However several over the counter otc and prescription drugs are harmful or deadly.
Eat pill on floor.
Mythbusters found that the major factor in germ absorbtion was the moistness of the surface of the item dropped.
But another study champions the zero second rule of bacterial contact.
So here comes the good news germophobes.
Here i will provide you top tricks that will guide you regarding how to get a dog to swallow a pill which will make your task stress free.
To give a pill to the dog becomes challenging when he doesn t like to eat.
And it s probably not a new one either.
A new study says it s safe to eat food that s been on the floor for less than five seconds.
Whether or not a case of accidental medication ingestion is a serious emergency depends on the type and quantity of the drug.
There is no three second rule but they have done studies and a food item like a piece of bread is going to pick up germs contaminents because of it porous natutre.
Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience.
Pills tend to have a hard smooth non porous surface that could be pretty effectively wiped free of dirt debris and germs.
If your 80 pound dog snags a single benadryl tablet off the floor he is unlikely to even feel drowsy let alone have any ill effects.
I m not sure what it is that worries you about this situation.
No need to worry at all.
The outside of an antib.
And it s probably not a new one either.
Okay going to assume you re asking this sincerely.
It would be a different story if the pill fell into a puddle of something contaminated.
Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience.
If you re thinking that the antibiotic will kill any germs it picks up from the floor then you re mistaken.