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Thanks so much for all the responses. I don't want to use Rimadyl long term so I am open to all suggestions. For now, I will use meds prescribed by vet.


So...... I gave Lexi her 1st dose of the Gabapentin about 1-1/2 hours ago. As instructed by the vet (he could tell I was nervous) I only gave her half the dose to see how her lil body would react. All is good and she is resting comfortably. Other than her being slightly sleepy I don't notice much of a difference. I'm going to give her 1/2 dose again tonight and if all goes well I may start to give her full dose tomorrow. He said I could do this .... increase slowly.


She hurt her left back leg by jumping off the furniture about 3 years ago. This time it's her right back leg and we honestly do not know how it happened cause she is no longer allowed on the furniture. She had surgery about a month ago on her front right paw to remove a "wart" looking thing (was benign) that she kept licking constantly and biting. We chose to remove it before she got it infected. So she had recovered from that surgery but her front right paw is not quite 100% stable. We think she just may have overcompensated the right back paw which resulted in throwing her knee out. Not sure.

Funny how they managed to get around hoping on just 3 limbs ..... breaks my heart!