I went to give Nia her first dose of Metacam this morning (she'd been given a long-lasting jag yesterday), and realised the label says "3 drops once daily". Does that sound right? I checked on the old bottle I had for Floss last year(now out of date, hence the new bottle) and the label says "2 drops twice daily". So Nia, who is a lot smaller than Floss, is having almost as much Metacam all at once than F had spread throughout the day.
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Metacam dosage
- Thread starter capel
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mullethead
Mama Doe
I think your best checking with the vet hilda if there open on a sunday,or jacks jayne as shes our own vet on here shes brill:lol:
Leanne
Wise Old Thumper
Dosage does go by weight and also everyone needs to be aware that there is now a metacam CAT suspension aswell that some vets are prescribing for rabbits which has a different percentage of the active ingredient Meloxicam and some people will be prescribed what seems much higher doses (Its double) because of this so please check with your vet if you are unsure 
3 drops once a day of the original Metacam suspension sounds fine for a rabbit of average size, ie 2kg.
3 drops once a day of the original Metacam suspension sounds fine for a rabbit of average size, ie 2kg.
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Metacam is pretty safe and the dosegae varies also dependant on what pain is being treated, for example:
The dose for a broken limb wuld be designed to take the edge off but not to remove the pain else the rabbit would mistakenly try to use the limb and cause more damage thinking it was OK as the natural pain receptors are blocked.
The dose for Nia's teeth would be designed to block pain so that she can use her teeth as normal and eat comfortably enabling her to avoid stasis etc.
Hope that makes sense.
The dose for a broken limb wuld be designed to take the edge off but not to remove the pain else the rabbit would mistakenly try to use the limb and cause more damage thinking it was OK as the natural pain receptors are blocked.
The dose for Nia's teeth would be designed to block pain so that she can use her teeth as normal and eat comfortably enabling her to avoid stasis etc.
Hope that makes sense.
