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Metacam dosage help please

natandfluffs

natandfluffs

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Hi all

I've moved recently, so have a new vet. Found one I liked but had a emergency appointment today for stasis/dental issues, and had to see someone else.

The dosing of Metacam is in a way I'm unfamiliar with- I've got Metacam dog 1.5mg/ml and have been told to give the dose for a 7.5kg dog, once a day. It seems a little imprecise, but works out to approx 0.6ml. Pippin weighs 1.7kg.

Any thoughts? I've previously dosed twice a day. 0.6ml seems in the right sort of ball park, but would like more precise dosing as can't remember exact previous weights/doses.

Also I've been prescribed emprid rather than Zantac and metaclopramide, does anyone have any experience of emprid?!

Tia xx
 
Yes that right my Dumplin is 3.2 kilo and was on .6 ml twice a day or I can give him 1.2 ml once a day:thumb:

Hope bunny is ok:)

Other meds I don't know I have Loxicom but it's the same as metacam :D
 
Thank you! In that case I may split her dose as I seem to have more success with the twice a day in the past.

I'm rubbish at remembering previous doses. I remember giving a bunny 0.7 twice a day for a while but can't remember what his weight was!!
 
natandfluffs said:
Hi all

I've moved recently, so have a new vet. Found one I liked but had a emergency appointment today for stasis/dental issues, and had to see someone else.

The dosing of Metacam is in a way I'm unfamiliar with- I've got Metacam dog 1.5mg/ml and have been told to give the dose for a 7.5kg dog, once a day. It seems a little imprecise, but works out to approx 0.6ml. Pippin weighs 1.7kg.

Any thoughts? I've previously dosed twice a day. 0.6ml seems in the right sort of ball park, but would like more precise dosing as can't remember exact previous weights/doses.

Also I've been prescribed emprid rather than Zantac and metaclopramide, does anyone have any experience of emprid?!

Tia xx
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Yeah that seems about right dosage wise :)
I work at the vets and we use Emeprid for stasis! Emeprid is metaclopramide :thumb:
 
Doughnut has been on 0.5ml three times a day when she was on the maximum. She then went down to twice a day. She is 1.2kg. Splitting it sort of keeps the pain at bay as when they are getting to the 20hr mark the metacam is sort of running out. That's how its been explained to me.

She is now off that but is on long term metaclop. She has 0.5ml twice a day.
 
My elderly bun, a ND mix, had 0.6ml Metacam every single day for well over a year and a half until his death because he had arthritis. It did him the world of good! :)
 
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