What are the problems with pepper spray?

Question

Are there any long term affects of pepper spray?

My dogs got out through an open window thanks to my step daughter. Some jerk of a neighbor called the cops. The reserve officer, the ones that can't carry a gun, showed up and pilled his baton and the dogs barked at him. His trigger spray finger was to spray them with pepper spray. Now, let me tell you these are the most friendly dogs in the world. There were three dogs that got out and the two Pit Bulls got sprayed not the Beagle.

The dogs are fine and I am wondering if there is anything I should watch for.

Answer 1

They should be fine. The spray will wear off, if they have  reaction it will be respitory, labored breathing, long term coughing etc...but it should wear off without issue.

One of my dogs was accidentally sprayed by one of my kids...all was fine.

Answer 2

You could eat pepper spray on a burrito if you could stand the heat.

It's natural, washes off completely, and there are no lasting side effects.  It's made of the hottest part of the hottest peppers alive today.  That's right.  Hot peppers.  Nothing toxic.  

Well, if they swallowed some, it could cause diarrhea.  But I don't think they'd l**k it.

Sorry about your dogs.

EDIT TO ADD:

Rinse the dogs if you haven't already.

Answer 3

nah, nothin bad will happen.

make sure you rinse their eyes out really good and spray them off, it kinda sticks and burns their eyes.

dont worry, most people are scared of pits, thats why they only broadcast their attacks and thats why people ONLY spray the pits, as_sholes. i hate it