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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: moprabbit on August 25, 2017, 08:58:02 am

Title: Metacam
Post by: moprabbit on August 25, 2017, 08:58:02 am
One of my ewes is lame today, Friday and I'm going to give her a shot of Metacam. I was told I could give her another shot on Monday if necessary, which seems quite a long time between doses. I wondered if that was the general dosing time, 3 days between shots?
Thank you
Title: Re: Metacam
Post by: Sbom on August 25, 2017, 09:20:58 am
Yep, that's normal  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Metacam
Post by: Marches Farmer on August 25, 2017, 05:33:37 pm
Have you determined why she's lame?  Painkiller may permit her to put weight on a leg that would be better held up to rest it/keep weight off an abscess, or whatever.
Title: Re: Metacam
Post by: moprabbit on August 26, 2017, 09:34:08 pm
Thanks for the replies. I didn't give her any Metacam yesterday, I decided to see how she was today. She's a lot better, so I'm just going to monitor her over the next few days. Thanks.