3 Responses for "Pain relief for dogs? something I can make at home and not buy? My dog has toothache and It’s late at night"

1. stulisa42 February 14th, 2012 at 5:52 pm 1

   If it is a small breed of dog, a baby aspirin can be given for pain, a large breed dog can have one adult aspirin. This is just a temporary measure though. An abscessed tooth can cause infection severe enough to endanger your dogs life. It needs antibiotics and/or extraction from a vet as soon as you can get it there.

   Never give Tylenol!! or Ibuprofen........just plain aspirin

2. The First Dragon February 14th, 2012 at 6:32 pm 2

   For toothache, I think the best remedy will be ice. If you don't have a regular ice pack for pain, put ice in a ziplock bag and hold it against the part of the mouth that hurts. Or use a bag of frozen peas. Like a human, the dog may dislike the ice, but will realize after a while that the pain is gets better with it, and be willing to put up with the ice.
   You can give a little aspirin, but be careful about the dose. Don't use any other kind of human pain medicine unless the vet says it's okay.

3. VetTecVT February 14th, 2012 at 7:08 pm 3

   Don't listen to the idiot that said you can give advil-- ibuprofen kills dogs! How do you know it's a toothache? If a dog has a swollen cheek around the gum of a tooth it could be a tooth root abscess which will need medical attention tomorrow. Is the gums are just swollen and red it might be gingivitis, which is common in a lot of dogs. I wouldn't give anything until you have a veterinarian diagnose the problem, and then they will prescribe an appropriate pain reliever if necessary.