My 17
year old cat Mitzi
was prescribed
Metacam by my vet who thought
she had bone cancer. After 1
dose of Metacam, Mitzi was
not eating or drinking. After the second
dose, I came home from work to find her sitting with her head hung
over the water dish not able to move. I went to the web to
read about the medication and, thankfully, your website was one of
the first to come up. After reading the stories, I immediately
took Mitzi back
to the vet and her Creatnine and Urea Nitrogen levels were out of
this world. She was kept on
an iv drip at the
vets office for over 2 weeks. Thankfully, her numbers came
back to within almost normal range. The vet admitted that
the original diagnosis was incorrect and said
he was unaware of the dangers of Metacam. He
reported the incident to both Metacam and the FDA and covered
the bulk of the cost of her 2 week stay. However, she has
suffered permanent kidney damage and remains on daily sub q
fluids. I am thankful for this website that alerted me to
the emergency situation my cat was in.
Carol |