[Felvtalk] metacam and prednisone

Hi all, I posted recently about my FeLV+ girl, Ember. Since she most likely has (at least) a lung tumor, I'm going to get her on pain meds soon, despite the fact that most of the differences in her behavior are minor. Our second opinion vet prescribed metacam, and an oncologist who consulted

Re: [Felvtalk] metacam and prednisone

I'm a fan of metacam.  I've never used it in an FeLV cat and you cannot use it if a cat has kidney issues, but for mild pains, like aches and sprains and arthritis, it helps.  But it's given in a tiny amount, weight-based, and only every two or three days. Don't overdo it.  Also, it is an

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I am so not a fan of metacam either, other than one or two days. More than one day is off label and for good reason. Agree with Susan, use torbulgesic or buprenex, which addresses cancer pain much better. I don't get why vets continue to use metacam. Maybe they will stop when they have a

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Thanks, Janine and Susan. I should have noted that I have some tramadol here, but I'm avoiding using it as I have some compounded buprenorphine due here on Wednesday. I was considering giving Ember one metacam dose in the meantime. Would a metacam injection be better (more safe for her kidneys)

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Hi Lance and Ember, While I've never had a problem with metacam, I refuse it when possible. When Gribble was first diagnosed as FeLV positive, his fever was very high, an we neeed an anti-inflammatory. I chose Ketoprofen, and we had good results. It was used for 5 days.

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Thanks for your thoughts, Margo. I am so ready for the bupenorphine to get here, but it has to be compounded and shipped from Roadrunner Pharmacy. I'm not sure that my vet approves of me giving it to Ember now, but I convinced her that we needed it asap, as I didn't want Ember displaying severe