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I took my dog to the vet last night for vomiting and they gave him an injection of Cerenia and Famotidine. When getting the injection he screamed so loud that he could be heard in the waiting room. The tech said that sometimes those injections can bu
Cerenia is a drug called maropitant, it is very effective but unfortunately it is very stingy on injection. I imagine this has scared him a little, but if he seems out of sorts for an extended time I would consider going back.
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Ruger keeps getting carsick, the vet gave me some anti nausea pills for him while he has parvo, can I give those to him? I didn't end up using all of them, or is there something else I can do? Anti nausea pills: metoclopramide 10mg tablets
Nausea due to car sickness is different than nausea due to internal illness. Metoclopramide treats nausea due to internal illness, so there is a good chance this medication won't work for this purpose. You can however give motion sickness medication, so just ask your pets veterinarian about over the counter options for him, or ask for the pet formulated motion sickness medication called Cerenia.
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We need to travel with our 2 year old 7lb toy fox terrier but she gets car sick. Is there something I can give her to prevent car sickness?
Hello and welcome to Boop by Petco. The human medications for car-sickness rarely work well in animals and often can have serious side effects. I would recommend asking your vet about a drug called 'maropitant' or Cerenia. This is the best drug for dogs for car sickness. Alternatively Ondasetron can be used, however it might be hard to get a tablet small enough for Fiona. Best of luck with Fiona, I hope your car trip goes well.
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These drugs, if given at appropriate dosages, should not interact. I guess cerenia was given for vomiting, so meloxicam is not indicated though. Why did you ketoconazole? It is not indicated in pancreatitis cases.
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Even when given with food my dog vomits with every NexGard doss. Is there a recommended food (and how much) that would help prevent the nausea??
Poor pup! Nausea is less common with Nexgard than with some of the other oral flea meds available (such as Comfortis or Trifexis), but can still happen in some dogs. Normally, giving the pill with a meal helps to prevent this, but it doesn't sound like it's helped much for your dog. It normally doesn't matter what type of food you give it with, because the purpose of giving with a meal is to slow absorption of the medication so that it's more gradual - it's the presence of food in the stomach that helps, rather than any specific ingredients. So if this hasn't helped with your pup, you may want to try a different medication next month - the vomiting isn't dangerous and is not a sign of toxicity problems or any other serious issues, but I know it's no fun for either of you to have him vomit every month! He might do better with Bravecto, or a topical flea/tick med such as K9 Advantix.
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