my dog seems to have pulled a muscle or done something to his back left leg. he is limping and we have heard that you can give them aspirin to help ease the pain. Does anyone know if Aleve is safe for them? that is all we have in the house and i don't want to give it to him if it is not safe.
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NO!
See a VET!
NO NO NO, you can't give it to a dog. Watch him for a couple of days and if the pain gets worse take him to the vet. Even aspirin can harm their stomach.
NO!! Aleve and advil (Naproxen and ibuprofin) are toxic for dogs!!
If you think your dog is in pain, take him to the vet for pain killers.
Please dont give your dog Aleeve. It is poison to dogs and can cause liver or kidney failure.
If your have to give your dog something then go an get some baby asprin and give your dog one asprin every day until he feels better. If you see no improvement by Sunday then get him into the vets to see if he could have damaged something.
Note that a dog is not a human. Just because your dog "does not feel good" is not a reason to give it an aspirin. Usually, aspirin is given to relieve extreme conditions of discomfort. Also note that most vets prescribe Rimadyl as a better pain-killer and anti-inflammatory than aspirin.
Enteric coated aspirin is not recommended in dogs because about half the time the coating isn't digested and the aspirin is excreted whole in the stool.
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if the pain gets worse take him to the vet
Check the bottle if it has acetaminophen (same ingredient as tylenol) it will harm him. Acetaminophen is posion for dogs.
you should call the vet.. i know that we have given my dog and cat baby asprin...its oranges very tiny chewables. i think we were told to use half at first.. the vet did reccomnd this.. but i would still call to double check.
aleve is not aspirin... a baby aspirin given with correct weight ratio will be ok... you can call the vet for advice - it is free
The only asprin i know of that is safe is Buffered asprin. We give our one dog that for arthritis. But you will have to get the proper dosage from a vet for according to his weight.
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