What type of pain medication is safe for cats?

Question

Male cat, approx. two years old, came home and has a few wounds on him and I can tell that he is in pain. This is the first time that I have encountered anything like this re:any of my pets and I need to know what pain madication would be safe for me to give him?

Answer 1

There is no human medication that is safe for cats, all the human pain relief either cause gastric ulceration or kidney failure in cats.
Even the animal medications for cats need to be used under strict instruction. Metcam oral liquid is the best painrelief for cats.

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Answer 3

DO NOT GIVE PAIN MED especially asprin or tylenol (Acetamyaphin) It can kill him. Cats have very delicate blood vessels including the ones in their internal organs and human pain meds even baby meds can cause internal bleeding that can cost their life. Clean the wounds with mild soap and water. Most vets recommend not using peroxide or alcohol on cats. Alcohol is very poisionus to them. Also do not use mecuriocrome or methiolate or human wound ointments. Help him stay quiet. Keep him in. give him as much water or broth as he will drink. Check to make sure he can and does use his litter box and that there is no blood in his urine or stool which could indicate internal bruises or injury, If the wounds are deep, more than an inch long or are deep puncture wounds or bites please get him to a vet tomorrow. The vet can give you meds that will work for him and can determine if he needs antibiotics. Our old tom cat had a way of finding trouble even when he wasn't looking for it. He was neutered but still liked to adventure and our vet gave me a wound med to have on hand for him that both soothed and protected any wounds and speed healing. Keep an eye on thiose wounds and be sure they don't look infected over the next few days.

If he has not had rabies shot and these look like fight wounds he may need to be quarantined for 10 days just to be sure the animal that wounded himm did not also give him rabies but unless you are in a very high rabies risk area that is unlikely buit the vet may advise that this is a better safe than sorry situation.

If he is not neutered that would be a good idea because he will fight less and get hurt less and in the ebd it will not just give uou a healthier cat it will actually save money on vet bills by reducung chances of sicknesses and injuries.

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What type of pain medication is safe for cats?
Male cat, approx. two years old, came home and has a few wounds on him and I can tell that he is in pain. This is the first time that I have encountered anything like this re:any of my pets and I need to know what pain madication would be safe for me to give him?

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Answer 6

There is absolutely nothing that can be given safely to cats over the counter. Tylenol, Asprin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen etc are all highly toxic to cats, causing problems ranging from severe anemia to liver and kidney failure. The best thing to do would be to get him to the vet so they can start him on some antibiotics and an appropriate pain medication (Meloxicam, Buprinex, Torbugesic etc) Good Luck

Answer 7

Cats are the only pets that medication is not tested on. We get our learning and understanding about reactions to medications for cats about how dogs react. My cat almost died 5 years ago because a vet put a post operative topical antiseptic on him and burned all the hair off his hind quarters, legs, and tail, he also had two very large abscesses on his shoulder and back. Do not give your cat anything in the way of pain medication unless you first ask your vet because the medication that is used for pain in animals is the same that is used on people, such a Demerol, only smaller doses. Until we get government funding to test medications on cats before it is given to them then you should not give any medication without first checking with your vet before you give him/her and that is for any type of medication. It's not worth killing your pet over. Betadine in a warm solution of water to clean the wound until you get to the doctor is the best suggestion. Keep the would open so that it will drain. The wounds heal from the inside out and if it closes up and covers up with a scab that poison stays under the skin causing more infection and possibly death.

Sincerely,
Cynthia L. Haltom

Answer 8

Human medication should not be given to your cat because doses vary alot between humans and animals.

I suggest you consult your local vet and he/she will probably prescribe you some anti-inflammatory medication and these can be either steroidal (eg. prednisolone) or non-steroidal (eg. metacam, carprofen etc). Both these classes of drugs work pretty well with cats as long as you follow the dosing regime advised by the vet. Also, these medication should not given long-term as side effects can develop.

I think it's also best that your vet checks the wound on your cat - i assume those are cat fight wounds, and decide if oral/topical antibiotics (or even sutures) are required.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Pain medicines are bad for cats; Treat her wounds as soon as possible. If it's been quite awhile since he got those wounds, go get him checked by vets (if he really does look like he's in pain). Bacterial infected wounds are worse than anything else.

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