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Metacam

nicki

nicki

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I have written quite a lot about Alice who has a chronic gut condition and is dependent on medicine to keep her going (metacam, metaclop, zantac, probiotics daily)

She weighs about 1.9kg and her current dose of metacam is 0.3ml a day. I tend to split the dose.
Looking at some other threads, this sounds very low and especially for a bunny who goes into a pain/stasis episode about once a month as a result of her fibrous stomach.

I'm obviously not looking for dosage instructions, just an opinion so I can ask my vet.

Many thanks,

Nicki:)
 
nicki said:
I have written quite a lot about Alice who has a chronic gut condition and is dependent on medicine to keep her going (metacam, metaclop, zantac, probiotics daily)

She weighs about 1.9kg and her current dose of metacam is 0.3ml a day. I tend to split the dose.
Looking at some other threads, this sounds very low and especially for a bunny who goes into a pain/stasis episode about once a month as a result of her fibrous stomach.

I'm obviously not looking for dosage instructions, just an opinion so I can ask my vet.

Many thanks,

Nicki:)
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The dose range for Metacam is 0.3-0.6mg/kg/24hrs. So for the DOG Metacam the dose range would be 0.2-0.4ml/kg/24hrs

As Metacam is a potential gastric irritant that may be why your Vet is prescribing a very low dose.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
The dose range for Metacam is 0.3-0.6mg/kg/24hrs. So for the DOG Metacam the dose range would be 0.2-0.4ml/kg/24hrs

As Metacam is a potential gastric irritant that may be why your Vet is prescribing a very low dose.
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I never realised they do cat in mg and dog in ml. My vet has recently given me dog instead of the normal cat one so will have to bear this in mind. They do like to confuse things :roll:
 
bunny babe said:
I never realised they do cat in mg and dog in ml. My vet has recently given me dog instead of the normal cat one so will have to bear this in mind. They do like to confuse things :roll:
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They dont :?

Dog Metacam is 1.5mg in 1ml

Cat Metacam is 0.5mg in 1ml
 
Thanks Jane,

That clarifies that she is on an appropriate dose as she is on the dog metacam.

Much appreciated
Nicki
 
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