choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:16:36 GMT

[quote user="Tim Browning"]

Yes a little bit of discomfort is nature's way of enforcing rest and aiding healing, he won't listen to you telling him to rest it

[/quote]+1 for this. As the veteran of many broken bones I can testify that they don't hurt unless you use them! If you're not going to fix it I wouldn't give analgesia, he's got 3 legs and a spare.

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 05 May 2016 16:37:16 GMT

As I see it, this isn't like a partial thickness fracture in an adult, where use could cause a complete fracture. This bone is still cartilagenous, so use is less likely to be detrimental.

On the other hand, I don't know how such a young puppy would metabolise any painkiller, so I'm unsure what I would do.

Any anaesthetics Specialists about?

Wynne

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Tim Browning — Thu, 05 May 2016 15:20:40 GMT

Only mild discomfort for a couple of days after initial pain relief to aid healing? One can employ pain scoring tools like the University of Glasgow scoring system and follow the WSAVA pain guidelines if want to be more objective

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Anthony Dennison — Thu, 05 May 2016 14:52:26 GMT

[quote user="Tim Browning"]

Yes a little bit of discomfort is nature's way of enforcing rest and aiding healing, he won't listen to you telling him to rest it

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I'm not sure I feel too comfortable about this statement...

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Tim Browning — Thu, 05 May 2016 14:31:20 GMT

Its not going up !

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Tim Browning — Thu, 05 May 2016 14:30:50 GMT

Hey I didn't get another post or points score, I am trying to catch you up! Trying again

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Tim Browning — Thu, 05 May 2016 14:29:21 GMT

Yes a little bit of discomfort is nature's way of enforcing rest and aiding healing, he won't listen to you telling him to rest it

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Aisling McGrath — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:45:18 GMT

no need to send him home on meloxicam? just one injection?

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Tim Browning — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:42:49 GMT

More or less greenstick minimal displacement, ulna bent but not broken, cage rest and a shot of melox with off license signed Would be fine in a week I should think????

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Aisling McGrath — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:21:43 GMT

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Aisling McGrath — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:21:19 GMT

RE: choice of analgesia for 4 week old leonberger with broken leg?

Aisling McGrath — Thu, 05 May 2016 13:21:00 GMT