What's the normal medication dose for a dog's OFA X-ray exam?

This is an online question and answer service and not associated with a clinic. What you will need is a clinic that can take xrays and submit them to ofa for review. It is best to find a vet that has experience with taking these xrays as they need to be appropriately taken. You could go to the ofa website (www.ofa.org) for more information. Your best bet is calling some local clinics in your area for availability and pricing. I hope this helps and thank you for using PetCoach!

Unfortunately, we are not permitted to give out drug dosages without a veterinarian - client - pet relationship. If you are seeking this information, I would obtain it through a veterinarian in person or through a veterinary formulary such as Plumb's or Merck. Hope this makes sense.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! My fist recommendation would be to call the vet to double check because amoxicillin has a very broad dose range. This is a little bit higher dose than I usually use but may be exactly what your vet wanted. (I would do about 2 cc’s twice daily for most patients her size.) There is not much harm in higher dosing, other than an increased risk of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea so don’t worry about poisoning Lupita. Twice daily dosing for the amoxicillin is definitely correct as this drug needs to be in the bloodstream for a sustained time to work properly. The prednisone dose is fine. Hope this helps and best of luck to you and Lupita!

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! Unfortunately you didn't provide your dogs weight so we can not give you doses. I recommend calling your Vet when they re-open. In the US it is not legal to prescribe medications with out a label and the medications not reconstituted (made in to a liquid from the powder form). Are you in the US? Also in the US we do not prescribe Acetominophen ( https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/tylenol/ ). I recommend calling your Vet regarding that medication as we can't recommend giving it to dogs. I am sorry but if you want to re-post with Ringa's weight we can probably help with the Amoxicillin).

Osteo biflex can be given to dogs safely, but there are a number of products formulated specifically for dogs that work well, the best of these in my opinion is Cosequin. It's important to have him checked by your vet if you haven't already done so to determine the cause of lameness or joint problems so the underlying cause can be managed correctly. Your vet is also the best person to ask about the correct dosage of any over the counter medication you're considering giving your dog. Adding fish oil to his diet will help protect and ease joint pain and a product called Adequan, an injection available from your vet is excellent for slowing and healing arthritis.

We are not legally allowed to prescribe medications without actually examining the animal. You will need to ask your vet about precription medications and proper dosing. If he was just seen and had bloodwork than your vet may be able to prescribe over the phone. Call your vet and ask if it is ok to give the medication and ask about dosing. Hope he recovers soon!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! The best way to go about this is to then contact the veterinarian who prescribed these so that they can relay the dose they wanted to give as we are not able to prescribe without being able to see your pup in person. Best of luck!