Can Dogs Eat Spirits?

Spirits like whisky, vodka, or gin are far more concentrated in alcohol than beer or wine, which means the margin for a genuinely dangerous dose is much smaller for a dog. Because so little liquid is needed to cause serious harm, an unattended glass or a spill from a dropped bottle is a real hazard in a way that a splash of beer usually isn't. Ethanol at this concentration can cause not just the disorientation and sedation you'd expect, but also dangerous drops in blood sugar and body temperature, both of which can become life-threatening without treatment. Because the effects can escalate quickly and severely, any known ingestion of spirits by a dog should be treated as an emergency and taken straight to a vet rather than monitored at home.