she went out with me to feed the pigs this afternoon. she ate her supper. however, she is not in her usual chicken coma. she does not seem to be able to relax. she has been laying down, on her sternum, not flat out like she usually does. she's been panting a lot and just doesn't seem to be able to relax. no pacing, no whining, no gas, no bloated tummy so i'm pretty sure that it isn't bloat. when i run my hand over her, she trembles a little when i get to her back end.
i did just talk to the vet who did her surgery. now, i had increased her tramadol to 600mg/day (300 morning, 300 evening). i'm pretty sure her surgeon knew that. her pupils are dilated but constrict when i shine a light into them. her capillary refill time is instant. he thinks it is probably the tramadol causing this and that it is a "cumulative" effect and is just now showing up. i hope that makes sense.
he wants me to decrease the dosage to 300mg/day which i will do starting tomorrow. he seemed surprised that she was on such a high dosage. i was sure we had talked about that but it's entirely possible that i had not mentioned it.
has anybody ever had this sort of experience with this particular drug. if pea doesn't want to go to bed, i'll sleep on the couch tonight so i can keep an eye on her.
since i started typing this, she has finally put her head down and it looks like she might be going to sleep. maybe i am panicking but i can't help it!
if she's still acting like this tomorrow morning, i will take her in. the only other thing we could think of was that the ulcer on her foot is bothering her but i removed her sock and left it off for the night and i have not seen her licking at her toes a single time.
i did just talk to the vet who did her surgery. now, i had increased her tramadol to 600mg/day (300 morning, 300 evening). i'm pretty sure her surgeon knew that. her pupils are dilated but constrict when i shine a light into them. her capillary refill time is instant. he thinks it is probably the tramadol causing this and that it is a "cumulative" effect and is just now showing up. i hope that makes sense.
he wants me to decrease the dosage to 300mg/day which i will do starting tomorrow. he seemed surprised that she was on such a high dosage. i was sure we had talked about that but it's entirely possible that i had not mentioned it.
has anybody ever had this sort of experience with this particular drug. if pea doesn't want to go to bed, i'll sleep on the couch tonight so i can keep an eye on her.
since i started typing this, she has finally put her head down and it looks like she might be going to sleep. maybe i am panicking but i can't help it!

if she's still acting like this tomorrow morning, i will take her in. the only other thing we could think of was that the ulcer on her foot is bothering her but i removed her sock and left it off for the night and i have not seen her licking at her toes a single time.
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