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It does not sound like adequate pain control. Call the e-vet and ask for something in addition like codeine or maybe a muscle relaxer as well as a sedative like trazadone to keep him resting. Make him a comfy pen (not crate— crate is too small for him when he’s injured like this) area where he can rest and keep up on his meds around the clock. Don’t skip doses because he seems fine. It’s much harder to catch up once the pain is bad than it is to prevent pain with consistent dosing. Break up dosing the meds so you aren’t giving everything at the same time. That way they all won’t wear off at the same time too. I’d consider x rays for him. They aren’t as good for soft tissue but they are far less expensive than other imaging and can tell you if his joints look ok and whether there are obvious abnormalities in his spine. As for his food and water being hard to reach get him raised bowls. I really like this one because the bowls can be angled to make it as easy as possible for him to eat and drink. I have these for my frenchie with ivdd in his neck.