16 Year Old Cat

On Thu 26 Jul 2007 07:43:32p, cindys wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
:

Are you
sure the bottle doesn't say something like "Children's pain
reliever"? Can you check? If what you are telling me is for
real, I will be making a ton of phone calls come tomorrow
morning, I promise you.

My own concerns way back when Scarlett was prescribed this were more
like "do they even make children's aspirin anymore?" because it isn't
safe to give CHILDREN real aspirin. I went to the drug store to get
some and asked at the pharmacy, and the pharmacist told me it was now
labeled "low dose", for adults for heart disease
prevention/treatment. I think we're all stuck in the past with the
"children's aspirin" label.

--
Cheryl

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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On Thu 26 Jul 2007 07:43:32p, cindys wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
:

Are you
sure the bottle doesn't say something like "Children's pain
reliever"? Can you check? If what you are telling me is for
real, I will be making a ton of phone calls come tomorrow
morning, I promise you.

My own concerns way back when Scarlett was prescribed this were more
like "do they even make children's aspirin anymore?" because it isn't
safe to give CHILDREN real aspirin.

Correct. There is a risk for the development of Reye's syndrome (potentially
fatal nerve and liver damage) in a child or teenager with a fever, or
flu-like symptoms, or chicken pox who is given aspirin.


I went to the drug store to get
some and asked at the pharmacy, and the pharmacist told me it was now
labeled "low dose", for adults for heart disease
prevention/treatment. I think we're all stuck in the past with the
"children's aspirin" label.

I have seen it labeled both ways. Even now, some of the bottles are still
labeled "children's aspirin." I don't know why some companies are still
labeling it this way. But at any rate, "Aspirin" is actually a trademark.
The bottles that are still labeled "children's aspirin" contain 81 mg
acetylsalicylic acid and not acetaminophen. But I know what you mean.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

writes:

active ingredients are - aspirin 81 mg, and that's all it says.

My cat Spam was on a half of a children's aspirin a day, and it was okay
but it did make his tummy a bit upset. You definitely do NOT want to give
a cat Tylenol / acetaminophen, though, it's poison to them. Hope your
kitty feels better soon.

Stacia

Charlie Wilkes wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:37:49 -0400, Matthew wrote:

wrote in message
groups.com... On Jul 26,
3:13 pm, "Matthew" wrote:

Just some info on it some are not on topic but you can get the hint


Wow, good to know! The Vet told us to give him a 1/4 of children's
aspirin every other day.

It takes about 3 to 4 four days for a

But why?
What type of children's aspirin? if it is Tylenol stop immediately and
contact another vet
was it for arthritis?

This point should be clarified I think.

Aspirin is a single, specific chemical, acetylsalicylic acid. Tylenol is
a different chemical, acetaminophen.

According to veterinary web sites, acetaminophen should never be given to
cats, but aspirin can be given to cats subject to important caveats,
i.e., low dosage and less-than-daily administration. 1/4 baby aspirin
every other day may be a safe dose.

However, if this cat is ill and the vet isn't taking it seriously,
certainly it would be good to find one who does.

Charlie

Yes, our wonderful vet prescribed a portion of a baby aspirin (1/4 or
1/3 -- I forget) every 3rd day to a cat who had had a small stroke. You
have to be careful with aspirin and cats because it takes a few days for
it to leave their systems.

For arthritis though, I'm wondering if you've tried glucosimine? We've
just started our arthritic cat on that. Our vet suggested that and/or
acupuncture.

Rhonda