can we giive our dog aspirin for arthritis pain?

Question

we have a rottwiler saint bernard who weighs about 160lbs she has pain in her back leg can we give her aspirin like baby or is there somethin better

Answer 1

My dog also has arthritis...my vet said to give her aspirin (not tylenol or ibuprofen), 1 aspirin, she is only 35 lbs...so you should give your dog 2.

Answer 2

I know that my vet here in Maine gave me meds for my cat who was 16 years old for arthritis. Animals are like humans. They have an organic pain relief sold at most veterinarian's or your local pet store would have these items also

Answer 3

Aspirin is given to dogs only supervised by a vet! Do not give aspirin to your dog without consulting your vet. He needs to know if your dog is getting other medications, etc. The pain in her back leg needs to be examined. Now I know Rotts can get pretty big, but 160lbs seems to be excessive. Maybe if your Rott lost a few pounds that would help her back legs. Check with your vet so you can put her on a sensible diet.

Side note:
Ibuprofen: Do not ever give Ibuprofen to your dog. The initial toxic effect is bleeding stomach ulcers. In addition to ulcers, increasing doses of ibuprofen eventually leads to kidney failure and, if left untreated, can be fatal. So always check with your vet before given your dog anything. In most cases you cannot give them the same medicines as a human.

Answer 4

It's not advisable to give an animal ANY over the counter human medication without the expressed direction of a licensed Veterinarian. If your dog is having leg pain, then you need to get her checked out by a vet and find the cause of the pain.

DO NOT GIVE MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED BY A VETERINARIAN. Some over the counter medications are harmful to dogs.


**To everyone that is just saying "MY vet told me to give this/that for MY dog/cat". THIS IS NOT YOUR ANIMAL AND YOU ARE NOT A LICENSED VETERINARIAN. DO NOT TELL PEOPLE IT'S OK TO GIVE MEDICATIONS THAT WERE PRESCRIBED FOR YOUR ANIMAL. ONLY a licensed veternarian should be telling people what to give their animals. Medical problems CANNOT be diagnosed over the phone or on an internet message board. IF THE ANIMAL IS IN PAIN IT NEEDS TO BE SEEN BY A VET. Not John or Jane Doe who has no veterinary experience other than taking their dog in to the vet for their yearly checkup. STOP TELLING PEOPLE TO GIVE OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS TO THEIR ANIMALS WITHOUT CUSULTING A VET FIRST.

To all the RESPONSIBLE vet techs, owners, etc. telling this person to consult a vet. THANK YOU.

Answer 5

NOWALLP are you nuts!!! If you give the dog Ibuprofen you'll KILL it! Idiot. Get a clue before you put something on here only to get points.

It is safer to give a dog buffered aspirin. Consult your vet first.

Anyway, all you have to do is call a local vet clinic. Why would anyone be so irresponsible/cheap and ask people on the internet what to do?

Answer 6

There are canine versions of painkillers for you dog. See your vet. Sometimes dosage and drugs made for humans don't translate well to dogs.

Answer 7

Aspirin is safe for dogs. Tylonel/Ibuprofen can be toxic.

I saw at Walmart or Target that Hartz sells Aspirin for dogs you can buy over the counter in the dog section. It's the same stuff for humans but marketed for dogs. I just mention it cause you can read the package to see the dosage they recommend and then buy the cheaper stuff in the human aisle. One note, their aspirin is enteric-coated aspirin so that's the kind I would use too.

One of my dogs used to have dandruff so I used to buy expensive fish oil pills for dogs and then decided to just give her the same fish oil I use from Costco for a fraction of the cost. I talked to my vet about this and she said it was fine. She mentioned that Glucosamine (I think that's what she said--it was a while ago) was given to horses for joint pain long before it was marketed for humans. So for your dog's arthritis maybe Glucosamine might be an option. I just checked and some companies sell Gluco made for dogs, but again if it's the same ingredients as the human formula I'd just get the human pills if it's considerably cheaper.

Answer 8

Something better is take her to a vet to check out what the actual problem is. It seems you are surmising that it is arthritis without getting it checked out first.
My late giant schnauzer had arthitis for the last couple of years of her life and was prescribed something called 'Rimadyl' from the vet which she took with excellent results indeed. From being a stiff old girl like me, she went to leaping about and enjoying life once she was on the Rimadyl.
Please don't try to diagnose her yourself and start buying over the counter human stuff. If we love our animals we have a duty of care towards them and should always seek proper veterinary care for them.

Answer 9

You should ask a vet, and try to slim him down a bit,

Yes but read the links before you do, (O: and be careful read the info to much is toxic, and will harm you dog.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=0&cat=1456&articleid=1379

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1937&articleid=2234

Answer 10

I've given my dog Tylenol in his water when he was running fever and it helped. I don't see why not, but I would check with your vet before you did it!!! Sorry about your dog!!!