https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/28786/what-dose-of-meloxicam-would-be-advised-for-an-elderly-and-arthritic-crow Tame crow, getting increasingly creaky. en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/218760?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:26:21 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:11c0dd0f-009f-4200-af30-55cecf9b270ejane alexander<p>Thank you, was an actual case (in case you thought I had made it up!) but as owner was unwilling to bring bird in, it was not going to get anything anyway!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/218695?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:50:24 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4ab70144-336f-477b-aa66-6525864e11fcMark Rowland<p>Haha great question.</p> <p>Im assuming you don&#39;t have bloods or radiographs to check the pathology.</p> <p>My worry is that the crow may have gout so kidney function is worth checking.</p> <p>For an old bird, if bloods have shown good renal function &nbsp;and arthritis qualified on X-ray and you have ruled out septic arthritis (are there swollen joints?)then I would go in at 0.3mg/kg bid</p> <p></p> <p>goodluck</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>