guineapigsandcoffee
New Born Pup
Hello, everyone!
Today I found out that my sweet boy has a bladder stone. He has had recurring UTIs off and on for a few months, but my vet and I thought we had found the source of the issue: his bedding. After switching his bedding, his UTIs got a lot better until recently. He just finished a round of Trimethoprim Sulfa but was still peeing blood after finishing. My normal vet was out of town today, so I went to a new vet (who is an exotic vet). We did an X-Ray today and found the stone.
Since he is approximately four years old (we rescued him so are uncertain about his true age), they wanted to do blood work to rule out any underlying conditions before operating.
Until we have a clear go ahead, he was given Metacam/meloxicam to alleviate the pain. His dosage is 0.5 cc once daily. I am unsure about the strength of the metacam, but the bottle does say "1.5 mg/ml by the ml (5 ea)" (I am unsure if this is supposed to say "each" because the sticker cuts off.)
I wanted to see if this dosage seemed high. He weighs 0.8 KG.
I am being extremely cautious, as yesterday was a scary day. He had stopped wanting to eat. After feeding about 25 mls of Critical Care over a span of several hours, he has perked back up and is interested in hay again! Therefore, I am cautious about anything potentially upsetting his tummy.
If there is any more helpful info I can provide, please let me know! Thanks everyone!
Today I found out that my sweet boy has a bladder stone. He has had recurring UTIs off and on for a few months, but my vet and I thought we had found the source of the issue: his bedding. After switching his bedding, his UTIs got a lot better until recently. He just finished a round of Trimethoprim Sulfa but was still peeing blood after finishing. My normal vet was out of town today, so I went to a new vet (who is an exotic vet). We did an X-Ray today and found the stone.
Since he is approximately four years old (we rescued him so are uncertain about his true age), they wanted to do blood work to rule out any underlying conditions before operating.
Until we have a clear go ahead, he was given Metacam/meloxicam to alleviate the pain. His dosage is 0.5 cc once daily. I am unsure about the strength of the metacam, but the bottle does say "1.5 mg/ml by the ml (5 ea)" (I am unsure if this is supposed to say "each" because the sticker cuts off.)
I wanted to see if this dosage seemed high. He weighs 0.8 KG.
I am being extremely cautious, as yesterday was a scary day. He had stopped wanting to eat. After feeding about 25 mls of Critical Care over a span of several hours, he has perked back up and is interested in hay again! Therefore, I am cautious about anything potentially upsetting his tummy.
If there is any more helpful info I can provide, please let me know! Thanks everyone!