What does FACS stand for? FACS is the acronym for Fellow, American College of Surgeons. It is membership in a very prestigious organization, which requires surgeons be...
Your dog can indeed get ink poisoning. Actually my dog ate one too and i called poison control, they said thee ink is not toxic you just have to worry about the pen part puncturing somthing.
Nicotine is a rapid acting toxin and, often, pets will show signs of poisoning within 1 hour of ingestion, the Pet Poison helpline warns. The toxic dose for nicotine in pets is 1/2-1 mg per pound of pet body weight, while the lethal dose is 4 mg per pound of pet body weight. So a 40lb dog would get very sick after eating one cigarette - but would need 11 cigarettes to die from nicotine poisoning.