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Thanks for all the advice. I gave her 200mg gabapentin this morning and that worked way better than tramadol. She was less restless, a few small yelps but better than the last 2 days. We only started gabapentin last night, so this morning was only her 2nd dose. I'm hoping to see more relief by tomorrow. She doesn't go on the couch or bed, it's the steps that are her enemy. At 93lbs it takes the 2 of us to carry her down the steps. Lol She is an AKC rescue greyhound? She actually won several races in her day. I was thinking it might be an old racing injury coming to the surface.

She just turned 6, very large and deep chested for a female so she tends to be front end heavy. She always runs then jumps the last 3 steps going down into our den and I knew that would catch up to her eventually. The meloxicam dosage she is on is only 1.5mg, I think the vet is conservative due to the side effects the drug can have. How long does it take for them to adjust to the gabapentin before I can increase the dose?

My 93lb hound was put on gabapentin 300mg twice a day for neck pain along with meloxicam once a day and 750mg metacarbamol 2-3 times a day. We tried tramadol but it didn't seem to do much. I read that when starting gabapentin you should start off slowly and it's better to give it at a lower dose 3 times a day instead of twice a day. Has anyone had any bad experiences starting off at the higher dose? Faith

I have switched treats and I have changed his diet. I feed him the Royal Canin renal support for breakfast and boiled chicken and rice for his dinner meal. I also have tried hamburger and rice but he is not a big fan. Can you suggest some homemade diets?

Going to start Moses on enalapril as per the vets instructions. Should I expect to see any side effects from this drug?

I have also added salmon oil into his diet. I also have welactin fish oil, any advise as to which is better?

He was on limited ingredient nutro lamb and sweet potato with a crude protein content of 20.0% and I also would mix in some boiled chicken to get him to eat. He was always a finicky eater. As for the treats, yes for the last few months I was giving him 2 purina beyond chicken and carrot jerky treaty's which has 34.0% protein. There was some protein in the urine. The vet was saying protein to creatinine ratio was 1.4. They did not do a BP reading just because the vet felt it would be inaccurate since he is very stressed in the car and at the vet office. He was not dehydrated. I like the idea of doing blood work 2 weeks after starting enalapril.

Last years Bun was was 24, creatinine was 1.8 and SDMA was 14

Yes, she said that she is aware that greyhound values run a little higher. His BUN was 41, creatinine 2.1 and SDMA 17. Urine concentration came back good at 1.040. He is due for his heartworm meds today and I'm leary about giving them to him for fear they will cause more damage to his kidneys.

My 10 year old male greyhound, Moses, has been diagnosed with early stage chronic kidney failure. He is now due for his monthly sentinel heartworm med and I am concerned if it will be harmful to his kidneys. My vet told me that I should continue to administer it monthly. Does anyone else give heartworm meds to their kidney impaired dog? Besides putting him on a royal canin prescription food and giving omega 3 supplements, my vet also suggested putting him on a daily dose of enalapril. I have read that enalapril has benefits for dogs diagnosed with kidney disease but I have also read that it can cause kidney disease to worsen. Very confused about this.