[Susan]

Hi Michelle,
it’s best to give Nexium or Omeprazole of a morning maybe the dose isn’t strong enough, I took Nexium & it didn’t work as well as the Omeprazole works… when Patch started the Omeprazole I was giving 10mg of a morning then the same thing was happening Patch had his acid reflux about 8-12 hours later so I had to give 10mg Omeprazole at night as well, then I stopped halving the dose & just gave 20mg Omeprazole 8.30am every morning now,
I’ve asked my Gastro intestinal specialist about Pump Proton Inhibitors (Nexium Omeprazole & Somac) when is the best time to take, he said of a morning or what you think works the best for you & must be taken the same time everyday… I take in the morning & at night now but I’m on a very high dose 80mg as the years have gone by I needed to increase dose…. ask vet can you change to the Omeprazole instead of the Nexium & if you need to cut in the Omeprazole half ask for script for the chemist & there’s “Omeprazole Sandoz” makes a tablet that can be cut in 1/2 it has the line, the chemist/pharmacist will look on their computer & tell you which Omeprazole brand can be cut in 1/2 but maybe Oscar can take full dose -20mg… also ask vet on Thursday can Oscar continue taking the Nexium or Omeprazole for his acid reflux after the Metronidazole & Baytril course is finished, I ask vet for 5-6 repeat scripts when I visited her so I have 6months worth of Omeprazole & have about 3 scripts of the Metronidazole in my cupboard
& I can just go to my chemist & then Patch is like a human & gets his meds from the chemist & pays human prices, $7.99 for 30 Omeprazole tablets, it’s heaps cheaper then what the vet charges, the vet wanted $4 for 1 x Omeprazole tablet or $120.00 for a box of 30 Omeprazole tablets, I nilly died $120 for 1 month supply, if I don’t see the vet I pay $15 & she writes & leaves a 5 or 6 repeat script with the staff & I just pick it up & get form chemist or if I’m visiting the vet then I don’t have to pay the extra $15 for her 5 mins writing out the script, it’s a big difference in price especially if they need a drug till they pass away & you can’t just stop taking a Pump Proton Inhibitor (Nexium or Omeprazole) if you’ve been taking it more the 15 days one vet said 21 days but people don’t know all this & would just stop giving it to their dog cause of the price…Vets need to charge less for medications.. there’s also a few online pet medication stores popping up but in Australia the human chemist/pharmacist are still the cheapest..
[removed by moderator]….like your vet said Oscar will feel better by Sunday but if he’s vomiting & seems unwell then stop the Baytril & just give the Metronidazole & Nexium every 12 hours it should be enough cause your dog wouldn’t be immune to the Metronidazole (antibiotic) yet cause he’s never really taken it before, sometimes a dog or human can become immune to certain antibiotics that’s why this time Patch had to take Clarithromycin instead of the Amoxcillin just in case he has become immune to the Amoxcillin but after 2 days of taken the Clarithromycin & Metronidazole he became unwell waking up 5am 6am & wanting to eat grass so I stopped the Clarithromycin yesterday & this morning he didn’t wake me up at 5am or 6am wanting to go outside, so now he’s just taking the Metronidazole every 12 hours with a meal & 20mg Omeprazole at 8.30am, it will be enough to make him better again if not I’ll just have to re do the Metronidazole, Amoxcillin & Omeprazole again, vet is calling me Tuesday to see how he’s going….they are family one of our kids, just have 4 legs & heaps more hair…..

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