Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter - Suspected Pituitary Macro Tumor

His stomach is upset due to the meds. I can hear him make burping noises. I don't know if I should give him a dose of SEB with a little food to settle his stomach or give him the other quarter of the tramadol. If I give the tramadol I can't give him the SEB as I would have wait another two hours before he can have it.
Kathy

I don't know if I should give him the corn syrup when his stomach is already upset. I don't know much tonight. It is 2:07 in the morning here.
Kathy

How fast does the SEB usually work for him? If you think he is in more discomfort from his tummy than pain from any other place I would give the SEB first and try and settle down that if its the immediate problem. x

The SEB usually works very fast. However he's lying down quietly, so I don't want to disturb him. If his stomach was really bad, he would not be able to lie down. We've had a lot of those nights before we found the SEB.
Kathy

If he gets up and can't settle, I will give him the SEB with some corn syrup mixed in. That would take care of the sugar issue and the tummy issue. The prednisone is probably taking care of the pain issue, reducing the swelling, but that's just a guess.
Kathy

Yes, let sleeping dogs lie :D:D Hope he stays settled now Kathy. Isn't it always so much worse in the middle of the night... sucks.

Makes you feel alone at this time, at least we have this place

I hope you have dozed off with Buddy and are getting some sleep Kathy, will be here a while if you wake up though :)

Oh Mel and Trish, thank you so much from the morning brigade who are now signing in from this half of the world. You two have been our overnight angels, that's for sure!

Kathy, how's our little man doing now? I know it's still dark out there on the west coast so I hope you two are finally getting some rest...

Marianne

Kathy:
I hope you got some rest. Poor Buddy he can't seem to shake those tummy aches. You know Tipper would get GI symptoms around 2-4 every morning, even before the Cushings meds etc. I read somewhere that acid can accumulate in their stomachs, and they should have food right before bedtime. I portion Tippers meals into 3 mini meals a day. I saved some of her dog food until bedtime and gave it to her. It has completely alleviated the problem. Very rarely does she get this now, and it would really gurgle and make very loud noise. I know it was hurting her, and she would have to go out and have a bm and when she came back in I would give her some food. That would help her immediately and she would go to sleep. That is how I discovered the food at night does the trick. Do you give Buddy any food before bedtime? I started giving Tipper some natural treats I bought her and she started to gain weight, so I saved some of her dog food portion for the day and used it. Does Buddy ever try to eat grass or any vegetation in your yard? Hope the poor little fellow is ok today. God Bless you and Buddy. Tipper said to tell Buddy to keep his chin up, and get better.
Patti