Using human medications on your dog

Unlike cats, dogs are more tolerant of human medications in their system. Aspirin, under the guidance of your vet can be given for pain but dosage is very important since too much can cause problems or death. First aid creams and lotions are OK to use as long as they are not licked off and ingested. You might be tempted to use a human ointment or cream simply because of one ingredient in the product, don't use it if it is not for dogs. Products such as hemorrhoid creams, lotions for acne treatment and even scented sprays to mask your dogs odor should be avoided if they were not made for dogs. It might be just one ingredient in that product could be toxic to your dog so err on the side of not using it.