Can a dog die from eating gun powder?

Answer 1

In reality, not much. The constituents of gunpowder (charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter) are all consumable. It might loosen his bowels a bit though.

There is a southern tradition of feeding gunpowder to runts of the litter with the intention of toughening them up. Although how doing this accomplishes the intended purpose is not clear. It did seem to work, however, with my grandfather's last coonhound, Deacon. Deacon was born a week before me, and was the runt. Grandpa cracked a .22 bullet every time he fed Deacon and sprinkled the powder over his food; by the time Deac and I were a year old, I could ride him like a small horse. Grandpa was well over six feet tall, and when Deacon stood on his hind legs to give Grandpa "a kiss,' his front paws rested comfortably on the old man's shoulders.

Answer 2

First, go to an emergency vet clinic. Second, do a bit of soul searching. Thousands of people own both pets and firearms without something like this happening. Think about where you failed while they succeeded, and reevaluate whether you should have the two concurrently.

Answer 3

no, absolutely not. Dogs have a special digestive enzyme that digests gunpowder and transforms them into smell-less fart.