Can you give your dog tylenol for pain?

Answer 1

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! That can kill a dog. I saw a show where a bigger sized dog ate a half a bottle of ibuprofen and almost died. He was in the ICU for 2 days after having his stomach pumped. Tylenol can have the same results.

Answer 2

Never give your dog tylenol. It will cause Heinz body anemia (breaks down red blood cells), and will seriously damage the liver. Small doses of aspirin are safe in dogs, but check with your vet as to how much to give him. Aspirin is NOT safe for cats. Ibuprofen is another NSAID like aspirin, but shouldn't be used in pets. Please do not give your dog tylenol or any other human medication without checking with your vet.

Answer 3

NO, NO NO, Tylenol will shut down your dogs kidneys.

Never give human medication to your dog!! If he's in pain he needs to go to the vets!

Answer 4

Here is a link with the following question:


Question: Hi Dr Mike:

I have a question about Acetaminophen (Tylenol™). The
Receptionist at our local veterinarian told us that in case of fever, it was ok to give our dogs
a Tylenol™ and NOT to give them ASPIRIN, or IBUPROFEN.

http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/poisgde.asp#yew

According to the AVMA Pet Poison Guide ratings scale, it appears
to me that the Acetaminophen (Tylenol™) is more dangerous then the ASPIRIN, or
IBUPROFEN. Is this true or am I misunderstanding what I am reading or was
this by chance a misprint?

What would you recommend be given to a dog in case of a fever
ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, Acetaminophen (Tylenol™) or something else?

Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon, David

Answer: David-


Based on reactions in our canine patients, this is the ranking I would give
these medications: safest = acetaminophen (Tylenol tm), also safe =
aspirin, less safe = ibuprofen (Advil tm, Motrin Rx). However, this is
the ranking that I would give them based on the reports in the literature
and factoring in the likelihood of a bad reaction causing death: safest =
aspirin, also safe but less so = acetaminophen and less safe = ibuprofen.

The reason for these rankings include these things. Aspirin is reasonably
likely to cause gastric ulcers, which can be life threatening if ignored
but which respond to withdrawal of the medication. Acetaminophen doesn't
seem to cause ulcers but there are uncommon reactions to it in which liver
failure occurs and this may not respond to therapy, so death is a
possibility. Ibuprofen is very likely to cause ulcers, with 100% of dogs
developing ulcers with the use of ibuprofen in at least one study. On the
other hand, lots of my clients come in and tell me "I gave my dog an
ibuprofen last night" and I have only had to treat one or two cases of
ulcers and I can't recall a dog dying from this medication, yet.

My personal preference for pain and fever in dogs is aspirin but we do warn
our clients to discontinue the medication if the dog stops eating and to
call us or come in for a recheck if that happens.

In cats the situation is different. Acetaminophen is very toxic to cats and
this medication should simply never be used to treat a cat. Aspirin has a
long half life in cats, at least 24 to 48 hours, so it will reach toxic
levels pretty quickly if it is given more frequently than once every 48
hours and the dosage is 10mg/lb so a baby aspirin (81mg) is a much more
appropriate dosage for a cat than an adult aspirin. I have not seen much
information on ibuprofen and cats but it is a good idea to avoid all
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications in cats, at least until one of
them does prove to be safe in someone's clinical trials.

Mike Richards, DVM
3/10/2001

Answer 5

I looked it up before and I thought that you couldnt give your cat Tylenol. I have given my dog a single Tylenol a couple times for her arthritis..........shes 90 lbs. It's never done anything to her. I didnt know that it could hurt her.

Answer 6

Whatever's causing the pain should be accessed by a vet, but my vet said we could give my dog Asprin for an EXTREMELY painful ear infection. It would take a few days for the antibiotics to really work well, so she suggested it.

Answer 7

No, I would not suggest giving your dog any kind of medication without your vet seeing him/her first.

While some meds are safe for dogs, the dose depends alot on the size of dog. So even if someone said, yah sure give it a shot, the dose is HUGE risk.

Call your vet, they will have the right answer for your dog.

Answer 8

No if you have to give your dog a pain reliever give it buffered asperin 2 times a day. Baby asperin for the smaller breeds. If this is a cronic problem go to amber technologies. they sell an holistic pain medication for dogs that really works

Answer 9

of coarse you cant! Tylenol is made for humans and only humans. if you give the dog Tylenol it can seriously hurt it. Tylenol could even kill your dog!

Answer 10

No, tylenol is toxic to dogs, as is ibuprofen, and naproxen. Call your vet, they'll have recommendations.

Never use an over the counter product without advice from your vet first. You could cause serious harm to your pet.