InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
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Interesting... am wondering for guinea pigs! The concern with it in humans is the liver, I think?
It seems to be becoming much more common. In dogs too, apparently.
Certainly this is the better use in humans: it's pain relief properties are pretty hit&miss (in humans).When Scrappy was really ill, I'm sure the vet mentioned giving her paracetamol to try and bring her fever down. I don't know if she was given it in the end. But it wasn't said in the context of pain relief.
I thought this would be the case, given rabbits use so much metacam.I asked about it for Fiver. My vet looked into using children's calpol but the dosage was insane so I opted out of it.