Table 3.
Drugs used each day of testing
| Day | # Of Dogs Tested | Hydromorphone | Fentanyl (Patch) | Gabapentin | NSAID | Trazadone | Diazepam | Tramadol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NSAID, nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (meloxicam or carprofen). Hydromorphone was administered IV at a dose of 0.05 mg/kg. The fentanyl patch dose was 2–4 μg/kg/h placed for 3–5 days; gabapentin dose was 8–10 mg/kg every 8–12 hours PO; trazadone dose was 2–5 mg/kg every 8–12 hours PO; diazepam was 0.25–0.5 mg/kg every 8 hours PO, and tramadol was 2.75 mg/kg every 8–12 hours PO.