I have another stupid, but serious question.

If your dog get gets constipated, can you give him/her a little Karo syrup to help him pass his poop?

The reason I ask is.....you can give a baby a little and it'll help them pass it. Why not a dog? The food goes in, the food goes out, same for both critters (yup, my kid is a critter).

An yway, seriously?
Good or Bad idea?

 

I don't think it would cause any harm

 

Never tried, but I'd call the vet. Next thing you know you'll have poopies everywhere.

 

I gave my lab 1/2 of a exlax before and it did help. Just go easy on the old boy.

 

We use alot of the same meds for the dog as we do ourselfs, they have basically the same intestinal tract and are carnivourous, just smaller scale.......... i cant think if anything in Kyro syrup that would cause concern.

 

He's gonna sleep in the kitchen. We have brick floors....easy clean up [insert vomit smiley here.... cause SAJEFFC's damn smiley thread didn't have one]

..anyway. So you guys think it'll be ok? He's miserable. Our vet blows, all we get his voice mail.

 

How bout some Castor-Oil

 

How about just giving him some gravy over his dog food? That could get him going.

 

That's never worked for me.....any other suggestions.

 

Karo syrup shouldn't hurt your dog and may help speed things along. You can also use mineral oil, up to 4 tablespoons daily -or- one to two teaspoons of bran in your dogs meal -or- Metamucil™, half a teaspoon twice a day,

The trouble with giving pets the same medications that we use is that some people medications are toxic to dogs and cats.

Acetaminophen (Tylenol™) can cause very serious problems with death a possibility. Ibuprofen and buffered aspirin can cause gastric ulcers but aspirin is less likely to do so. If you give your dog buffered aspirin you should watch closely and withdraw the medication if your dog stops eating.

Antihistamines and decongestants may contain pseudoephedrine, a drug that is poorly tolerated by dogs and cats. Even one pill can be a toxic dose.

Many people medicines are safe for use in your pets but to be safe, don't give your pet any human medicine until you have researched it fully.

 

i would say white castles

 

Thanks Rosie. Good info.

Hey, are you a pharmacist?








Jk

 

As others have said, most of what you can take, your dog can take as far as medicines go. In fact many dog medications have the exact same equivalent for humans, just marketed differently (and the pet stuff is more expensive, ironically).
You need to get a new vet, seriously. Shop around until you find one you like. It's bullcrap that you can't get through to them when you need to, imagine if it was an emergency!
Not sure if you have these in your area but around here many PetsMart locations have Banfield pet hospitals in them. They fofer a "plan" kind of like insurance so you pay so much per year and get unlimited free office visits, discounts on meds, discounts on surgeries, and all annual shots are included.

 

oh yeah with how often we have to take our dogs to the vet, they know us by name and our "plan" has saved something like $3000 in a year.
Our greyhound is always running into **** needing stitches, which is why nearly every picture I have of her she either hsa a bandage or is wearing a strock.



And then every now and then Maggie decides she needs surgery for something or other. Last bout of the conehead lasted almost 3 months from hoo-hoo problems to cutting a growth off her head, and then to keep her from licking her wound where they had put the IV in her.

 

[QUOTE=mattadams]oh yeah with how often we have to take our dogs to the vet, they know us by name and our "plan" has saved something like $3000 in a year.
Our greyhound is always running into **** needing stitches, which is why nearly every picture I have of her she either hsa a bandage or is wearing a strock.



And then every now and then Maggie decides she needs surgery for something or other. Last bout of the conehead lasted almost 3 months from hoo-hoo problems to cutting a growth off her head, and then to keep her from licking her wound where they had put the IV in her.

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Awwwww....they're so cute!

My dog is a diabetic, so I have to be careful with everything I give her. She gets two shots a day of insulin. Fun stuff.