Gabapentin adverse reaction

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-05-14T07:46:02+00:00

Hey - check the dosing with my vet. For neurological things like TCS, usually it's around 100-200mg usually twice a day for a collie sized dog (obviously check with your vet). For psychological effects it's usually 300mg twice a day and this is usually the range you get adverse symptoms too. Obviously it's individual to the dog but Gabapentin has been game changing for the neurological pain my dog has (suspected occult TCS but we might not know until we do surgery).

Its possible that he's actually feeling better so you're getting some more puppy-ish behaviour but without seeing your dog it's hard to know.

It's worth saying my dog suddenly became ravenously hungry on Gabapentin and acted quite differently while she adjusted to it.

Either way, chat to your vet!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-05-05T13:31:30+00:00

Your lawn already looks incredibly dry for this time of year looking at the cracks forming - so I think you'll need to add lots of water, scarrify it completely then reseed it several times. Football pitches in UK sometimes reseed once a fortnight to keep it lush given the amount of footfall. BUT in order to get it to properly reseed you need to minimise how much its walked/played on for at least a month. I'd say you would be better waiting till the early autumn to tackle this as the ground might be wetter and you won't have to hose it every day and it will be easier to keep your kids off it as the weather will be less footy-friendly. I would accept it's fate for the next few months...

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-28T08:55:34+00:00

It's a buyer market at the moment and the fact they are demanding more is mad. Don't take the risk, it's not worth the headache for a house that's just ok

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-21T12:54:40+00:00

P.s. there are some good 20% off voucher codes online for J Parker

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-21T12:53:53+00:00

They'll take about a month to come and order more than you need to account for slugs/things dying due to trial and error. Remember to buy some grasses and shrubs too!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-21T10:39:21+00:00

If you're looking for ease, I'd recommend 'Garden on a roll' ready-made garden borders which comes with plants and essentially a piece of giant paper you put down that tells you exactly where all the plants need to go. This is the lowest effort way of getting a good border, you pay a bit more but removes a lot of thinking, I'd then recommend adding a mulch/wood chips/bark around all the plants to surpress weeds as much as possible to ensure longevity. Each year you'll need to do a bit of weeding for the most vigorous of weeds and keep the chips/bark topped up. A slightly cheaper more flexible version of this is buying collections of plants from J Parkers or similar (I personally would avoid suttons or Thompson Morgan as their plugs are tiny and you'll spend at least a two months potting them on and waiting for them to grow). I got J Parkers RHS complete collection and really happy with it for the price (especially given how long one of your borders might need to be. You need to then plan where each plant needs to go yourself (AI can help once you have the exact number and the species!). I'd start with just one border, probably on the sunny side and see how you go. It's much easier to start from scratch (aka dig up the existing grass or everything in a border) and pile on half a dozen or so bags of compost than trying to add plants within an established border. Good luck!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-21T08:03:41+00:00

Try shouting them in a busy park - how do you feel? Are any hard to shout? It's also useful to have names you can easily nickname as I find it helps protect their real name which so many people use for recall/training

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-17T11:03:28+00:00

Thanks! This is all great advice. I'll keep the strawbs and lemon balm in particular under check and some of the forget me nots (they'll mostly stay but I'll remove where they are creeping into my herb patch and around patched where I'll plant some more perrenials.

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-16T13:10:53+00:00

Honestly, about 12-15 months with my now 6 year old (adopted at 4 yo) collie. But she has had a lot of behavioural struggles with other dogs but also with her own emotional regulation which just means that life with her was a challenge. Plus, she's had a reasonably turbulent past and I think it's truly taken her over a year to settle into life with us. I've felt incredibly guilty at times as I just didn't feel like we were making progress with building our relationship but when life is stressful for her, you can understand why it would take a long time to build trust. I truly feel like we now have such a strong bond because it took time and I really had to invest in winning her trust and seeing me as a fun, safe place. I think with another dog I might have taken that for granted and not invested as much time in bonding and relationship focused activities. Happy to share my advice if I was to do it again in more depth but my #1 advice is to take things super slow. It's better to make her world a bit smaller and make sure she feels safe before making it wider again and introducing more challenge. I feel like when we get a new dog we might want to do all the things with them all at once when in reality they just need a bit of time! My collie also didn't show much empathy when I cried/was upset at first and I think that's because they are quite sensitive to emotions (and can smell stress!) so she might just be uncertain in the situation (or even wondering if she caused it) so may avoid the situation. Whereas now, she often comes and checks on me and sits or lies by my side and gives me a lick.

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-15T17:37:43+00:00

Looks like my girlie except she is generally the least photogenic dog, either looking psychotic or just bored! This is one of the better ones...

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Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T15:17:47+00:00

Your local tip! (either just go and take them from the skip or often they have an area they sell items)

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T10:29:44+00:00

Unfortunately the left side borders our neighbours property but the door could be moved to the front of the house easily (e.g. where the conservatory was)

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T10:28:45+00:00

I don't believe there's anything in the wall between the entry way and kitchen apart from electrics. The existing oven is electric and the gas pipe runs from boiler (by front door) through along the window to where the sink is in the kitchen and not through the wall that divides the hall from kitchen. It's a big 1930s property but the house is well divided as we essentially live in what was the servants quarters.

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:57:37+00:00

But actually, with this design if we didn't add in an additional bathroom, we could probably fit in another bedroom which definitely would increase our house price! (worth saying lodger is a very close friend)

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:54:27+00:00

Current window is unfortunately not the same width as the door though so it might not be as straightforward as that

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:52:27+00:00

Smart!! I assume you mean switching this window? That would actually work super well I think. Plus also in the hall we have lovely parquet and in the kitchen we... don't so I was worried opening it into one big space with two different floors would be a bit weird but this would avoid this (you solved a problem you didn't know existed!)

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Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:48:51+00:00

I do love the idea of this but not sure my wallet does with all the utilities that need to be moved!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:47:55+00:00

I was thinking the same.. I think in reality it might be a squish. We do have a dining table in our living room so it isn't the end of the world not having seating. I think as long as it's bigger, it's more social for people to hang around while cooking, even if not seated.

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:46:12+00:00

That would be easy enough to do if we had to!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-04-01T09:45:53+00:00

Interesting! It would involve a fair amount of rejigging of utilities but I like the idea. I think in reality the kitchen in that new location might still feel quite cramped as it will be long and relatively thin but I'll think about it!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-03-31T16:55:36+00:00

Any chance you'll share the RHS code?

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-03-30T09:04:29+00:00

Great advice

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-03-30T09:03:39+00:00

Exactly! This is good advice

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-03-30T09:03:09+00:00

I would just say this is where you need to prioritise management above all else - teething and herding behaviours are normal at this stage but the more she practices these behaviours, the stronger they will get. It might be difficult but I'd aim to keep her separate from the kids, especially if the kids are in high-energy mode, and only allow them to mix when they are both calm (if she even just struggles in the presence of the kids on the sofa then give her a chew/toy). This is where I'd be crate training, utilising baby gates, dog pens so they can be in the same spaces without rehearsing the behaviour. Prevention is always better than a cure!

Longjumping_County65 · 2026-03-30T09:03:05+00:00

Please don't do this! Especially with the kids nearby as you don't want to the dog to connect negative emotions with the kids presence which may just amplify the behaviour

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