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| Home Remedies: Dog Pain and Dog Vomiting/Diarrhea
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Dog Pain
Currently we are dog sitting one of our neighbor’s dogs who has severe arthritis.
She is on an arthritis supplement, but after exercise, or after lying outside in the snow she is especially stiff.
Many pet owners have asked whether or not it is safe to use Aspirin in Dogs:
Yes, but with caution.
1. Dogs are relatively sensitive to stomach side effects. Be careful of the dose and stop if not eating, vomiting or diarrhea
2. Do not give if your dog has bleeding disorders, asthma, kidney disease, liver disease
3. Do not give if your dog is on steroids ( ie prednisone), lasix, phenobarbital, other non steroidal anti-inflammatories ( ie metacam)
Dose
Use buffered aspirin
For pain relief: 10 mg/kg PO q12h
That translates as one 325mg tablet per 60lbs given every 12 hours
Before you give aspirin or other medication, first consult your veterinarian to ensure that it is safe for your dog, especially if they are on other medications, or have additional medical problems.
Garbage Gut
Sudden vomiting, diarrhea is commonly known as ‘garbage gut’ on the veterinary world.
It typically occurs when your dog eats something that he shouldn’t be eating. It irritates his stomach, and intestinal tract causing the vomiting/diarrhea.
Some of the common causes: garbage, compost, fatty food, spoiled food. Other less common causes include toxic plants, poisons, anti-inflammatory drugs and the varied and many things your dog will eat, but shouldn’t.
If your dog is especially sick, lethargic, and unable to drink, vomiting or having diarrhea repeatedly, then you need veterinary care. This is a sign that it may be more serious.
But if your dog has had only 1-2 bouts of vomiting/diarrhea, and is still able to drink, then likely it’s ‘garbage gut’ which may be treated at home.
Fast them for 24 hours- as in NO FOOD for 24 hours.
Consider this homeopathic which many dog owners have had good success with:
Arsenicum Album
Dose 1 30C tab per 20lbs every 4 hours.
It’s a great homeopathic to always have on hand, and the one I used most often in veterinary practice.
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