Safe for small dog to take multiple meds for fever, stool, worms?

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Just came back from vet. Bella had soft stool and slight fever of 103.6. Vet prescribed .25ml metronidazole for stool. .30ml loxicom for fever and one dose of Drontal plus as precautionary as she was around a dog with worms. This seems like a lot of meds, is it safe for 3.8lb dog to be on all this at one time? Does the metronidazole reduce fevers? I am worried about overloading her when she already doesn’t feel great. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 10 years and 9 months old | 3.6 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Bella! The metronidazole is an antibiotic and could help with the fever. If you want to start with the metronidazole and the dewormer first that is fine. Recheck her temperature in 24 hours. If it is still elevated give the loxicam. The loxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory. Good luck!

Safe for small dog to take multiple meds for fever, stool, worms?

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