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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  My issue was not with just the diarrhea possibly being caused by the herbs but the information I found out about it. The toxicity of that one is troubling to me because I am one of those people who refuse to give anything toxic like some people feel a certain amount of garlic is ok for dogs but essentially it is considered toxic so I refuse to give any. There is also no testing what so ever on herbs so you don’t know that he could develop some form of an issue later in life. We have no idea that that herb couldn’t slowly poisoning him in fact that in my opinion is what his body was showing by not eating and having diarrhea or cause even cancer later on. I understand you trust your vet but we must all use common sense also. There are FDA approved drugs that can be dangerous also but we know what could happen with those drugs unlike untested herbs. Going with some of these issues you have been having with your vet I’m thinking that she has lack of respect for some clients. Our pups have no choice but to live with what we do for them so completely trusting the vet and not even doing the slightest research isn’t in their best interest. You can also look at it this way most vets will sell you Trifexis knowing there have been a massive amount of deaths related to it but you have to be your dogs advocate to say no that’s dangerous I don’t want to give that. This is the same way there are medical facts stating that herb is toxic and dangerous. When Joey got diarrhea from a pain medicine I had it written down to never give it again in his chart and I have it written in my notes. When Penny reacted poorly to an ear medication I had it written down to never give it again. I don’t give second chances to medicines that have caused discomfort or issues because if their body is rejecting it like that then it’s just not meant for them. I’m just really kind of upset about this honestly. I feel and care about the people on this forum and I just am extremely worried about him taking something that is considered toxic and that his body didn’t agree with. |
"Completely trusting the vet and
not even doing the slightest research"
How do you make this kind of statement? Are you saying my vet didn't do "the slightest research" or I didn't?