YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community


Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member!

Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us.

Go Back   YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community > YorkieTalk > General Yorkshire Terrier Discussion
Register Blogs FAQ Calendar JavaChat Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 01-28-2009, 07:21 PM   #1
I Love My Lil' Punkin's
Donating Member
 
stedmansmommy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :)
Posts: 15,331
Blog Entries: 5
Exclamation PREVICOX WARNING - Please Read Entire Thread!!!!

I hope it's ok that I post this here being that I already have it posted in Health & Diet - but I REALLY wanted as many people to read this as possible and I don't know how many people (especially new members) read that section of the board. I want you all to read this NOT JUST about Previcox - but just to get the message out that we really DO need to research each and every medication that we give our babies....it is just SO important. Just because a medication is given to us by our vet, doesn't mean it's safe for our babies.

Please read more to find out WHY.....



I wanted to post this here for everyone to read. As alot of you may know, Tatum has Luxating Patella in both back legs and needs surgery. Lately she has been in pain due to her having LP, so almost a month ago I called my vet and asked that he prescribe her some pain meds to help control the pain and keep her comfortable. He agreed and gave her a bottle of Previcox. He only gave me 7 pills (well, not even 7 to be exact - because the pills are more than halved) - anyway, as of today (because I gave her a pain pill this morning as she was hurting - but this was BEFORE I found out what I did about PREVICOX) she has taken all but one of the pills in the bottle.

Well, my aunt told me a while back about a local grocery store in town that will fill dog prescriptions for half the price if you bring in the prescription from your vet. So, I called the grocery store today to see if the medications that Tatum is on is available through them. The first medication she said they do have, but when I mentioned the second one (Previcox) she said that she had never heard of it and that I should call my vet and get the "real" name of the medication (as some of you many know, there are several different names used for the same drug). Anyway, before I called them I figured that I would go ahead and search for it online (from my Blackberry, because my computer was messed up) - and anyway, the very *first* web site that it pulled up was entitled: "DEATH BY PREVICOX" and I immediately started to panic. I couldn't click on the link fast enough.

I read the entire article on my Blackberry and was shaking the entire time. I had JUST given Tatum a Previcox pill this morning, prior to reading this article. I know that she had taken 6 Previcox pills prior to this morning's pill, but I felt like I had just fed my baby poisoning. I had NO idea of the side effects and the number of dogs that this medication has killed. And to think I almost re-ordered another bottle of this medication - I cannot believe it. I am so GRATEFUL that I found this article when I did. There was only one Previcox pill left in her bottle and it is now in the trash.

This article really opened my eyes. I am going to try and make this as short as possible, but back in January of 2006 we lost our Cocker Spaniel who was approx. 13 years old (we were unsure of her age as she was a rescue). She did have Cancer and an enlarged heart, however she showed no signs of being sick. The day my vet diagnosed the Cancer and the Enlarged Heart, he gave her 2 prescription medications (NEITHER of them were Previcox - don't want to confuse anyone here). I immediately went home and gave the meds as my VET instructed me to. I WAS ONLY DOING WHAT THE VET TOLD ME TO DO. As an owner, this is all we know. WE TAKE THE ADVICE OF OUR VETS.

Later that very night, she had her first heart attack. I was in my bedroom and I heard her HOWLING like a wolf (I had never in my entire life heard her make a sound like this before - ever.) - I walked into my living room and she was laying flat on her side with all four legs stuck out straight, stiff as a board and she had her head cocked back as far as it could go - and she was just HOWLING. I ran to her and hugged her dropped to the floor and started shaking and sobbing not knowing what in the WORLD was going on with her. This was at 2 a.m. and I called my vet and woke him up at home and he FLEW to his office. He told me that she was indeed having a heart attack. Mind you, before we left for the vets she had 2 more heart attacks here at home.

So, she stayed at the vets office over night. The next morning she was scheduled to have surgery (this surgery was scheduled BEFORE the heart attacks started) as they were going to remove the Cancerous growth that was on the under side of her stomach. She made it through the night at the vet's o.k. and the next morning they preformed the surgery. They insured me that they would call me right after the surgery was complete and let me know how she was doing. But, me being the impatient person that I am when it comes to my babies, I went ahead and called up there myself just to check on her. The receptionist asked for my name and asked for my dog's name and when I told her she said, "Oh........(pause)......hang on just one second sweetie, I am going to let you speak with the vet" - and that is when he got on the phone and told me that shortly after the surgery she had another heart attack and was turning blue. He said that they put her on oxygen and pumped her heart for 10 minutes straight trying to get her back - but she was unresponsive.

