Thanks for your thoughts, Margo. I am so ready for the bupenorphine to get here, but it has to be compounded and shipped from Roadrunner Pharmacy. I'm not sure that my vet approves of me giving it to Ember now, but I convinced her that we needed it asap, as I didn't want Ember displaying severe pain on a Friday afternoon, and we'd have to wait for five days just to get what we need to deal with it.
I don't want to give tramadol unless there's an obvious need before the bupenorphine gets here. I've read that it's terribly bitter, and I don't want to cause pilling aversion in Ember. If I had some gel caps, I would try to give it to her. The bup will definitely be easier to give. Best to you and Gribble, Lance On May 19, 2013, at 9:26 PM, Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > Hi Lance and Ember, > > While I've never had a problem with metacam, I refuse it when > possible. When Gribble was first diagnosed as FeLV positive, his fever was > very high, an we neeed an anti-inflammatory. I chose Ketoprofen, and we had > good results. It was used for 5 days. > > For pain, I'd suggest buprenorphine (Buprenex) or Tramadol, with > my preference being the buprenorphine, as it is both easy to give, and to > adjust dose-wise. It is often first prescribed at too high (in my opinion) a > dose, but I have good luck with starting at a lower dose and working up to an > amount that makes the cat comfortable but not loopy or groggy. Torb doesn't > last very long. > > I would avoid steroids in an immune compromised critter, so for me > and FeLV+ Gribble, Prenisolone is out. > > Every cat is different, and I'm certainly no Vet, but I hope you > can reach an understanding with your Vet(s) that can keep Ember comfortable > and happy. > > All the nest, > > Margo > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
