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Originally Posted by matese  Before I take any meds I research it, I do the same for my dog. I read every article I could find on Double P ll after I read the first one and the danger of using it before I put him on it. I chose to follow my vets recovery program. I don't "generally" trust my vet, I completely trust my vet, she is very knowledgeable about these Chinese herbs. My now passed girl Matese had chushings when she was 8 years old, when she was 14 years old she lost most of her hair, my vet put her one of the Chinese herbs, I wish I had kept all of her medical papers to say what she had that she lost most of her hair and the name of the herb that helped her, this Chinese herb she was on made her hair grow back in a matter of months, that made me a believer of these herbs. My vet is very much aware of what goes into these herbs, if she feels it's what needed I give it.
She has reduced the number of times Cody is to take it, I can't lie even tho member yorktowny said I lied to get Cody in for a ER visit, I'm not a liar, I can't say giving it to Cody every other day didn't agree with him unless it's true.
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I didn’t intend to imply that you might lie about Cody’s reaction to the medication. It’s pretty clear that the initial dosing didn’t agree with his digestive system, and it isn’t certain that a less frequent dose won’t have the same effect.
(For the record, I didn’t comment on the earlier discussion about “lying” to get faster medical care, but only because I felt the person who made the initial criticism was being unnecessarily critical. I’ve been the person sitting in the vet’s office, waiting well past my appointment time, because the vet was handling an emergency. I’ve also been the person who called for emergency help — probably more often than the average person, because that’s the nature of rescue work. The person calling for emergency help might not always be completely clear and accurate. Who can be when dealing with a sudden illness or injury? But I always give the benefit of the doubt to the person with the emergency. I’ve been there too many times myself and understand the feeling of urgency.)
Anyway, as I said earlier, I don’t have anything against herbal remedies in general. Many of them have been studied and found to be safe and effective, with minimal adverse side effects. I’m only uneasy about the Double P II because it has extremely toxic ingredients and Cody has already had a pretty bad reaction to it. And even though (if I remember correctly) he’s a larger yorkie, he’s still a small dog. The “safe” margin of error when he’s taking a product containing strychnine can’t be very large. Many pharmaceuticals are toxic, too, but they’re subject to government quality control standards. Herbal products aren’t, so the chance of quality control issues is higher. So between the fact that different animals are going to react differently to different medications and the fact that herbal products are subject to more quality control issues, that particular product seems to be a risk.
I’m not criticizing you or your vet. I’m just saying the more toxic and less regulated a substance, the more leery I am. Cody is your baby, and I know you’re doing your best to do what’s right for him.