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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Don't give any more metacam. That can
be toxic to the kidneys, especially if used in a dehydrated cat.
The manufacturer now recommends it for one-time use only. It
needs to be dosed carefully, according to weight. I did use it
in April and May for my terminally ill Harley, to help control his
cancer pain, along with buprenorphine. He got it every 3 days - I
think we went to 2 to 2.5 days at the end. For him, pain &
inflammation control was more important than potential kidney
damage. But I wouldn't use it more than one time in your
situation.<br>
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Marsha<br>
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On 6/28/2015 9:13 AM, KATHLEEN BUSO wrote:<br>
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10pt; color: #000000">Hi, I am looking for advice about our
little Oreo. We adopted him at 9 weeks from a rescue group. His
mom was a stray who was ill when she had her kittens. The
kittens were eventually bottle fed and had a rough start in
life, but then seemed to recover and were adopted out. About two
weeks ago, our Oreo started to show signs of illness. His inner
third eyelid came out, and then he started running a fever. I
took him to the Rescue's vet, and she gave me antibiotics and
some metacam to bring down the fever. She said the mom had been
tested for a bunch of viruses, including feline leukemia and
came back negative, so there was no reason to test Oreo. A week
later, he was worse so I took him to another vet and she tested
him and told me he tested positive for feline leukemia. Up until
yesterday, he seemed to still have a fairly good appetite but
was sleeping a lot and showing symptoms of upper respiratory
infection. Today he is uninterested in food and seems much
worse. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions that would
help, or should I just accept that there's nothing that can be
done? We were considering trying the LCTI drug but we live in
Canada so we would have to travel into the States to get it. It
would be about a 3.5 hour drive there and would be hard on Oreo,
as he hates the car. Has anyone used LCTI and had any success
with it? Is there anything else I can do for Oreo now, to help
him feel better, like steroids? Any suggestions or advice would
be very much appreciated.
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