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Originally Posted by amandawash  
NSAID drugs can be scary and unfortunately you are not going to get one without any possible side effects. As poor Tatum was clearly in pain, she really needed something to give her some relief. I hope you get her lp surgergy done soon so Miss Tate Tate doesn't have to be in any prolonged pain  I know you are scared about doing the surgery but in the long run it will be so much better for her! |
Oh girl I know, TRUST ME I know. *Every* drug has it's side effects - but it is VERY upsetting to me that I was not even told about the side effects of this particular medication. This is something that the vet should have automatically done without my having to ask. He could have simply told me, or have given me a print out or wrote it in the vet's notes or whatever....just SOMETHING, anything....but I was told absolutely NOTHING.
It also really upsets me knowing that this medication should not be given to dogs who are under a certain weight bracket, and Tatum IS UNDER that weight bracket.
These are common things that any VET should know and I am extremely upset that these things were obviously totally overlooked and caused issues with my baby.
I can pull this information up on the internet in a matter of seconds, the vet should know it off the top of his head. It is just upsetting to me that I feel I can't trust my own vet to prescribe my babies a simple medication now. We are supposed to be able to turn to them for HELP - and now I feel like I have to question everything and I don't like that feeling. Oh well, I guess that's just the way it is these days
As for her surgery....I am trying to decide now exactly where I want to take her. I have got over the "being scared to death" part (well ok, not REALLY) - but I know that this surgery has to be done...cause if it's not, I am only hurting her. I am just trying to decide where I want to take her and I have it narrowed down to two different places. So, once I make my mind up and get the surgery scheduled, it will probably be several weeks before she can get in, I'm guessing. In the meantime though, I do need a pain medication that I can give her on her odd "bad day". She doesn't *always* need a pain med - I don't give them to her every day....probably once a week, sometimes twice a week at the very most. Most days she is completely fine and plays and acts totally normal. Anyway, just trying to find her a pain medication for "in the meantime" - something that she isn't going to have issues with.