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artblock

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Hi! My guinea pig is about 7 and a half. I took her to the vet for a problem with her legs and was prescribed 0.35mL of Metacam 1.5mg/mL for every 12 hours. That's a 0.525mg dose every 12 hours. I thought that guinea pigs were usually treated with 0.5mg/mL and that maximum dosage was supposed to be 0.2mg/kg. She's only 650g, so by that guideline she should only be having 0.130mg every 24 hours.
Opinions? Should I give her less? Or call and ask what to do?
 
I saw somewhere on this forum that the approved Metacam dosage had been increased recently for guinea pigs. Can anyone give me some concrete information about that?
Thank you!
 
artblock said:
I saw somewhere on this forum that the approved Metacam dosage had been increased recently for guinea pigs. Can anyone give me some concrete information about that?
Thank you!
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Have you been given cat or dog metacam? Dog metacam is 3 times the strength of cat metacam, which your metacam sounds like it is?
 
It's in an unmarked bottle but dog metacam is 1.5mg/mL.
 
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