Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Schnauzer | Female | 9 years and 6 months old | 21 lbs
What pain medication I can give to my dog
4 Answers
Published on September 13th, 2017
Dogs can only have very specific pain medications, human pain killers are toxic to dogs, those pain killers are prescription only and you must get them through your vet. some examples: Metacam, Rymadil, Onsior, Previcox.
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Published on February 18th, 2019
Nothing OTC unfortunately. Many human pain medications are toxic to dogs, and can be fatal if given. The only safe pain medications are ones prescribed by the vet. If Bella is in pain, you will have to take her into her vet to get them. Best of luck.
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Published on April 9th, 2017
The only safe pain medications for dogs are prescription based. Never give Biggie over the counter human medications! If you are concerned that Biggie is painful, take him to his vet for an exam so that any appropriate medication can be prescribed.
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Published on April 11th, 2017
I'm sorry to hear that Shocker is painful! Unfortunately, there are no over-the-counter human pain medications that are safe to use in dogs, so I'm afraid you won't be able to give him anything until you can see the vet. I would recommend keeping him as calm and quiet as you can in the meantime, and getting him in to see the vet as soon as you are able to.
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