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Carprofen dosage injected

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parsnipbun

Wise Old Thumper
Hi

we are trying carprofen for the pain associated with Blackberry's gut issues . .

The oral tablets did not seem to have any affect - presumably because the gut issues means he is not absorbing them.

An injection of carprofen appears to work wonders however (hurrah!!) and he starts eating and moving around as normal (key to keeping his guts going) BUT this only seems to last 24 hours and the vet (not our usual one who is on holiday`) says we can only give it every 48 hours and even then 'only if he really needs it'. So will only give us one syringe at a time to take home - and only every 48 hours.

Trouble is if he goes into pain mode (as he does when the pain killer wears off) he stops eating and the gut issues (he has colon problems) start up and it becomes a viscous cycle and damages the gut etc etc

So has anyone else tried injectible carprofen - and if so how often and what dosage??
 
I hope you can find the right drugs to help Blackberry. I have nothing useful to add though.
 
parsnipbun said:
We are running out of options here as some of the other painkillers just do not seem to work for him this one works.

I had seen this and it says every 24 hours - were the every 48 hours that this vet came up with comes from I do not know.
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Probably because of the risks to the Liver associated with administering it. The liver of a Rabbit with a gut problem will already be considerably challenged.
 
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