Malinda, welcome! Glad you are here! As usual, always qualify your source of information from anyone. So vet us, PLEASE!! Know more about us and comments veterinary professionals make:
dodgerslist.com/about-team-dodgerslist/ EMERGENCY to protect stomach
Don’t wait til there is lip licking of nausea, √not eating, √loose stool vomit, diarrhea leading to serious bleeding ulcers, red or black blood in stool due to the extra stomach acids anti-inflammatory drugs cause.
Pepcid AC (famotidine) blocks the production of acid. The usual dose of Pepcid AC (famotidine) with a disc episode is 0.44mg mg per pound every 12 hours. Pepcid AC has a very limited potential for side effects.
Ask if your dog has any health issues to prevent use of Pepcid AC (famotidine)? (doesn’t need it, we wait til there is problem…are NOT answers to your question!) If you get a “no health” issues answer, then go to the grocery store to purchase over the counter Pepcid AC containing one single active ingredient (famotidine).
HEALTH ISSUES: “Mar Vista Vet reports: Pepcid AC has a very limited potential for side effects, the reason of release to over-the-counter status. The dose of famotidine may require reduction in patients with liver or kidney disease as these diseases tend to prolong drug activities. There have been some reports of exacerbating heart rhythm problems in patients who already have heart rhythm problems so it may be prudent to choose another means of stomach acid control in heart patients.”
marvistavet.com/famotidine.pml With a bit more info, we'll be able to comment specifically for Jonah:- How much does he weigh?
- What is the exact spelling of the drug you wrote about "carbuprophen" This is very important to get the correct spelling for us.
1) ibuprofen IS NEVER for dogs! Stop it at once.
2) carprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAD). During its use Pepcid AC to suppress acids should be on board. Jonah appears to be showing you RED FLAG signs of NSAID damage.
- Do you observe any of these signs?
◻︎ shivering-trembling ◻︎ yelping when picked up or moved ◻︎ slow to move ◻︎ tight tense tummy
◻︎ arched back, ears pinned back ◻︎ head held high or nose to the ground.
◻︎ restless, can't find a comfortable position
◻︎ slow or reluctant to move much in crate such as shift positions
◻︎ looks up with just eyes and does not move head and neck easily.
◻︎ not eating due to painful chewing or in too much overall pain
◻︎ holds front or back leg flamingo style not wanting to bear weight
◻︎ not their normal perky selves
He is not on a pain med. Contact that ER vet where he was seen. They have his file and any vet can read it and be authorized then to prescrib 2-3 pain medications. Advocate that any of the pain meds be given 3x/day (every 8 hours).
—Methocarbamol works on the pain of muscle spasms.
— Tramadol is the general pain reliever.
— Gabapentin works on nerve pain.
There should be no sign of pain from one dose of meds to the next. Have no patience with pain as it does hinder healing. Look for your dog to be acting their normal, perky self when pain is fully under control round the clock.
The time to get a steroid started is at the first sign of damaged leg function. Now hours, days later, the nerve damage has been done. Nerve function can be self repaired with time. So there is still good hope for Jonah and it is a wait and see over the course of up to months.
BLADDER CONTROL?
Does he leak on you when lifted? Are you finding urine in his bedding? OR do you have the proof we are looking for with being able to pass the sniff and pee test?
The only way for humans to know if there is bladder control is with the “sniff and pee test.” Carry outdoors, set them on an old pee spot to sniff. Make sure the sling or your hands are not on the tummy area as that can press on the bladder. See if they will release urine on the old urine area. Let us know what your observe regarding being able to sniff and release urine.
