325WSM Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Metacam for older arthritic dogs I have a new unopened bottle of Metacam that sadly we shall now no longer be needing. This now has a new home - Thanks Incurin I also have a number of packets of Incurin for the older spayed bitch that helps with slight incontinence via HRT. if anyone uses these medications for their dog please email me and I will gladly post either to you. mry716@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 325, Would this Metacam be a good option for a 13 year old border collie? He has an arthritic shoulder and weve tried a few options but to no avail. Sets of on a gallop but after 10 minutes reverts to a limp. If so can I have first shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325WSM Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Eldon, Apologies as I have only just seen your post. I did expect folk to email me so unfortunately you missed out and it has now gone to another dog. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 No worries. Thanks for offering this up anyway, I'm sure somebody has benefited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pete01 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 325,Would this Metacam be a good option for a 13 year old border collie? He has an arthritic shoulder and weve tried a few options but to no avail. Sets of on a gallop but after 10 minutes reverts to a limp. If so can I have first shout. Short answer is YES it would. Long answer is. You need to give the patient a high dosage for a number of weeks and then reduce the daily amount to the base maintenance dosage, so your first bottle does get used quite quickly. But it does work extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Pete01, not trying to picky here, but the initial dose for metacam Day1 is a double loading dose, then day 2 .....etc is at maintenance dose. You should check with you vet to make sure that your older dog is suitable to be on this product .There are a few conditions which would exclude its use e.g kidney problems. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi guys , just a little note here and i hope you don't mind!!!! Now i am not experienced in medication for dogs but please be careful with what you are offering , am i right that some drugs ( like for people ) have to be prescribed by a vet and that not doing so may get you in trouble!!! Hope you can enlighten me on this please..... Please forgive me for saying this but just want to make sure we all stay legal on this site, hope you understand my thoughts.. Thanks for listening............. All the best .................... RAY.......................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325WSM Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi guys , just a little note here and i hope you don't mind!!!!Now i am not experienced in medication for dogs but please be careful with what you are offering , am i right that some drugs ( like for people ) have to be prescribed by a vet and that not doing so may get you in trouble!!! Hope you can enlighten me on this please..... Please forgive me for saying this but just want to make sure we all stay legal on this site, hope you understand my thoughts.. Thanks for listening............. All the best .................... RAY.......................................... Yes you are correct. Both the drugs I was offering are prescription only and I arranged to ensure that the persons to whom I gave the drugs had the relevant prescription. There was an expectation that unless one had seen the vet and received the medication via them one was unlikely to know about it but I did check before I posted them. It was just that I had 'topped up' with medication immediately before my dog had a stroke and I had about £150 worth of drugs that I was not prepared to just dump when they would do someone else's dog some good and save someone a few pounds. I am sorry if you feel I should have contacted you beforehand but given the circumstances I never even considered there may be site implications from my post. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Yes you are correct.Both the drugs I was offering are prescription only and I arranged to ensure that the persons to whom I gave the drugs had the relevant prescription. There was an expectation that unless one had seen the vet and received the medication via them one was unlikely to know about it but I did check before I posted them. It was just that I had 'topped up' with medication immediately before my dog had a stroke and I had about £150 worth of drugs that I was not prepared to just dump when they would do someone else's dog some good and save someone a few pounds. I am sorry if you feel I should have contacted you beforehand but given the circumstances I never even considered there may be site implications from my post. M Hey buddy no harm done so no apology needed!!!!! :P Thanks for your reply its much appreciated and i have learned something as well!!! All the best buddy...................... RAY.......................................... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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