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Old 10-02-2010, 11:33 PM
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Re: Poor Lulu, awful dilemma about teeth (extraction or longterm Metacam?)

I recommend a second opinion. Cats can live quite happily without their teeth and you may be saving Lulu a lifetime of pain and suffering.

Metacam is bad news for cats, and I would never give it to my cats, I know it is approved for use in cats in Europe, but, if you put her on that be sure to get blood work regularly, and I mean every few months, because metacam can cause acute kidney failure in cats.

In my opinion a life without teeth, for a cat, is preferable to a life on pain meds.
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