Out of date medicine

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- 12/05/2018 at 12:39 PM
  Milly&Theo
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  Hi all,
  
  So I have two little bunnies who a year or so ago had repeated episodes of GI stasis. Because of this, I made sure to keep metoclopromide, Cispride, Metcam and ranitidine in the house in case of another episode. They’ve now managed to go nearly a year without a flare up which is great but means the medicine I bought for them is now out of date. Just in case they get ill again, I’d like to keep some stock of the medicine, so I need advice on the current out of date stuff I have. Do you think it will be okay to give them it and will it still be as effective? If yes then how out of date is okay?
  
  Thanks in advance!
- 12/05/2018 at 1:35 PM
  Asriel and Bombur
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  I honestly wouldn’t risk it, but that’s me. I always throw their meds out as soon as they expire. They’re already sick, so why take the risk of making them more sick with an out of date medicine.
- 12/05/2018 at 2:59 PM
  Bunny House
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  I agree. If meds are expired, sometimes they can decompose into toxic chemicals and it can hurt them. I know we always like to have meds on hand, especially with a history of illness but it’s best to just ask the vet for meds when they are sick instead of keeping so much of it
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