Thank you for getting back to me! I really appreciate it. Sawyer is about 65 lbs. His dr did not want to give him gabapentin as he believes it really doesn't help. I was pretty insistent so he said if I had some at home and if i felt necessary I could add it on my own. So I did. Its my other dogs prescription and the label was for every 8-10 hrs at 100 mgs. They weigh about the same. 

I'm just really concerned the first couple days were not even close to being as terrible as I thought it was going to be. He wanted to play, chew his bones, and chew on his ball. I kept him pretty controlled and as calm as I could. He's a super hyper lab who never stops.

Now I can barely get him outside. I thinks it's definitely pain related it just has to be. Now he only has one more dose of narcotics left and then it's just carprofen from here on out. I'm calling them first thing in the morning do discuss or bring him in.

I was just hoping that this is a normal part of recovery.  I get the ups and downs but this is somewhat concerning especially giving his personality over the last few days.

I've gone over and massaged his whole body for most of the day today and he shows no response except for maybe a little twitch in his hind leg muscle.

Thanks to everyone! We'll after a long night mostly due to me worrying I contacted the surgeon this am. The Dr that preformed his surgery was away at a conference which I knew but I asked when we scheduled thhw surgery what happens if I have post op complications and he's away? I was assured that he was reachable and they have another surgeon on staff to cover. Well, the other surgeon was unwilling to see him or prescribe him any additional meds. The hospital did contact his original surgeon and he was unwilling as well. They told me to give Gabapentin 3 x a day which he never prescribed I just happen to have an old prescription for at home. When I pushed and explained my unhappiness they told me the only way they would see him was to go thro their er and see one of those drs. It would've cost me 500$ to walk through the door. Needless to say I'm furious !!!! I did extensive research on the practice asked all the right questions and then when I need them they let me down. So I ended up calling his primary vet. They saw him today. His exam was fine and said his behavior was most likely pain related. Prescribed Gabapentin 300 MG 3x day and gave him a refill on his codeine and upped the dose on his carprofen she said that was to low as well. That was at 11 am. I gave it to him as soon as we got home and by 230 he was up and willing to go outside and asked to bring his ball with him for emotional support 😍

@rielyfan11 he also was jumping out of a sleep screaming and panting and very restless all day. I did forget to mention that in my earlier post.

My primary vet told me to reach out to the specialist hospital management team and let them know what happened as they refer there all the time.

So I'm hoping this is going to trend upwards for him. My heart is just breaking and it makes my guilt even worse knowing that I choose this surgery for him. I'm so grateful for this group. Many thanks!!!!!!