Human Medicines and Your BullDog: What Is and Is Not Safe For Your Canine CompanionHuman Medicines and Your Bulldog Many people feel that it is okay to play veterinarian, and dose their pet themselves with medicines from behind their bathroom mirror. And then there are pet owners who know how important it is for veterinarians to prescribe medications for various ailments their pet may experience, but their dogs are still exposed to human medications, causing a myriad of problems with their internal organs and overall health. Whether you have a house full of children or just a house full of pets, it is important to keep your own medications as far out of reach as possible; while some medications are perfectly safe for your pet to ingest, others are positively lethal even in the smallest of doses. It's always better to be safe than sorry, but for your information here are some of the medicines that are canine-friendly and some of those that are not. Tylenol and Aspirin Both regular aspirin and regular Tylenol, not to mention the extra strength version of both, have been known to cause a considerable amount of tissue damage in dogs in which it was administered to. If your dog is experiencing pain that you think would call for an aspirin or Tylenol, take them to the vet so that he or she can prescribe an appropriate treatment for their problem. Enough of this medicine has been known to kill some dogs, so keep it as far away from their curious noses as you can and never, ever administer Tylenol or aspirin to your pup. Benadryl Benadryl has been known to be safe for most dogs. One milligram of Benadryl per 50 pounds of dog should do the trick, and is just enough to treat the symptoms without hurting the dog. Your dog suffers from many of the same allergies that you do, and if you have the permission from your veterinarian and want to save a little cash on puppy prescriptions, Benadryl is one you can definitely make use of. Neosporin Dogs are like kids, and stuff happens. Cuts, scrapes, other minor wounds would normally entail Neosporin and a Band-Aid for your two-legged little ones, but what about Fido? Luckily, he can use the Neosporin although the band-aid would probably not do very much good. It can actually help to decrease the pain they are feeling and prevent wounds from getting infected, so it is a great thing to have around. Ibuprofen While ibuprofen is an excellent pain killer for you, it is not so good for your dog. It is easy to want to administer ibuprofen to a dog with aching joints or some other problem that you can sympathize with, but ibuprofen has been known to be toxic to dogs. If your dog has received ibuprofen or gotten into yours, you should definitely rush them to the vet as soon as you can to have them checked out. Ibuprofen can be highly toxic to your canine companion, and not worth losing them over.
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