out what he ate ?
Looks a lot like when my puppy got into some marijuana except she pissed herself all over my new couch
My vet told me from now on if I know she ate marijuana and it wasn't a lot,
not to panic and immediately come in (it happened two times and she felt bad for how much I had to spend)
Typically they seem drunk
Piss themselves and are generally just out of it
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u/Ok-Construction-9434 Feb 03 '26
My bet is weed. If it’s just weed the dog just needs to chill out and let it run its course, get him to sit down and maybe a pee mat to save on cleanup but highly doubt he ate enough to be deadly at all.. I have seen a few dogs high and this is exactly what happened. They become incontinent when very high. Sucks, hope poor boy recovers soon. Also just make sure he gets water. I have seen a dog eat a whole batch of weed brownies that had over an ounce of marijuana cooked into them and that with the chocolate was a rough go, but he was fine within a 48hr. Just getting them to drink is tough. With that said, that dog was in far worse shape than this pup, the fact he is walking around at all and seems pretty alert is a great sign.
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u/Snoo_50338 Jul 15 '26
The difference here is that you knew exactly what the dog had eaten. That the dog is walking at all in the short length of time video predicts nothing.
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u/Sunshine_038 Feb 03 '26
This recently happened to my Pomsky. He inhaled fabulouso that was stored in the laundry room. He was fine after few hours
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u/BallzMcGillicutty Feb 04 '26
Stoned af, happened to my dog. Vet gave him a Rx for a bag Doritos and a Domino’s pizza.
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u/Fantastic-Theory-539 Feb 04 '26
Poor guy looks like he’s high off his butt HOWEVER like someone said if the cookies contained artificial sweetener xylitol it can be harmful to their kidneys/liver. My beagle dude once ate an entire pack of sugar free gum aka contained xylitol and we had to get him to the vet for low blood sugar sugar and he was there for two days. 🙈🥺
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u/TimeSun7820 Feb 04 '26
He certainly is acting like the dogs I’ve seen that got into 🌲 edibles. The balance, confusion and peeing are pretty commmon when that happens. He should go to a vet to make sure it’s not something else, but if that’s what happened, he just needs time to get it out of his system.
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u/Ashamed_Branch9759 Apr 06 '26
He looks stoned. But you may want to keep an eye on him and know where your closest 24 vet is
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u/witydentalhygienist Feb 01 '26
Take him to the vet, this is not normal esp if he is peeing in house. Get husky checked out