Tango (cat I recently adopted) has been struggling with his eye since early Dec (when I got him). Now he has a HUGE corneal ulcer with vascular ingrowth/probable chlamydia.. I was given 2 mediences- one is an ointment (give 2 x a day) called erthromycin ophthalmic ointment. The second medience is what I'm worried about- it's called Metacam (meloxicam) and it says non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for oral use in dogs ONLY. Tango is a CAT! I was told to put 10 drops of Metacam in his food once a day for 3 days then 5 drops in food for 3 days then 5 drops 2 x a week....
Pls advise ASAP about metacam. I will not give him this until I hear back from my vet and from some experts here.
I am hoping this will clear poor Tango's eye FAST. He has been suffering for the last 2 months- I have been bringing him back and forth to various vets and trying various mediences and nothing seems to be helping much. The vet I saw today is an eye specialist so I'm hoping we will have better luck..
Pls advise ASAP about metacam. I will not give him this until I hear back from my vet and from some experts here.
I am hoping this will clear poor Tango's eye FAST. He has been suffering for the last 2 months- I have been bringing him back and forth to various vets and trying various mediences and nothing seems to be helping much. The vet I saw today is an eye specialist so I'm hoping we will have better luck..