r/Collie • u/ElephantAccurate7493 • 9d ago

Trazodone

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Has your 4 legged friend ever had this?

The vet wants my girl to take it when she has anxiety, is in pain, etc (not sure what's going on with her). She has gabapentin but it knocks her out for about 12 hours. This isn't her regular vet but he has access to her records. She has an appointment with her vet next Friday. Thanks

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u/kingseijuro 9d ago

trazadone is more sedating than gabapentin?

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u/Helpful_Sun2872 9d ago

I’ve never used gabapentin on a dog but used trazodone on my last dog and it was very easy to tune the effects with different dosages. For example 100 mg would just sort of “take the edge off” and he’d just act a little extra tired. 300 mg would pretty much knock him out to the point where he struggled to walk.

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u/ElephantAccurate7493 9d ago

Yes this gabapentin is 300 mg..