Can you give a dog Tylenol?

[rudeguy]

I think my pup sprained her back. How much children's Tylenol should I give a 8 pound mini dachshund?

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Only one way to find out...

 

[Vehemence]

Just give her a little bit of black tar heroin imo

 

[Baked]

If you can't afford to take your pet to vet, don't own a pet.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Don't give her tylenol. Doxie's are very susceptible to back problems. Crate her to minimize her movement and take her to a vet.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

None. Give them aspirin. For an 8 pound dog, I'd give them about 1/4 - 1/2 an aspirin.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Baked
If you can't afford to take your pet to vet, don't own a pet.

There are no 24 hour vets around here.

 

[ScottyB]

Can you give a dog Tylenol?
In: Dog Health, Tylenol

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I can't believe the two answers below. No, you can NOT give your dog tylenol. Tylenol is FATAL to dogs. My dog is currently at an Animal Hospital in ICU because of ingestion of Tylenol (he got into a bottle) and they said theres a chance he dies in 3-5 days from now - and all he needed to ingest were 3 or more 500 mg tablets (he is 30lbs for anyone to use as a guideline). They vets have a formula that determines the toxicity in dogs - and usually its only a pill or two to become toxic for the dogs. See below for the effects (including death). DO NOT EVER ADMINISTER YOUR DOG TYLENOL WITHOUT CONSULTING WITH YOUR VET. If your dog has ingested tylenol, call up Poison Control - they will give you a case number (which you will need later on at the vet or ER for them to treat him) and then go to your vet or Animal ER for treatment as soon as possible. It takes 5-6 hours from the time of ingestion to move through the stomach into the intestines - and you want to catch it before it moves to the intestines so they can make your dog throw up the pills. If you do NOT know when they were ingested, the approach to help the dog is usually more aggressive.

 

[theflyingpig]

I've been a vet for 25 years, and I've always recommended owners use Tylenol for their animals pain.


Based on your body of posting work here, I'm going to assume you are a lying troll casually reccommending something that has the possibility to be fatal to the OP's pet.

You are going on vacation . . . again. If you really have been a vet for 25 years pm the mod account with proof and we will rescind your vacation and apologize for your inconvience.

Perknose
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[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig
I've been a vet for 25 years, and I've always recommended owners use Tylenol for their animals pain.

:|

 

[rh71]

mom had a dog back in hong kong and her brother got some pills from the store to give to it... it died... not good.

 

[Pepsei]

Question: Hi Dr Mike:

I have a question about Acetaminophen (Tylenol?). The Receptionist at our local veterinarian told us that in case of fever, it was ok to give our dogs a Tylenol? and NOT to give them ASPIRIN, or IBUPROFEN.

http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/poisgde.asp#yew

According to the AVMA Pet Poison Guide ratings scale, it appears to me that the Acetaminophen (Tylenol?) is more dangerous then the ASPIRIN, or IBUPROFEN. Is this true or am I misunderstanding what I am reading or was this by chance a misprint?

What would you recommend be given to a dog in case of a fever ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, Acetaminophen (Tylenol?) or something else?

Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon, David

Answer: David-


Based on reactions in our canine patients, this is the ranking I would give these medications: safest = acetaminophen (Tylenol tm), also safe = aspirin, less safe = ibuprofen (Advil tm, Motrin Rx). However, this is the ranking that I would give them based on the reports in the literature and factoring in the likelihood of a bad reaction causing death: safest = aspirin, also safe but less so = acetaminophen and less safe = ibuprofen.

The reason for these rankings include these things. Aspirin is reasonably likely to cause gastric ulcers, which can be life threatening if ignored but which respond to withdrawal of the medication. Acetaminophen doesn't seem to cause ulcers but there are uncommon reactions to it in which liver failure occurs and this may not respond to therapy, so death is a possibility. Ibuprofen is very likely to cause ulcers, with 100% of dogs developing ulcers with the use of ibuprofen in at least one study. On the other hand, lots of my clients come in and tell me "I gave my dog an ibuprofen last night" and I have only had to treat one or two cases of ulcers and I can't recall a dog dying from this medication, yet.

My personal preference for pain and fever in dogs is aspirin but we do warn our clients to discontinue the medication if the dog stops eating and to call us or come in for a recheck if that happens.

In cats the situation is different. Acetaminophen is very toxic to cats and this medication should simply never be used to treat a cat. Aspirin has a long half life in cats, at least 24 to 48 hours, so it will reach toxic levels pretty quickly if it is given more frequently than once every 48
hours and the dosage is 10mg/lb so a baby aspirin (81mg) is a much more appropriate dosage for a cat than an adult aspirin. I have not seen much information on ibuprofen and cats but it is a good idea to avoid all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications in cats, at least until one of them does prove to be safe in someone's clinical trials.

Mike Richards, DVM

so far very different answers

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: ScottyB

Can you give a dog Tylenol?
In: Dog Health, Tylenol

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I can't believe the two answers below. No, you can NOT give your dog tylenol. Tylenol is FATAL to dogs. My dog is currently at an Animal Hospital in ICU because of ingestion of Tylenol (he got into a bottle) and they said theres a chance he dies in 3-5 days from now - and all he needed to ingest were 3 or more 500 mg tablets (he is 30lbs for anyone to use as a guideline). They vets have a formula that determines the toxicity in dogs - and usually its only a pill or two to become toxic for the dogs. See below for the effects (including death). DO NOT EVER ADMINISTER YOUR DOG TYLENOL WITHOUT CONSULTING WITH YOUR VET. If your dog has ingested tylenol, call up Poison Control - they will give you a case number (which you will need later on at the vet or ER for them to treat him) and then go to your vet or Animal ER for treatment as soon as possible. It takes 5-6 hours from the time of ingestion to move through the stomach into the intestines - and you want to catch it before it moves to the intestines so they can make your dog throw up the pills. If you do NOT know when they were ingested, the approach to help the dog is usually more aggressive.

