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Rimadyl
Another
horror story about Rimadyl....
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:21:33 -0700
A totally preventable
tragedy that we can all learn from !
It is with unbearable sadness that I share
this news, but I share it hoping that it will spare the life of
other dogs. Cody, a precious 16 week old Labradoodle, had to be
humanely euthanized on Wednesday, Feb. 1. He was dying of renal
failure, and when nothing more could be done to save his life, I
made the extremely painful decision to free him from his
suffering. Cody's renal
failure was brought on by a Rimadyl injection given during his
neuter.
This shot was given after telling my vet
that I did not want Rimadyl given (because I
was afraid of this happening).
At seminars, vets are encouraged to give
Rimadyl during surgery to "increase their profit margins".
Rimadyl is an NSAID which should be given with food. Having it
administered during surgery after the dog has been fasting for up
to 16 hours defies all reason.
The horrible side effects take 3-6 days to
appear after the surgery. I will spare you the appalling details
of the 5 days of misery that Cody suffered, but know that Rimadyl
can strip the GI tract creating massive bleeding, and cause liver
and kidney failure.
Cody should never have been given the
injection in the first place because I had told my vet to never
use the drug on my dogs again during surgery. Cody paid with his
life for her inexcusable refusal to follow my wishes. In addition,
the vet noticed before operating that Cody was somewhat anemic (he
had arrived with an enormous worm load), and didn't bother to call
and ask if I wanted her to wait (which I would have). 7
different homes wanted to add Cody to their family. He should
have had a wonderful life ahead Please don't let Cody's death be
in vain. There have been class-action lawsuits due to the deaths
caused by Rimadyl. Used intelligently, it can bring relief for
dogs suffering from arthritis, but it should not be given to dogs
as a "painkiller" during surgery. Pfizer no longer runs
commercials about Rimadyl because the company would have had to
add the word, "Death" to the list of side effects listed in the
commercials. Learn about Rimadyl and its potential deadly side
effects.
I forgot to add that "pre-surgery bloodwork"
does not mean unnecessary drugs will not cause harm. The
kidneys must be 2/3s gone before any abnormality shows up on the
bloodwork. Likewise, liver damage must be extreme to appear.
My beloved 11 yr old Standard Poodle, Champ,
who is dying from liver failure caused by overvaccinating (in the
south where I am from, puppies get 4 puppy shots and a rabies shot
every year--it is now known that Standard Poodles are extremely
vulnerable, along with Akitas, Weims, Irish Setters, Chihuahuas,
along with others) had a full CBC done with a special test just
for liver function. In
spite of the fact that he was already having grand mals from liver
toxicity, the blood work showed that everything was in great
working condition. Champ was expected to be gone 22 months ago,
but with twice daily Milk Thistle (now up to 8,000 mg a day), is
still hanging in there, although his time is running out.
Bloodwork
without any red flags does not mean that it is safe to
administer unnecessary and potential harmful
medications and why take the chance?
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