Metacam 20mg/ml Injection
Type: POM-V
PLEASE NOTE: A prescription issued by a UK registered vet (MRCVS) is required before this item can be dispatched.
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Product Description
Metacam 20 mg/ml solution is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for use in cattle, pigs and horses.
Cattle
- For use in acute respiratory infection with appropriate antibiotic therapy to reduce clinical signs in cattle.
- For use in diarrhoea, in combination with oral rehydration therapy, to reduce clinical signs in calves of over one week of age and young non-lactating cattle.
- For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of acute mastitis, in combination with antibiotic therapy.
Pigs
- For use in non-infectious locomotor disorders to reduce the symptoms of lameness and inflammation.
- For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of puerperal septicaemia and toxaemia (mastitis-metritis-agalactia syndrome) with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Horses:
- Meat and offal: 5 days.
- Not authorised for use in horses producing milk for human consumption.
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Dosage & Administration
Cattle:
- Single subcutaneous or intravenous injection at a dose rate of 0.5 mg meloxicam/kg bodyweight (i.e. 2.5 ml/100 kg bodyweight) in combination with antibiotic therapy or with oral rehydration therapy as appropriate.
Pigs:
- Single intramuscular injection at a dosage of 0.4 mg meloxicam/kg bodyweight (i.e. 2.0ml/100kg bodyweight) in combination with antibiotic therapy, as appropriate.
- If required, a second administration of meloxicam can be given after 24 hours.
Horses:
- Single intravenous injection at a dosage of 0.6 mg meloxicam/kg bodyweight (i.e. 3.0 ml/100kg body weight).
- For use in the alleviation of inflammation and the relief of pain in both acute and chronic musculo-skeletal disorders,
- Metacam 15 mg/ml oral suspension may be used for continuation of treatment at a dosage of 0.6 mg meloxicam/kg body weight, 24 hours after administration of the injection.
Withdrawals
Cattle:
- Meat and offal - 15 days.
- Milk - 120 hours.
Pigs:
- Meat and offal - 5 days.
Horses:
- Meat and offal - 5 days.
- Not authorised to use in horses producing milk for human consumption.
Delivery & Returns
With the Farmacy business moving from West Sussex to Cheshire over the Christmas and New Year break, we will be closed from midday on Friday 22nd December. Nothing will then be dispatched from that date until 2nd January 2024.
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Please note there is a small excess for despatch to Highlands and Islands and Isle of Wight as governed by your postcode.
- To keep our prices as low as possible, we do not hold stock of most products. We order stock from our wholesaler at 4.30 each day, so any orders received after this time will not be ordered until the following day.
- Orders placed on a Thursday or Friday that have refrigerated items included will not be dispatched until the following Monday to ensure that the items are delivered to you under controlled conditions. This means that you should receive these items on a Tuesday by 12pm.
- We do not offer a Saturday or Sunday delivery service.
- Standard and Priority costs apply to the UK mainland only.
- Delivery to Scottish Highlands and Islands and Isle of Wight may incur an excess to cover additional carriage costs - this is dependent on your postcode. Full details can be found by clicking the link below.
- Customers who arrange to collect from Warnham should not arrive before 12pm.
- We are no longer able to ship to Northern Ireland due to extra administrative costs since January 2021. Any orders placed online will be cancelled and refunded.
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Faulty Goods Returns
In the unlikely event that you receive faulty or damaged goods please call 01306 628215 within 72 hours of receipt of your goods. Please have your order reference to hand. You will be asked to provide evidence of the damaged goods if damaged in transit.
Restricted Goods Returns
We are unable to offer refunds on the following products.
- Animal medicines - general & vaccines
- Refrigerated/temperature sensitive products
Please contact the Farmacy Team before sending any returns on 01306 628215.
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Product Species
Cattle - Dairy
Cattle - Beef
Pigs
Horses
Home Delivery
UK mainland delivery from £8.00
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