Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
He's 2kg and on 0.8ml Metacam twice a day. Just spoken to one of the vets who is happy to prescribe some Tramadol to try over the weekend. I'll keep him inside now, I don't think he has the body fat to cope with being outside now the temperature has dropped. I can monitor him better in here too. I'll weigh him on my scales now as well and monitor his weight too. I just want to see him moving around again We'll hold off on the xray for another week at least.
I'd guess they check blood pressure with a GA, but they didn't pass any comment about it and I forgot to ask on the phone just now.
Is his respiratory rate/effort normal ?
I assume the Vet has ruled out heart issues ? If not I'd run that possibility (although absolutely NOT a certainty) by him/her before you give Danny any Tramadol.