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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I know you must be in agony not knowing how to help her. Certain pain medications can be very hard on the stomach, and I wonder if the pain medication could have caused a secondary problem with a upset tummy, giving pain medications with food can help tremendously, or perhaps giving some Pepcid will help with the tummy problem, although, intense pain can also cause nausea/vomiting and food refusal. Also, do you have a heating pad, you could set on warm; I know heat helps with arthritis. So sorry she's having problems, sending prayers your way. |
Thanks Nancy. She has taken this pain medication for almost a year now (just "as needed") and it has never caused her to vomit, so I am really leaning towards that being caused from pain
Also, I always give her pain meds with food (I put it on top of a little piece of cheese, AFTER she has eaten all of her dry kibble). I just gave her some carrots and she gobbled them down...every one of them. Carrots are her favorite thing on earth to eat, so I knew that if she wouldn't eat those, that we had a *real* problem...but she ate them all, thank goodness.
I have this little bunny that I bought her, with these "bean bags" inside that you can take out and put into the microwave, but she won't lay on it. Someone above mentioned putting one of her blankies in the dryer and getting it warm for her and then just holding her...so I think I am going to try that. Maybe I can stick the heating pad or one of those bean bags heated up from the bunny in between her blankie too while I'm holding her. I know that when my knees are bothering me (I've got bad ones too..) that heat always helps.
Thanks so much for all of your suggestions Nancy...you're such a sweetheart.