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Metacam dosage
- Thread starter Becki xX
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GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
What jabs is she on? If it is abx, then i think that probitics could benefit
Agree with this :wave:
biolapis or something similar could benefit her
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
No, Its 4ml per day. 2ml twice daily
Wowsa thats a lot of metacam !
What size is she?
What jabs is she on? If it is abx, then i think that probitics could benefit
I *think* its penicillin, I was pretty much asleep last night giving it her to be honest (As was she, was a long day!) so didn't even notice what it was. But Im 99% its penecillin X
Wowsa thats a lot of metacam !
What size is she?
She's just over 3 Kg. It is a lot, but the vet wanted to get on top of the pain asap X
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
:shock:
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
:thumb:
I did
She said before I asked her not to be alarmed by the dose, that she knew it was a high one X
MichG
Mama Doe
However,
http://wildlife1.wildlifeinformation.org/s/00Chem/ChComplex/Meloxicam.htm
says you can go up to 0.6mg/kg
it also says
"studies have shown that rabbits may require a dose exceeding 0.3 mg/kg every 24 hours to achieve optimal plasma levels of meloxicam over a 24-hour interval and doses of 1.5 mg/kg subcutaneously or orally are well tolerated for 5 days." (B546)
So I guess as long as it is not on long term then a high dose is fine??
I don't think painkillers upset the gut flora in the way antibiotics do, mine get biolapis as soon as antibiotics are administered.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
AFAIK the dose range is 0.3-0.6mg/kg/24hrs which is 0.2-0.4ml/kg/24hrs when using the DOG Metacam
So 4ml is almost 4 times that :?
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
But long term high dose metacam (NSAID) usage can cause kidney issues :wave:
