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6:43 pm
18 May 2014
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My Westie gets meloxicam occasionally too and I just squirt it down his throat with the syringe. That way I know he gets it in him.
Paula and Nitro (and Kodi the westie)
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
Nice to meet another little Westie on this site!
Paula, I had read on a couple of sites that it's better to give smaller dogs Meloxicam on food instead of directly in their mouths.
http://www.petm.....am-metacam
http://www.fda......050394.pdf
Now that I look at the second site, though, I'm seeing that it refers to dogs under 5 pounds. Susie is definitely not under 5 pounds, even though she has lost weight since the surgery!
7:50 pm
18 May 2014
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My Westie weighs in at 29#.....hahah. His brother is the tripawd in the family - Nitro the doberman
Paula and Nitro (and Kodi)
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
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