jembo 0 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Anyone had any experience using Tramadol (for dogs)? My dog is on it at the moment after surgery and he is not reacting very well to it. He is very anxious and stressed. Will speak to the vet again in the morning, but any advice would be handy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Anyone had any experience using Tramadol (for dogs)?My dog is on it at the moment after surgery and he is not reacting very well to it. He is very anxious and stressed. Will speak to the vet again in the morning, but any advice would be handy. I just googled it up out of curiosity it can produce a whole host of side effects including anxietymthese were for humans ,but I suppose the results could be the same,I would check it out if I were you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Tramadol is a fairly common opiate analgesic that as with all opiates may at times have a few effects but maybe its the surgery rather than the meds ie if the analgesia is not strong enough break through pain will cause the symptoms you describe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jembo 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I think i have it sorted now, have reduced the tramadol by half and he is now sleeping and not stressing. Spoke to the vet he agreed with me, and said if necessary he can have 1/2 a paracetamol every 12 hours as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mandog 37 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Out of curiosity how much do you dose your dog with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jembo 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 He was on 100mgs twice a day, now on 50mgs twice a day. It goes on body weight, i would be careful using it, you need to balance the side effects to pain threshold!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It's no wonder the dogs stressing I was prescribed those before, bloody mental things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mandog 37 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm taking tramadol at the moment and the max i can use is 100mg, while taking this i can't do anything as i feel totally out of it. I can do 50mg safely, but still feel not quite right. So your vet is giving out human doses, you want to be carefull this stuff you can get hooked on and the after affects after i take 100mg is unpleasant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jembo 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hopefully he will only need a dose tonight and then I will take him off them, but see how he goes. It was fairly major surgery to repair a fratured shoulder in 2 places, but agree he should not be on human doseage!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dangergirl 13 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Shite, im a nurse and 100mg of tramadol can make even the biggest men drousey and out of it for hours. You never would of thought a dog could be on the same dose as a 14 stone man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jim tait 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Shite, im a nurse and 100mg of tramadol can make even the biggest men drousey and out of it for hours. You never would of thought a dog could be on the same dose as a 14 stone man Doses aren't directly related to body size - that's why we do pharmacology before we're let loose on the animal population Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dangergirl 13 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 (edited) Im aware that not ALL doses are related to body size.....but most are....... just shocked that a dog can be given the same dose of an opiate as a human. Edited April 16, 2009 by dangergirl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I was put on 100g 4 times a day ,and,after 3 days I had to stop taking it,I was falling asleep while I was stood up(literally). :lazy: Good luck with your dog Jembo...............'M' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jim tait 0 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Agreed, dosages within species tend to be weight related. Surface area has a role to play between species, as do individual metabolic differences - cats are missing a liver enzyme and don't handle NSAIDs as well as other species; dogs don't metabolise ibuprofen well. Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Ethyl 63 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I was one them for years and theyre horrid drugs they make you sick beyond belief and really you dont feel in control of yourself.We know what that is a dog doesnt.Dogs cant handle paracetamol either apparently.A vet told me fairly recently that its been proven to cause ulcers and stomach bleeds.Not sure how accurate that is but id be careful anyway.I hope the dog feels better soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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