Well, indeed you can die from Fentanyl, like lots
of things. That's true of a lot of drugs, in
particular those that are used as pain relievers
for cancer patients. My boyfriend died from an
overdose of Fentanyl, when a nurse decided he
needed more than his usual dose - but since he
had terminal cancer it's considered death from cancer.
I think the problem may be regulating the amount
- but also I'm guessing that it's probably a desirable street drug.
Gloria
At 09:36 PM 7/25/2006, you wrote:
well, we haven't had to use metacam, but we've
used both buprenex and the fentanyl patches for
Smoky's IC outbreaks and he does fabulously on
the patches - the problem with oral dosage is
that it wears off and he's a terror to pill -
especially when he's not feeling well - he did
get relief from the combination of the buprenex
and the acepromazine (also had the ace w/the
patch) but it made his recovery much less
traumatic to use the patch - he had 4 episodes
over the holiday season - from Thanksgiving to
St Valentine's and the last one he was completely blocked
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That's what we gave to Bones after her back was
broken. We only were allowed to give her 4
doses, each does 3 days apart. They told me all
the risks, and screened her for kidney functions
before prescribing it. She did really fine on
it. So... from my personal experience, I'm not
too put off by it's many warnings. Mind you, for
anything LESS than a broken back, I'd might have
chosen a different route, but for that severe of
an injury, it really worked well.
On the same note, Fentantyl (sp?) patches (also
known as Duragestic patches), which are put on
cats and left on for 3 days are on the verge of
being recalled soon, as many HUMAN deaths have
occurred from them. Not sure about feline
deaths. Tangle was prescribed PILLS for his
after dental pain.. lemme see... Butorphanol
5mg. I think that may be a form of Bute, which I
generally don't like due to IT'S side effects,
BUT, with the fentanyl patch issues, and the
metacam warnings, I chose them over the other
two options. They did work very well, he was a
MUCH happier cat after getting his pill for the night.
Phaewryn
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