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Originally Posted by Bluebells

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.