She lost oxygen to her brain and just stopped breathing. I never even got to say goodbye. The night that we rushed her to the vet after she had her first set of heart attacks, was the very last time I ever saw my baby.

Three years later my heart is still broken and I am crying as I type this. I know now, after doing much research online, that my baby died because of the MEDICATIONS that were given to her. I read online that one of the medications that she was given should NOT be given to dogs with enlarged hearts - my baby had an enlarged heart. Why did the vet NOT know this? WHY? Do they not even know the side effects of the medications that they are giving out to their patients?

Our Cocker Spaniel never had a heart attack a day in her life until this medication was given to her. This medication is what took her life in the end. Now I feel like it is MY fault because if I wouldn't of given her the medication, she wouldn't have died. She might still be here with us today. If I would have ONLY done the research BEFOREHAND. If I would have asked the vet more questions - IF ONLY.

Now she is gone and I can't ever bring her back. But I CAN say this - I BEG YOU....before you give your dog ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION please please please do your research on it first. I don't care how much you feel you trust your vet - DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. It could save your babies life.

Tatum will never again be given Previcox. Not after doing the research I've done on it and reading the things I've read about it. She could do just fine on it, but I am not going to take any chances with it, especially not with the bloody-stool episode she just has this afternoon (see this thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...ool-again.html).

Again - PLEASE research all meds before giving them to your babies....it really is *SO* important.

P.S. - The article about Rowdy, the Black Lab who lost his life due to Previcox, can be found here: "Death by Previcox"
__________________
Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum!

They have us wrapped around their little paws!
stedmansmommy is offline   Reply With Quote
Welcome Guest!
Not Registered?

Join today and remove this ad!

Old 01-28-2009, 08:38 PM   #2
Twins=double the fun!
Donating Member
 
KimberlySRN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 2,981
Default

How very sad. I think it is always important to remember that doctors and vets are practicing medicine, which means they make mistakes and it is important to do our research.
__________________
Kim

Anakin Bella
KimberlySRN is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 09:10 PM   #3
I Love My Lil' Punkin's
Donating Member
 
stedmansmommy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :)
Posts: 15,331
Blog Entries: 5
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by KimberlySRN View Post
How very sad. I think it is always important to remember that doctors and vets are practicing medicine, which means they make mistakes and it is important to do our research.
Couldn't agree more. I will most certainly be doing my own research from now on, no doubt.
__________________
Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum!

They have us wrapped around their little paws!
stedmansmommy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 09:18 PM   #4
YT 500 Club Member
 
Fancy_Pants's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 972
Default

I agree with you 200% You can never be too careful...
__________________
Shelly & Fancy♥
Fancy_Pants is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 09:20 PM   #5
YT Addict
 
YoRkiE Te aMo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto, Ont. Canada
Posts: 421
Default

Thank U for making this post ....We trust the vets and sometimes pay a high price.... with the life of our little ones
and that is a Heartbreaker !
YoRkiE Te aMo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 09:42 PM   #6
Senior Yorkie Talker
 
mxkids's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: idaho
Posts: 171
Default

I agree completley. I have found medication mistakes, dosage errors ect... We need to be our babies advocates and research as much as possible. Thanks for your post.
__________________
TuckerCooperTassie
mxkids is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 09:51 PM   #7
Donating YT Addict
 
SweetViolet's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Immaterial
Posts: 351
Default

In doing our own research, it is important to remember that just because it is published on the internet does not mean it is true! It is dangerous to take anecdotal evidence...somebody's highly subjective experience...as fact. They may be blaming the drug...or vet...or procedure...without regard to the real facts.

That said, I have nothing against research...just make sure you give the strongest weight to the resources that are most credible...like research posted in peer-reviewed journals or research papers by scientific teams...or government websites.

That said, here is something I found about Previcox posted on the FDA website. Please note it is contraindicated for dogs under 12.5 lbs!! The vet should have known better! http://www.fda.gov/cvm/Documents/N141230cis.pdf
__________________
Sweet Violet
Puddin's Mama
SweetViolet is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 11:39 PM   #8
I Love My Lil' Punkin's
Donating Member
 
stedmansmommy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :)
Posts: 15,331
Blog Entries: 5
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fancy_Pants View Post
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]I agree with you 200% You can never be too careful...[/FONT]
Ditto!
__________________
Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum!

