Orthopedic surgeries for dogs often go home with a Duragesic patch in place. 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: Sun, 19 May 2002 12:29:14 -0700 > >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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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.
