Shih Tzu - Useful Over The Counter Medications
By Connie Limon, Fri Dec 9th
Some over-the-counter medications can be used for emergencies inselect situations. Always ask your vet before giving anyover-the-counter medicines to your injured or ill shih tzu.
3% hydrogen peroxide: Can be used to induce vomiting and forgeneral wound cleaning. Dosage is: 1 teaspoon per 10 pounds ofbody weight.
Syrup of ipecac: Can be used to induce vomiting. Dosage is: 1teaspoon per 20 pounds of body weight.
Bismuth subsalicylate: Can be used for vomiting and milddiarrhea. Dosage: 1 teaspoon per 15 pounds of body weight. 1tablet per 40 pounds of body weight (doubt your shih tzu will betaking a full tablet!)
Kaolin-pectin: Use for mild diarrhea. Dosage: 1 teaspoon per 10pounds of body weight.
Buffered aspirin: Use for fever and inflammation, mild tomoderate pain, arthritis, before giving vaccinations. Dosage: 1adult table (5 grains) per 40 pounds). Ask your vet the correctdosage
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Vegetable oil: Use for constipation. Dosage: 1 teaspoon per 5pounds mixed in food.
Epsom salts: Use for constipation, as a soak to reduce swellingand inflammation. Dosage: For constipation, 1 teaspoon per 10pounds of body weight, dissolved in water and given orally; samedilution for soaks.
Milk of magnesia: Use for vomiting, constipation, deactivatepoisons. Dosage: 2 teaspoons per 10 pounds of body weight.
Activated charcoal: Use to deactivate poisons. Dosage: 1/2 gramper pound of body weight.
Petroleum jelly: Use for constipation. Dosage: 1/2 teaspoon per10 pounds of body weight.
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