Problem: Tramadol is to be sent home with a 27 pound Beagle following a routine ovariohysterectomy. The veterinarian wants you to fill the prescription giving 2 mg/kg every 8 hours PO for 3 days. Tramadol comes in 50 mg tablets. How many tablets will you dispense? 9 tablets 18 tablets Dispense as many tablets as the owner would like in case the patient is painful for more than 3 days. 5 tablets. Need Assignment Help?