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Metacam

I have not seen it as a side effect of Metacam. I have with other painkillers such as Vetergesic.

Could the 'drowsiness' be due to whatever is wrong rather than the treatment ?
 
Jack's-Jane said:
I have not seen it as a side effect of Metacam. I have with other painkillers such as Vetergesic.

Could the 'drowsiness' be due to whatever is wrong rather than the treatment ?
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I might, of course, just be imagining it :oops:

Louie has intermittent episodes of not eating his poops. They then get squished into his fur and he looks like a neglected rabbit. He can go for days eating them normally and then it happens again. His teeth are fine and his diet hasn't changed.

The vet said it could be stiffness in his back/joints which comes and goes and sometimes it is too painful for him to reach down to eat his poops and at other times the pain is easier. We are trialling metacam once a day for 7 days to see if anything improves.

If not, he will be getting X rays.

His normal poops are, well, normal!
 
Forgot to mention he also had his booster yesterday, don't know if that could be relevant?

He has been out in the garden this morning and is eating his breakfast.
 
i don't think it does no.

boosters definitely affect some rabbits, although the new combined one is meant to be alot gentler. :wave:
 
I would say it is the vaccination that has made him feel a bit groggy. This can happen in some cases and it should resolve with 48 hours xx
 
I haven't noticed it. Barney is on metacam and he's usually more active and happy on it, likes to run about and even do half-binkies, which he never does normally, I assume because of a lack of pain but I also do wonder whether he's getting a bit of a buzz from it :shock:

I'd say it is probably the vaccination, my two can be a bit quieter after. And I remember I always felt rough after vaccinations when I was a kid!
 
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