Metacam dosage for 3kg bunny & Enrocare

[cyane182]

The vet today prescribed 3ml of cat metacam for George who is 3kg. This seems like a lot to me and we would almost empty the bottle if we did that. It's meant to be a 5 day course. We have given him up to the 3kg cat mark tonight, but we are confused because the dosage the vet said seems too high. We were also given Enrocare. The instructions say it needs to be diluted with water but the vet didn't say anything about that. Do you dilute it if anyone here uses it? Thank you.

 

[InspectorMorse]

We are not qualified to give dosage advice on prescription medications, you need to get back in touch with a vet

The cat metacam is a lower strength than the dog metacam, cat - Meloxicam 0.5mg/ml, dog -Meloxicam 1.5mg/ml. So more cat metacam is needed to give a therapeutic dose to a Rabbit. Rabbits require higher doses than cats or dogs as they metabolise Meloxicam much more quickly

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Re the Enrocare/ Baytril (enrofloxacin) there are different routes of administration, including diluted in water.

https://www.theliverpoolvets.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Baytril-2.5.pdf

Again it’s a POM. I have only had it prescribed to administer orally, undiluted or by injection. With the latter great care is needed as the drug is known to have the potential of causing a nasty skin reaction which can result in a sterile abscess.