My dog is about 11 years old. He can no longer navigate stairs. His hind
legs just "give out" sometimes. We've fed him "joint" stuff but it's been
like candy. The only thing left is to stop the pain for him. Can dogs take
aspirin, or something else like aspirin? We can't afford hip surgery, or
expensive treatments.
Tks.

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"Pete" said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

My dog is about 11 years old. He can no longer navigate
stairs. His hind legs just "give out" sometimes. We've fed
him "joint" stuff but it's been like candy. The only thing
left is to stop the pain for him. Can dogs take aspirin, or
something else like aspirin? We can't afford hip surgery,
or expensive treatments.

Xrays are relatively inexpensive and may give you a pretty good
idea as to the next step. Good luck.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

"Rocky" wrote in message
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"Pete" said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

My dog is about 11 years old. He can no longer navigate
stairs. His hind legs just "give out" sometimes. We've fed
him "joint" stuff but it's been like candy. The only thing
left is to stop the pain for him. Can dogs take aspirin, or
something else like aspirin? We can't afford hip surgery,
or expensive treatments.

Xrays are relatively inexpensive and may give you a pretty good
idea as to the next step. Good luck.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

But can dogs tolerate aspirin, or ibuprofen, tyl., etc.??
That is my real question.

Pete wrote:

But can dogs tolerate aspirin, or ibuprofen, tyl., etc.??
That is my real question.

Would you really give your dog drugs based on the advice of a
complete stranger? Surely, it would be better to ask your vet? And
for what it's worth, I would not give ibuprofen or acetaminophen to
my dog, as it is my understanding that those drugs can be dangerous.

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:38:42 -0400, "Pete" wrote:


"Rocky" wrote in message
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"Pete" said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

My dog is about 11 years old. He can no longer navigate
stairs. His hind legs just "give out" sometimes. We've fed
him "joint" stuff but it's been like candy. The only thing
left is to stop the pain for him. Can dogs take aspirin, or
something else like aspirin? We can't afford hip surgery,
or expensive treatments.

Xrays are relatively inexpensive and may give you a pretty good
idea as to the next step. Good luck.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

But can dogs tolerate aspirin, or ibuprofen, tyl., etc.??
That is my real question.

There are anti-inflammatories made especially for dogs that are safer
than aspirin. You need to make an appointment with your vet so that
your dog can be examined and the vet can make recommendations.

Mustang Sally

"Pete" said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

But can dogs tolerate aspirin, or ibuprofen, tyl., etc.??
That is my real question.

You mentioned that you couldn't afford hip surgery. Right now
you don't have a diagnosis on which to base treatment. A
relatively inexpensive consultation with your vet (including,
probably, xrays) will go a long way in figuring out the best and
most affordable treatment for your dog.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

"Rocky" wrote in message
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"Pete" said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

But can dogs tolerate aspirin, or ibuprofen, tyl., etc.??
That is my real question.

You mentioned that you couldn't afford hip surgery. Right now
you don't have a diagnosis on which to base treatment. A
relatively inexpensive consultation with your vet (including,
probably, xrays) will go a long way in figuring out the best and
most affordable treatment for your dog.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

I did ask last time at the vet when my dog's ear was infected.
She just said "it's something German S. get."
I think we can only treat this symptomatically.

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"Pete" wrote:



I did ask last time at the vet when my dog's ear was infected.
She just said "it's something German S. get."
I think we can only treat this symptomatically.

You need a better vet. But I don't believe you.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

In article ,
Janet Boss wrote:

In article ,
"Pete" wrote:



I did ask last time at the vet when my dog's ear was infected.
She just said "it's something German S. get."
I think we can only treat this symptomatically.

You have to know what "this" *is* first.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet Boss said in
rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

You have to know what "this" *is* first.

I've given up after twice saying a better diagnosis should be
had.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.