I have a 12 1/2 year old welsh springer who had to have a total ear ablation in both ears. His surgery was Wed. and he hasn't hardly eaten since (4 days). He doesn't want anything at all, not even his favorites he gets on his B-day (ice cream)
He weighs 47 lbs and here is the medication list he has been on.
fentanyl patch from Thurs until today. We removed it because the Dr said that may be causing his loss of appetite.
tramadol gave him 2 tabs (50 mg) after removing the fentanyl patch at 9 am this morning. he hasn't had anything since.
zeniquin100 mg antibiotic 2 1/2 tabs per day
Below is what he has eaten since he has been home.
(Wed) day of surgery ----> the hospital said he didn't eat
(Thurs)Day after surgery (got to come home around 1 pm) ---> hospital said he at a handful of canned chicken and when he got home he ate a 1/2 c. ice cream, a blob of peanut butter to take his antibiotics.
(Fri) blob of p-butter for his antibiotics
(Sat) he had 3 bone marrow treats and nothing else. he won't even eat peanut butter for his antibiotics now.
He has been drinking water, though not a lot and he does urinate several times a day. He's had one stool since he got home and that was Friday. It was solid but it wasn't very much.
He is very tired but does wag his tail from time to time when I pet him. He still keeps a close eye on me like he always has. He of course is sleeping a lot. He's been on brief walks around the yard for maybe 3 - 5 minutes.
I've tried feeding him everything... broths, yogurt, popsicles, ice cream, p-butter, dog food, canned chicken, ground beef, dog treats, eggs, cheese... and he puts it in his mouth and spits it out then turns his head away.
We plan to take him to the vet to request an IV tomorrow but I'm not too sure he is dehydrated since he drinks water and urinates but am worried.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks from 2 worried parents...
Update From more research, I'm pretty convinced the issues are from the fentanyl patch. Have read some pretty horrifying stories. I read of of antidote for the fentanyl but cannot find what it is. Does anyone know?
If he continues much longer like this it may be time to go to the ER.... I feel so bad for him and not knowing what to do to help him...
He weighs 47 lbs and here is the medication list he has been on.
fentanyl patch from Thurs until today. We removed it because the Dr said that may be causing his loss of appetite.
tramadol gave him 2 tabs (50 mg) after removing the fentanyl patch at 9 am this morning. he hasn't had anything since.
zeniquin100 mg antibiotic 2 1/2 tabs per day
Below is what he has eaten since he has been home.
(Wed) day of surgery ----> the hospital said he didn't eat
(Thurs)Day after surgery (got to come home around 1 pm) ---> hospital said he at a handful of canned chicken and when he got home he ate a 1/2 c. ice cream, a blob of peanut butter to take his antibiotics.
(Fri) blob of p-butter for his antibiotics
(Sat) he had 3 bone marrow treats and nothing else. he won't even eat peanut butter for his antibiotics now.
He has been drinking water, though not a lot and he does urinate several times a day. He's had one stool since he got home and that was Friday. It was solid but it wasn't very much.
He is very tired but does wag his tail from time to time when I pet him. He still keeps a close eye on me like he always has. He of course is sleeping a lot. He's been on brief walks around the yard for maybe 3 - 5 minutes.
I've tried feeding him everything... broths, yogurt, popsicles, ice cream, p-butter, dog food, canned chicken, ground beef, dog treats, eggs, cheese... and he puts it in his mouth and spits it out then turns his head away.
We plan to take him to the vet to request an IV tomorrow but I'm not too sure he is dehydrated since he drinks water and urinates but am worried.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks from 2 worried parents...
Update From more research, I'm pretty convinced the issues are from the fentanyl patch. Have read some pretty horrifying stories. I read of of antidote for the fentanyl but cannot find what it is. Does anyone know?
If he continues much longer like this it may be time to go to the ER.... I feel so bad for him and not knowing what to do to help him...