Is it safe to give my dog 2.5 mg Ativan for firecracker anxiety?

Question

All vets in my small town are closed for holiday weekend. My dog gets very anxious when firecrackers go off in the neighborhood. I have a human prescription for anxiety, Ativan 5 mg, which I would cut in half to administer to my dog. He has practically a nervous breakdown when the firecrackers go off. Please helpl

Answer 1

NO nO no their body chemistry is not same.. just cuddle him be with him. there an emergency vet always on duty. a sedative for animals only not humans ones. if u want to be natural tho a natural skull cap pill or valerian root in a piece of bread from gnc its a herbal sedative

Answer 2

If you have a large dog. I have a Great Dane that is VERY anxious during thunderstorms and is a total basket case during firecracker "season." The vet has prescribed Ativan for her before, and I had a German Shepherd that it was prescribed for also. I give my Great Dane 1 to 3 mg of Ativan depending on how upset she is. As others have said, too much will knock your dog out or even kill it. My Great Dane weighs about 120 to 130 pounds. My mother weighs more, but can't take as much. So start off with only about 1/4 of a 5 mg tablet. Watch your dog to make sure the Ativan only takes the edge off, that way you you won't give it too much.

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Is it safe to give my dog 2.5 mg Ativan for firecracker anxiety?
All vets in my small town are closed for holiday weekend. My dog gets very anxious when firecrackers go off in the neighborhood. I have a human prescription for anxiety, Ativan 5 mg, which I would cut in half to administer to my dog. He has practically a nervous breakdown when the firecrackers...

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safe give dog 25 mg ativan firecracker anxiety

Answer 6

It's OK to give Ativan. It is a relatively safe drug. But the dosage depends on your dog size. If it weighs less then 25 lbs, 2.5 strikes me as high. You might want to start with a quarter pill, wait a quarter of an hour, then if they need more, give the other quarter.

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Try giving Bendryl
It is safe for dog and depending on size you can give one adult tablet for a 50 pound dog.
If you have a small dog look at childrens benedryl and dose for weight.
Benedry is a very safe drug and you do not risk overdose unless you would give a huge amount. I had a 100 pound dog who tokk the adult size 25mg two pills at a time just like a human.

Answer 10

Ativan sounds a little radical. Especially at that strength. I've used Benadryl on my (VERY LARGE MASTIFFS and A WEIM) and it seemed to mellow them out just fine. Ativan stays in the system and is some pretty powerful stuff. I wouldn.t give it .

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