This same thing happened to me last february and I knew better but vet pressured me into giving my dog metacam for a leg injury when i asked for tramadol as my dog is on steroids and nsaid should NEVER be given to a dog on steroids but he argued with me and said my dog is in pain yada yada and i said give me the tramadol instead as she is on steroids and that is not safe. He told me to stop the steroids and i said then i am going to have a itching dog in pain so finally i caved in and said WHATEVER you are the PROFESSIONAL and he administered the drug on an empty stomach another NO NO with nsaids as they can perforate a human bowel much less a dog 7lbs on empty stomach. Now this is a very well known vet 20 years in practice all the latest and greatest as went to him ONLY because he had a digital xray machine and i went over she is mvd, on steroids for allergies, hypothyroid all the info and he still said it was safe.
Well my dog ended up at ims because she was vomitting, diarrhea for months had severe colitis, and was very sick and for a year has been a mess and just finally got her on track
jean dodds freaked out when i called her telling her he gave her metacam and said STOP THE METACAM NOW we just got her blood work normal - the ims told me WHAT THE HECK WAS HE THINKING along with a few other vets i know
sorry i have lost faith and why i do so much of my own learning now |