tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post6930916123967328907..comments2023-10-01T10:50:05.348-04:00Comments on The Homeless Parrot: Cats and TylenolThe Homeless Parrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-87373337846953305522011-04-02T21:14:09.556-04:002011-04-02T21:14:09.556-04:00Books: Have you told your veterinarian that you wo...Books: Have you told your veterinarian that you would rather pay for the veterinary product and correct dosing? I think many DVMs do this because in most instances, owners would rather not pay for the medicine and just give something out of the medicine cabinet. I think if you made it clear to your vet - she/he would be happy to oblige!The Homeless Parrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-78177426009477806372011-04-01T22:09:28.804-04:002011-04-01T22:09:28.804-04:00Blogger hates me today. I wrote a long comment tha...Blogger hates me today. I wrote a long comment that it ate, on how I dislike it generally when the vet tells me to give my dogs OTC drugs, because it is harder to get the right dose and the vet never knows what specific product I should get. Once he recommended giving just plain cough syrup, but I couldn't find a brand that was just pain cough syrup so my dog did without. It was frustrating because I would have gladly spend 20-30$ to buy drugs from the vet. I think my vet just does this with things where the dosage is less sensitive then the otc pain meds you talk about, but I'm not a vet and figuring out how to get 250 mg out of a 1500mg pill for a daily dose is more trouble then it is worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-8779974604410028242011-04-01T19:10:12.549-04:002011-04-01T19:10:12.549-04:00Rachel: you're right about the fact that it...Rachel: you're right about the fact that it's better to just give people the worst case scenario. On the other hand, I just hate to give out misinformation. It makes us look bad.<br /><br />Nurse: I meant that normal aspirin is not buffered for dogs, buffered aspirin is better for dogs. Tylenol-3 is used for dogs, as well - but usually, it is reserved for oncology patients and the like.The Homeless Parrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-50851487770283002792011-04-01T16:50:28.172-04:002011-04-01T16:50:28.172-04:00Just a clarification please.....dogs can have aspi...Just a clarification please.....dogs can have aspirin but not buffered aspirin? And Tylenol-3 is tylenol with codeine....this is okay to give to dogs? Of course, although I'm curious, I'm the one who never administers medications without a vet's approval!The Nursenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-35285724786038192722011-04-01T16:06:39.383-04:002011-04-01T16:06:39.383-04:00i understand your frustration when your techs say ...i understand your frustration when your techs say "all OTC drugs are toxic"; however, from the tech's POV...clients have a nasty habit of wanting to treat their pets cheaply by using OTC drugs. i find that many clients who call in just simply want to relieve their pet's pain, and they are not familiar with generic NSAID names, mechanisms of action, and the ability or inability of their cat or dog to metabolize a particular drug. the client just knows that they have Aleve in their cabinet, and it relieves their own back pain, so maybe it'll work on their dog who's non-weight bearing on one of their hind legs. it's very frustrating that clients call AFTER the fact and say, "oh by the way, i gave him an Aleve." to combat this, many techs, like myself, simply state that "many OTC drugs can be quite toxic and are not recommended." and i also like to follow this up by saying "there are veterinary prescriptions [Rimadyl/Deramaxx] that your vet may want to use, and these can't be given for several days if you give your pet aspirin or other NSAIDs." as a tech, i know that there is more to the story than simply saying, "all OTC drugs are toxic" but i also have to think about what the client is going to remember when they get off the phone, and who they're going to talk to and communicate this info to. in the end, i think it's better if clients know to simply stay away from OTC NSAIDs, and hopefully this is what they pass on to their family and friends. <br /><br />by the way, i LOVE reading your blog. i work at an emergency/specialty/referral hospital, and while i generally don't enjoy watching or reading work-related TV or postings on my days off, there is something about your blog that i am drawn to. i can feel from your writing how much you care about your patients.TabbyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161186985525069874noreply@blogger.com