is it safe to give a dog napersin or ibroprofin for hip pain?

Answer 1

NO it's not safe
Go to the vet get proper Meds
or try gloucosamine chondroitin

Answer 2

Your dog should be seen by a vet, even with prescribed meds most vets often test the dog first to see if they are safe to give to a particular dog example a blood test may be need to pretest kidneys and liver health and also to check your dogs clotting factors, For example giving a dog who has VWD (a bleeding disorder) an aspirin based med could end up being fatal because it would thin the blood too much and cause the dog to bleed to death if is bumps itself too hard and causes bruising, Ibuprohen can eat a hole through a dogs stomach.

I have one dog with a blood clotting disorder, she can heal from minor scratch and scrapes on her own so I never expected until a bloodtest revealed she had problems, so some drugs could cause serious problems for her

Answer 3

Never give your PET human medication with out checking with a licensed vet. It can cause the animal to go into convulsions and die, it's a hideous death
OK, apparently I was wrong, looks like baby aspirin would be OK, check for yourself
http://askvetadvice.com/

Answer 4

Ibuprofen is dangerous for a dog. My vet always told me to use buffered aspirin but you still need to ask a vet about dosage. Too little wont help and too much is bad for him.

Answer 5

give your dog ecotrin 1 tablet 325 mg twice a day its a coated aspirin regimen my vet said i can use this on my dog call your vet and he'll tell you the same thing

Answer 6

aspirin is ok but you should have your dog seen by a vet to determine what is causing the hip pain. and they can tell you the best dossage for teh dog.

Answer 7

My vet told me to give my dog baby Tylenol also it would depend on your dogs weight if you have to cut it in half my dog weighted about 12 pounds so i had to cut it in half. do not give your dog aspirin as it could do damage to you dog. good luck

Answer 8

NONONONONO...call the vet and get vet approved meds for pain

Answer 9

if you give a dog asprin, it should be coated tablets to protect their stomachs. and in low doses.

Answer 10

Call your VET.