What's vetergesic?
Torbugesic seems to be better as far as less drowsiness is concerned.
Torbugesic seems to be better as far as less drowsiness is concerned.
I hate the drowsiness too. Probably a stupid question but is there any reason vets prefer to use opiates over NSAID's such as Carprofen? Logic tell me that would be better so I assume I'm missing a nasty side effect somewhere.
I don't know the answer, however, my guy was dosed up to the max on Metacam and he was still deteriorating, so Carprofen wouldn't be able to be administered alongside that. We debated between Tramadol (which I have at home and administer myself but it's oral, so would take longer to take effect) and Vetergesic which would be injected and so would take effect much faster.
I hate the drowsiness too. Probably a stupid question but is there any reason vets prefer to use opiates over NSAID's such as Carprofen? Logic tell me that would be better so I assume I'm missing a nasty side effect somewhere.
I usually request ketamin if its a pain issue.
My vets use this when a bun is in quite a lot of pain. It isn't nice and I think it can't be good for a bun in stasis, for example, as they just want to sleep rather than to eat. I can't say my buns (or buns I know who have had it) have been worse off for having this during a stasis episode, they have always recovered afterwards but it still makes me wonder if they have a really serious episode if it may affect their chance of recovery. :?
Ketamin can have a profound effect on the cardiovascular system and personally I would not want to administer the drug at home and away from resuscitation equipment
I think uncontrolled pain would be a MUCH greater issue.
Only one of my buns has ever had it (that I witnessed, Charlotte had some when she was admitted to the vets overnight but I wasnt there) and it was horrible.
My bun Tilly had a major blockage and was in a bad way. She had vetergesic at the vets and was all floppy when we bought her home About an hour later she passed away Im sure the outcome was inevitable with her, but I dread ever seeing any of my others out of it like that because my mind will fear the worst
I take comfort in the knowledge that she was atleast not in any pain or fully aware what was happening x