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What safe natural pain relief can I give my dog for a sprain without side effects?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old

What natural medicine can I give my dog for pain and don’t tell me to take her to the vet she just has a sprain and it gonna take some time to heal but I just want something that’s not gonna make her weird what can I use?

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on December 19th, 2018

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! There are no known effective natural medicines for pain control. Your veterinarian could prescribe a low dose Tramadol or carprofen which should not affect her behavior. Best of luck!

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