https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/24745/amantadine-symmetrel Is anybody aware of where I can source liquid Amantadine aka Symmetrel? We can&#39;t seem to get it from our supplier anymore and we could source it from Tesco pharmacy with a written prescription but it was going to cost nearly &#163;190 i think. It is foren-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/164623?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:57:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ed1f9c4a-5f5b-426d-aed6-2f798b81e801Michael Woodhouse<p>[quote user=&quot;Emily Rainbow&quot;]not much to say apart from anecdotally I have put a few CKD cats on low dose metacam (with owners aware of risks) and their lives have changed dramatically for the better![/quote]</p> <p>I agree - 100% success. I believe there is at least 1 published paper supporting its use.</p> <p>I started off rather terrified I was going to shorten their lives, but it made an amazing difference and universally improved their kidney function!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/164620?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:44:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:04979bb2-6d04-4c47-b41d-9b1d3ed5cda7Emily Rainbow<p>not much to say apart from anecdotally I have put a few CKD cats on low dose metacam (with owners aware of risks) and their lives have changed dramatically for the better!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/164595?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:10:19 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4d1ea057-73c1-454f-90d1-df5ac389af0fMartin Atkinson<p>[quote user=&quot;robloxley&quot;]As for the OP, I might consider metacam for the cat[/quote]How about Onsior, I&#39;ve used it with my old cat for OA, I would be worried about meloxicam, seen too many healthy cats go into renal failure with it let alone ones already with CKD.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/164547?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:34:29 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8093a14a-c562-4328-b649-4b27d88fed09Beats<p>any concerns on using amantadine of increasing risk of development of resistance?</p> <p>I&#39;ve always been reluctant to prescribe any antivirals (and unlike antibacterials there isn&#39;t really much temptation to generally!), but I&#39;ve never been very clear on risks of develping resistance of concern to humans?</p> <p>I gather the widespread use of amantadine in chickens may have led to some headaches, but its occasional use in cats/dogs sounds pretty harmless - right?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/164528?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 27 Aug 2016 23:11:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6611c4e6-b48d-48ed-8e5a-ad43d1f44832Rob Loxley<p>Alliance has discontinued Symmetrel syrup; generic amantadine syrup is available which is super expensive (I looked up &pound;140+vat compared to &pound;10.05+vat for the old branded product). <br />Not sure quite why but maybe something like what we&#39;ve seen with florinef/generic fludrocortisone?</p> <p>As for the OP, I might consider metacam for the cat</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>