What pain medication did your vet give you

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Schooby

I just looked it up, and we got sent home with Previcox.

that is an nsaid so you can vote nsaid - here is the link

Canine Osteoarthritis Treatment | Dogs | Previcox (firocoxib)

[blufshbaby]

Isabella was spayed last week and was given a shot at the Vet and then came home with Metacam.. She had no bad reactions, Thank God!!

[maggiesmom_2007]

Originally Posted by Jilleen

That is really great, I didn't know vets were doing laser surgery.

Not all vets do. Some of the vets here in Michigan give you the option. It costs more but the recovery time, scaring,is less. My boys are very active so trying to keep them down is not an easy task. So I went and paid the extra and they were back on their feet the next day.

[Jilleen]

Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007

Not all vets do. Some of the vets here in Michigan give you the option. It costs more but the recovery time, scaring,is less. My boys are very active so trying to keep them down is not an easy task. So I went and paid the extra and they were back on their feet the next day.

I might have that option at my vet......maybe in 20 years!! Ha!

[lillymae]

My Kitty had a cyst removed yesterday and came home with Rimadyl.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by lillymae

My Kitty had a cyst removed yesterday and came home with Rimadyl.

umm, kitty as in your cat? or is your dog named kitty?

i only ask because oral rimadyl shouldn't be given to cats. the effect it has on cats hasn't been studied properly. i have heard of the injectable being given to cats but that is in very rare circumstances.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by kalina82

umm, kitty as in your cat? or is your dog named kitty?

i only ask because oral rimadyl shouldn't be given to cats. the effect it has on cats hasn't been studied properly. i have heard of the injectable being given to cats but that is in very rare circumstances.

I think it is her dog as Lillymae was a vet tech for years and I think she knows about the rimadyl and cat issue at least I am hoping so

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by dwerten

I think it is her dog as Lillymae was a vet tech for years and I think she knows about the rimadyl and cat issue at least I am hoping so

i thought that might be the case but just wanted to be sure.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by kalina82

i thought that might be the case but just wanted to be sure.

yeah now I am curious too lol I hope I am right and it is her dog

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by kalina82

umm, kitty as in your cat? or is your dog named kitty?

i only ask because oral rimadyl shouldn't be given to cats. the effect it has on cats hasn't been studied properly. i have heard of the injectable being given to cats but that is in very rare circumstances.

Yes, Kitty as in cat. Well that's neat because the vet who did her surgery and every other vet in the valley where I live gives it to cats and when I lived in California everyone I used there did too. I use lot's of diff vets for rescues when I have them altered because I want it done and over with so I use whoever can get them in the quickest. And it is always in pill form so what's up with that

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by dwerten

I think it is her dog as Lillymae was a vet tech for years and I think she knows about the rimadyl and cat issue at least I am hoping so

No when I was in the field Rimadyl wasn't being used yet. I have not given any to Missy Booger as she doesn't seem to be bothered by the ordeal at all. However I did give it to others and her when she chewed the nipple off of a baby bottle and swallowed it Needless to say it had to be surgically removed the following morning. Damn Brat.

[Ellie May]

Its use is very limited in cats.
Rimadyl.com says not to give it.

[wallypoopiepie]

Originally Posted by dwerten

call vet but I think it is torbutrol - they get rapid heart beat with narcotics as they are opium based as demi was breathing much faster on torbutrol

What meds do you think are the safest to give dogs after surgery?


This is a general comment not directed at you.

I don't understand some people who are not giving any pain meds at all. Imagine having your insides ripped out, you know it hurts! Just because dogs do not react to the pain as the same as humans does not mean they do not feel it. Spaying (and other things) are very serious and painful surgeries..

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by wallypoopiepie

What meds do you think are the safest to give dogs after surgery?


This is a general comment not directed at you.

I don't understand some people who are not giving any pain meds at all. Imagine having your insides ripped out, you know it hurts! Just because dogs do not react to the pain as the same as humans does not mean they do not feel it. Spaying (and other things) are very serious and painful surgeries..

That is exactly why a vet who refuses to prescribe pain meds would not be seeing my girl. IMO, it is not kind to the animal and I will not put my dog through it.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by lillymae

Yes, Kitty as in cat. Well that's neat because the vet who did her surgery and every other vet in the valley where I live gives it to cats and when I lived in California everyone I used there did too. I use lot's of diff vets for rescues when I have them altered because I want it done and over with so I use whoever can get them in the quickest. And it is always in pill form so what's up with that

wow, i've never heard of it being given to cats so readily. I can't even remember a time when one of the vets i've worked for has given it to a cat. Giving pain meds to cats is tricky because they cannot metabolize pain drugs as well as dogs. they lack a certain enzyme in their liver i think.

I don't remember what was given to cats when i worked in general practice. When i worked for the orthopedic surgeons cats were given specific IV medications to control pain after surgery in their IV fluids (there are a few other IV/IM medications that can be given on an as needed basis as well while in hospital). Also if the cats were big enough (over 7lbs) they were given a fentanyl patch. And on the very rare occasion that nothing else is helping they were given a tiny dose of metacam.