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Gracie and metacam
Our 2 and half year old female cat Gracie was diagnosed with crystals on Wednesday. She jumped off my son's dresser in the middle of the night on Tuesday and started to cry. We rushed her to the vets thinking she hurt something because she was very spooked and her back legs started to twitch and she was crying out in pain. After 2 hours the vet said there was no problem and we brought her back home. First 90$ visit. A little bit later in the afternoon she started doing it again. I knew she was in pain and something was wrong...
Anyways we called the vets again but no one was there to see her. They recommended a different vet. He palpated her bladder once and she screamed and then peed everywhere. Poor thing! So in 20 mins he diagnosed her with crystals, gave her a shot of antibiotics and sent us home with a three week supply of Novalac(spell?). He said he would send the urinalysis results over to our vet and the recommended diet. All for NO CHARGE!! Our regular vet finally called the following evening saying you need to bring her in right away because she wanted to feel her bladder. We said sure because we were worried that maybe something more serious is wrong. So 450$ later our vet diagnosed crystals. LOL we already knew that... This brings me to my question. She gave her a shot of Metacam and a prescription of Oral Suspension 0.5mg/ml 15mls. Give orally a 6.9KG dose once daily with food for the next 7 days. Does this seem excessive? The box says to use no more then 2 days. Needless to say we have now switched to the vet we saw on Wed evening. I know my baby is in pain and I want to help her but I also don't want to kill her. Can anyone with experience with Metacam give me some advice? Nicole |
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Wow, where to begin. First, I'm sorry that Gracie is going through this. Urinary tract issues can really be uncomfortable, not to mention difficult to treat. I have a few concerns about your old vet and I'm not so sure the new one is all that great either.
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There aren't too many safe pain meds for cats, but a much better choice would be something like Buprenex. Please also read this link on urinary tract issues in cats: http://www.catinfo.org/?link=urinarytracthealth And good luck! I hope Gracie is feeling better soon.
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Welcome and sorry your having to deal with all of this!
I just wanted to warm you as Sugarcatmom did about the Metacam. My old vet prescribed this to my boy and we believe that this was the main cause of his kidney failure. We lost him not long after being prescribed it and he passed away from a stroke when his kidneys failed. Good Luck and keep us posted
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The urinalysis gave struvite crystals. ph of 7.9 no bacteria. Quote:
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Radiographs- Setup 89$ Radiographs (per view) 162$ Exam/Consult - Recheck 49$ MCRC Feline Preventive 165G 3.26$ Metacam 0.5mg/ml 15ml (cats) 41.14 Fluids- Subcutaneous 52.50$ Quote:
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