Dog Eats Silica Gel Beads. Silica gel beads are inert and nontoxic. Though silica gel is chemically and biologically inert, the main risk is that packets can potentially cause an obstruction in the intestines if the whole packet is swallowed, especially in small dogs.

Most of the time, if a dog has consumed just one or two pieces of silica gel they’ll usually pass it without any issues. The first thing i did was check with my vet. Intoxication due to silica gel.