Buprenex

Is Buprenex good for arthritis in cats and is it very very safe?

 

I used Buprenex for pain control in my acrokitty merlin who had arthritis issues. However he was also using cosequin to help. The cosequin does take some time to help achieve pain control tho.

Also some other things to consider - which we did use for Merlin - are acupuncture, adequan injections (we didn't have enough time to see how much that helped him but it works wonders in many) - and another drug that has helped other kitties alot is gabapentin. Right now I am looking into the adequan and gabapentin for my 17 year old kitty before I go for the bup.

You might want to try the other treatments first before Buprenex. They seem to be more suitable for arthritis relief. I'm not sure how old your kitty is but Merlin was 16.5 yrs old and we were doing more hospice care at the time due to his acro.

 

Bupe is in short supply these days although I've heard that the manufacturer will start producing more.

What I like is Dasequin, same maker as Cosequin, and self warming mats on top of egg crate mattresses for senior pets. I haven't tried the other meds that Patti mentioned but have heard good things about them.

We also added ramps and steps for seniors so they didn't have to jump as much.

 

Patti, thank you.
I thought i would try the Buprenex for a few times to see if that is what is causing Fluffy
to feel bad. Is the gabapentin safer?

He is getting the Adequin shots but has had only 5 so far.
Aspirin not helping.

I need something for pain that i could use a short while on him.
He is 7years old and had both hips crushed and right back foot crushed before
7 months old when i found him.

 

Thanks Jennifer.
Fluffy was taking the Dasquin but then i couldn't get him to t ake it
anymore.

 

mary jo,
if you are open to homeopathics, i'd like to recommend a couple remedies by Heel Homeopathics. http://www.heelusa.com/
Flamie has bad arthritis in his left hock joint which has been broken twice and I have used this for him for several years now.

The first product is called Traumeel and is a natural anti-inflammatory that has none of the side effects or dangers of NSAIDS.
http://www.heelusa.com/Products/Product ... 20100%20CT

The second product, which is specifically for arthritis is Zeel.
http://www.heelusa.com/Products/Product ... T%20RETAIL

I take one tablet, crush it in a mortar & pestal (or between 2 spoons) and sprinkle the powdered tablet into a teaspoon of Flamie's favorite food (he happens to LOVE baby food!). I have never had any problems with him taking it, no side effects, no stomach upset, etc.

I have found this to be a good treatment for Flamie so maybe it willf help Fluffy too. I always like to start with a more natural approach and see if that works before I resort to heavy duty drugs. So, far we've had success with this.

 

Thank you Donna.
Fluffy is eating a lot of Chicken and gravy baby food right now so maybe he will
take this.
I know he doesn't need anymore drugs right now.

I'll never forget how you helped me one night with Smokie.
forever grateful.

 

MaryJo,

I have a couple of these, left over from jj and Gwen's stuff. Please PM me if you are interested.

Venita

 

Here are some great articles Lynette (and MeowMeow) found and passed on about pain management. Most are from 2007 but I found them to be quite interesting/informative. They discuss various medications and treatments including Adequan, Gabapentin, etc. Maybe they can help you too:

Analgesic drugs for arthritis:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Conten ... &A=587&S=1


Winn funds study on gabapentin in 2007:
http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/Pages/W ... _final.pdf


AAFP pain management guidelines:
http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocuments/ ... elines.pdf

 

Thanks Patti.
I am sending this to my vet right now.