My golden retriever Jake is also on Metacam. He has been on it for about 3 years now, for arthritis and degenerative disk disease. He also gets glucosamine (synflex) and acupuncture. I definately saw an improvement when we added the metacam. My vet has him also get famotadine (pepcid) once daily to prevent stomach upset (we share an over the counter bottle...) and he gets tested yearly for liver function.

Jake's mom