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Loxicom dosages

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Glingle

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Parsley has been prescribed 0.5ml of dog loxicom twice a day. Is the dog version 1.5ml strength? The vet has put it in a brown bottle so it's easier to dispense with a 1ml syringe, so I haven't got the box.
He was previously on the cat version of loxicom which I think is 0.5ml strength at a lower dose, but as he's on it for 28 days and I'd run out of my existing loxicom in that time she's given the dog version as it is a cheaper option.
Does that mean that if I give him 1.5ml of the cat loxicom that will be the same dose as 0.5ml of the dog loxicom? Maths isn't my strong point these days and I don't want to give him the wrong dose.
 
Glingle said:
Parsley has been prescribed 0.5ml of dog loxicom twice a day. Is the dog version 1.5ml strength? The vet has put it in a brown bottle so it's easier to dispense with a 1ml syringe, so I haven't got the box.
He was previously on the cat version of loxicom which I think is 0.5ml strength at a lower dose, but as he's on it for 28 days and I'd run out of my existing loxicom in that time she's given the dog version as it is a cheaper option.
Does that mean that if I give him 1.5ml of the cat loxicom that will be the same dose as 0.5ml of the dog loxicom? Maths isn't my strong point these days and I don't want to give him the wrong dose.
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Dog Loxicom is 1.5mg/ml, Cat Loxicom is 0.5mg/ml

So with the DOG Loxicom a 0.5ml dose would be a dose of 0.75mg

With the CAT Loxicom a 0.5ml dose would be a dose of 0.25mg

References to various dose rates of Meloxicam (the active ingredient in Loxicom) here

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Chem/ChComplex/Meloxicam.htm
 
Thanks Jane, that really helps. His X-Rays were all fine as were his bloods apart from his white blood cell count that was just one cell. We're treating for possible EC to see if that it is what's affecting his immune system, although he doesn't seem to have any neurological symptoms and will then do a blood smear to properly check his white blood cells. Poor thing he's not impressed with all this handling!
 
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