Pain relief?

[sumbonuscanis]

Hogarth again.

Little dude is doing much better on the Previcox and Sasha's Blend, but he had a bad night last night.  It seems to be his right hip, which was hot to the touch and actually looked a little swollen.  (He was resistant to my attempts to apply a cooling pad.  His response was the stink eye.)   He approached his breakfast with his usual enthusiasm and did his business as per usual, but refused to cope with the front steps so he was lifted down and back up when necessary.  I was consumed with guilt as I set off for work but by then he was looking sleepy.

For times when he is in pain, is it possible to give him a baby aspirin or similar OTC med, or will it interfere with his Previcox?  The last thing I want to do is complicate matters.  If I see no improvement when I get home from work he is off to the vet ASAP. 

I'm quite stoic when it comes to my own pain, but it's much harder to endure watching my little boy put up with it 

[blanche]

I'm pretty careful with aspirin and old dogs as it can cause bleeding issues.  I'd talk to your vet about getting some tramadol for Hogarth.

[Jug and Pug]

Previcox is an anti-inflammatory like aspirin.....same drug class.  It is usually not advisable to use 2 drugs of the same class because of the side effects.  I agree, Tramadol or another type of pain reliever would be best.

[sumbonuscanis]

Thank you, thank you; I should have been able to work that out for myself, you know, but when the pugler is sick my reasoning flies out the window.  I have to remind myself that several deep breaths and a clear mind are more useful than OMG HOW DO I MAKE IT STOP.  He goes to the vet this week for his physical this week so I will ask about getting him some Tramadol for breakthrough pain.

Curiously enough I heard from several friends of mine who said that their dogs (and in one case a cat) had all had various health crises late Fri or early Sat, and we concluded that it must have been the abrupt shift in barometric pressure.  I woke up feeling rotten about the same time that Hogarth did, so there might be something in it.

He was feeling much better by the time I got home from work, and we had a much better night last night

[blanche]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the shift in pressure makes a difference in dogs and cats--it does affect us and dogs and cats are WAY more sensitive to it than we are.

I know that my arthritis flares up badly when the barometric pressure changes.