After Rocky’s great day he has had more issues with med side effects. He has been on the gabapentin and Tramadol for 5 weeks and he does not hassled them well. We did not get the pain patch the other day because we could not get him up and to the car. Have I mentioned his stubborn streak. After a long discussion with the vet about his symptoms it was decided we would reset his meds. So yesterday he had just early partial dose of gabapentin and a late dose of amantadine. I was very hesitant in doing this and was ready to medicate at any sign of problem. I was very surprised by Rocky’s reaction. He slept for 6 straight hours, only finally waking up to eat. He is still not sleeping at night very well. Today he has had minimal Tramadol and just now amantadine. Again he has slept well. He really has only gone out once each day. He does get around very well and no symptoms of pain while out. For now we will medicate for pain symptoms and hope for a good nights sleep at sometime. Monday the staples come out. Yay.
Great news! A lot of dogs perk up when the staples come out, so hopefully you will see the same.