Top Lamper 2k10 169 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Bin telt u can giv ya dog ibuprofen to help my dogs toe as she has knocked it n its swelled up advice would be great no stupid comments 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Bin telt u can giv ya dog ibuprofen to help my dogs toe as she has knocked it n its swelled up advice would be great no stupid comments you maybe need an anti inflammatory, for pain relief give aspirin or if its bad Tramadol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 No don't give it ... And to save all the why's and why nots ... Here is the veterinary answer ...... http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?A=3342 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 No good at all pal try an anti inflammatory metacam is a painkiller and anti inflammatory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunnyboiler 1,050 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 My old fella had a rotty with bad back legs and was told by a vet to give him jnr ibuprofen liquid out of a syringe from a early age and is still giving him the same now 5yrs on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,387 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Inruprofen is bad stick with metacam mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beast 1,884 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 metacam is good stuff, and approved for use for dogs. the name metacam is a brand of the drug meloxicam (just like neurofen is just a brand of ibuprofen) and there are cheaper generic versions available such as reumocam, just CHECK THE DOSE RATE!! as some are made for large livestock (cattle etc) and are much more concentrated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lennard 10 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Really do check before giving dogs human medication. Dogs have a different chemistry, some compounds are OK some are really not. Usually carnivores get intoxicated/damaged more easy by all kinds of chemicals that are tolerated well by omnivores (humans, pigs) and herbivores. The latter 2 are exposed to more different compounds in their diet and have more metabolic ways to deal with them. L. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mooney1 120 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Calpol for children is safe and effective for dogs that info came from a vet to save me money instead of metacam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Calpol for children is safe and effective for dogs that info came from a vet to save me money instead of metacam Well that vet needs to go back to vet school calpol is not an anti inflammatory ........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ninakins 2 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Dont give Ibuprofen to dogs. Their systems cant cope with it and it can kill them. Go to a decent vet. Also be careful with giving Metacam to running dogs, for some reason they seem to be extremely sensitive to and I have known dogs that have had bad reactions and died. My vet wont prescribe Metacam for that reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pengelli 365 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 give asprin top lamper i gave it to one of the bull crosses i run for the same problem you have cleared up no problem you need to give the correct dosage and not on an empty stomach speak to your vet about dosage hope this helps atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fitchet 788 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Dont give Ibuprofen to dogs. Their systems cant cope with it and it can kill them. Go to a decent vet. Also be careful with giving Metacam to running dogs, for some reason they seem to be extremely sensitive to and I have known dogs that have had bad reactions and died. My vet wont prescribe Metacam for that reason. I've used metacam on all sorts but the stuff I use has a different name I don't think I've ever had any problems using it on any sort of dog I think dogs having a bad reaction is probably an exception rather than rule but could be wrong of course. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sighthound 49 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I agree be careful with metacam my spaniel almost died this year she passed blood for nearly 24hrs apparently it can react with the bowel lining causing bleeding my vet was not at all surprised and said she had seen it before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Win 79 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I have heard vets stopped giving metacam to dogs recently for this reason and that it will be taken off the market, not sure how true this is, just what a vet told to me a while ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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