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Pebbles82 · 03-04-2019, 08:04 AM

Thank you Emma. My Maths brain definitely needs help ha ha. This is how the second vet I asked worked it out - for a 30g hamster.

"0.5 mg/kg x 0.03 kg of hamster) = 0.015 mg

The dog Metacam comes as both 0.5 mg/mL and 1.5 mg/mL.

When using the 0.5 mg/mL, 0.015 mg/0.5 mg/mL = 0.03 mL daily for your hamster.

When using the 1.5 mg/mL, 0.015 mg/1.5 mg/mL - 0.01 mL daily for your hamster.

Because there's leeway in dosing (greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/kg), increasing the dose if need be is acceptable."

So I had two calculations of 0.01ml but it does sound like increasing it a little bit is ok and I will see how Nugget goes over the next couple of days.

It may be that the original vet allowed for faster metabolism when prescribing 0.03ml - but my confidence in that has been shaken somewhat by the mistake she made when demonstrating the dosage in the syringes.

03-04-2019, 08:04 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Baytril by injection? Thank you Emma. My Maths brain definitely needs help ha ha. This is how the second vet I asked worked it out - for a 30g hamster. "0.5 mg/kg x 0.03 kg of hamster) = 0.015 mg The dog Metacam comes as both 0.5 mg/mL and 1.5 mg/mL. When using the 0.5 mg/mL, 0.015 mg/0.5 mg/mL = 0.03 mL daily for your hamster. When using the 1.5 mg/mL, 0.015 mg/1.5 mg/mL - 0.01 mL daily for your hamster. Because there's leeway in dosing (greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/kg), increasing the dose if need be is acceptable." So I had two calculations of 0.01ml but it does sound like increasing it a little bit is ok and I will see how Nugget goes over the next couple of days. It may be that the original vet allowed for faster metabolism when prescribing 0.03ml - but my confidence in that has been shaken somewhat by the mistake she made when demonstrating the dosage in the syringes.