Don't give any more metacam. That can be toxic to the kidneys,
especially if used in a dehydrated cat. The manufacturer now recommends
it for one-time use only. It needs to be dosed carefully, according to
weight. I did use it in April and May for my terminally ill Harley, to
help control his cancer pain, along with buprenorphine. He got it every
3 days - I think we went to 2 to 2.5 days at the end. For him, pain &
inflammation control was more important than potential kidney damage.
But I wouldn't use it more than one time in your situation.
Marsha
On 6/28/2015 9:13 AM, KATHLEEN BUSO wrote:
Hi, I am looking for advice about our little Oreo. We adopted him at 9
weeks from a rescue group. His mom was a stray who was ill when she
had her kittens. The kittens were eventually bottle fed and had a
rough start in life, but then seemed to recover and were adopted out.
About two weeks ago, our Oreo started to show signs of illness. His
inner third eyelid came out, and then he started running a fever. I
took him to the Rescue's vet, and she gave me antibiotics and some
metacam to bring down the fever. She said the mom had been tested for
a bunch of viruses, including feline leukemia and came back negative,
so there was no reason to test Oreo. A week later, he was worse so I
took him to another vet and she tested him and told me he tested
positive for feline leukemia. Up until yesterday, he seemed to still
have a fairly good appetite but was sleeping a lot and showing
symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Today he is uninterested in
food and seems much worse. I was wondering if anyone had any
suggestions that would help, or should I just accept that there's
nothing that can be done? We were considering trying the LCTI drug but
we live in Canada so we would have to travel into the States to get
it. It would be about a 3.5 hour drive there and would be hard on
Oreo, as he hates the car. Has anyone used LCTI and had any success
with it? Is there anything else I can do for Oreo now, to help him
feel better, like steroids? Any suggestions or advice would be very
much appreciated.
Thanks,
Kathleen
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