Human Medicines and Your BullDog: What Is and
Is Not Safe For Your Canine Companion
Human 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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