Methadone For Dogs
3 Topics FoundHow much liquid methadone can i give to my 80 lb dog by mouth? I know that vets have given dogs methadone for pain but I just don't understand when they say you give them 0.1- 0.5 ml per kg.... Can you break it down for me in milligrams per lb if possible please? ## The information below may serve as a general guideline based on the details provided in your post. However because you didn't mention what dose of methadone your pet is prescribed [it should state on the Rx label], there's no way for me to assume how many milligrams are in a 0.1 or 0.5mL serving. That said, I would still encourage you to discuss this with the prescribing veterinarian just to be on the safe side. 1 kg = 2.2 lbs So it would be translated to 0.1mL per 2.2 lbs or 0.5mL per 2.2 lbs 2.2 lbs goes into 8...
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Been on Methadone for many years via a pain clinic. I am 66. I take 50 mg. daily. and was stable and reasonably pain free until this year. I fell and broke 5 ribs on two different occasions and a slight fractured hip and torn muscles on a third fall. These falls happened while training protection dogs.For about 8-9 months I was taking about 60 mgs. of oxycodone on top of the methadone with no effect on pain - ouch!. Now, the pain is gone from the falls but I am in withdrawal and feel very sick - I think. I started to take an additional 10 mgs. methadone but it's not helping - it's been about 10 days since last dose of oxycodone. At the same time I came down with a stomach bug or was that withdrawal? Would you know how long it will take for my body to adjust to 60mgs methadone (n...
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I have been going to a methadone clinic for 5 years. I WAS on a code 1 (going in 1 day a week and pick up 6 bottles) until the clinic switched lab companies. They approached me to tell me my drop came back dirty for codeine. When I looked at the levels it says 350 nanograms. They set the level at 50 nanograms. I thought 2,000 was the cutoff level. I told them I was clean and I ate Portillos hot dogs that have poppy seeds in them. They told me to stop lying and I will be returning to a code 6 (go in every day except Sunday?) So, my question is, don't they have to honor the federal guidelines that I thought were 2,000 nanograms?
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