Hello, this is my first post. I am looking for some much needed input.
I have an 18 year old kitty, she is taking gabapentin for arthritis and also metacam.
She had some possible side effect (diarrhea) from the metacam, that did seem to clear up after a couple day break from using it.
She has slightly elevated kidney count.
My vet called today and suggested that metacam might not be choice drug for my kitty, because of the kidney values being somewhat elevated. Transdermal codeine was suggested.
Has anyone used transdermal codeine for their cat? If so, any side effects?
Also, my cat has a heart murmur so I'm wondering about safety of the codeine for her.
Man o man this med stuff gets confusing! :dk:
I have an 18 year old kitty, she is taking gabapentin for arthritis and also metacam.
She had some possible side effect (diarrhea) from the metacam, that did seem to clear up after a couple day break from using it.
She has slightly elevated kidney count.
My vet called today and suggested that metacam might not be choice drug for my kitty, because of the kidney values being somewhat elevated. Transdermal codeine was suggested.
Has anyone used transdermal codeine for their cat? If so, any side effects?
Also, my cat has a heart murmur so I'm wondering about safety of the codeine for her.
Man o man this med stuff gets confusing! :dk: