My 10-year old German Shorthaired Pointer is on Dermaxx, 100 mg, once a day, to relieve pain from a bone tumor. The Dermaxx doesn't seem to be working as well to relieve his pain. Can someone advise whether it is safe to give him the Dermaxx twice a day now? Other than the pain, he is still eating like a horse and appears otherwise well. Thank you.
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deramaxx is a once a day pill..rimadyl you can give twice a day..but you should then stop the deramaxx..in severe cases, when things get very bad, hycodan and even tylenol (though you should not typically give tylenol to pets, never cats) as over time it will damage the liver..at my work we had a dog on tylenol with hydrocodene that had bone cancer in her front leg..she eventually couldnt use the leg..but did not seem to be in pain..another dog with bone cancer who's leg keeps swelling up is on prednisone, but had then to stop the rimadyl..talk to your vet about stronger medication..rimadyl and dermaxx run about the same price ( very $$) prednisone is cheap..i dont know the weight of your dog, but obviously the less weight it has to bare on its leg(s) the better..on another note, i dont know if you vet mentioned amputation of the leg, but unfortunately the tumor oftens spreads elsewhere..such as another leg..good luck, and try to keep him comfortable!
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