Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-08 Thread Nina
Thanks Michelle. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the patch is fentonyl, which my animals have had bad reactions to. Michelle

Fwd: Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-08 Thread Kerry Roach
Note: forwarded message attached. - Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.---BeginMessage--- Bandy has a prescription of it..He gets 1/2 of a 5mg. pill every 8 to 12 hours as needed for pain. His vet gave it to him when he was

Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-07 Thread Lernermichelle
I think the patch is fentonyl, which my animals have had bad reactions to. Michelle In a message dated 12/6/2006 3:06:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I gave my cat torbutrol orally, but it might come in a patch too. On 12/6/06, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-07 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
How is valium - is it safer to use as a sedative? _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats? I think the patch

Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
You can use valium in cats, I have done so in the past. It is not so much a sedative as it is more of a relaxer, meaning, they don't get unconscious, they just lay around any are more floppy. I gave it to my girl kitty when she had a severe Urinary Tract Infection, it lessened her urinary spasms

Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-06 Thread Lernermichelle
ditto Michelle In a message dated 12/5/2006 5:47:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have had a cat take torbutrol after dental surgery and she was fine.

Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-06 Thread Nina
That's the patch, right? I've had them with a couple of my animals. I think you have to be careful with the amount of med used with them. I ended up taking the patches off long before the recommended time. They made my guys dopey. Zevon seemed down right sick from his. I put them on oral pain

Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-06 Thread Kelley Saveika
I gave my cat torbutrol orally, but it might come in a patch too. On 12/6/06, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the patch, right? I've had them with a couple of my animals. I think you have to be careful with the amount of med used with them. I ended up taking the patches off long before

torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
This is a pain killer and sometimes used after the surgery or as pre-anesthetic - has anyone had any side effects or bad experience using this drug for your cats?

Re: torbutrol - is this safe for cats?

2006-12-05 Thread Kelley Saveika
I have had a cat take torbutrol after dental surgery and she was fine. On 12/5/06, Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a pain killer and sometimes used after the surgery or as pre-anesthetic – has anyone had any side effects or bad experience using this drug for your cats?