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Natural, Homeopathic Pain Relievers

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Lobo

"Stubborn" dogs- don't need- corrections		 
 
Barked: Tue Jun 26, '12 9:05am PST 
Lobo had to go to the E-vet early this morning (roughly four in the morning), as he was showing signs of bloat. It turns out to be a bad case of GI - lots of gas built up in his small intestines.

The e-vet did give him an injection as well as pain medication, but Lobo is still whining, is standing, panting, and can't seem to lie down. Although the whines are normally very soft, they have gotten loud to the point of crying. I was just wondering if there might be anything I can do to ease his pain?

It was about six in the morning when he received the pain medication, and it is now eleven in the morning

The pain medication she gave him was Maropitant Citrate, 10mg.
The injection was Buprenorphine, 0.15mg.

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Mulder

Spooky Mulder		 
 
Barked: Tue Jun 26, '12 9:30am PST 
I'd call the vet and ask first, but I'd go with Gas-X and see what that does for him.

I always keep some on-hand "just in case", and have actually given it to Mulder when he's been a turd and got into the fridge to eat thawing meat. He's never been in distress, but he gets horrible gas when he overeats, and the Gas-X seemed to help him out.

ETA- just realized that's not really "homeopathic". Still, its something to consider.

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Maxwell

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Barked: Tue Jun 26, '12 9:40am PST 
I get horrible gas attacks and use GasX, wonderful stuff.

Not homeopathic but you could try slippery elm bark. I used it myself after it helped Max's tummy aches a couple times and it does help. Not as well as GasX but better than suffering.

I mixed the nice smelling powder in a little water until it thickened up. Dabbed a little on his nose so he tasted it. After he tasted it and thought about it for a short time he lapped up a little of it and was noticeably relaxed in about 5 minutes.
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Lobo

"Stubborn" dogs- don't need- corrections		 
 
Barked: Tue Jun 26, '12 9:41am PST 
I have heard that Gas-X helps, and would be a consideration, if we had any. x: If the dogs ever had gas, they never showed discomfort, nor was the gas prolonged, nor was it particularly... stinky.

Happy to report that now, at 11:38am, Lobo is lying down. His tummy is still swollen, and he sort of lifts his head up to sigh and gruff, but he seems to be doing better. His tummy doesn't feel near as hard as it did, and he doesn't seem offended by me touching it(earlier, he showed obvious discomfort about his tummy being touched).

Thank you, Mulder. ^^ If I happen to find any Gas-X next time I'm out, I'll pick it up just in case. (:

EDIT;;
Thank you Maxwell! I'll look into that, as well. Lobo seems much more calm now, but he is a stoic dog by nature, so I'll continue to watch him.

Just to be sure, neither of these will negatively interact with the medications the vet gave him, right?

Oh, and, I would call the vet, but she is not my normal vet, and as my normal vet is Hollistic, I'd feel more comfortable getting her opinion. However, she's very busy on the weekdays - in general, really - but I'll try to call anyway.

Anyway, thanks for the help!

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Jackson Tan

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Barked: Wed Jun 27, '12 3:23am PST 
The bupe will probably constipate him ... be aware of that, as it probably will not help his gas problem. I'd give him a stool softener/skip bone to make sure that doesn't cause more trouble.

A good natural remedy for gas is peppermint water, I think you can get it at the chemist.
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Lobo

"Stubborn" dogs- don't need- corrections		 
 
Barked: Wed Jun 27, '12 12:48pm PST 
Thank you, Jackson Tan. ^^ I didn't know that about the bupe.

As there was no one around to go get any of those, I'll have to get all of them next time I'm out, just in case.

Lobo is a LOT better. He's still a bit lethargic, and doesn't seem to want to get up or do anything, but he ate plain, skinless and boneless chicken this morning. His tummy is no longer swollen and icky looking/feeling, and overall, he just seems tired instead of painful or uncomfortable. Since he wasn't able to go out last night, I'm hoping he'll be up to going out tonight.

EDIT;;
For clarification, our extra car was totaled recently, and at the time of the post, everyone was either sleeping or at work. Really, the only days that I can get anything are Fridays and Saturdays. I was just hoping that maybe I would have something here that would have helped him. ):

But anyway, thank you for all the help, and I will most certainly pick those up whenever I can.

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Jackson Tan

Lad about town		 
 
Barked: Wed Jun 27, '12 10:30pm PST 
I'm so glad to hear he's doing better.

Yah, Buprenorphine is methadone's happy little sidekick - a semi-synthetic opiate. I assume they gave it to him to reduce pain/slow gut motility. When gut motility is slowed, constipation will eventuate - just ask anyone who has been on painkillers a long time and they'll tell you all about it. laugh out loud It was only one shot though so I don't think it'd be too bad for him.
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Sita SD

When we seeing- the ponies?!		 
 
Barked: Fri Jun 29, '12 10:55am PST 
JT mentioned peppermint water. Wonderful for human sore tummys! You can make your own by buying peppermint tea, seep it to however strong you want, then add icecubes to cool it. If your dog isn't big on new things, use a little syringe & squirt it in his mouth. You can also give your dog Arnica Montana. Usually used mostly for muscle issues & bruises, I was told by my vet to give it for general achyness, so that might help.
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