calves trying to get sick

[bird dog]

Here is another good article that is more recent. This is part of it from a article. It should be read by anyone with a question on use.

he major issues related to residues and blemishes appear to be a misunderstanding about the use of flunixin meglumine in non-approved ways. Because flunixin meglumine has a wide bio-availability and gets picked up in many tissues, it works when given orally or when given intramuscular (IM) or subcutaneously (SQ). However, in cattle all of these uses would be considered Extra Label and could only be done according to the Animal Medicinal Use and Clarification Act (AMDUCA) under the direct instruction of your veterinarian under a valid Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR).

Here is a link to the rest
http://extension.psu.edu/animals/dairy/ ... em-dilemma

 

[Quigly]

A producer can not legally give banamine IM, SubQ, or orally, even by order of a veterinarian. This would be considered a change in route due to convenience, which is expressly prohibited under AMDUCA. You do still have those options in horses as they are not a food producing animal, at least right now. Oral administration in horses is generally safer due to the injection site muscle infection/necrosis issue previously mentioned.

Banamine would reduce the inflammation seen in the lungs of calves with pneumonia, but it is unlikely that chronic lung disease from a case of pneumonia would of been prevented by banamine. There is some push to go away from using banamine in many pneumonia cases due to the reduction in fever it causes. Unless the fever is extreme, it is likely playing a beneficial role in helping the calf recover.