Drug Warning! Subject: [iw] DANGEROUS DRUG WARNING *****PREVICOX***** If anyone is given this drug for their hound. FLUSH it down the Toilet!! Last month, Righty. Tootsie's Son, 8 months old, was running in the field with the rest of the puppies. There was either a collision, or he fell or crashed into something. Righty came in on 3 legs in obvious pain. He was holding the leg strangely, and screeching every time we tried to touch it, so we decided a quick trip to the Vet was in order. The Vet went over the leg, and decided he had either crashed, or fallen on the shoulder and wrenched it badly. Because of his extreme discomfort, she wanted us to try him with rest, and Previcox once a day for 7 days. He was doing well, eating ravenously, and feeling better by the day. He finished the last dose of Previcox the morning of Saturday the 11th of February. That night he ate his dinner with gusto, had normal stool, and went to sleep. In the morning, he was hanging his head, and his heart was racing at an alarming rate. Off to the Vets again. Emergency surgery. He had a hole in his stomach, and horrible peritonitis. He never made it off the surgery table. He went into cardiac arrest and died as they were closing him up. I haven't posted anything on this til I received the findings from the autopsy performed by University of Pennsylvania. Those results came in today (3/9/06). Basically, they proved that there was NO WAY this puppy should have died. This Drug KILLED him! I am beyond disgusted that this drug was touted as safer than Rimadyl and all the other NSAIDS. My Vet has removed it from her shelves. I hope no-one else has such a horrible experience. Light a candle for Righty. a sweet boy unfairly taken away. Eileen B. Flanagan "Og" Carrickaneena Irish Wolfhounds Permission to cross post or contact me directly. This is the litter brother to my puppy Feileacan, so it hits very close to home. Kerri McIntyre Murphy Cu Fleadh Irish Wolfhounds Winfield, KS |
Thanks for the warning! How awful! |
I am so sorry to hear about this and feel for their loss!! Thanks soooo much for the warning!! It's always good to hear these just in case!! :) |
OMG!! That is horrible. Thanks so much for informing us. |
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 |
I am so sorry for your loss. How awful that must have been. Thank you for the information. |
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We take advice from vets about drugs I did not realize until my Robbie had to have various meds that most of them are for humans to, I wondered if they could ever get the dosage correct for such small dogs, or are we over dosing them it is a worry. |
BugaboosMom -- Thanks for your reply. Because my sister's dogs are on this same medication, I read everything I could about Previcox on the Internet - and could come up with no other cases or incidents such as the one you mentioned. In fact, most of what I read (largely from people whose dogs are taking this medication) said how well it has worked for their pets. The story you repeated was certainly unfortunate. Drug-related deaths can be very complex - with the giving of a drug leading to other factors that in themselves are more responsible for the death than the drug, itself was. In this case, I know my vet would have liked to see the listed "causes of death" to see what was listed as the primary cause. I would suspect, in this case, that the primary cause of death was the "cardiac arrest" - which was most probably caused by the anesthesia and surgery - which was necessary because of the peritonitis, which was likely caused by the medication. There certainly also may have been surgical complications that we aren't aware of. This turns out to be quite an unfortunate chain of events....and if any part of that chain had been different, the dog may not have died. Very sad! ------- I know for a fact - many people will disagree - but with your story only being hearsay and its not being documented - I would take this medication if my vet prescribed it. I would question her about it, but if she felt it was appropriate and safe, I would use it. I trust my vet. My vet prescribed Rimadyl for one of my dogs on one occasion. I used it and it did what it was expected to do for my dog. But -- I can tell you that I have read absolute horror stories about this drug. None of these stories were written by vets - only by lay people. In spite of this, vets still widely prescribe this medication and obviously believe it is safe. My vet and her two associates have never encountered a serious problem with it. I do believe it is always good to share stories such as the one you did - because occasionally you may discover many people who have had similar problems. I do hope - you don't have people throwing their pills down the toilet before they discuss it with their vet. I know that many dogs are benefitting greatly from this medication. Thanks again for your reply. Carol Jean |
Yes- our pets often take the same medications we do. OR - do we often take the same medications that our pets do???? Medications for people, children, big dogs, small dogs, etc. are usually dosed according to weight - with any further necessary adjustments being made after that. It is standard knowledge among vets - the dosages of medicines that are appropriate for our different dogs. And, in fact, the correct dosages are written out on the bottles, brochures, and paperwork for any medications they have in their offices - and the correct dosages are readily available for any medicine they might prescribe. We should be able to trust them to give our pets the right dosage of any medication. Carol Jean |
OMG how sad :( |
How awful ! I am so sorry for your loss :( |
My 13 year old schnauzer takes previcox for severe arthritis - if not for previcox - I probably would have had to have him put down by now - the arthritis has affected the nerves in his hind quarters - he has almost no muscles there. Anyway, I appreciate the warning and I certainly would be very cautious using any meds for our babies - but, for me previcox is increasing the quality of my dog's life and so I just feel I have no choice. I do make sure he eats whenever I give it to him - hopefully that helps. |
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