Will your dog be OK after eating Advil?

Answer 1

You should never give human medications to animals. Dogs in particular are very sensitive to the side effects of Advil (and Tylenol and Aleve and aspirin and every other pain reliever humans use) - one pill can be enough to cause a fatal stomach ulcer that kills your dog.

If you think your dog is in pain, you should take him to your veterinarian who can prescribe a safe pain reliever for you dog if he needs it.
no they may not

Answer 2

No - you should never give your dog Advil or Tylenol, or any other over-the-counter pain medication for people except baby aspirin (for short periods). Dogs cannot process acetaminophen or ibuprofen drugs like humans through their liver and kidneys. The damage done to the liver and kidneys can cause your dog to go into hepatic or renal failure resulting in death.

Answer 3

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) should not be given to dogs, it has a degree of toxicity and may severely damage the dog's liver and blood red cells, it may even be fatal. There are analgesics and fever control drugs less risky for dogs. Tylenol is also highly toxic to cats.

Never give an animal pain killers without consulting a veterinarian. Certainly not human pain killers.

Answer 4

This is potentially a medical emergency. Advil is a COX-2 (type of enzyme found throughout the body, dog and human) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is very safe for human use. However, dogs are not little humans and they are very sensitive to the side effects of Advil (and Tylenol, Aleve, aspirin, etc.), in particular the side effect that causes stomach bleeding.

You should call your veterinarian immediately to let him/her know how many pills your dog ate, what size the pills were (check the bottle, the vet will need to know how many mg each pill was) and how big your dog is. Based on that, your dog may need to be seen on emergency to have his stomach emptied and be monitored for internal bleeding.

Answer 5

No. No matter what strength it is, ibuprofen (Advil) is poisonous to dogs. The only over-the-counter pain reliever used in humans that can be given to a dog is aspirin, and then only in much reduced amounts from a human dosage. Quote from the related link: "Most veterinarians recommend between 5 mg and 10 mg per pound of the dog's weight every 12 hours."

Answer 6

No, advil is ibuprofen which is very dangerous to dogs as they are very sensitive to the side effects. One pill can be enough to cause a fatal perforating gastric ulcer.

Answer 7

yes it can just take baby ibuprofen