Re: Bandy and metacam

2006-06-22 Thread Janine
Kerry, I used metacam on my elderly cat Priss, and it helped her tremendously. She was nota positive though. We also use it for my mom's dog Otis and it has helped a lot. Janine On Wed Jun 21 20:03 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: My Ginger is the only one I have heard of getting a temp

Re: Bandy and metacam

2006-06-22 Thread felv
Bones had no bad reactions to the Metacam, and I was VERY pleased with it's effectiveness without any of the side effects I've seen of other pain relievers used for cats (those duragestic/Fentanyl patches make them WEIRD). Phaewryn PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat

Bandy and metacam

2006-06-21 Thread Kerry Roach
Bandy's vet wants to give him metacam for the leg problem..I remember we all discussed this last year..I need any more info you all have on the metacam. Also, have any of you used it with immuno-regulin...?? I received the IR today, but I am not sure when we are going to start it..as we are a

Re: Bandy and metacam

2006-06-21 Thread Belinda
Hi Kerry, I personally have not used Metacam, but I know some people on the lymphoma list I'm on have. Some kitties did just fine but there were a few that had problems, now mind you these cats all have cancer of one kind or another so it may have been the cancer itself that contributed.

Re: Bandy and metacam

2006-06-21 Thread Nina
I wish I could be of more help here Kerry. I do know that a friend of mine has a Setter that is in extreme pain and she was told that metacam was a safer and more effective treatment for inflammation than Rimadyl. I also just did some research for a pain med called Buprenex, (I've pasted links

Re: Bandy and metacam

2006-06-21 Thread Belinda
I can speak for buprenex, Bailey got this on several occasions, and he didn't have any side effects other than possible sleeping a little more, but after surgery I guess that would be normal. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post

Re: Bandy and metacam

2006-06-21 Thread Lernermichelle
My Ginger is the only one I have heard of getting a temp afterwards. Patches didn't, and no one else's cats seem to have. But it is listed as a possible side effect. It lasted for about an hour and gave her chills, but then her fever went lower than it had been before the shot. Most cats do