help please!

[Baileysmom]

our poor 11 yo shep mix seems to have an infected tooth - he has a large lump under his eye and because of his bad teeth we are thinking that is likely (the vet and us) the vet gave us antibiotics and will see him for a reg exam on tuesday (they cant do anything until the infection is under control) my question is - can dogs have some kind of pain reliever also?? acetominophin or aspirin or ibuprofen? if so how much? he is acting "ok", but I can tell its very painful to eat ( I am soaking his reg food in low sodium chicken broth to soften, as per vets suggestion) but I thought something to help his pain would be nice :cry: any suggestions?

[kendalyn]

Once my vet said it was OK to give Buck a baby aspirin for pain. Buck weighs about 50 pounds. If your dog is much smaller, I would break it in half.

[Baileysmom]

ok- that helps....... Bongo is about 35 pounds - any idea if reg is the only one thats ok? what about ibuprofen?

[Cairn6]

No don't give him Ibuprofen it can be lethal for dogs and it doesn't take a whole lot of it .

[Baileysmom]

I just read that on a vet site, so Ill be sure no to do that, but I am reading confusing/contradicting ideas on tylenol vs aspirin....... :o

[imported_Kat]

Definitely no Ibuprofen. There is a great pain relieving drug called Zenacarp if your vet maybe will give you that. Kids Aspirin would be the only human drug I would reccomend. Hope your baby feels better soon. :wink:

[mouseatthebusstop]

i am sorry your fur baby is not well the vet will sort it out

[courtnek]

no tylenol either. it doesnt affect all dogs, but tylenol and adult aspirin, in some, can cause kidney failure. 1/2 a baby aspirin would be all I'd give, and check with your vet first just to be sure. their tolerance to pain is much higher than ours usually. I;m very leery of human medicines for animals, thats just me...