Accidental yard fight

The recommended RIMADYL (carprofen) dosage for oral administration or subcutaneous (SC) administration in dogs is 2 mg/lb (4.4 mg/kg) of body weight daily. The total daily dose may be administered as 2 mg/lb of body weight once daily ordivided and administered as 1 mg/lb (2.2 mg/kg) twice daily.

• 10+ years on the market—longest track record of any canine NSAID
• Safely treated more than 16 million dogs—over 1 billion doses dispensed
• More than 90 scientific studies published in peer-reviewed journals*—that’s more than all other canine NSAIDs combined
• Veterinarians prescribe RIMADYL more than all other NSAIDs combined—making it the #1 NSAID

 

thank you 3mta3 he has bean saying im wrong all night i was starting to get mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

if the OP has to come here to ask, the correct answer is STILL take the dog to the vet.

 

The 1mg is the safest dosage. AS I pointed out there has been huge class action lawsuits over the drug. If the dog is older I sure as hell wouldn't give it to them.

Why are you getting mad? If somebody not agreeing with you makes you mad, that's a personal issue.

Yep I already said in my first response to this thread quoting benthere that's the best post in the thread.

 

Don't give NSAIDs if the dog is on steriods either.

 

Is nobody worried about what will happen when you take an injured pit bull to the vet with fight wounds...?

 

of course, but im not gonna deny a dog the attention it needs cuz i cant look a vet in the eye and tell them the truth.
it pays to have found a good guy to take your dog to long before this happens

 

Thanks for everyones suggestions, this is not my 1st time taking care of puncture wounds from an accidental fight, i know how to take care of an injured dog, i came here to see if anyone had one of their dogs show the symptoms i described in my 1st post, the puncture wound between my dogs eyes , goes up and down like a bubble gum, while my dogs breathes, she seems fine, its just odd thats all.

 

Your dog's nasal passage was punctured and air is coming up and going down through the hole, that's why it moves up and down when she breathes.

 

No. If you have a relationship with your vet then it shouldn't be a problem.

I was about to say the same thing.

3MTA3 is correct Rimadyl can be used as a once a day or Twice a day dosage. And Boog is correct by saying you should not give rimadyl all willy nilly.

Rimadyl is an NSAID (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) and like Nell said should not be used at the same time as a steriod. It is a anti-inflammatory as well as a pain reliever. So yes it would most likely be prescribed along with an antibiotic for this type of injury.

Stonegate
But here is the problem with telling people to use it. 1 you are not a Vet. 2 you do not know the medical history of the animal. You do not know the correct weight of the animal so you do not know the correct dosage. Ans yes I have seen toxicity due to overdose.

So leave it to the professionals in the field. And by the way You say you went to Vet School. Which one?

 

That's a good point. I guess if I had a working relationship with a vet I would feel less uneasy.
My vet and I don't get on real good so if I brought in a dog with fight wounds I know my ass would be grass.
So really I suppose the vet really is the #1 option. Dangerous to try and take care of it yourself.

 

If you do it fine but honestly shouldn't you take the dog to someone that has had the experience in it infections or side affect hell anything can go wrong and when you don't know what your doing ALWAYS go to someone that does unless you are saving a dogs life on the spot you should never do your on vet work.....if your here asking means you should be talking to someone that has a degree in this sort of thing its not worth the what if

 

OP question was answered

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