Pain medication for dogs

[Annabellaa]

has anyone ever had a dog prescribed metacam and gabapentin? My dog is taking them for pain she fractured her foot. Her night dose of gabapentin is coming up and she took her chewable metacam pill (1 every 24 hours) and she is very out of it and seems to be tired or relaxed. Is it safe to give her the night dose of gabapentin? I’ve never given a dog pain meds so not sure what level of sedation is normal. (She’s a shepherd husky mix)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

If the vet ordered them for her, follow the vet's instructions. My dog gets Gabapentin before storms for his intense anxiety and I take it for my fibromyalgia (pain).

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The metacam is an anti-inflammatory. Gabapentin wotks on nerve pain. They won't interfere with each other.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Give it as your vet prescribed. One of my dogs gets Gabapentin twice a day for chronic pain. He does well on it.

 

[FLORIDA JEFF]

I have a 100lb white lab. she takes gabapentin 300mg twice a day for hip dysplasia and she does well on it. l take the same once at night for my neuropathy pain. I worry about cognitive impairment for long term use.