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Rocky on 38kg dose of dog metacam!

Lady Logamorph

Lady Logamorph

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Rocky has just a dental and the vet has prescribed the same as a 38kg dog would have :shock:

The last time I took one of the buns to the vet they told me to give her the same in dog weight as her so she was on 5kg dose.

They explained that they had had a rabbit expert in and the doses have been upped. Just in case anyone else gets confused. Apparently its very difficult to overdose a rabbit because there metabolism is very fast.
 
Stator said:
That's still a lot :eek:

Last time I was given metacam it was 4x bodyweight
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Don't make me panic again! I wonder who the rabbit expert was who told the vets the dosage? I will ask tomorrow when I go back. He is 4.5 kg so its over 8 times the amount. He is ok on it but it's still scary giving him that dose.
 
Out of interest was this change very recent?

A few weeks ago Poppy was on a few drops but last time I went the vet checked a website to get the dosage (I've never noticed him do that before) and advised 0.6mls once daily. I didn't question it but was just wondering if it's because things have changed in the last few weeks?

Makes administering easier.
 
Yes it was only this week and about a month ago they gave me a much smaller dose so very recent. I will ask them about it though when I go in tomorrow and how they work the dose out.
 
Ginger can have up to 1.2ml of dog metacam per day, but could go higher with new 'findings' but it's working right now. That's quite a lot for a 1.5Kg bunny you may think when you consider how much that'd be in weight in a dog :shock: :)
 
GrahamL said:
Ginger can have up to 1.2ml of dog metacam per day, but could go higher with new 'findings' but it's working right now. That's quite a lot for a 1.5Kg bunny you may think when you consider how much that'd be in weight in a dog :shock: :)
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It gets very confusing with some people dosing it in ml and some people using the syringe thingy and some people giving it in drops as well!
 
I asked the vets yesterday and they said that they had an exotics vet from the Ashleigh Vet Practice in and also when they go online for dosage it has been increased quite alot. He thinks that given in the smaller doses its probably not helped rabbits but not harmed them either.
 
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