I noticed this morning a dark area on the right upper corner of Smitty’s mouth. It looks like the fur is gone. 😢 He’s not exhibiting any pain when I touch him or pull his mouth up, but this is the side where I give him his dosage of Gabapentin. He was diagnosed with anxiety two weeks ago. I got the Gabapentin at the vets but had to find somewhere cheaper for the Prozac and then afford it. Now, I’m waiting on Chewy to get the Prozac shipped to me. 😢
Have you tried giving him the gabapentin mixed in with his food? It's much less traumatic for them (if they'll eat it that way).
No, I hadn’t but I will try that tonight with his dinner. Thank you. ❤️
He has been surprisingly chill for the most part but I had just assumed that since his vet gave it to me in a bottle with a measured dropper this meant I was to squirt it into his mouth.
his vet feels he may have to be on the Prozac for life. 😢
Both of my guys are TERRIBLE patients, so they require sedation (and lots of it!) before they go in to the vet for even a checkup. I get it in pill form and crush it up to mix in with their breakfast. Usually they have no problem if only one pill is mixed in, but two apparently takes it over the "taste threshold" and they refuse to eat. Regardless, it's better than wrestling with them to squirt a foreign substance into their mouths. Good luck.
Thank you. ❤️ I’m not looking forward to putting a cone on him but until the meds take effect, I need to keep him from causing more damage.