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On Wednesday morning I dropped one of my 6 year old cats off for a dental as well as a needle aspirate of a growth on his mouth(believed to be a salivary gland). They went over his plan with me and I agreed to various things like IV fluids, two sets of X-rays, the usual. However, when I picked him up, the tech told me they gave him an injection of a pain medication because "we understand he can be difficult to give medication to." I had never said anything to that effect, and they also sent me home with strong-smelling cherry Amoxicillin drops to give him twice daily. I have enough experience giving cats buprenorphine, which the clinic knows, to know it's easier than 1ml of cherry stuff..
When he wasn't fully recovered(still hiding) yesterday, I called them but they were closed for the day due to a meeting. I spoke to someone from their call service and she was unable to find what drug he was injected with in his records(I hadn't asked at the time as I hadn't slept the night before and the possibility hadn't hit me). Finally, I received a voicemail today from a tech stating he was injected with Metacam.
He's had a dental(not that long ago) as well as tumor removal(they took a large amount off of his hind leg) and recovered the same day. This time, he's been hiding(soooo not his personality) until this afternoon. I wonder if it's the fact that he was given this drug?
Regardless, I've read the horror stories online and have also been told by at least one vet(when I inquired prior to surgery) that they didn't use it on cats. I've read cats have developed renal failure after one injection. How concerned should I be? I feel awful that I allowed this to happen to him and not pleased that the doctor didn't ask me. Every other surgery or dental I've been through with my cats involved a discussion of pain management.
When he wasn't fully recovered(still hiding) yesterday, I called them but they were closed for the day due to a meeting. I spoke to someone from their call service and she was unable to find what drug he was injected with in his records(I hadn't asked at the time as I hadn't slept the night before and the possibility hadn't hit me). Finally, I received a voicemail today from a tech stating he was injected with Metacam.
He's had a dental(not that long ago) as well as tumor removal(they took a large amount off of his hind leg) and recovered the same day. This time, he's been hiding(soooo not his personality) until this afternoon. I wonder if it's the fact that he was given this drug?
Regardless, I've read the horror stories online and have also been told by at least one vet(when I inquired prior to surgery) that they didn't use it on cats. I've read cats have developed renal failure after one injection. How concerned should I be? I feel awful that I allowed this to happen to him and not pleased that the doctor didn't ask me. Every other surgery or dental I've been through with my cats involved a discussion of pain management.