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Trevor's Phantom Pain
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21 May 2009 - 6:53 am
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Hi Everyone,

I must thank Jerry, the vet, and all others for the great responses here.   What a great group! 

I just had another sleepless night with Trevor, my Sheltie who had his right front leg amputated 3 weeks ago.  He's been so stressed for so long - 6 weeks and 2 surgeries.  I know the ongoing pain and stress can't be good for him.  He's on Gabapentin for phanton pain which he seems to be experiencing quite often.   Has anyone had success with other treatments for phanton pain, i.e. acupuncture?   Shelties are nervous little dogs by nature.  I'd love to hear from someone who has a Sheltie or high anxiety breed to hear how they have handled excessive anxiety after amputation.

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21 May 2009 - 3:34 pm
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Oh, I hate to hear Trevor is still fighting the phantom pain .  Hopefully someone here will have some suggestions for you. I wish they all could have an easy time making the transition.

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22 May 2009 - 10:42 am
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Sorry to hear Trevor's troubles continue. Hopefully it will just be a matter of time before he's back to his good old self. I can't help but think his symptoms may be side effects to the medication. But I'm no vet.

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22 May 2009 - 1:46 pm
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Cherry would announce ocassional pains with a loud yelp and a jump to her feet. This is very unusual for her prior to this diagnosis. I could never tell if these were phantom or real. However, the frequency decreased as the quantities of chemicals we were giving decreased. They have totally disapeared as the last of the chemo treatment chemicals left her body.

Good luck and keep us posted.

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