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Daxocox Tablets for Dogs
From Price range: £10.92 through £58.95
- Prescription Required
Daxocox Tablets for Dogs
From Price range: £10.92 through £58.95
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For osteoarthritis and surgery pain in dogs
Daxocox is an enflicoxib tablet from Animalcare, given by mouth once a week after a double first dose.
- Prescribed for pain and inflammation from osteoarthritis, and from orthopaedic or soft tissue surgery
- One flavoured tablet a week, given with food
- Packs of 4 or 12 tablets
Your vet decides whether it’s right for your dog.
Order Monday to Friday before 14:00pm to guarantee next
day delivery.
Please select size and quantity as shown in your prescription.
Ordering Prescription-Only Products
This item requires a current prescription from your vet before we can dispatch it. The good news? Sorting it out is simple and only takes a moment.
- Select or register your pet
- Attach a clear image or PDF of the prescription
- Complete your order at checkout
As soon as your prescription reaches us, our team will verify the details and get your pet’s treatment posted out to you.
Order Monday to Friday before 14:00pm to guarantee next
day delivery.
Product Features
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For osteoarthritis and surgery pain in dogs
Daxocox is an enflicoxib tablet from Animalcare, given by mouth once a week after a double first dose.
- Prescribed for pain and inflammation from osteoarthritis, and from orthopaedic or soft tissue surgery
- One flavoured tablet a week, given with food
- Packs of 4 or 12 tablets
Your vet decides whether it’s right for your dog.
Product Details
Daxocox Tablets for Dogs Enflicoxib 15mg, 30mg, 45mg, 70mg or 100mg per tablet. Packs of 4 or 12.
Daxocox treats pain and inflammation linked to osteoarthritis, the wear of joint cartilage, in dogs. It’s also licensed for pain and inflammation around orthopaedic or soft tissue surgery. Enflicoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) that targets COX-2, the enzyme behind pain and swelling.
The first dose is two tablets. After that, it’s one tablet once a week, with or just before a meal.
Strength by weight
- 15 mg for dogs weighing 2.5 kg to 4.9 kg
- 30 mg for dogs weighing 5.0 kg to 7.5 kg
- 45 mg for dogs weighing 7.6 kg to 11.2 kg
- 70 mg for dogs weighing 11.3 kg to 17.5 kg
- 100 mg for dogs weighing 17.6 kg to 25.0 kg
Before treatment
- Not for dogs with stomach or gut problems, or bleeding disorders
- Not for dogs with kidney, liver or heart problems, or dogs that are dehydrated or have low blood pressure
- Not for pregnant, nursing or breeding dogs
- Not for dogs allergic to enflicoxib, sulphonamides or any of the other ingredients
- Never give with other NSAIDs or steroids, or within 2 weeks of the last Daxocox dose
Give the tablet straight from the blister and never split or crush it. Harmful if swallowed by people, especially children.
Please consult your vet about the safe administration of this product and refer to the datasheet below.
This is a prescription item. We dispatch it once a valid prescription from your vet has been received and approved.
Instructions
Choose the strength by your dog’s weight, using the guide in Product details. Dogs over 25kg need a higher strength, set by your vet.
Use exactly as your vet has prescribed and as the product leaflet directs. See the datasheet in the official product information above.
Ask your vet or pharmacist if you are unsure how to give it.
Sizes
- Daxocox 15mg, dogs 2.5kg to 4.9kg, pack of 4
- Daxocox 30mg, dogs 5kg to 7.5kg, pack of 4
- Daxocox 45mg, dogs 7.6kg to 11.2kg, pack of 4
- Daxocox 70mg, dogs 11.3kg to 17.5kg, pack of 4 or 12
- Daxocox 100mg, dogs 17.6kg to 25kg, pack of 4 or 12
Dogs over 25kg: a higher strength, set by your vet.
Key Benefits
- One tablet a week after the first dose
- Licensed for osteoarthritis pain and for pain around orthopaedic or soft tissue surgery
- Flavoured tablet, given with food
- Targets COX-2, the enzyme behind pain and inflammation
- No special storage temperature needed
Ingredients
Active ingredient: enflicoxib 15mg, 30mg, 45mg, 70mg or 100mg per tablet.
Other ingredients: mannitol, silicified microcrystalline cellulose, sodium laurilsulfate, crospovidone, copovidone, sodium stearyl fumarate, talc, iron oxide black (E172), iron oxide yellow (E172), iron oxide red (E172), microcrystalline cellulose, dried flavour.
Not for dogs allergic to any of these ingredients or to sulphonamides. Full details in the official product information above.
How it works to order pet prescription medications online
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