I'm not sure if my vet does the laser treatments. What do they do? Thanks, Lorena Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "jaybird616" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:06:17 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Monster I googled the Buprenex and it appears to be a pretty strong narcotic painkiller. I know with humans(as a nurse) that respiratory depression is a valid concern if the dosage is too high. It can slow down breathing. I would be very careful with the dosage and just give it if you really feel he is in pain; and then half the dose or less. We tried the Companion Laser treatments for our dog that had disc problems. Does your vet have access to one of these? JMHO, Sue MI --- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > Hi Lorena, > > I was recently talking to someone regarding pain meds of the human kind. > For my spinal injuries, I have been taking Kadian (morphine sulphate) and > Percocet for breakthrough pain. So, I was telling a friend that I didn't > really understand why people pay to take drugs, when all I feel is tired and > never anything that makes me happy. She told me that when we have pain, the > meds go to ease the pain. The major part of the drug is used in the nervous > system to stop the pain. People who take pain meds for a good feeling, get > that feeling because there are no nerves in the nervous systems that need > the relief and then it becomes something to make someone feel high. > > So, we know that Monster slept from the meds.and I am not sure of what that > med is, but it sounds slightly familiar. If he still appears in pain after > this initial dose wears off, then give him half of what you did; and if he > still is way too drugged cut it a little further. Is it a tablet or a > liquid that you give with a syringe? > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of lgorum18@... > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Monster > > > > > > The other day I told yall Monster wasn't feeling well again right? Well, the > vet had him on 2 pain meds because she thinks it his disks again. I think I > told yall that too. Well, 1 of the meds I had to stop giving him because it > made him foam and shake his head a lot. So yesterday she switched him to a > new med called buprenex. I gave it to him last night and it was WAY too > strong. He could barely move and his tongue was sticking out a little. And > today he's barely eaten and he's still a little drowsy and I haven't given > him that med again. The vet told me to give him half the dose if I think he > really needs it. I don't know why she gave him something so strong. We don't > even know for sure he's in pain. If he is, its not enough to need to be > sedated like that. Right? I feel so bad for him. I hope I didn't make the > wrong decision... He's still feeling the effects of last nights dose and he > just wants me to hold him all day... Please pray that he gets better soon. > > Lorena > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >
