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by MissKaty
Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:55 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: When I Syringe Feed Paralyzed Dog, She Gags. What do I do?
Replies: 7
Views: 2726

Re: When I Syringe Feed Paralyzed Dog, She Gags. What do I do?

I talked to my vet today, and he said that she "gave up," and that's she won't eat. I don't believe her problem is emotional since her response to syringe eating is involuntary gagging/spitting up. That's physical, not emotional. I looked up drug interactions, and there aren't any risky in...
by MissKaty
Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:52 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: When I Syringe Feed Paralyzed Dog, She Gags. What do I do?
Replies: 7
Views: 2726

Re: When I Syringe Feed Paralyzed Dog, She Gags. What do I do?

She's been paralyzed for 3-4 weeks. She was eating fine all along and then last week she stopped. She's a lab and taking gabapenton and previcox for pain and cefpodoxime as preventative for UTI. He didn't say about a stomach protectant. Should I ask him if I can give her a pepcid? Today I tried to g...
by MissKaty
Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:18 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: When I Syringe Feed Paralyzed Dog, She Gags. What do I do?
Replies: 7
Views: 2726

When I Syringe Feed Paralyzed Dog, She Gags. What do I do?

My dog became paralyzed last month due to bad disks in her spine. She was eating fine despite her injuries, but in the last week she stopped. My vet said she's depressed and told me to syringe feed her. After I do, she sometimes does a jerking head movement like she needs to throw up. So far she has...