Torbutol is what my vet prescribed for pain after a spay - she sent the medication home with me. I usually go into recovery to help bring them up out of anathesia- help the techs and watch them individualy- so my cavalier leaves with me sooner than most who pick up before closing hours- I give one pill of Torbutol as directed by my vet when I get home which is a one hour drive. So the dog is almost fully clear of anathesia when I arrive home and once I settle them in I give a pill when they are coherant andcan hold the head up .
You mentioned it is unusual for it to prescribed for a spay? What would warrant this med? Sarah on 5/18/02 12:54 PM, Myra Savant at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, you would have to shave an area for it to be effective. I'm not > familiar with Torbutol, and the only reason that I am so familiar with > Duragesic is that it is a human med which is also used on animals. It takes > 24 hours for the patch to be fully effective, but it's usefulness lasts for > 72 hours. The active ingredient is Fentanyl. With people, the docs used to > prescribe something like Percoset for the first 24 hours to give good > coverage before the Duragesic kicked in. Myra > > >> From: Furkids <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Pain Meds >> Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 22:43:19 -0700 >> >> Myra- would a Duragesic patch be more effective say than the Torbutol? >> spelling- that my vet sent home the last time we went through the spay? >> How fast does the patch work? Do you have to shave an area for it to be >> effective? >> >> Sarah West >> >> >> >> >>> Duragesic patches are widely used and are very effective for pain >> control in >>> the canine population. Most likely a 25 microgram patch. One patch >> will >>> give pain relief for 72 hours or so. Unusual for a vet to recommend it >> for >>> a spay, however. Myra >>> >> >> ========================================================= >> "Magic Commands": >> to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >> to start it up gain click here: >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL >> >> E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >> Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html >> >> All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > > > > Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================"Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
