1% Lido (local) dosage for 9.5 lb dog w/broken leg. She's in a lot of pain!!?

Question

I have on hand 5 mL of 1% Lidocaine, concentration 10mg/mL.
My 9.4 lb dog suffered a broken leg today & the local the vet gave her has worn off. She's miserable & I want to help her, but am not sure of the accepted dosage. I'm concerned about the effects Lido will have on her respiratory/circulatory functions. Any vets out there that can help me out, please??! She's 5 yrs old, generally in perfect health except for some wheezing/coughing activity when she's excited (undiagnosed asthma?)
BTW, she's a mutt - half dachsund/half pomeranian . But she's our pup & we love her. She's a wimp about pain so I really want to try to alleviate it.
(when we had her spayed she moped & languished for over a week - we had to literally spoon-feed her because she wouldnt get off her pillow to go eat. Total wimp)
I dont have any injectable saline available to change the dilution of the 1%.
Thanks in advance for your help.

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Forgot to mention she's in a sort of frame-like splint, holding the break back in place, which prevents weight-bearing.
The doctor crafted it from aluminum (?) rods & taped it all in place. It encircles her hip and pulls her foot down to keep the alignment while it heals. Hope that helps as far as the info you need goes.

Thank you all for the very astute suggestions. It was my local vet who treated her this afternoon. We're very (very!) rural, no major town/city within an hour's drive. I called him & he met me at his office (wasnt open) and he gave her local, and a pill to give once a day for pain. She wont even take water, never mind trying to give her a pill hidden in cheese or whatever. Also, she vomited about 45 minutes ago. She raised her head up out of the vomit but didnt try to get off her pillow to get completely away from it (as she might normally do). She let me change her pillow & clean her up but I know she's in misery. I really need to know the accepted dosage for 1% Lidocaine.

Sweetiepie, Thanks for your input especially. I am a surgical technologist (but only for humans, not for the higher mammals! haha) and so just happen to have a 5 mL ampule of Lido from my lab coat pocket. It's "1% plain" (no epi) so I wasnt too worried about local vessel constriction on her wee tiny limb/foot. I'm comfortable with injecting (saw exactly where he injected her earlier today and I wouldnt inject it near her spinal cord, but am a bit worried about hitting a vessel) I guess I'll just hope she rests thru the night somewhat, because the pill he gave me for her just isnt gonna cut it. She wont open her sad little mouth to take it. : (
Thanks for your help, everyone. I'll post an update tomorrow.

Answer 1

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Call the vet that treated her or the emergency vet and get something that is approved for dogs. There are many approved pain medications for dogs. Unless you are a licensed veterinarian you don't have any business injecting lidocane. You would be taking a huge risk with your dogs life when it is so simple to just get the proper medication from your vet.
EDIT: If you went to meet your vet to pick up the pain pills why the heck didn't you ask him about the lidocane when you saw him. I don't care if you are a "surgical technologist" you do not have a veterinary degree so you don't need to be making up treatment for your dog. I guess its your dog you can do what you want but why are you asking people on here when you had access to a vet. It does not make any sense at all.

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Answer 2

Go to the nearest vet and tell them your story to help you.

Answer 3

Call your vet. They usually leave an emergency number on their answering machine.

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Answer 4

Don't get an answer here. Call a real vet (there's probably even a 24-hour vet that can answer a question over the phone), or do some research online. That dog is too small to make mistakes with dosage.

Answer 5

She's not a mutt, she's what's called a "high-bred" dog today! :) And totally smart (as dachshunds are!) if she can get you to wait on her hand and foot! LOL

Back to the question, why was she injected with local instead of given oral pain meds? Did she have surgery on the leg? How long has it been since the injection was given? Does your Lidocaine have Epi in it? All those questions make a difference. I think you need to call your vet, they should have someone on call that can give you advice on something oral you can try. She shouldn't have to be in pain; were you given any medication when you left the clinic? There are also locals that are longer acting, Lidocaine has a fairly short duration. Besides, injections hurt--how would you hold her to inject her? Do you have the knowledge to be able to do it effectively and correctly? You could cause permanent nerve damage if you don't have knowledge of all the anatomy in the area. It would be much safer to call for help, that's why they are on call. I would think that an oral med would give better relief and allow her (and you) to rest better tonight. Good luck, I'm mom to 3 dachshunds!

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