We've given our 65 pound labrador a regular strength - 325 mg - buffered aspirin. one every 12 hours - but don't continue it beyond 24 hours without consulting your vet.

Edited to add that this was done as per our vet's instructions.

Google is your friend!

NO TYLENOL!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/acetaminophen/

Oak, instead of medicating the dog without the guidance of your vet can't you take your it to an animal hospital instead? You don't know if the dose described above would be appropriate for your dog and over dosing can make it deathly ill. And sure it could be hip dysplasia, but depending on what type of dog, what it's normal size is as well as its activity level it could be something entirely different.

Unfortunately, I speak from experience when I say the wrong diagnosis, drug and/or dosage can make your dog really ill. I bought some dog asprin from Amazon, gave our dog the prescribed amount for what I thought might be hip dysplasia.. I administered the dosage marked on the box for her weight and within an hour or so she was throwing up every 10 minutes thru the entire night. I took her to the Vet first thing in the morning and he said the asprin may have been made wrong because her symptoms reflected an over dose. He did an x-ray to verify my diagnosis, again I was WRONG! Fortunately, for her, no hip dysplasia at all. The Vet was really nice about it but I felt so bad and so stupid for putting our beloved pet through all that.. It was also a very expensive mistake.. If the dog is in a lot of pain, please just take it to a 24 hour clinic.

ETA:. No google is not your friend, most Vets will tell you flat out, there is a lot of miss guided information and they see the results all the time!

Several years ago, my dog jumped down from the tailgate, she soon began favoring her right front leg. It was a Saturday and we were out of town. I gave the dog half an aspirin. Monday, we went to the vet, Doctor wanted to put the dog on medication, but because the medication she wanted to prescribe conflicted with aspirin, she had to go with her second choices of medications.

if you do medicate your dog, please let the vet know what you gave your dog.

Buffered aspirin, 8-12 mg per pound, given every 12 hours.

Could be a torn cruciate ligament.

Do you have an Tramadol in the house? My 90 pounds dog is prescribed 2 mg Tramadol, given twice a day (total 4 mg) for arthritis pain.

You should should call your vet immediately, and ask him to send something out for your dog. O aspirin or Tylenol because that will irritate his stomach or maybe even perforate it. Try to get him to lay down so you can put ice on it. Good luck. Gabapentin helped our dog with pain. Don't give anything until you talk to the vet.

Unless your dog is in bad pain, I don't think a limp requires an immediate trip to the ER. I would keep him quiet (crate?) until you can reach your vet in the morning. Ice for a short while if you can (10 min recommended for people).

I haven't given him anything...yet. The aspirin I had is old and not buffered. Lobo's been sleeping the past couple of hours and I haven't heard him whine.

I'm hoping it's something minor. I read about hip dysplasia and it seems like he'd be showing other symptoms by now. He was fine when he woke up this morning. It's definitely a muscle or the hip

I'm going to keep googling though because I know we can give them something other than aspirin. If only I can remember!

Buffered aspirin is on my grocery list for the future. lol

I know you definitely do not give a dog tylenol. I am amazed your vet does not have either emergency (after hours) care or direct you to an emergency clinic, etc. I live in a fairly rural area myself. The vet group we go to is the only one in our area that offers 24/7 emergency care. They have become so overrun with emergency calls, that they now also direct (on their after hours message) you to a pet emergency clinic. We are very fortunate to have a teaching vet hospital in the area - they also offer emergency care. Regardless, our pup has never taken anything for pain other than something prescribed (surgery, injury, etc.). so I would never give any kind of over the counter pain killer without the advice of my vet.

Tina, if I've told you once I've told you a thousand times, I live in a VERY rural area, full of cattle, horses, and every animal you can imagine. This is not an emergency and I'm insulted you think I'm stupid enough not to take him to a pet ER. We've gone that route twice so I'm fully aware of how it works.

Now, onto the good news. Lobo jumped on the sofa and didn't whimper. I'm still calling the vet tomorrow even if he's better to get some dog pain meds for days like today. This stuff always happens on a weekend or weeknight.

ETA: You must have overlooked what I wrote above when I said my vet DID recommend an OTC pain med several times, but I have forgotten which one it was. So I did have his "advice." Only taken once, mind you, just in case you think I'll overdose my dog.

Death, taxes, and your dog needing a vet after hours!

True :-)

Good gravy! Please go back and READ what I wrote. I did not say anything about you taking the dog to an emergency clinic. What I said was I amazed that your vet does not have emergency care or would direct you to an er clinic. I meant in general, I did not say you should take him to an er clinic in this instance. To clarify and I did forget to type this - I had it in mind (but that's as far as it got) I meant to say something about someone from your vet being available to at least talk to you (over the phone) and give advice. I never said anything about you taking him today to a er clinic. Also, if you will read, you'll see I also mentioned that I'm pretty rural myself. Alot of farms here also - cattle, horses (even llama farms) so even more reason one would think a vet had emergency service - or at least could be reached. I, personally, need to know where to go or who I could contact in case of an emergency with my pup. Really, if you just read what I wrote, you would have no need to feel insulted.

When you go tomorrow, get some Rimadyl to keep on hand for future issues.

Hope your pet is resting comfortable and on the mend!

Best wishes for you and Lobo.