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Sweetums · 02-11-2007, 07:25 PM

Oh dear! Yes! For heaven's sake GIVE THE POOR BABY HER MEDICATION!!! I would never let my baby suffer like that. I'd have her put down before I'd let an animal suffer like that. And here you've got the medication to help her right at your finger tips. Don't delay. It's abusive not to treat an animal that's in pain!

And it's not likely your animal will be dependent. The studies on humans who take pain meds show that if they are taken for pain, they don't get dependent. As soon as the pain stops the use of the medication stops with no problems. Besides, it's easy to wean off. All you have to do is cut it in half for about 3-4 days, then in half again for 3-4 days, then in half again until you're down to a tiny tiny dose and then just go off it.

I've taken pain meds myself that are considered habit forming, for quite long periods, and as soon as the pain went away permanently, I just stopped taking the medication. There's no point in taking it when there is no more pain, unless you're doing it to get high, and an animal would not have that motivation. The dependence is mainly psychological, and animals just don't have that need.

02-11-2007, 07:25 PM	#13
Sweetums Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 431	Oh dear! Yes! For heaven's sake GIVE THE POOR BABY HER MEDICATION!!! I would never let my baby suffer like that. I'd have her put down before I'd let an animal suffer like that. And here you've got the medication to help her right at your finger tips. Don't delay. It's abusive not to treat an animal that's in pain! And it's not likely your animal will be dependent. The studies on humans who take pain meds show that if they are taken for pain, they don't get dependent. As soon as the pain stops the use of the medication stops with no problems. Besides, it's easy to wean off. All you have to do is cut it in half for about 3-4 days, then in half again for 3-4 days, then in half again until you're down to a tiny tiny dose and then just go off it. I've taken pain meds myself that are considered habit forming, for quite long periods, and as soon as the pain went away permanently, I just stopped taking the medication. There's no point in taking it when there is no more pain, unless you're doing it to get high, and an animal would not have that motivation. The dependence is mainly psychological, and animals just don't have that need. Last edited by Sweetums; 02-11-2007 at 07:27 PM.