Dogs and Paracetamol

[flatsix3.6]

Would you give your dog a paracetamol tablet.

[Kiltie]

Advice from a vet some time ago was to, clearly, go with dog specific medicines.

If no alternative, Paracetamol 10mg / kg of dog is fine. So, for our 28kg greyhound, half a 500mg tablet seems to take the edge off if she's suffering and we're away on holiday or something.

Just like humans, prolonged Paracetamol use isn't good. This is something I just do very occasionally (perhaps two or three times in the six years we've had her).

That vet also told us never ever ever Ibuprofen / Nurofen but I don't know why.

As with everything on PH, all of the above could be utter twaddle so best speak to a professional.

Cheers,

Eric

[Rollcage]

Ibuprofen can severely damage dog's livers.

Aspirin is fine as well. When my GSD got run over, the vet advised a couple of aspirin overnight! (He was fine, the car came off worse)

[bexVN]

Dogs can have Paracetomol very successfully but only ever under vets guidance. It is safe but there is a very narrow safety margin, if you stick within these it is fine, if not it will cause problems.

Paracetomol can never be given to cats it will kill. Ibuprofen must never be given to dogs it will kill.

Don't give your dog paracetomol until speaking to a vet, some vets will say no do not give or will not px, others who have kept upto date with its uses in dogs will be able to prescribe a dose

[flatsix3.6]

bexVN said:

Dogs can have Paracetomol very successfully but only ever under vets guidance. It is safe but there is a very narrow safety margin, if you stick within these it is fine, if not it will cause problems.

Paracetomol can never be given to cats it will kill. Ibuprofen must never be given to dogs it will kill.

Don't give your dog paracetomol until speaking to a vet, some vets will say no do not give or will not px, others who have kept upto date with its uses in dogs will be able to prescribe a dose

I ask the question because my 11 year old lab seems to ha a sore front top leg joint and Ijust wanted to try giving her a one time half a 500mg paracetamol tablet to see if it helps.

If it does help I will take her to the vets to get some sort of pain relief for her.

[bexVN]

flatsix3.6 said:

bexVN said:

Dogs can have Paracetomol very successfully but only ever under vets guidance. It is safe but there is a very narrow safety margin, if you stick within these it is fine, if not it will cause problems.

Paracetomol can never be given to cats it will kill. Ibuprofen must never be given to dogs it will kill.

Don't give your dog paracetomol until speaking to a vet, some vets will say no do not give or will not px, others who have kept upto date with its uses in dogs will be able to prescribe a dose

I ask the question because my 11 year old lab seems to ha a sore front top leg joint and Ijust wanted to try giving her a one time half a 500mg paracetamol tablet to see if it helps.

If it does help I will take her to the vets to get some sort of pain relief for her.

I would not dose my dog with it without discussing with my vets, I do think you have to be cautious due to liver function etc, with an older dog they would prob blood test first to check the liver before giving it, if liver function is good then I would imagine it'd be ok but as I said not all vets are happy to px it.