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Can pain medication over dose

Blacky6

Blacky6

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Hi I’m new to this forum and I’m thankful for this.. we have a guineapig that just had an eye removed today and he got several medications including pain killers and I thing I accidentally overdose him 😭😭
Now I’m scared don’t want to hurt him would you guys help
 
Welcome to the forum.

Personally I would keep an eye on him and call the vets to double check the dosage he should be on and what action they think is best if there has been an OD on the medications involved? Usually it’s nothing more than observation (depending on the meds) but if you have given him too much they should have some advice on when to give the next correct dose so that you don’t continuously overdose him.

What medications is he prescribed and which do you think you gave too much of? Also how high an extra dose do you feel you may have given him? Is he still eating and pooping as normal? If not have you thought of syringe feeding? It’s very important that piggies keep their gut moving and some pain meds can affect the gut and appetite.

Not Eating, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Syringe Feeding Fibre
 
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Blacky6 said:
Hi I’m new to this forum and I’m thankful for this.. we have a guineapig that just had an eye removed today and he got several medications including pain killers and I thing I accidentally overdose him 😭😭
Now I’m scared don’t want to hurt him would you guys help
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Hi and welcome

Please take a deep breath. Guinea pigs deal generally much better with a higher dose of metacam than other species but it depends on the actual dosage. Can you please tell us how much you did give and how much you were supposed to give?

Please make sure that your piggy is eating and holding its weight and - if that is that is not the case - to step in with syringe feeding. IN an emergency you can give mushed up pellets, provided you cut off the syringe tip as show in our syringe feeding guide or contact the vet clinic for a bag of recovery formula. Loss of appetite is usually the result of operation drugs or the post-op antibiotic and not from a painkiller. Contact the clinic asap if your piggy is seriously unwell.

PS: You can access our post-op care and syringe feeding guides via these links here. Your care in feeding support is as vital as the operation itself.
Tips For Post-operative Care
Complete Syringe Feeding Guide
 
I am a bit late to this thread, but my question does relate to this. My guinea pig has serious dental problems, and has a lot of problems eating. The vet says it cannot be treated, all his teeth are bad some require to be pulled, but he cannot pull all of them of course. My guinea pig - Ed - has been at the vet's multiple days. Now he's home again since yesterday, and I've been syringe feeding him. He's on Loxicom as a painkiller (the dose for an animal of 10 kg (the full syringe, I believe it's 1ml). He's only eating very little next to the syringe feeding. He seems to not be able to chew because he does want the food I believe - at least he is taking it in his mouth and tries to chew it, sometimes he manages to eat a little, but mostly he makes weird movements with his lips and he gives up after a while of trying. Is it dangerous to give more painkillers so he maybe will be able to chew without pain? It just breaks my heart to see him trying, but not managing to eat, and I am just so surprised by how quickly his condition has deteriorated in the past week. I just wish he would eat something.
 
Anna12 said:
I am a bit late to this thread, but my question does relate to this. My guinea pig has serious dental problems, and has a lot of problems eating. The vet says it cannot be treated, all his teeth are bad some require to be pulled, but he cannot pull all of them of course. My guinea pig - Ed - has been at the vet's multiple days. Now he's home again since yesterday, and I've been syringe feeding him. He's on Loxicom as a painkiller (the dose for an animal of 10 kg (the full syringe, I believe it's 1ml). He's only eating very little next to the syringe feeding. He seems to not be able to chew because he does want the food I believe - at least he is taking it in his mouth and tries to chew it, sometimes he manages to eat a little, but mostly he makes weird movements with his lips and he gives up after a while of trying. Is it dangerous to give more painkillers so he maybe will be able to chew without pain? It just breaks my heart to see him trying, but not managing to eat, and I am just so surprised by how quickly his condition has deteriorated in the past week. I just wish he would eat something.
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To add to that, I have also tried to cut up the food in tiny bits and put them in his mouth straight away. He'll take some of that, but most of it he'll try to chew a little and then spit out again.
 
Anna12 said:
To add to that, I have also tried to cut up the food in tiny bits and put them in his mouth straight away. He'll take some of that, but most of it he'll try to chew a little and then spit out again.
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It’s better for you to start your own thread as these old ones can be missed. I think you posted but whereabouts are you located again?
 
Siikibam said:
It’s better for you to start your own thread as these old ones can be missed. I think you posted but whereabouts are you located again?
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Oh ok sorry, I'm new to the forum! I am located in Belgium. I'll update my profile : ) I will also put my question in a new post then :)
 
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