Kathy- she was supposed to have it with a meal, which she did.
Just got back from the vet- our vet was on holidays but her "sub" is just so lovely. She agreed that it was the metacam and we are going to stop using it for now. She said her gums being light pink were an indication that Layla was in pain which makes sense because her tummy was just awful. She gave Layla a shot of something similar to gravol (hmm.. what do you Americans call that... the stuff for motion sickness....) that will keep her tummy calm while her body processes yesterday's dose of meds. She said to watch Layla for swelling in her knee or any other signs that she is in pain and to talk to the surgeon on Monday (when we see them to get the stitches out) and see if we need to look at different pain meds. Layla is doing great. She had some lunch and is deep into a nap at the moment (Going to the vet takes it outta ya!). Thank you all so much for your help! Layla has such a sensitive tummy and I should have known the Metacam would not have gone over well for long!
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