When Metacam stops working......what next?

[Louie and me]

Louie aged 13+ was on metacam for a long time but eventually we had to start giving him tramadol as well. He takes metacam once a day and tramadol twice daily. He tolerates the medicine well and other than sleeping even more than before seems much more comfortable. In fact on Christmas eve he insisted on taking me round the block for a walk and even though it is only about 600 yards, he had not done that for a couple of months. Now that was the best Christmas present I could have received.
Good luck with Sasha.

[lv4dogs]

Tramadol is good for pain but has no anti-inflamatory abilities. Long term rimadyl can sometimes affect the liver & kidneys (as well as other things but those are the most common).
A great all natural anti-inflamatory is omega 3 (fish oil, 3 works better than 6 & 9 do).
Good luck & let us know how it goes.