Dose of baby aspirin for dog 50 pounds?

Answer 1

A fifty pound dog should be okay with one regular asprin. those are 325 mg. one in the morning and one at night. With food. If he won't eat then get the coated ones because it's easier on the stomach.

I got this from a vet website

http://www.vetinfo.com/daspirin.html

Aspirin has the same problems in dogs that it has in people. It can cause gastrointestinal upsets and ulcers if the GI signs are ignored. It can cause renal failure if overdosed. It causes an increase in clotting time. This usually isn't a serious side effect but it does occur. Despite these shortcomings it has a lot of beneficial effects and it is inexpensive. The currently recommended dosage of aspirin varies a little from publication to publication but it is between 5 and 15mg/lb every 12 hours. Since there is a range I usually pick the middle of it and go for about 10mg/lb every 12 hours. This works well and seems to be pretty safe. That works out to an aspirin tablet per 32 pounds of body weight twice a day. I have to admit that I rarely advise giving more than 2 aspirin twice a day despite the fact that some big dogs could obviously take more based on the per pound calculation.

Answer 2

Since the dog dosage of aspirin is about 5-15 milligrams per pound, a 6 pound dog should get about 30-90 mg every 12 hours. A baby aspirin, or low-dose aspirin for helping prevent heart attacks, is 81 milligrams. So you could start them on half a baby aspirin, and if that doesn't help, you could try a whole one. However, to be on the safe side, consult a vet if you are unsure.

The health problems from aspirin in dogs are almost identical to the ones in humans. The ulcer risk can be worse since coated aspirins typically don't work in dogs. The coating does not dissolve, so dogs would have to be given aspirin with no coating for the aspirin to work.

The real answer should be none, go to a vet and talk to them for a MUCH safer and will not affect the dog. If you truly want your dog to be healthy you should avoid giving them human medication and consult your vet

Answer 3

The average dose of aspirin for dogs is 10 - -35 mg per kg of body weight every 8 - 12 hours. So for a 45 pound dog, you can give 200 - 700 mgs of aspirin. I would start out with the lowest effective dose, then work up from there if necessary. But you should check with your vet before giving the fuller dose since that's the equivalent of 2 adult aspirins.

If I remember correctly, a baby aspirin has 80 mg of aspirin, so you can give 3 baby aspirin to the dog every 8 - 12 hours. You may want to give it with a small amount of food to keep the aspirin from upsetting the dog's stomach.