Baby Asprin for dog pain

 I just talked to Callie, and she can't get to the computer right now, but she said to tell you that baby aspirin should not be given at the same time as the steroid you are giving unless this is something your vet SPECIFICALLY directed you to do. Baby aspirin every one to two hours is much too much for Fox and could poison him. I know you want to keep the pain down, but just follow the vet directions and call again on Monday morning if you feel Fox is still in pain and they can direct you on what else you can do. The Tramdol is for pain already.

Baby asprin doing no good what so ever here for FOX so stop this ideal completly unless Mon of course VET says to than of course well .

I was simplily trying to help FOX pain level out was all . Thank You for your quick post advice to this suggestion . For pain now its a pain

patch plus tramadol ( morning / night ) Continue to PRAY

I hope little Fox will be OK.  I can't imagine what kind of pain he's in if Tramadol isn't helping him. 

fox the dog

Baby asprin doing no good what so ever here for FOX so stop this ideal completly unless Mon of course VET says to than of course well .

I was simplily trying to help FOX pain level out was all . Thank You for your quick post advice to this suggestion . For pain now its a pain

patch plus tramadol ( morning / night ) Continue to PRAY

Sorry - I was way FAR from the computer and outdoorschik called me.  Fox is on big doses of steroid already ... and you can 'overdose' them with anti-inflammatory.

Now ... something else you need to know.  THIS IS IMPORTANT.

I know you are kind of a new dog-owner, and since you are dealing with such severe pain you need to be aware of a few VERY important things, ok?

Don't confuse 'aspirin' with Tylenol.  **DO NOT GIVE TYLENOL TO DOGS**.  That is sooooo important.  Tyelenol is very poisonous to dogs.  I know there are some drug stores that barely even sell baby *aspirin* any more -- all you see is baby-tylenol and we humans have gotten to the point where we think they are the same.  THEY ARE **NOT**. 

Tylenol will shut down a dog's kidneys.  So don't be tempted to give any to Fox OK?  It will literally kill them.

I'm not shouting at you.  This is something you could have dogs for years and never know.  But because you have a dog in pain, it's going to be tempting but don't do it. 

When you go to Fox's regular vet tomorrow, make a *list* of exactly what the new vet did and gave to Fox.  In fact, it would be better if you called the new vet's office and asked them to fax a *courtesy* fax of Fox's chart to your regular vet to keep them in the loop.  This way the vet doesn't miss something.

Then have him help you make a list -- a list of things to do and things that will help that you *can* do.  But also have him tell you things you can't do.  It's tooo easy to overdose them on something if both vets don't know what is going on.

Were you able to open that article I sent you?  Were you able to get any of those oils?  The peppermint or wintergreen **essential oils**??  Those will actually relieve more of Fox's pain than you think they will.  A few drops of those along Fox's spine, up in the neck area and then just massage while you pet him -- that will help a whole lot.  (more than extra pills actually).  It will help reduce some of the inflammation without more medicine.

Now the next thing -- if you are acting really worried about Fox -- you can actually scare Fox more than you need to.  so just sit and pet Fox ... rubbing the places that are tense.  You'll help a lot that way.