Tylenol (acetaminophen) is dangerous, not aspirin

Patti is right - aspirin can safely be given to dogs.  It's Tylenol (acetaminophen) that is dangerous to give to dogs, and I believe also to cats. (Anyone with doubts, please call the nearest veterinarian, but I know several vets have told me so, I've had probably 20 dogs in my life,  and though I love cats, I'm allergic to them )  The animal livers can't handle Tylenol like human livers (and it's also very dangerous to our livers in overdoses)   Chocolate is also bad for dogs, by the way. 

• Anybody with a dog with seizures? - someone here might have some experience
  • Seizures in dogs. sm - GoGranny
  • Seizures are fairly common in Springers. - Me
  • Do a search on this here - big discussion:-) - This was discussed here:-)
  • My in-laws have a dog who has seizures... - SM
    • Just FYI on in-laws dog taking aspirin - SM
    • All about dogs and aspirin - sm
    • ASPIRIN will kill a dog - sirpercy
      • ASPIRIN DOES NOT KILL A DOG - Patti
        • Tylenol (acetaminophen) is dangerous, not aspirin - TeriD
        • It all depends on the dose and how often given. An occasional - IT MOST CERTAINLY WILL
          • Seizures, aspirin and dog demise - TeriD
          • Disagree on aspirin - Patti
            • Reminds me of a lady allergic to a certain fish, well - Jan

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Worked for a vet, have a 16 year old dog on two aspirin a day.  Works better than the expensive NSAID's.  My dog had seizures also.  Don't know why this has become so much more prominent lately but has.   My dog is part chow/lab mix.  She began with the seizures after being on prednisone -- I say that had something to do with it -- they do not.  Very bad seizures.  Age 6.   Had her on medication - not phenobarb but something else that a dog neurologist said to put her on.  She took it for almost a year - no seizures, slowly tapered her off of it and she did  have little ones now and then -- 2 to 3 a year but over the past 7 years has not had one to my knowledge.  She is 16 and quite healthy, except for being quite deaf, hip dysplasiad and arthritis and takes aspirin for it.  I am sure her end is near but we still walk a mile a day and she chases her friend our cat every now and then.  But her birthday is Valentine's Day -- was actually born on that day and she will be 16.   Go on line and read about seizures.  A neighbor has a chow that just had hsi first one -- age 4 to 5 also.  So it is more common than one would expect.   Good luck.  Actually the visit to the dog neurologist was cheaper than my regular vet and he spent a lot of time with us.  So it was well worth the money.   Patti

You didn't say if you and your GF live near each other.  If so I would venture a guess that it is arthritis and both dogs have it.  Before all the anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, etc. came out they used to give people aspirin for arthritis as common practice.  So my guess would be it is helping the inflammation/pain and thus they are acting fine. 

Keep in mind that dogs will not show their pain until they are really in alot of pain.  It is the animal inistinct that pain shows weakness and in the animal world it gives the impression of not being able to defend themselves.  So just because they are acting like nothing is wrong does not mean that they are fine, it could be that the severe pain they were experiencing is less now.  I would certainly follow-up with the Vet.

Okay, here's my offering of a summary.  In answer to the initial question, yes dogs can have seizures.  I had a dog that had them for several years. Extremely scary, but they basically didn't harm him. He shook and was stiff for about a minute, then was fine afterwards.  The vet didn't see a need to do testing, and I agreed, as he was already 9 or 10 years old at the time, and he lived another 5 years after that.  (The dog, not the vet, ha!) Of course other owners and other vets might decide to do testing and such.  As for the aspirin debate, I will now agree with the person who says aspirin can kill a dog.  A dog given small doses of aspirin every day of its life will indeed die - most likely in anywhere between 13 and 17 years!  Let's lighten up, everybody! 

Also, tomorrow try some tomatoe juice - seriously it works!  The acid from the juice helps the ole' belly/nausea problem!! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  

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My son did that a couple of times when he was about 3, and I was telling a guy at work about it.  He said his girlfriend's son did that all the time and actually got brain damage from it, which really freaked me out.  The next time he did it I just got down on my knees right in his face and told him verrrry seriously that he could really hurt himself doing that and let him know it was unacceptable.  He must have sensed something in my tone, because he's never done it since!

It sounds like he just needs to figure out a better way to manage his anger.  Maybe buy a book about how to help kids deal with outbursts or get him a couple of counseling sessions?  Does he ever express what is making him so mad verbally to you so that he can vent?  It sounds like he may just need to get it all out, and instead of doing it in a healthy way he hurts himself, so maybe that anger could just be redirected.

Maybe you could also explain to him that everybody learns new stuff.  Tell him if he doesn't let people teach him he will only be as smart as a 5-year-old his whole life!  Tell him he's smart for a 5-year-old but no one is going to want to hire someone with a kindergarten education!  I don't know if he will understand those exact words, but just try to get the point across to him that even adults learn new things every day and that's what makes us smarter.  Tell him to at least watch the way you do it and consider doing it your way.  Maybe if he knows he has a choice to do it your way or his way he will feel better.  Kids want choices too, I guess.  I don't know for sure, so like I said - I would try to find a book on the subject too or something.  Good luck! Before I had kids I had no idea how smart and sly you have to be to constantly figure them out!

Borax sold in the supermarkets for laundry washing and other uses is not poisonous to the public.  However, REAL boric acid is......just be careful with it.......that's all.....regarding pets and people.......

I came across this blog today on Craigslist:  http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/

And if you have a dog, it's a must-see.  It details what happened to a dog that was severely injured by a dog toy called a "Pimple Ball" made by Four Paws, Inc.  The dog ended up losing his tongue, and the pain he had to endure was excruciating. 

The dog's owner relates that the Four Paws Co. hasn't owned up to the fact that its toy is dangerous, and he's calling for a international boycott of Four Paws, Inc.  After watching his video links of his poor dog's suffering, even though I have cats, I plan to be sure I don't purchase ANYTHING from this company, andhopefully you won't either.

Hoax or not, the long-term safety of cell phones is still very much in question!  They are not innocuous, and emit harmful electromagnetic radiation in varying amounts.  Just as policemen's radar guns laid in their laps have caused testicular cancer, so the incidence of brain tumors from cell phone usage has also been on the rise. 
That very thing happened to my stepdad, a brain tumor & aneurysm right above his right ear, where he holds his cordless phone constantly.  Cell phone signals decrease fertility of humans & animals alike, & Swedish researchers have proven that they are ESPECIALLY damaging to the brains of children!  Cell phone-using kids are FIVE times more likely to get brain cancer.  I gave mine up over 5 years ago & will never use another one on a routine basis.  This issue is being covered up, but is certain to become the controversy of the 21st century, just as tobacco was in the 20th century.