Poppy Drew
New Kit
Hi, My vet has given Poppy metacam dog 1.5ml pain relief. But want me to give her nearly a whole 1 ml syringe, seems alot to me does anyone know if this dosage is correct. Thanks
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Metacam dog 1.5 ml dosage for a rabbit of 2.5 kg
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Warren Scout
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-health/pain-management-rabbits/drug-focus-meloxicam/
My experience is lower doses are often given but according to this article doses of 1ml per kg can be tolerated in rabbits if I’m reading this correctly
My experience is lower doses are often given but according to this article doses of 1ml per kg can be tolerated in rabbits if I’m reading this correctly
0.4ml(dose per kg of bun) × 2.5kg(bun weight) = 1
If that's correct ^ the 1ml of the dog liquid seems bang on to me. Is your vet rabbit savvy? If so I'd trust their judgement on dosage
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
The dose range for DOG Meloxicam (Metacam) is 0.2ml/kg - 0.4ml/kg So a 2.5kg Rabbit could have between 0.5ml up to 1 ml/24 hours. Rabbits excrete Meloxicam at a faster rate than other species and so they require a higher dose. Most Rabbit savvy Vets give 12 hourly doses to provide full 24 hour analgesic cover
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16521861
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Chem/ChComplex/Meloxicam.htm
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-health/pain-management-rabbits/drug-focus-meloxicam/
dex179
Warren Scout
Seems about right - My rabbit was initially given a 0.75ml dosage and he's approx 1.7kg. So for your 2.5kg rabbit that would be just slightly over 1ml.
