I have an old medication that I no longer take (Ambien, 10 MG) - is it
safe to give this to a dog that is horrid in the car? I assume he'd
take about a half pill, given as the dog in question is 80lbs, half the
weight of a human.

I have an upcoming 2,000 mile trip in 2 days, so if I can give him the
medication, great, if not, I have to suffer through his whining. This
is a matter I'd normally take to my vet, but I'm doing a sudden
cross-country relocation.


Thanks for any advice, even those who reply "make sure you ask a vet
for these professional drug/medication" questions. It takes all
types.

DO NOT give this to the dog without a vets advice.

I highly doubt that this is a safe drug for animals it wasn't formulated for
them and you could end up killing her. Use some common sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celeste




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I have an old medication that I no longer take (Ambien, 10 MG) - is it
safe to give this to a dog that is horrid in the car? I assume he'd
take about a half pill, given as the dog in question is 80lbs, half the
weight of a human.

I have an upcoming 2,000 mile trip in 2 days, so if I can give him the
medication, great, if not, I have to suffer through his whining. This
is a matter I'd normally take to my vet, but I'm doing a sudden
cross-country relocation.


Thanks for any advice, even those who reply "make sure you ask a vet
for these professional drug/medication" questions. It takes all
types.

On 23 Jul 2005 17:43:51 -0700 whittled these words:
I have an old medication that I no longer take (Ambien, 10 MG) - is it
safe to give this to a dog that is horrid in the car? I assume he'd
take about a half pill, given as the dog in question is 80lbs, half the
weight of a human.

In my experience if a drug is safe to use with a dog it is very easy to
find confirming information on the web. If there is controversy over the
use of a medication in dogs, that too is easy to find. When one finds
little to no information on benfits and concerns, dosing, etc then
generally that is because no one uses it with canines. And that would be
very rare if a medication was both safe and effective. My conclusion is
that it is an unsafe experiment.


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