[Stones] CARE: Metacam dosage

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In a message dated 11/5/2007 4:13:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
texg at cavyinfo.com writes:

Dosage  depends on the drug concentration. Snuffles was prescribed 1.5   
mg/ml, with a dose of 0.15 ml. The vet told me to adjust up or down   
depending on a piggie's reaction: Sweetie Pig would space out on  that  
dose, PigWheet and Snuffles did fine. When Sweetie Pig got  metacam,  
she got a *very* small dose; about 1/2 what everyone else  has gotten.

Tex



Ditto to what Tex said. I regularly use the .1ml dose unless the  pain is 
more pronounced. You have to watch your piggy. I rarely went over  the .15ml 
dose. Some people on GuineaLynx say they dose twice a day per their  
veterinarian's advice. My vet told me not to do that because of the long  half-life of the 
drug and you can end up overdosing them. I only dose once per  day.
 
Judi L.



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