🔴 HIGH — Dangerous
Why is it risky?
The warm, moist stomach environment continues to activate the yeast, causing the dough to expand and produce ethanol as a byproduct, a genuine double emergency of bloating and alcohol poisoning.
Affected Systems
Digestive · Nervous
Symptoms
Abdominal bloating and distension, unproductive retching, disorientation and weakness from ethanol, collapse in severe cases.
What To Do
Emergency vet visit immediately, this is a true emergency, not a wait-and-see situation.
Notes
This risk is unique to uncooked yeast dough. Baked bread itself is not dangerous.
Sources
→ ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center | https://www.aspca.org
→ VCA Animal Hospitals | https://vcahospitals.com
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