No, it's not for long-term use. It can affect one of the organs --
kidneys, I think.

Talk to your vet about it. Our vet once suggested possibly using it
long-term on one of our cats but it was a careful schedule, I think one
dose every four days or so.

Hope all turns out well with Louis,

Rhonda

Brian Link wrote:

Does anyone know whether Metacam is safe for medium-long term use?
This could allow us to put off surgery for a bit longer than I'd
expected.