[Ellie May]

Depending on the office, when a med is given, there is a small paragraph listing things to watch for. I have never received a client sheet on any drug from any vet and my family has not either that I know of.

However, I don't think it's fair to lump most vets into the category of just doing what the reps say. It just isn't the case. I wouldn't go to a doctor and I wouldn't take Ellie to a vet that was constantly pushing the questionable drugs. My doctor and Ellie's vet try to use the safest ones first.

And there is no way to know if the Metacam itself caused the reaction. It was not given by the instructions of the company. The vet really messed up. If it would have been given alone with food, then maybe everything would've been fine. Maybe it was the NSAID and steroids interacting. There are really too many variables to blame Metacam alone.

And now I see that this is the one with MVD. There was a huge reason not to give it and that also could've been a contributing factor to what happened.