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Hi!
So Sparkle had a dental with a couple extractions today, and the vet's office gave me 6 to 8 syringes of painkillers that I'm supposed to give her twice a day starting tonight (squeezing it into her cheek pouch). She's honestly seemed fine since coming home and eating, but I attempted to give her one tonight anyway. She was very squirmy and fought it and I'm honestly not sure how much medicine she got, though I'm pretty sure she got at least a little based on how she was moving her mouth.
With painkillers, are you supposed to give the whole set no matter what, or can you watch and base it on how the cat is acting (though I know cats are very good at masking pain)? If I need to, I certainly will attempt this medicine giving twice a day, but if it's not exactly necessary, I'm not sure about continuing to put her through it. Thoughts?
So Sparkle had a dental with a couple extractions today, and the vet's office gave me 6 to 8 syringes of painkillers that I'm supposed to give her twice a day starting tonight (squeezing it into her cheek pouch). She's honestly seemed fine since coming home and eating, but I attempted to give her one tonight anyway. She was very squirmy and fought it and I'm honestly not sure how much medicine she got, though I'm pretty sure she got at least a little based on how she was moving her mouth.
With painkillers, are you supposed to give the whole set no matter what, or can you watch and base it on how the cat is acting (though I know cats are very good at masking pain)? If I need to, I certainly will attempt this medicine giving twice a day, but if it's not exactly necessary, I'm not sure about continuing to put her through it. Thoughts?