Guest Greensleeves Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Nelly's on Pepcid twice a day for the stomach upset from her kidney disease. We've been giving it at 6 am and 6 pm. She usually eats lunch around noon and dinner around 8. The last couple of days she hasn't eaten much/any lunch, and we're wondering if the Pepcid is maybe starting to wear off just a little by the time she has lunch, and if we should be giving it a little closer to the time she eats. We've already tried turning her lunch to breakfast, and she wasn't interested. She's also getting Tums at usually 6 hour intervals between the Pepcid doses. Is it OK to move the doses a little? Is there a reason it has to be given twice a day, and not, say, four times a day in smaller doses? Can it be broken up into smaller doses more frequently? (Confused, as a month ago I didn't even realize you could take it more than once a day...) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I used to give it to Ryan about an hour before meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greensleeves Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yes, but Nelly's meals are only about 8 hours apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Ryan ate around 9 and 6. Vet didn't have an issue with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greensleeves Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Excellent, thanks!! (She wolfed down dinner, and then did a crazy happy dance that sent the trash can into the next room. Then she came back and lay down in the spilled rice from dinner. :rolleyes. And now she's having some more. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Glad she's feeling better:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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