over the counter pain relief for dogs?
June 30th, 2010 | 
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Question by Chick with pets: over the counter pain relief for dogs?
What over the counter human pain relievers are safe for dogs?
Thank you all. I was torn on all the information I read online. I decided that Ascriptin is the best choice for a temporary situation. Again, thank you.
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Answer by Georgiana-Rose Lucille
my vet said to give my dog a baby aspirin (or half…i’d try half first
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Careful with OTC pain meds for your pets. They have different metabolisms than ours. Talk to a vet.
Yup, baby ibuprofin is ok, but ask your vet about dosage..depends on dog size.
check with your vet as we do not know the weight of your dog and the purpose of the pain reliever.
A baby Tylenol should be fine for a dog. Do not give it to a cat, though, as it will cause liver failure and death. When my dog starting showing signs of arthritis, the vet recommended a baby Tylenol once a day. Good luck and hope your pooch feels better soon!
I would go to your vet for prescribed meds. You don’t know how much is appropriate for your dog.
You can use children’s or babies liquid Tylenol. Give a little less than the dose by weight. My dog is 20 pounds so I give her half a dropper full every 6 hours. Best of luck to you!
baby asprin
You should ask its vets for the right amount and what you can use
My mom gives my dog Tylenol wrapped in cheese and she’s studying to be a vet tech. so she’d probably not give it to him if it was bad for him.
How do one tell when his pet is in pain, especially dogs?
Ba wow wow?
My dog has a problem with eating things he shouldn’t and his vet told me to give him pepto bismal when he has an upset stomach, he also got bit by another dog once and he told me I could use polysporne on his cut. Ive also used viniger and water to cure my labs ear infections (havn’t had a chance to ask the vet about that one yet but I got it from http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com and it defiantly works.
My vet told me just the other day never give any dog over the counter meds unless I check with him first. I suggest your do the same. check with your vet first.
none without consultation with a veterinarian. But be sure and listen to all the brilliant, knowledgeable veterinarians that are giving you answers on a Tuesday night on the internet at Yahoo Answers instead
add: Oh yes, like the tylenol wrapped in cheese suggestion when anyone that knows anything about dogs knows that tylenol is NEVER safely administered to dogs…
otc meds can harm a dogs stomach and/or liver, can you just call your vet and ask over the phone before you do anything?
whats the pain for? There’s glucosamine pills you can give daily for joint pain that you can get at petstores (although certain brands will absorb more and better into the dogs body like my vet said PetTabs is a good one but cosaquin DS is the best )
Just one tylenol can kill some dogs, and 1 can kill cats.
If you give him aspirin for pain relief, make sure the aspirin is BUFFERED….so it doesn’t upset his stomach. Best thing to do is check with the vet or you could cause more problems then you want to have
Human pain products are overall not safe for pets.
Aspirin is reasonably likely to cause gastric ulcers, which can be life threatening if ignored
but which respond to withdrawal of the medication.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) doesn’t
seem to cause ulcers but there are reactions to it in which liver failure occurs and this may not respond to therapy, so death is a
possibility. Also can cause damage to the red blood cells
Ibuprofen is very likely to cause ulcers, with 100% of dogs developing ulcers with the use of ibuprofen in at least one study.
According to the AVMA Pet Poison Guide ratings scale, it appears
to me that the Acetaminophen (Tylenol™) is more dangerous then the ASPIRIN, or
IBUPROFEN
If you dog is in pain you should consult with your vet, there are many pet only pain meds that can be dispensed by a vet (Rimadyl, Metacam, Dermaxx, Torbutol, Ketofen, etc…)
I see you’ve gotten lots of answers, but I do have a suggestion.
I have a miniatre dashaund who has arthritis. She is 11 years old.
It doesn’t bother her all the time, but sometimes she forgets her age and tries to jump off the couch etc. and immediately realizes it was a mistake.
I give her a baby aspirin. since it is orange flavor she takes it willingly.
You need to understand that we don’t give these to her very often. We know she is in pain when she actually does something she shouldn’t and cries out in pain.
since she likes the flavor of the orange baby aspirins, she sometimes tries to fake it. We only give it when we actually see her hurt herself.
Once she found out we weren’t going to fall for the fake stuff, she pretty much stopped that.
She has the most trouble during the winter when the weather is cold.
It wouldn’t hurt to talk to the vet and get his/her opinion on this.
Good luck
like you nancy m your a vet on here on tuesday right
It’s safer to not give any OTC pain relievers, and to consult with your vet.
For chronic arthritic pain, Cosequin DS is very helpful, and will do no harm to your dog.
For acute pain, call your vet, and take the dog in ASAP.
Pet shops sell
Dog Gone Pain which I found worked well with my dog.
http://www.fearfuldogs.com
Nearly every well stocked pet food and supply store has canine pain reliever. I have doggies, so I keep pain reliever, diarrhea meds, etc. just made for our faithful friends!