Labrador Rescue

Hi all,

Bess (Little Lady) is now 10 approx. and has seriously bad joints ( a result of her previous life as a breeding bitch on a puppy farm) so the vet has started her on Metacam and it seems to be helping, she got over a stile on her own yesterday which she has not done for some months.

We go back to the vets next week and feel she will need to be on Metacam permanently .The price at the vets bears no relation to the on-line price, up to 70% cheaper though we will need to pay for a prescription. Do any of you have experience of on-line ? On the face of it the product appears to be the same so any help would be welcome.

Apart from her joints Bess is well and continues to enjoy life especially when she gets a swim and then she seems to forget her joints and runs about.

Harold & Pat

Can highly recommend Animed direct. X

Animed direct here too, I have never bought prescription drugs but anything else animed come top for me

Hi,
Have used 365Vet for several years for prescription drugs and always found them most helpful
Liz

Animed here too. Can highly recommend them. Brilliant service.

Can't say I like the idea of Metacam long term though.

Hi we have had previous dogs on metacam, it has worked well for them without any problems, I have never bought anything on line so sorry I cannot help you there. Good luck.
Liz Shelly Bonnie Molly Polly

It is usually a lot cheaper online but like Lins I would be cautious about use of a long term NSAID. I am however in a similar predicament with my older girl who is 13 and may well have to use it long term due to hip arthritis. She too is a lot happier and more mobile but I have only given her a third of the dose to try and minimise the risks. I am due to speak to our vet this week about longer term plans and in an ideal world I would stop it but only if she is pain free and/or there is a lower risk alternative (not sure there is such thing!).

Pleased Bess is doing well and clearly a lot more mobile, if you do decide to keep her on it long term I would recommend trying to reduce the daily dose and getting liver and kidney function tests regularly.

Jackie x