BrunoBella Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Ditto. btw Resucitating people who are still breathing leads to black eyes in the helper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavandra Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Rimadyl has killed more dogs than Metacam ever will.If 50ml Metacam was injected, the dog would not have made it out of the surgery. Yes, and they were going to take it off the market due to so many adverse reactions , mainly DEATH...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzlestick Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 50ml. Um........yeah, someone's got problems. Dose rate for Metacam (5mg/ml) is 0.4ml/10kg BW and for Rimadyl its 0.8ml/10kg BW So the dog must have weighed about 1250kg?? Large dog then?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Rimadyl and Metacam are both contraindicated for animals with kidney disease, liver disease and any sort of gastrointestinal illness. Older animals should have their kidney and liver functions tested prior to starting to ensure they are well enough, and should continue to be monitored throughout use of these drugs to monitor for any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Metacam is the only thing I know of that brings a Shar Pei out of Familial Shar Pei Fever episode Might explain their shortened lifespans to kidney disease and liver failure I hope your doggies eye is OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Um what's with splashing water on your dog to wake it up? Wouldn't you just shake it rather then go to the trouble of going and getting the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 50ml. Um........yeah, someone's got problems.Dose rate for Metacam (5mg/ml) is 0.4ml/10kg BW and for Rimadyl its 0.8ml/10kg BW So the dog must have weighed about 1250kg?? Large dog then?? I wondering if they should call the dog Horse. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witheverythingiam Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Dose rate for Metacam (5mg/ml) is 0.4ml/10kg BW Meloxicam for dogs is bodyweight x 0.2 / 5 - cats = bw x 0.3 / 5 -WithEverythingIAm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartandSoul Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) 1. You don't inject metacam - it is an oral suspension 2. 50ml of the stuff would drop a horse let alone a dog ETA: The stuff comes with a syringe which is kg based. so a 50 on that would be for a 50kg dog not 50ml of the stuff Edited February 16, 2008 by HeartandSoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digisol Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) No, I'm having no one on, she is a healthy Purebred Amstaff weighing 46kg and the amount I wrote down was directly off the Vet receipt, it says Metacam 20 - 50ml quite clearly, and I held the dog during the injection only 6" from the syringe. The Rimadyl is 1/2 a 100mg tab twice daily as per the receipt. And yes I did go back to have my say and to check what was on the receipt, all is correct, she simply went into an unconscious state and stopped breathing. Of course if anyone doubts this, just don't bother to watch your animal after an injection of this stuff that I had no idea would do what it did. By the time I drove 2km and got inside she was looking tired and slow looking for somewhere to lay down, if this has been a mistake in dosage by the vet I will not be impressed to say the least. Edited February 16, 2008 by digisol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzlestick Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I think you may be getting mg and ml confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartandSoul Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 So you aren't talking about the commercially available metacam but a brand new drug out on the market which is an injectable form of the stuff (yay - I know how to google too...) http://www.bi-vetmedica.com/product_sites/.../reference.html - that is the info that would be with the drug. Sounds like your dog might have been overdosed. Or as others have said, it could have been another drug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartandSoul Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 it should have been a 5ml dose not a 50ml dose if I am reading that correctly, which I well may not be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorRex Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 digisol- I too have nearly lost a dog to Metacam and it was an Injection. The dog in my avatar was given one injection of metacam and it nearly killed her.She spent nearly 3 days on a drip Please make sure you report the adverse reaction to the site I mentioned in my earlier post PM me if you want any help doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzlestick Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) So you aren't talking about the commercially available metacam but a brand new drug out on the market which is an injectable form of the stuff (yay - I know how to google too...)http://www.bi-vetmedica.com/product_sites/.../reference.html - that is the info that would be with the drug. I'm confused. What do you mean by commercially available? As in from the vet? This form of Metacam (in your link) has been around for a long time. Edit to add: If you dog did receive 50ml via injection, have you been back to the vet and made a complaint or discussed this with the vet responsible. Edited February 16, 2008 by Sir WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartandSoul Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Not that it means much but I had never heard of injectable metacam before today. So its new on the market for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 How big was the syringe used to administer the drug? A 50 ml syringe is HUGE seriously HUGE. We are talking horse dose here. Depending on the accounts program the Vet Surgery is using the details on the receipt maybe a bit weird to read. ie in the program the drugs are entered in the quantity they come in and a billed out as a portion of that, or the wrong item has been selected when billing is another possibility. But seriously I cannot believe that any vet could administer 50ml to a dog, by mistake, it just isn't a easy mistake to make. A reaction any drug is possible but I can't believe the dog was given 50ml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzlestick Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) Not that it means much but I had never heard of injectable metacam before today. So its new on the market for me Ummm...... been around for the 10 years I've been administering it. :wink: Edited February 16, 2008 by Sir WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartandSoul Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Not that it means much but I had never heard of injectable metacam before today. So its new on the market for me Ummm...... been around for the 10 years I've been administering it. :wink: :D Oh well obviously my vets are behind the times and I with them. To quote Buffy "my bad" :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorRex Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Yes injectable metacam been around for yonks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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