What would 150mg of paracetamol do to a small dog?
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They don't always break it down in the liver properly, it is less serious than ibruprofen but can be toxic, depends on size of dog etc. The only way to be sure is to contact your vet, they should either have a book with the info or they can phone the veterinary poisons unit (this may be charged to you so ck with them first) These type of drugs are unpredictable and whilst people may say that they've given paracetomol with no problems it doesn't mean there can't be.
Several years ago we had 2 ibuprofen cases, 1 was a small crossbreed where it had eaten a few the owner had left it 2 days before bringing in, it survived. The other was a border terrier it had eaten less, the owner brought it in straight away before symptoms showed but it died.
Several years ago we had 2 ibuprofen cases, 1 was a small crossbreed where it had eaten a few the owner had left it 2 days before bringing in, it survived. The other was a border terrier it had eaten less, the owner brought it in straight away before symptoms showed but it died.
150mg? how on earth did the dog get such a tiny dose? AFAIK Paracetamol is only in 500mg tablets? Ok, maybe child stuff is in 300mg and its half a one? Then again the "junior disprin" stuff is just Aspirin, which I believe is harmful to cats.
I remember when my eldest dog, Holly, when she was just a 6 month old pup, ate a whole months supply of my girlfriends wimmin tablets of some sort or other - literally 60 tabs in a plastic tub.
We panicked but decided to call the Dr before trying the rip-off Vets, and he just laughed it off and said she would be ok. They were some kind of steroid IIRC.
Holly went on to mother 2 litters and is now 16 years old and still full of life, often more so than her offspring!. I wonder if the steroids had something to do with this?
I remember when my eldest dog, Holly, when she was just a 6 month old pup, ate a whole months supply of my girlfriends wimmin tablets of some sort or other - literally 60 tabs in a plastic tub.
We panicked but decided to call the Dr before trying the rip-off Vets, and he just laughed it off and said she would be ok. They were some kind of steroid IIRC.
Holly went on to mother 2 litters and is now 16 years old and still full of life, often more so than her offspring!. I wonder if the steroids had something to do with this?
TheEnd said:
Indeed - "Pardale" is the usual NSAID prescribed by vets, because they can pretend it is utterly different than bog standard co-codamol, as it is the only "proprietary" drug that has been through tests on animals.Fact is its just Paracetamol and Codeine. Hardly needs a genius to work out they can treat the dog themselves with generics from ASDA pharmacy, instead of paying £2 per tablet to the rip-off vets.
Its the old biddies with old dogs suffering from arthritis I feel sorry for - paying ludicrous prices for Vet prescribed "Pardale" just to relieve the dogs at the expense of their owners central heating/food/etc.
However, I have great respect for REAL vets - those that work in industry to proper scientific standards.
The ultimate crime is all you
S who eat ORGANIC MEAT - That is meat that never receives proper veterinary care at all and is treated by Homeopathy. How anyone can live with themselves knowing thier piece of beef died living a life of agony because of misplaced middle class tttish tree hugger views is beyond me. Why treat a sick animal with voodoo when real medicine is available?Dunno if the dog has eaten it... I lost half a tablet of paramol which is 325mg paracetamol with some dihydrocodeine (are you going to get annoyed I didn't buy generic 
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I think that organic it's fine to treat so long as the animal is ill, they object to routine antibiotic stuff iirc. End of the day the animal is still eaten so it's probably better if it's glad to die
)I think that organic it's fine to treat so long as the animal is ill, they object to routine antibiotic stuff iirc. End of the day the animal is still eaten so it's probably better if it's glad to die
gadzookz said:
TheEnd said:
Indeed - "Pardale" is the usual NSAID prescribed by vets, because they can pretend it is utterly different than bog standard co-codamol, as it is the only "proprietary" drug that has been through tests on animals.Fact is its just Paracetamol and Codeine. Hardly needs a genius to work out they can treat the dog themselves with generics from ASDA pharmacy, instead of paying £2 per tablet to the rip-off vets.
Its the old biddies with old dogs suffering from arthritis I feel sorry for - paying ludicrous prices for Vet prescribed "Pardale" just to relieve the dogs at the expense of their owners central heating/food/etc.
However, I have great respect for REAL vets - those that work in industry to proper scientific standards.
The ultimate crime is all you
S who eat ORGANIC MEAT - That is meat that never receives proper veterinary care at all and is treated by Homeopathy. How anyone can live with themselves knowing thier piece of beef died living a life of agony because of misplaced middle class tttish tree hugger views is beyond me. Why treat a sick animal with voodoo when real medicine is available?gadzookz said:
TheEnd said:
Indeed - "Pardale" is the usual NSAID prescribed by vets, because they can pretend it is utterly different than bog standard co-codamol, as it is the only "proprietary" drug that has been through tests on animals.Fact is its just Paracetamol and Codeine. Hardly needs a genius to work out they can treat the dog themselves with generics from ASDA pharmacy, instead of paying £2 per tablet to the rip-off vets.
Its the old biddies with old dogs suffering from arthritis I feel sorry for - paying ludicrous prices for Vet prescribed "Pardale" just to relieve the dogs at the expense of their owners central heating/food/etc.
However, I have great respect for REAL vets - those that work in industry to proper scientific standards.
The ultimate crime is all you
S who eat ORGANIC MEAT - That is meat that never receives proper veterinary care at all and is treated by Homeopathy. How anyone can live with themselves knowing thier piece of beef died living a life of agony because of misplaced middle class tttish tree hugger views is beyond me. Why treat a sick animal with voodoo when real medicine is available?As for the old biddies who can't afford the treatment for the animal, tough. An animal is not a right and to the best of my knowledge there is no reason why they should expect free or reduced cost treatment just because they are old/poor/unemployed etc.
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