RaineysMom

Dostacos, I am so sorry about Conrad :cry1 but congrats on Bisbee opening your heart to another is the best way to honor a bridge kid

yes -- 3 x a day is better than just 2 since the half-life of Gaba is only about 8 hours so it will be gone by the time you give the next one at every 12 hours sending healing hugs for your girl.

I think the time it takes just depends on the dog. I would give it when you will be home so you can monitor her, especially with how she does the stairs (our angel Nube and current Zeke do the same thing to get up the stairs, scary...). Being 93# (it's a SHE??? WOWZA. ) 100 or 200 mg might not even phase her but it's hard to know. For example, our angel Rainey had a SUPER bad reaction to any kind of opioid-based (not Gaba obviously!) drug, and all of our other 3 are fine with them -- just depends on the dog.. ETA I spelled "dog" "god". Twice. Had to come back and correct

Larry has LS and neck issues too, and takes 300mg of Gabapentin 3 x day along with 100 mg Tramadols 3 x day (well, the night dose we sometimes just give 50mg if he's doing ok) and on 3.75 mg meloxicam. Larry had zero issues with the Gaba, even right at the beginning, but our Rainey (who was on it for seizures, she had a brain tumor) got pretty wonky on it until she got used to it. Larry is 82# (was a chunky monkey at 86 when he first started taking it!) and Rainey was about 65# so her weighing less might have had something to do with it. The meloxicam is tough to get the right amount since it depends on weight. Fortunately, at 82 1/2 of the 7.5 mg pill is perfect. how old is your pup?

kind of looks like a corn hole to me

Larry has LS and disc issues as well in his neck. He just turned 11 in February. He takes 100 mg Tramadol 3 x day (well, sometimes just 50 mg at the 10pm dosing) and 300 mg gabapentin 3 x day, glucosamine, and also a 1/2 (3.75mg) tablet of Meloxicam (NSAID) every day. He was on carprofen (Rimadyl) from Oct 2016 - May 2017 but started showing dark stools (ulcers from the carprofen) so we switched to the Meloxicam. So far, so good. He wouldn't still be with us without the Meloxicam. Larry has space/bed issues and I know that if it came to us having to try to help him get up from bed, he'd go after us so at whatever point he can't take the meds, or they stop working, we will have to let him go. Our vet did suggest possibly Galliprant (also an NSAID) but hasn't used it on any dogs she sees yet and it's pricey I guess. We could try that as a last resort. I don't know what Galliprant is as far as if your girl could take it or not though. sending gentle scritchies to your sweet girl. ETA: he also gets a chiro adjustment every 4 weeks.... and there's also something called a Depro (Depo???) shot that can be done by some vets, but they have to be off NSAIDS for like 2 weeks before and can't go back on them for 3 months (if the shot doesn't work, and it's hit or miss I guess). Larry wouldn't make it if the shot failed to work....

I'm so very sorry :(

so glad you do all that you do, Cara! sad to see Jake Clark on the list :cry1 he was our good friends' very first greyhound and brought them into the greyhound world. We cherish their friendship.

I am so very sorry :(

I am so very sorry :( that is way too young :( the squirrel story though...OMG. She was priceless

I am so sorry :( what a handsome boy.

I am so sorry your pretty little girl had to leave you :cry1 sending hugs.

this is interesting, I wonder if Zeke would do better after the first couple of doses? With just the 25mg he's fine with it on an as-needed basis but seriously thinking about daily. Sorry to hijack!

Zeke was prescribed 100mg Trazadone every 8-12 hours (on a daily basis) for anxiety but on the first dose, he reacted like yours -- he was just OUT of it. Which, when it's raining (or windy, or snowing, or just cloudy out now ) may not be too bad of a thing, but I didn't want him THAT medicated. Now, I give him a 1/4 of one (so about 25 mg) as soon as I can if I see rain/storms coming. It seems to take the edge off slightly but definitely doesn't knock him out. He would probably be ok with 50mg but I haven't tried that yet. He just turned 9 and while thunderphobic since we got him in January of 2013, he has quadrupled (or more) his anxiety and like I said, not just rain or thunder but other stuff too that are harmless I've started to think about putting him on it on a daily basis (as originally prescribed) but hate to....but as bad off as he is sometimes it might be worth it. We literally can NOT leave him alone if there's any chance of rain. DH and I haven't been out together more than 2 or 3 times in the past 2-3 months and it sucks. Unfortunately, we went out last Tuesday -- it was BEAUTIFUL here -- blue sky, sunny. About 10 minutes before we were going home it started pouring out of nowhere so now I don't know if I'll ever get him to crate again, it took almost 2 years after the last storm he was alone in..... I would try just 50mg and see how he does?

wow, I need to check Costco. I just paid $49.00 for 180 for Larry -- he gets it 3 x day. If they reclassify....geesh.

I am so very sorry :( :cry1 what a special and much loved boy Calvin was. Sending Hugs.

Can you add Jake to your list? Our good friends Jim and Deb just lost their boy suddenly early this morning. He was their first greyhound and got them into the greyhound world thanks

I am so very sorry :cry1

please stay safe. We are all very worried for you

keep checking to see if you are ok :(

holy sh*t, Pam :( :( do you have a gun??? If I could, I'd come down there and kick that jagoff's ass.