Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Nicola Smith — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:44:21 GMT

Hi, yes I have also noticed small fluffy dogs salivating a lot. I had thought it was the premed but then we have had a couple who haven't been premedded straight away and they have started salivating before the premed. I had put it down to stress as I know my own dog if very stressed will pant and hypersalivate. If it is stress related the small fluffy dogs I suppose are usually the more spoilt ones less used to being away from home?

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Alana Dent — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:22:54 GMT

I see it regularly post op. Mostly in Acp/Vet premeds. Use Methadone, and CRI's a lot and see it less in them.

Have worked places where they give cerenia as they believed it to be nausea - and that seems to have good effect. At my current clinic, the vets are not keen on giving anything to combat the Hypersalivation. They seem to think Atropine is the only drug they would use....

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

astinos — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:33:18 GMT

I believe methadone is now licensed so it is slowly replacing morphine in general practice as per the cascade. Generally hyper salivation seems to be a regular occurrence within our practice, I tend to see it more post op. we also use buprenorphine/acp as our default premed.

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Honeybadger — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:21:24 GMT

Thanks guys. None of my previous practices used methadone which explains why I hadn't heard of it.

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

melhambis@live.co.uk — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:03:24 GMT

hiya,

its methodone, we use it for painful procedures such as bitch spays/orthopaedics,x-laps etc it offers very good pain relief, we have noticed after procedures the animals are much more comfortable

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN D32/33 — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:52:10 GMT

Comfortan is the vet licensed methadone inj 10mg/ml.

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Honeybadger — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:48:49 GMT

Sorry if i'm being slow but what is Comfortin? Ive been out of practice for a year but still trying to keep up with new drugs. I've looked in the NOAH compendium and googled but can find anything

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Amy Homer. RVN. NCert A&CC — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:49 GMT

Nb she had acp/ vet

Re: Hypersalivation after pre-meds

Amy Homer. RVN. NCert A&CC — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:16 GMT

Yes had a little white fox terrier bitch spay yesterday that had severe hypersalivation