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Oh no, as if you need more stress Have you got all the meds you need ? IME of late Cisapride is a much more effective prokinetic than is metoclop’.
I really hope that he will pull through this latest episode.
We've got some loxicom, emeprid and lactulose. Never seem to be able to get hold of cisapride regularly anymore, I agree though I've found it works better in the past.Oh no, as if you need more stress Have you got all the meds you need ? IME of late Cisapride is a much more effective prokinetic than is metoclop’.
I really hope that he will pull through this latest episode.
Yea the meds are normally for no output though [emoji38] that's what's making me hesitate. I mean normally it's lactulose which seems to get us through these episodes tbh, but there's output that looks like when he's had the lactulose and it's starting to work... So I'm not sure whether to give him that [emoji51] this always happens when William isn't around [emoji21] he's so uncomfortable thoughIf he has output then I would give him the meds as prescribed by your Vet. I’d give him a syringe feed before giving metoclop’ as on an empty stomach giving metoclop’ can cause gripy tummy pains. If you gently massage his belly from front to back end you may feel lots of bubbles of gas popping. Dispersing any gas should alleviate some of the pain.