They have us wrapped around their little paws!
stedmansmommy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 11:44 PM   #9
I Love My Lil' Punkin's
Donating Member
 
stedmansmommy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :)
Posts: 15,331
Blog Entries: 5
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by YoRkiE Te aMo View Post
Thank U for making this post ....We trust the vets and sometimes pay a high price.... with the life of our little ones
and that is a Heartbreaker !
You are absolutely right.

I am not telling anyone "DON'T TRUST OR LISTEN TO YOUR VET" - by all means, PLEASE take their advice and listen to what they tell you...because (in most cases) they DO know more than we do about ALOT of things....HOWEVER, just like with doctors, vets DO make mistakes and they DO get things wrong. My Cocker Spaniel's case and my Tatum's case are just 2 examples of that.

It's terrible that "the little things", such as a medication's instructions and/or warnings get overlooked by VETS, but obviously they do because it happened to me - TWICE. I refuse to let it happen again and even though our babies do have to see the vets, we still need to do our OWN research on things. The information is right at our fingertips and it is SILLY of us to over look it. It could safe a life.
__________________
Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum!

They have us wrapped around their little paws!
stedmansmommy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 11:45 PM   #10
I Love My Lil' Punkin's
Donating Member
 
stedmansmommy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :)
Posts: 15,331
Blog Entries: 5
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mxkids View Post
I agree completley. I have found medication mistakes, dosage errors ect... We need to be our babies advocates and research as much as possible. Thanks for your post.
Very good post! I totally agree with you...and, you're welcome
__________________
Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum!

They have us wrapped around their little paws!
stedmansmommy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2009, 11:55 PM   #11
I Love My Lil' Punkin's
Donating Member
 
stedmansmommy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :)
Posts: 15,331
Blog Entries: 5
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetViolet View Post
In doing our own research, it is important to remember that just because it is published on the internet does not mean it is true! It is dangerous to take anecdotal evidence...somebody's highly subjective experience...as fact. They may be blaming the drug...or vet...or procedure...without regard to the real facts.

That said, I have nothing against research...just make sure you give the strongest weight to the resources that are most credible...like research posted in peer-reviewed journals or research papers by scientific teams...or government websites.

That said, here is something I found about Previcox posted on the FDA website. Please note it is contraindicated for dogs under 12.5 lbs!! The vet should have known better! http://www.fda.gov/cvm/Documents/N141230cis.pdf
Thank you for your post and I agree with you You do want to make sure that the research you have found is factual. Though I do personally like to read stories by the actual owners themselves - it is just nice to hear it in their own words sometimes. But you are right, at times these said people can be upset and may be blaming the vet, etc. - so again it is nice to have FACT to back up those stories. I get that - but I myself also like to read personal stories from people who have experience with using "X" medication on their babies, etc.

You're right, my vet SHOULD have known better. Especially since he is fresh out of school There can only be two reasons why he would have given it to her - either A, he's dumb as dirt and doesn't even know what he is prescribing to his patients (and needs to go back to veterinary school I might add) - or B, he just doesn't give a damn and is only in it for the money. Either one is SCARY.
__________________
Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum!

They have us wrapped around their little paws!
stedmansmommy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2009, 06:47 AM   #12
Love my Boys
Donating Member
 
jp4m2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: w/ my boys
Posts: 5,056
Default

I am so glad you had the foresight to look up Tatum's med's.....Most people take the scripts without question and dutifully administer them thinking they must be safe or my vet wouldn't have given it to me....That couldn't be farther from the truth.....

Vet's and doctors get most, if not all, of their info on meds from the drug reps that visit them. The reps always give glowing reports on the benefits and down play any negative side effect or adverse reactions. The prescribing doctors typically has no time, effort or sometimes desire to follow up on reported adverse reactions or any newly discovered problems with the meds ...It's up to US to be proactive in ALL prescribed treatments.....
__________________
B.J.mom to : Jake J.J. Jack & Joey, momma misses you.....
The joy found in the companionship of a pet is a blessing not given to everyone.
The two most powerful words when we’re in struggle: me too..
jp4m2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2009, 07:01 AM   #13
YT Addict
 
LibbieLu08's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Milwaukee,WI
Posts: 331
Unhappy

I'm so sorry to hear this. . . . I will do my own reseach before giving my baby anything for now on.
__________________
LibbieLu

LibbieLu08 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks



Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off




Google
 

SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:07 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright ©2003 - 2018 YorkieTalk.com
Privacy Policy - Terms of Use

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 925 926 927 928 929 930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167