Tucker Is Gone :( **Pathology Results back**

The boys are home!

They went in at 9 and we picked them up at 10!
I live next to the vet though ..so thats why they are home so soon.

Doing well, Tucker is already eating and going around, Scamp is really tired and justs wants to sleep!
Both are still wasted tho lol ..they can't walk straight yet!

I have metacam for tomorrow and the next day ..can someone check the dosage for me, as one of the vet techs mixed the meds up because my vet was in surgery!

Metacam by 1ml in syringe 0.03 ml once a day.

Scamp weighs 480 Tucker weighs 490!

Pictures!!

 

[lilspaz68]

The boys are home!

Doing well, Tucker is already eating and going around, Scamp is really tired and justs wants to sleep!
Both are still wasted tho lol ..they can't walk straight yet!

I have metacam for tomorrow and the next day ..can someone check the dosage for me, as one of the vet techs mixed the meds up because my vet was in surgery!

Metacam by 1ml in syringe 0.03 ml once a day.

Scamp weighs 480 Tucker weighs 490!

Pictures!!

dosage is too low for your metacam
minium of .14 cc daily for a 480 gram boy
and thats at .4 mg/kg when the new dosages are 1-2 mg/kg (.32 cc)

 

So how much should they be getting? in ML ..I was given 0.03 ml

 

[Godmother]

So glad they made it through OK!

From what lilspaz wrote, looks like you need to give .14ml

 

[mamarat]

:joy: So glad the boys are back home with you. They look good too.

 

I just search metacam on the site and I found this:

There are 2 concentrations of metacam readily available. 1.5 mg/ml (usual) and .5 mg/ml (uncommon)

Are you positive your vet said .5 ml? Not .05 ml which is a standard dose with my vet.

I weigh mine and calculate myself.

If your metacam is 1.5 mg/ml the; (check the bottle)'
a 500 gram rat would get .07 cc's (thi is the middle of the road dosage of .2 mg/lg)
a 600 gram rat would get .08 cc's
a 700 gram rat would get .09 cc's

so wouldn't 0.14 be too much?

 

[lilspaz68]

I just search metacam on the site and I found this:

There are 2 concentrations of metacam readily available. 1.5 mg/ml (usual) and .5 mg/ml (uncommon)

Are you positive your vet said .5 ml? Not .05 ml which is a standard dose with my vet.

I weigh mine and calculate myself.

If your metacam is 1.5 mg/ml the; (check the bottle)'
a 500 gram rat would get .07 cc's (thi is the middle of the road dosage of .2 mg/lg)
a 600 gram rat would get .08 cc's
a 700 gram rat would get .09 cc's

so wouldn't 0.14 be too much?

the old recommended dosages were .2- .4mg/kg(in this example I used .2) and in yours I used .4 (note that its doubled)

the new recommended dosages are 1-2 mg/kg but I find that rats don't usually need this much especially after a neuter.

 

I was talking to Jo, she said 0.03 should be plenty for them!

 

[lilspaz68]

I was talking to Jo, she said 0.03 should be plenty for them!

do what you want.

 

I also called down and talked to my vet, he said 0.03 each is the right dose.

 

Update: Boys are eating fine! still very tired, not very active.

They don't look very impressed! but it will be all worth it when they get to live in the double double FN! with 7 other ratties








Ill get some pictures of the vet work tomorrow!

Please send lot''s of healing vibes :heart:

 

[jorats]

They are the cutest little guys. Lots of healing vibes for them.

 

[M0onkist]

Lots of healing vibes being sent their way!

 

[Asheka]

Aws, Healing vibes!! Adorable boys!

 

Thanks guys!
They are doing much better now, must be all your healing vibes!

 

[Roo]

Soooooo cute! :heart:

 

Vet Work!
Scamp
[spoiler:1i3erz9a] [/spoiler:1i3erz9a]

Tucker
[spoiler:1i3erz9a] [/spoiler:1i3erz9a]

 

[M0onkist]

Aw, what sweet boys!

It's so funny how their pride is always hurt for a few days, then they forget they ever had such parts in the first place, lol

 

Aw, what sweet boys!

It's so funny how their pride is always hurt for a few days, then they forget they ever had such parts in the first place, lol

LOL, so true

 

Update: Boys are doing great today, they have had there metacam and are now running around like crazy, LOL