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I brought in our cat Coco to be examined for oral problems. She was examined by Dr. Kenneth Briggs and prescribed an antibiotic and the pain medication, ?Metacam.? This was around 4:30 pm. The drugs were both orally administered to Coco in the recommended dosages at approximately 6:30 pm. Within 15 minutes she started showing signs of extreme distress and appeared to be in great pain up until the time she died at 8:30 pm.\r
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Searching for answers, I went online. "Metacam Kills," is only one of many frightening articles I found on the Internet about this drug. Here is an excerpt from another article:\r
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"Metacam Solution for Injection (for cats) and Metacam Oral Suspension (for dogs). Metacam Solution for Injection was approved for one-time use only in cats on 28 Nov 2004 (NADA 141-219). Metacam Oral Suspension was approved for dogs only on 15 Apr 2003 (NADA 141-213). As of July 2006, the approval status of both medications has not changed.\r
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The narrow safety margin in cats is ref
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