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My 25lb dog's clindamycin and tramadol doses doubled. Is it safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Lhasa Apso | Male | neutered | 14 years and 4 months old | 25 lbs

My dog had oral malignant melanoma and is currently taking tramadol, clindamycin, augmentin, and gabapentin twice a day as well as meloxicam once a day. His vet refilled all of his meds earlier today but I just noticed that his clindamycin has been doubled from 75mg twice a day to 150mg twice a day, and the tramadol was doubled from 1 (50mg) tablet once daily to twice daily. Are the clindamycin and tramadol safe at these doses? My dog weighs 25lbs. Could this be a mistake?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on December 23rd, 2020

The dose for clindamycin is within the normal dose range, and the dose for tramadol is also within the normal dose range. You can ask your vet why they upped the doses for Chewy, but they are safe. I hope this helps.

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