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My dog has a painful ear infection. Can I give him Tylenol for now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Rhodesian Ridgeback | Male | 88 lbs

My dog is suffering with ear infection. I had tried to clean up but he don’t let me do it . Could a give him half of a parathetamol tablet ? Until a vet can see him. He is 40 kg dog .

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on May 7th, 2020

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. If you cannot get him into the vets this evening, you can given one 500mg tablet of paracetamol (providing that he is a healthy dog and is not on any medications) and get him see by your regular vets tomorrow morning.

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