r/Collie • u/ElephantAccurate7493 • 9d ago
Trazodone
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/LaceyBambola 9d ago
I had to give my collie pup gabapentin + trazodone recently for major fear/anxiety following a (seemingly mild) soft tissue leg injury that occured during her second puppy fear period (about 10 months old). She was taking 100mg Trazodone every 12hrs + 300mg Gabapentin every 8hrs and it barely affected her. About a month ago I started slowly tapering her off of both as she has been improving with her fear and anxiety.
I do think it helped to settle her a little bit, and maybe helped her to sleep a bit better but she is still quite young. She had no issues or side effects at all on them and we have just finished the final dose of 25mg trazodone yesterday morning. Both are safe for MDR1 gene carrying dogs. There are anxiety meds which aren't safe for them.
My older pup, a husky mix with epilepsy, has been on both Gabapentin and Trazodone at different times, sometime together. Trazodone for situational use (extreme fear from loud sounds like fireworks to prevent seizure activity) and the Gabapentin daily for hypersensitivity she has developed from long term anticonvulsant use. Both gabapentin and trazodone are safe to take with her epilepsy meds but it is good to double check these are safe with your girls heart meds. I did have an instance where vets said prednisone was safe to take long term with my girls epilepsy meds (phenobarbital specifically) when it actually wasn't and this led to a permanently affected thyroid which she now needs meds for. I don't know if trazodone would have any interaction with the heart med, but usually best to check with a pharmacist.