Our dog has swimmers ear. He is a big 90 lb chocolate lab and the vet told my daughter to give him buffered aspirin 2 tablets twice a day. I was looking for bufferin and the store did not have it, so I substituted plain 325 mg aspirin tablets. Is that OK? When I came home he was laying in the yard kind of listless, not really giving a crap, so I wrapped 2 aspirin in a hot dog and he gobbled them up. When I came home 1 hour later, he was all happy and jumping around. I think he must be in pain and the aspirin took it away.
2007-05-17 13:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
He loves water and we live next to a creek which drains into a river. He heads on down and jumps in the water and sticks his nose down in the beaver holes and chases them into the water. He is all water dog. He is in his big fenced in back yard now because he needs to stay out of the water.
2007-05-17 13:48:40 · update #1
We have 3 bottles of medicine here for the dog from the vet, Oti-clense, Swimmers ear astringent and Otomax ointment. He shoould be feeling better by tommorrow.
2007-05-17 13:51:50 · update #2
Ascriptin is the aspirin I use, if I use aspirin. It is coated with Maalox and is very easy on the stomach.
This time the dog should be ok, but don't use plain aspirin in the future. There are plenty of "buffered" aspirins besides Bufferin brand now. Generic is cheapest.
But there are better pain killers for dogs than aspirin.
2007-05-17 13:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by Whippet keeper 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
And even further, used enteric coated aspirin. And I'm surprised the vet didn't recommend a pain killer just for dogs. And by the way never, NEVER give aspirin to a cat.
2007-05-17 13:39:39 · answer #2 · answered by April 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Swimmers ear LMAO (sorry not laughing that he is hurting, just the thought of the dog loving the water so much and swimming so much that he got swimmers ear)
you really should use buffered, it is much better for their stomaches ! And I'm sure he is worth it.
2007-05-17 13:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by CleoCATra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason for giving buffered aspirin only is because regular aspirin can lead to stomach ulcers. So, no, it's not ok.
2007-05-17 13:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please ask you vet about ear drops to help dry the ears after swimming. My vet gave them to me when I have my dogs in the water and for when they are doing field trials and have to go for water trials. I have Golden's and their notorious for ear infections as Labs are too.
Ask your vet about the drops and see if they will help your Lab out OK
2007-05-17 13:48:58 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should not just give him normal asprin. espeacially 2 of them. There is things in normal asprin that can kill or make a dog very sick.
2007-05-17 13:38:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no cuz plain asperin will make them hemorige. like people on blood thinners cant take it dogs cant either.
2007-05-17 13:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by tiny_hot03 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