boo boo on toe : much worse : back from vet

[victoria]

I prefer to go with ratguide's dosages, since those are backed up by veterinary texts. Besides, I've never found the maximum dosage per ratguide to even be required.

I am wondering, however, with such a large dose, if your vet perhaps gave you the .5mg/ml metacam instead of the 1.5mg/ml metacam we are all used to receiving?

I totally didn't consider that. Metacam doses should be split in two though, so there's a more even effect and to lessen GI complications.

 

[lilspaz68]

What does your bottle of metacam say on it Chris? Is it 1.5 mg/ml (most common) or .5 mg/ml?

The ideal is the lowest dosage possible but still controlling the pain/inflammation.

 

[ChrisK]

I'm not home to check it at the moment, but I'm quite certain it's 1.5mg/ml.

 

[ChrisK]

Just got home and checked -- turns out the vet gave me the .5mg/ml after all!

Geezzz... so what IS the correct dose then? PC weighs 670 grams...