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Metacam
by scooke
Unfortunately I have poor things to comment on when it comes to Metecam. One day my German Shepherd Charlie stared limping in this front poor. As a result he started a three week course of antibotics and Metecam. The Metecam was meant to act as an anti-inflamatory, while helping to reduce the pain.
After a week Cahrlie ... limping seemed to be improving. However, with the knowledge that the Metecam was helping to reduce the pain, I felt that his syptoms may merely be masked. The vet confirmed this was the case.
Worse still we noticed that Charlie had developed a rash on the end of his nose. The rash spread on to his face and around his mouth. Though Charlie did not seem to be in any pain, this was still deeply upsetting to me. I asked the vet if the metecam could be causing this. He said absolutely not. I was not convinced though, so took Charlie to a different vets for a second opinion. He wasn't sure, but looked up on the Internet to see if there had been any such cases. The results showed that this had happened twice before. Although it seemed that it was unlikely to be the metecam, there was a slight chance that it could be.
The second vet was concern about the rash and even suggested that if not treated it could potentially turn cancerous. I was horrified and immediately stopped Charlies treatment of metecam. Within three weeks the rash had completely gone. Charlie still required an operation to determine if the metecam had caused any interior illness. Thankfully it hadn't.
Now Charlie is receiving new treatment for his leg, which isn't causing him any further issues. The leg seems to be well on the mend, so I much happier.
If anyone needs to use metecam for treatment on their dog I would advise caution. Although the chances are slim that your dog could react to the metcam, they are not impossible. If you have to use Metecam keep an eye out for signs that your dog is allergic.
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