Any ideas? I don’t think he got much out of the bottle–you have to squeeze it out drop by drop, but I’m still worried. Checked the website with no luck on finding an ingredient list.
It’s Slide-o-mix Rapid Comfort trombone lubricant - all in one-, according to the label. It has a pearly sheen to it.
There is, however, a note under the product description on the website, which reads:
I think your pooch is safe.
And if Q.E.D.'s word isn’t good enough for you, there’s always Animal Poison Control. They’re not cheap ($50 a call), but you’ll get to speak to a veterinarian (veterinary toxocologist) with access to a lot of data almost instantly. I used them once when Metadog drank a bottle of clipper lubricant (turns out petroleum distillate isn’t that big a deal for healthy animals in moderate amounts), and was pleased with the service…
Oh, thank you thank you thankyou. I was in such a panic I totally missed that section. [wipes away tears of relief]
I feel so much better. Now I have to go pet him and tell him he’s going to survive.
I think your pooch is safe.
If not your carpet… he may have lubricated himself 
My God! Your dog sounds fantastic!
I have nothing to add.
I just like saying “Slide-o-mix Rapid Comfort Trombone Lubricant.”
That is good, isn’t it? I think “lubricate the trombone” is a euphemism just ripe to enter the vernacular.
Watch your dog for the following symptoms:
- Behind the beat
- Out of tune
- Missed entrance
- Too loud/can’t hear the strings
- Doesn’t swing
- Talks during rehearsal
- Constantly drops mutes on floor
<slaps buzzer> What are ‘Things The Freaking Trumpet Players Do And Then Blame On The Trombone Section?’ Right, then I’ll take Musical Knowledge for 400, Alex.
(We did not talk during rehearsal. We launched tiddlywinks at the kettle drums. That’s an important distinction.)
“Slide-o-mix Rapid Comfort Trombone Lubricant”
Way more fun than having a bottle of Pond’s Cold Cream in your case, eh?
FTR, the manufacturers of some products will pay for the cost of inquiring whether their product is poisonous or not. I called a couple of years ago when my dog drank out of the Christmas tree holder. We’d put some of that Christmas tree preservative stuff in the water, and we wanted to know if it was toxic or not. We had to give our credit card info up front, but the product was one covered by the manufacturer, and we ended up not having to pay for the call.
The relevant quote from
the web page: