Wood from the root was prized as it was less prone to cracking during use. The wood would be smeared with butter or lard, and placed up a chimney to cure, giving the shillelagh its typical black shiny appearance.
Tramadol for dogs and cats. For dogs and cats, tramadol is used often as a pain reliever for post-surgery pain or chronic conditions such as cancer or arthritis, said Dr. Greg Nelson, a veterinarian with Central Veterinary Associates, in Valley Stream, New York.
Tramadol has been the pain prescription that my doctor feels is the best thing for my dog as she has cancer and it has metastisized throughout her body. So she has many aches and pains that we now she has and the tramadol helps her live as normal of a life as she can considering the disease she fighting.