Need help dosing meloxicam

[Opiumbrella]

I have 1.5mg/ml meloxicam. I have a 3ish lb hen. I need to know how much to give her in ML. I’m so very confused and horrible at math.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a thread post 1-4 where the 1.5mg per ml dosage is discussed:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/need-help-on-correct-dosage-for-meloxicam.1253001/

Here is another thread post 4 about using 0.07 ml per pound:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/metacam-dosing-for-turkey-hen.1598757/

 

[cate1124]

I have 1.5mg/ml meloxicam. I have a 3ish lb hen. I need to know how much to give her in ML. I’m so very confused and horrible at math.

Don't know if this will help, as I use the 7.5 mg Meloxicam pills. My vet recommends 1/4 tab once a day for a hen in need, without close attention to weight (though my girls are larger breeds, 5-6 pounds). 1/4 times 7.5 mg equals 1.875 mg. If each ml of your meloxicam contains 1.5 mg, you would give 1.25 mls to equal 1.875 mg. Again, this is a standard dose my poultry vet recommended without factoring in weight.

Can someone backstop me here?

P.S. Don't know what condition you're treating, but when I had a girl with cancer, dexamethasone worked wonders in controlling pain, restoring mobility and appetite when meloxicam was no longer effective.

 

[Opiumbrella]

Don't know if this will help, as I use the 7.5 mg Meloxicam pills. My vet recommends 1/4 tab once a day for a hen in need, without close attention to weight (though my girls are larger breeds, 5-6 pounds). 1/4 times 7.5 mg equals 1.875 mg. If each ml of your meloxicam contains 1.5 mg, you would give 1.25 mls to equal 1.875 mg. Again, this is a standard dose my poultry vet recommended without factoring in weight.

Can someone backstop me here?

P.S. Don't know what condition you're treating, but when I had a girl with cancer, dexamethasone worked wonders in controlling pain, restoring mobility and appetite when meloxicam was no longer effective.

I’m treating a fly strike on a rescue I just picked up. I’ve gotten all the maggots out, cleaned and dressed the wound. Have her on antibiotics. But I know it must hurt. And I have melox from my vet for both my dog and my cat. And I thought that may help her.

 

[cate1124]

I’m treating a fly strike on a rescue I just picked up. I’ve gotten all the maggots out, cleaned and dressed the wound. Have her on antibiotics. But I know it must hurt. And I have melox from my vet for both my dog and my cat. And I thought that may help her.

I hope it does; my understanding is that meloxicam can help with inflammation-related pain, not sure it's effective with pain of other origins. You are kind to be helping rescue her!