Good thing you asked, OP.

 

[PrinceofWands]

You shouldn't even give humans Tylenol, it's a crappy drug. That being said don't give an animal anything a vet doesn't clear first. Animals are not people.

 

[Vehemence]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
You shouldn't even give humans Tylenol, it's a crappy drug. That being said don't give an animal anything a vet doesn't clear first. Animals are not people.

However, people are animals. SEE WHAT I DID THERE

 

[judasmachine]

small amounts of children's tylenol is ok, and even prescribed by many vets. but if you don't understand the dosing, i wouldn't do it.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Pepsei

Question: Hi Dr Mike:

I have a question about Acetaminophen (Tylenol?). The Receptionist at our local veterinarian told us that in case of fever, it was ok to give our dogs a Tylenol? and NOT to give them ASPIRIN, or IBUPROFEN.

http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/poisgde.asp#yew

According to the AVMA Pet Poison Guide ratings scale, it appears to me that the Acetaminophen (Tylenol?) is more dangerous then the ASPIRIN, or IBUPROFEN. Is this true or am I misunderstanding what I am reading or was this by chance a misprint?

What would you recommend be given to a dog in case of a fever ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, Acetaminophen (Tylenol?) or something else?

Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon, David

Answer: David-


Based on reactions in our canine patients, this is the ranking I would give these medications: safest = acetaminophen (Tylenol tm), also safe = aspirin, less safe = ibuprofen (Advil tm, Motrin Rx). However, this is the ranking that I would give them based on the reports in the literature and factoring in the likelihood of a bad reaction causing death: safest = aspirin, also safe but less so = acetaminophen and less safe = ibuprofen.

The reason for these rankings include these things. Aspirin is reasonably likely to cause gastric ulcers, which can be life threatening if ignored but which respond to withdrawal of the medication. Acetaminophen doesn't seem to cause ulcers but there are uncommon reactions to it in which liver failure occurs and this may not respond to therapy, so death is a possibility. Ibuprofen is very likely to cause ulcers, with 100% of dogs developing ulcers with the use of ibuprofen in at least one study. On the other hand, lots of my clients come in and tell me "I gave my dog an ibuprofen last night" and I have only had to treat one or two cases of ulcers and I can't recall a dog dying from this medication, yet.

My personal preference for pain and fever in dogs is aspirin but we do warn our clients to discontinue the medication if the dog stops eating and to call us or come in for a recheck if that happens.

In cats the situation is different. Acetaminophen is very toxic to cats and this medication should simply never be used to treat a cat. Aspirin has a long half life in cats, at least 24 to 48 hours, so it will reach toxic levels pretty quickly if it is given more frequently than once every 48
hours and the dosage is 10mg/lb so a baby aspirin (81mg) is a much more appropriate dosage for a cat than an adult aspirin. I have not seen much information on ibuprofen and cats but it is a good idea to avoid all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications in cats, at least until one of them does prove to be safe in someone's clinical trials.

Mike Richards, DVM

so far very different answers

The previous post was anectdotal but it should also be pointed out that they said 1500 mg would be fatal to a 30 lbs dog. That's a crap load of Tylenol for such a small dog, the standard 2 tablets for an adult is 1000 mg. Like most cases with drugs, this seems to be a case of the proper dosage.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig
I've been a vet for 25 years, and I've always recommended owners use Tylenol for their animals pain.

BAN

 

[Q]

Sure if you want him to die.

 

[Dasenergi]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: theflyingpig
I've been a vet for 25 years, and I've always recommended owners use Tylenol for their animals pain.

BAN

agreed!

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
You shouldn't even give humans Tylenol, it's a crappy drug. That being said don't give an animal anything a vet doesn't clear first. Animals are not people.

Tylenol is an amazing drug. It's just very toxic if you take even a little too much. Just because you have to be careful with something doesn't mean it doesn't have its uses.

 

[Kalmah]

A vet once prescribed childrens benedryl to our miniature dachhund to help her sleep. I don't remember the amount. It was very little. Something to look into.

Good luck.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
You shouldn't even give humans Tylenol, it's a crappy drug. That being said don't give an animal anything a vet doesn't clear first. Animals are not people.

Tylenol is an amazing drug. It's just very toxic if you take even a little too much. Just because you have to be careful with something doesn't mean it doesn't have its uses.

Sure...after all the potential of liver damage from taking it exactly as directed is nothing troublesome. I realize not everyone will have issues...even most people won't. That doesn't change the fact that it's over-prescribed and potentially damaging.

 

[theflyingpig]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: theflyingpig
I've been a vet for 25 years, and I've always recommended owners use Tylenol for their animals pain.

BAN

Oh shut up. If anyone bothered to read the post directly above mine and still gave their dog Tylenol then they're an idiot. My post was clearly sarcastic in nature.

 

[Elstupido]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: theflyingpig
I've been a vet for 25 years, and I've always recommended owners use Tylenol for their animals pain.

BAN

Oh shut up. If anyone bothered to read the post directly above mine and still gave their dog Tylenol then they're an idiot. My post was clearly sarcastic in nature.

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