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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Esophagitis (described above). Butorphanol will help provide relief in patients with mild pain and it also has some level of antiemetic activity. Buprenorphine is useful in patients with mild to moderate pain. Transdermal Fentanyl (Fentanyl patch) or injectable morphine (0.1-0.5 mg/lb every 6 hours SC or IM) or hydromorphone (0.05-0.2 mg/lb every 6 hours SC or IM) can be used in parvovirus enteritis patients that are experiencing moderate to severe abdominal pain. Notable changes in patient behavior that can be indicative of good pain relief often include more frequent assumption of a position of relief or comfort (less curling up, more laying out in a more extended or "sprawling" form), more effective antiemetic drug effects, and an earlier return of appetite. Butorphanol should not be given in conjunction with other opioids, including fentanyl, morphine, or hydromorphone, since it is a partial antagonist. It must be noted that both human and animal patients that receive the benefit of effective analgesia often have lower morbidity and mortality. The antiemetic drug maropitant (Cerenia) also provides visceral analgesic effect and this adjunctive weffect, when given in conjunction with opioids to control pain, effect makes it a very versatile drug for use in management of patients with severe viral enteritis that experience both vomiting and abdominal pain. When a fentanyl patch is placed on a patient that is already in significant pain, morphine or hydromorphone are administered every 6 hours for 24-36 hours, so that the patient receives adequate analgesia while awaiting achievement of effective blood levels of fentanyl from the patch. SummarySuccessful management of dogs with severe parvovirus enteritis requires a multifaceted treatment approach, a hospital staff that is dedicated to high detail patient care, and a committed pet owner. The success rate is very high when all of these factors are present.
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