Max

[katslady]

I am sorry to hear about max's pain. I have a 14 year old named BuddyBear,he was on metacam for 2 years for joint pain.It worked wonders for him. but after 2 years of use it started to damage his liver. I took him off of it and started to treat him with acupuncture and glucosamine and a product called duralactin.the treatments did not work quite as well,but better than nothing.If the metecam makes him feel better keep using it,but do bloodwork to check his liver values. Good Luck

[slick]

Kats:
Thank you so very much for your information and experience with this. I had heard that Metacam can cause liver problems and I maybe that's why my vet recommended blood tests every 6 months. I'll have to look for duralactin up here....I'm near Vancouver, BC Canada. As for acupunture, well, I'm not sure if he would sit still long enough during the treatment but it's worth a shot. He does seem alot more active and alert and certainly doesn't notice the Metacam drops in his food. I'll keep it up and just monitor him for now.

Thank you everyone else who commented.

He still likes the closet but not as much. Today has been a rather down day for me and when I took an afternoon nap, he crawled up on the bed and snuggled. LES

[Medusa]

Well, I had a bunch of stuff typed and Boo hopped up on my lap, bumped the keyboard and erased the entire post. So I guess I was being told to be brief. I'm sorry that I haven't kept up w/some threads but after reading that Max is doing better, I feel better now. I dated a man whose dog had spondylosis and it was treated w/glucosamine and the dog did really well on it. If you decide to take Max off Metacam for whatever reason, you may want to ask your vet about glucosamine. And, as you know, my Puddy has advanced CRF and she's been under anesthesia so many times that I've lost count and she came through just fine. My vet used as light an anesthesia as possible so I'm sure that had something to do w/it and her recovery time was quick, too. (He's afraid to put her under now but she's got so many other problems so it's no wonder.) Please know that you and Max and all of my PT family are in my prayers every day and I'm so glad that Max is romping around.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Slick, I'm so glad to hear that max is doing much better now. When Starr gets acupunture treatments, my holistic vet puts him back in his carrier and he just sits there and relaxes.

[Nomilynn]

Aww.. I'm happy to hear that Max is doing well