Jewel and Jinx's medical thread

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Sef
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:32 am


Are you sure you have the decimal in the right place on these dosages? 0.02ml is a miniscule amount. Given her weight of 950 grams (or .95 kg), a mid-dose of Meloxicam for the .5mg/ml ("cat") formula would be roughly 0.38ml, which you could divide in half and give approx. 0.2ml twice a day (rather than 0.02ml). I think you have right idea but maybe moved the decimal to the wrong place when you typed it. Just making sure, as a fraction of that dose would not be of much benefit.

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daisymay
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:47 am


I actually gave 0.3mls seeing as first dose since injection. Tomorrow will start with 0.2mls. Is it safe to give her this after only 12 hours when she got 0.3mls?

She is quiet, not eating nor moving. She also has cloudy weepy eyes which vet noticed yesterday but didn't think to tell me. Thankfully she is on Bactrim. By the way for now her weight was at 7.00am 980grams. Thanks Sef.

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Sef
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:00 am


Well, since you already gave it to her it's probably a moot point, but her first dose was an injection vs. oral med so I would assume it was safe to do so. It's always best to check with your veterinarian if you are unsure.

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daisymay
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:21 am


Jinx got the injection yesterday. I gave her the oral cat Meloxicam tonight 24 hours after the injection. Vet told me NO pain medication orally for 24 hours after the injection.

My question was tonight I gave her 0.3mls orally is it safe for me to give her orally 0.2mls after the 0.3mls 12 hours earlier orally? So then can do 0.2mls twice a day. It would mean she would get 0.5mls in 12 hours one time only. That is my question. Thanks Sef.

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Sef
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:40 am


It would be very helpful to know what your vet actually intended as the dose, as you originally wrote 0.05mls a day of the "dog" (1.5mg/ml) formula. Did you maybe mean 0.5ml? It's important to have the decimal in the right place. There is a wide safety and efficacy range with Meloxicam, but I don't like guessing at a dose when a vet has given someone specific instructions. Can you verify?

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daisymay
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:03 am


Vet said half a ml of the dog once a day but to me that is too much. So I have given her 0.3mls of cat version at 6.30pm last night and will give a further 0.2mls at 8.00am in the morning. Thanks sef.

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Sef
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:50 am


Okay. Half a mil is 0.5ml.

Again, there is a sliding scale on Meloxicam, and you and your vet will need to balance lowest effective dose with good pain management.

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daisymay
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:07 pm


Jinx ate all her food over night even the dreaded lettuce she hates so much. She even put on 10 grams to be 890grams. BUT I think she got a URI from surgery as her breathing is noisy. Thankfully on Bactrim.

But strangely when she went in for surgery eyes were normal, since surgery eyes crusty BUT slowly especially her left eye have become cloudy white as if she has cataracts. Has anyone else experience this? Thanks for the reply Sef.

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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:37 pm


You can ask the vet if this surgery will have affected bladder control. He will be able to answer you better than we can.

Anesthesia can make it sound like a URI.

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ItsaZoo
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Post   » Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:58 am


I'm sending good thoughts your way, Daisymay. I hope Jinx is recovering, that was quite a surgery she had. Hopefully she's still eating well and will get a little stronger each day.

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daisymay
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Post   » Mon May 02, 2022 7:48 am


Thanks for the replies and well wishes Lynx and ItsaZoo. Jinx is recovering slowly each day. Her breathing is becoming less noisy. Her eyes are even becoming clearer. Weight is going up and down, she is peeing and pooping and eating on her own.

Going to vet tomorrow to see if vet is happy with her. Then back again in 12 days to get stitches out. Keep you posted!

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Sef
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Post   » Mon May 02, 2022 1:46 pm


I am glad to hear that she is recovering and doing well! Good luck at the vet.

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