Can dogs take Tussigon and Phenobarbital together? Any interactions?

Hi and thank you for your question on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While Dextromethorphan (the active ingredient) in Tussin Adult Cough Medicine can be given to dogs, Unfortunately for legal reasons, I cannot give dosage information for over the counter human made drugs through the internet. You may inquire about the dosages of this medication through your primary care veterinarian. So sorry and I hope Have feels better soon!

No. Phenobarbital needs to maintain specific blood levels and the half life of the medication is 12 hours. That’s why it is dosed at that interval. You must also be careful not to over dose the medication. If you have having trouble with control of Tootsie’s seizures, I recommend to call your veterinarian. There are other medications that can be given in combination with or in substitution for phenobarbital. Follow the instructions on the label with this medication. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

Tussigon (hydrocodone bitartrate) is good for collapsing trachea along with using a harness instead of a collar, as well as keeping Kasey as calm as possible. Daily VetriScience Composure chews (available on chewy.com and petco.com) are highly effective in many dogs to ‘take the edge off’ their excitability in a natural way. Tussigon contains a narcotic with potential sedative effects so not exceeding your veterinarian’s prescribed dose is important. In severe cases of tracheal collapse, surgical correction is an option. Good luck!

Oh, poor Flossie! According to the pharmacology of both medications, there should not be any problems with Flossie taking both at the same time. Some medications can increase the effect of phenobarbital, so keeping in contact with your vet about the dose you are giving will be important. Best of luck!

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Duro-Tuss Linctus is a product that stops coughing in dogs. It is helpful in conditions such as kennel cough when severe coughing is affecting ability to eat/drink, and in cases of collapsing trachea (very uncommon in large breed dogs). Coughing for other reasons including heart disease, pneumonia, or infections in the lungs, can be made much worse by using this medication as it prevents the stuff from being coughed out that needs to come out. I would recommend consulting with a vet about Duke's condition before using this product. Best of luck with Duke.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I'm assuming your Vet approved the use of Robatussin for Syren. Using it is off label use in dogs and can only be prescribed by a Vet that has examined Syren. Be sure the Robatussin doesn't contain any additional ingredients that are toxic to dogs. There are many types of Robatussin and some can not be given to dogs. Benadryl and Robatussin do not interact so they can be given together or separately. I hope this helps and I wish Syren the best

Thank you for reaching out to Pet Coach. This should not be of major concern but may cause some mild sedation in your dog that ingested that dose unnecessarily. If your dog is on medications as well, phenobarbitol may or may not be OK to combined with those medications so that is something else to consider. As well as dogs that have decrease in liver function may process this drug a bit differently. If your springer is otherwise healthy and not on any medications, then sedation (if anything) may be the only problem.