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Metacam for Cats : Protecting Your Cat from Painful Feline Arthritis
 






 


 

"How To Protect Your Cat From Painful Feline Arthritis - Buy Metacam for Cats"

Just like dogs and humans, cats are also vulnerable to suffer degenerative joint disease or arthritis that affects the articular cartilage of the joint. This is the covering of bone in the joints responsible for the natural and smooth motion of joints. When the cartilage becomes worn, the raw bone surfaces is exposed and rub together resulting in degenerative joint disease that causes pain and lack of joint mobility in your cat. Metacam for Cats is an acute pain relief licensed for use in cats in the UK since 2002 and also approved for use in cats by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

While Metacam oral suspension is only licensed in dogs, the injectable form of this medication, Metacam for cats, is widely used and prescribed by veterinary surgeons around the world, although the oral form may be prescribed legally by veterinarians as an extra-label drug. If you think your cat is suffering from arthritis or any other painful condition, it is recommended to discuss the use of this medication with your veterinary since the options for long term pain management using this drug in cats are very limited at the present.

 


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Metacam for cats, acute pain relief through injection provides safe, reliable and long-lasting pain control and it is appropriate for pain relief around the time of a surgery. This medication is also effective in the management of acute injuries. As the chronic pain of long-term conditions such as osteoarthritis, there is also a need to provide short-term analgesia to cats from either wounds, fractures or around the time of a surgery.

In any case, radiographs (X-rays) of the suspected joints may show evidence of the degenerative process. Metacam for cats reaches high levels quickly after injection, and is selective enough to avoid the side effects associated with some other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) that may cause impaired kidney function and liver damage. Also, weight reduction are often necessary as part of the medical treatment.

Metacam for cats may relieve the pain but the weight reduction decreases the stress placed on the joints. As for adverse effects, all drugs have potential side effects and only your veterinarian may determine which ones. After your cat's surgery, follow the specific directions of your veterinarian concerning medications and remember that Metacam for cats may not interact with other drugs. Aspirin should never be used in cat's altogether and especially not with this medication.

Caring of your cat must include recheck examinations and watching for any arthritis symptoms such as lameness, swollen joints, muscle atrophy or dry crackling sound upon movement of the joint (crepitation).