That is so sad... Unfortunately - the side effects of all NSAIDS and most other drugs we (and animals) take include "even possibly death."
My sister has two dogs on this medication for arthritis. They have been on it quite a while and are both doing so much better. They may be taking a lower maintenance dose than your dog was given - or obviously, it isn't affecting their dog's stomachs as it did your dog's.
I know this drug can irritate the stomach lining. Peritonitis can be very serious, and it along with anesthesia, and everything else - then cardiac arrest. How very sad.
Can you copy exactly what was listed as the cause(s) of death - (in their correct order - from the papers you received. I would like to give this information to my vet.
Thank you,
Carol Jean |