Cat Metacam - forgot to shake the bottle.

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Not an AIBU but posting for traffic.

My cat is at the end of a short course of Metacam and tonight was her last dose. I have been incredibly stupid as I realised after dosing her tonight that I forgot to shake the bottle and as such may have given her an accidental overdose 😦

She seems ok at the moment, a bit sleepy perhaps. The vets are now on out of hours until the morning otherwise would have called for advice.

Any thoughts on what to look out for? So worried I may have accidentally poisoned my poor baby

I wasn't even sure she needed it tonight anyway as she's doing well, but thought I'd better still finish the course.

I'm know I'm an idiot

Why would not shaking the bottle mean an overdose?

How much of an overdose do you think you gave her?

I’m a vet, she’ll be fine 😊 keep an eye out for drinking/urinating more than usual

@RunningFromInsanity

Why would not shaking the bottle mean an overdose?

How much of an overdose do you think you gave her?

I've had a look online and it seems that not shaking the bottle means the different 'components' of the medicine won't blend, thereby potentially causing an overdose.

She had the correct dosage in the syringe, albeit not shaken beforehand.

@lurkerbutijusthadtoshare

I’m a vet, she’ll be fine 😊 keep an eye out for drinking/urinating more than usual

@lurkerbutijusthadtoshare thank you, that's reassuring. I will keep a close eye on her.