bracken boy 584 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 trying to help a friend out, her dog has started having trouble with arthritis, vet gave it some metacam but what do you use to ease it? she cant afford 30 40 pound ere and there. many thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob190364 2,594 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 trying to help a friend out, her dog has started having trouble with arthritis, vet gave it some metacam but what do you use to ease it? she cant afford 30 40 pound ere and there. many thanks. be careful with anti inflammatorys bud, get your mate to insist on regular blood tests etc. and I wouldn't keep them on it permanently. My last dog had arthritis, vet put him on metacam but he started getting blood in his stools so they switched to Previcox. Had a dramatic effect on his movement etc but he died of kidney failure within 8 months. Done loads of research since (why the hell I didn't do it before hand I don't know!), despite the vet denies that it was these drugs that caused the failure from my research I can say it almost certainly was, but only because of the dosage. If I could turn the clock back I'd get a supply of Previcox and only use it on the odd days when he really was stiff, not each and every day as the vet recommended. I've still got a shit load of Previcox as I got 3 months worth a couple of days before he died, PM if you want some to try it out. He was a 50kg dog and I have enough to give a dog of that size one a day for 3 months, if you used it sparingly on a smaller dog I've got enough to last you for years, it's about 90 quids worth but you can have it for nothing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bracken boy 584 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 hey rob thats good of you, i ring her 2nite see what she says, how much would it cost to get to england? im in scotland shes 390 miles away in england and your in scotland lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob190364 2,594 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 hey rob thats good of you, i ring her 2nite see what she says, how much would it cost to get to england? im in scotland shes 390 miles away in england and your in scotland lol I'm in North Wales bud! it's only about 90 pills, it'll fit in a small package Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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