Dogs with childrens medicine

[Suetheramble]

My dog has diarrhoea. Is it OK to give her diocalm for adults and children from 6 years in a half dose?

[Schutzengel]

Absolutely not !!! Phone the vet, and accept his advice, it will probably mean going to the vet surgery to collect whatever medication he recommends. Don't delay, the dog can quickly become seriously dehydrated with serious complications.

[Postdog]

At a guess, no - I wouldn't risk it anyway. That's why they have medications of their own.

[veritymoon]

no. starve her for 24hrs and then feed ther a bland diet for a few days. if she becomes unwell too then contact a vet

[Kleiber]

I know I'm a bit late posting on this thread, but please consult your vet before giving your dog any human medicine. A lot of medicines are species specific and what works for one can be fatal to another.

[Suetheramble]

I took my girl to the vet and all is now well. However in the waiting room was a lady who has been told to give her puppy calpol ( not sure how to spell it) which is a childrens medicine.He also told me that milk of magnisium helps tummy upsets as well. I asked the vet if the childrens medicine would help diarrhoea in my dog he said the medicine that I mentioned would line the stomach not damage the dog but more than likely would not help.
However havent had the nerve to try it on my girl yet!