Hi,

Looking for some advice, the vet gave my cat Metacam liquid for pain today. The dose was quite hard to work out so i phoned the vets and the girl said to fill it up to the number 5 on the syringe so thats what i gave my cat.

It says on the label on the pack ( 5kg dose once daily ) I think this is because my cat is around 5kg in weight

Just wondering if I have gave her too much?
Also looked up metacam and discovered that it can kill your cat, really worried now incase i gave her too much. Not giving her anymore!!

Please help
Thanks

How much does your cat weigh, did you see the Vet today to get the Metacam prescribed if so I'm sure he weighed your cat to get the correct dose and if you have used the correct syringe (which it sounds like you have because it has kg on it rather than ml's) then it sounds like you have nothing to panic about.

It tends to be long term use or overdosing that will damage the cat and if the vet prescribed it it is usually for a reason, why did he see the vet?

She seen the vet as she was chased up a tree by a dog and hurt herself as she is 10years old and doesn't climb/jump up too high places anymore, the vet said she had pain in her back legs from jumping up the tree.

The vet just gave me a little 3ml bottle of metacam to use over 3 days and my cat weighs 6kg but the vet said to give her metacam for a 5kg cat.

I used the syringe that came with the metacam
I filled it up to number 5 on the syringe and gave her that, do you think thats ok?
Thank you

That sounds fine so stop panicking now, just make sure you leave it at least 24 hours until her next dose, Metacam can have some side effects and if you are unhappy with the drug you could always phone your vet tomorrow and discuss other medications that he may be able to prescribe for you, but if you only filled the syringe to the 5kg mark and she weighs 6 kg then it should be ok.

Ok thank you very much for your help and quick replies!!

Your vet was being cautious - good vet. Metacam is a good painkiller and anti-inflamatory drug for cats if used carefully - just as humans need to use paracetamol with care.

My Ellie has had metacam and what you describe doing is eaxctly what my vet told me to do - the syringe is marked in kg so no need to worry about calculating volumes to get the right dose for the cat's weight. It all sounds good to me.

Yeah I just didn't realise the syringe was in kg as it wasn't that clear to be honest. My cat's been a bit spaced out though so not really wanting to give her it again

I recently gave my cat Metacam she is just over 3kg and I was told the 3 mark on the syringe.

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