another question for Dr Doug
Hey Doc: Thank you, for all the kind help, you have given, kind of trust you more than our home town vet. Question is this, 14 plus year old lab, knees are shot, he is very stiff. It's got to hu...
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winnietrey wrote:
Thanks Doc, 2 questions
1) any difference between dog and people aspirin?
2) rx daily dose for 75lbs 14 year old lab? if we go with people aspirin?
It's my understanding that when giving aspirin to dogs it's important to use buffered aspirin. NOT enteric coated aspirin. Or at least that's what a vet told me years ago. Enteric coated aspirin is designed for a human's digestive tract and will often prevent aspirin from being absorbed properly by a dog. Bufferin use to be a widely available brand of buffered aspirin, but I haven't seen it in years. I think Walgreen's carries a store brand of buffered aspirin.
With my vet's blessing I sometimes use aspirin for short term pain relief. For longer term pain relief I've always given my dogs something like carprofen or tramadol.
