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Hi everyone!
I posted last year about Callie, the our then-15 year-old "foster fail." She has chronic pain from arthritis, her kidneys are at stage 3 1/2, and she possibly has cancer. The vet has recommended a palliative approach and I want her to be as comfortable as possible.
When I posted last, I asked about tricks for gabapentin administration. We eventually found a way the worked - dissolving the tablets or sprinkling the capsules in wet food. However, this no longer works. She's not feeling well, and if she even detects a mere hint of medication, she'll turn away the food and act distrustful for quite a while. But she needs to eat, and I don't want her to be in pain.
I got the transdermal gel gabapentin, but it's quite expensive, and a lot to administer to the ears twice a day - 0.5 ml each time! And it doesn't seem as effective? The vet said it could irritate her ears used regularly. But we'll budget and use it if we need to.
Anyway, I come here asking for your help in making her comfortable. If gabapentin won't fly with her, what are my options? I've heard of Solensia, but then there seems to be a lot of horror stories about it killing people's cats? Also, I'm wondering if there's other painkillers that don't taste horrible. Is buprenorphine an acceptable daily medication at this stage, and is it easier to administer?
I really don't want her last days/weeks/(months?) spent in pain and afraid that we are "poisoning" her.
Thanks for any and all advice. <3
I posted last year about Callie, the our then-15 year-old "foster fail." She has chronic pain from arthritis, her kidneys are at stage 3 1/2, and she possibly has cancer. The vet has recommended a palliative approach and I want her to be as comfortable as possible.
When I posted last, I asked about tricks for gabapentin administration. We eventually found a way the worked - dissolving the tablets or sprinkling the capsules in wet food. However, this no longer works. She's not feeling well, and if she even detects a mere hint of medication, she'll turn away the food and act distrustful for quite a while. But she needs to eat, and I don't want her to be in pain.
I got the transdermal gel gabapentin, but it's quite expensive, and a lot to administer to the ears twice a day - 0.5 ml each time! And it doesn't seem as effective? The vet said it could irritate her ears used regularly. But we'll budget and use it if we need to.
Anyway, I come here asking for your help in making her comfortable. If gabapentin won't fly with her, what are my options? I've heard of Solensia, but then there seems to be a lot of horror stories about it killing people's cats? Also, I'm wondering if there's other painkillers that don't taste horrible. Is buprenorphine an acceptable daily medication at this stage, and is it easier to administer?
I really don't want her last days/weeks/(months?) spent in pain and afraid that we are "poisoning" her.
Thanks for any and all advice. <3