How much Ibuprofen to give my cat?

Question

The vet said to give my cat 80 MG of Ibuprofen to get rid of blood clot.

Childreens IB liquid stuff says:
"In each 5 mL teaspoonful
Ibuprofen 100 mg "

My needle thing-a-ma-jig counts from 0.1 ...0.2 ...0.3 etc till 1.0 where it says cc/mL ...

How many needle things do I give kitty?
(thank-you in advance)

Thx 411 that IB doesn't thin blood.

My vet actually recomended I kill the cat last night, and it's a mirrical, the cat is roaming around (when vet said he wouldn't walk ) ... so when I called & said kittys lives and is fine, they then said to give childreens IB ... so not trusting vets ... ahhhh .. dunno if I could stand to talk with them again.

Answer 1

100mg Ibuprofen/5 mL
=20mg/mL.

You want 80mg.
80/20= 4.
So you want to administer 4mL
Your syringe holds a maximum of 1mL.


So you need to give 4 full syringes.


But be careful. I wasn’t aware the Ibuprofen had any anti-clotting properties. Are you sure that your vet said Ibuprofen and not Aspirin?

Answer 2

Ibuprofen IS a mild blood thinner. Ask any surgeon. people.

Answer 3

This doesn't make sense. Although Ibuprofen is a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug), as far as I know, it has no clot busting properties like aspirin does. I did work at a vet clinic like 20 years ago, and I also believe that aspirin could be toxic to a cat. How does the vet know that the cat has a blood clot? If I was you, I'd get a second opinion. You have a 1 ml syringe, so to give the cat 80 mg, you'd have to give it 4 mls....which would be to fill up the syringe 4 times and give it to your cat. This seems to me like alot of ibuprofen. I would be very cautious about doing this. My best advice to you is to get another opinion from another vet. Best of luck to you.......

Answer 4

Mathematically the dosage would be 4 ml.

However, the needle is not caliberated to deliver the accurate dose..if the needle only dispenses I.0 ml
.
Also, I would get a second opinon with a more knowledgeable vet.I
broprofen is not used as a blood thinner in either animals or humans..

*Get another vets opinon!*

Answer 5

whether your cat does not practice instant indications from the ibuprofin, it would desire to take place later. It reasons kidney injury in cats and that could take a quick at the same time as earlier the indicators start to coach. it may additionally reason abdomen issues, inclusive of bleeding ulcers. Aspirin can be poisonous for cats if given a human dose. they only could have no greater beneficial than a million/4 of a sprint one aspirin each and every 12 hours. Do you have any assets you may desire to sell which you will strengthen the money to take your cat to a vet? possibly your loved ones would have a storage sale. Or take some thing to a pawn keep. Cats sense soreness comparable to we do and this kitty desires medical care and medicine that's secure for a cat. do no longer beat your self up considering which you have been attempting to help your kitty. and you cared adequate to get on right here and attempt to locate help. no longer all and sundry can locate the money for to pass to the vet, so if your loved ones is very undesirable, please touch some vets and clarify your situation and notice in the event that they may be keen to artwork with you and doubtless set up a charge plan that your loved ones can locate the money for.

Answer 6

Your vet is incorrect, it is aspirin that relieves such things, ibuprofen is not a blood thinner, and if yiour vet told you that, which I find highly unlikely, he would have told you how much to give your cat. Ibuprofen is bnot recommmended for dogs and cats because their stomaches cannot tolerate it. How do I know? My vet told me that!
I double checked the info with a Nurse Practioner. Be careful what you do. I would CALL the emergency pet hospital in your area to get a second opinion

Answer 7

yes it would be 4 mL but ibuprofen has no blood thinning benefit, wrong vet!!Thats my opinion. People can get 2nd opinion why not pets don't give this to your cat!!Get new vet

Answer 8

First, 100mg/5ml = 20mg/ml Hence, 20mg per ml...if you need 80mg you would need 4mls since 4*20 = 80 therefore, since 5 mls represent 1 teaspoon, its almost 1 teaspoon

Answer 9

well mathematically if theres 100 mg in 5 ml then theres 80 mg in 4 ml. you should ask your vet to give it to him/her tho just to be safe.

Answer 10

Don't give the cat ibuprofen! All he needs is a few kitty treats coated with exlax.