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Floppy's pain relief

weedug

weedug

Mama Doe
Floppy has been slow to get over his bloat, because it turns out the tiny dose of vetergesic he was on was causing him to be too sleepy. Since I have stopped this he has been eating much better and is much happier.

He was on a high dose of metacam before, but he has been passing a lot of mucus, so I assume there is a high chance the metacam had caused ulceration.

Just wondered what other would do with a bun in his situation?

ETA Obviously I will be speaking to my vet, and probably ask him to get advice from D1ck Vet School. I just wanted some thoughts from others.
 
weedug said:
Floppy has been slow to get over his bloat, because it turns out the tiny dose of vetergesic he was on was causing him to be too sleepy. Since I have stopped this he has been eating much better and is much happier.

He was on a high dose of metacam before, but he has been passing a lot of mucus, so I assume there is a high chance the metacam had caused ulceration.

Just wondered what other would do with a bun in his situation?

ETA Obviously I will be speaking to my vet, and probably ask him to get advice from D1ck Vet School. I just wanted some thoughts from others.
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Tramadol ?
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Tramadol ?
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Forgot about Tramadol. I was offered it for Floppy when his tummy went bad, but the vet didn't have a clue what dose to do. Of course the vet school would tell them that.

Although I am thinking that Floppy's recent struggling and the pain getting worse, was pain from his tummy building up rather than from his leg. He isn't on any pain relief just now, and he is happier today than he has been for some time.
 
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