My dog Scarlett recently died from what the autopsy revealed was a deep stomach ulcer.  My vet said that its positioning was such that its unlikely it would be visible via xrays (which he did do b/c he suspected a liver issue). 

I took Scarlett to the vet b/c she began limping and avoiding putting weight on her front leg.  She allowed me to touch the leg / paw, and the vet could only find soreness when he touched her elbow.  He did xrays of both legs - they had no apparent arthritis or fractures - and so he prescribed her a 57mg daily dosage of Previcox. 

Scarlett began taking the pills on 2/20 and at first I thought her lethargy was a general reaction to the medicine.  As she appeared to get worse - heaving labored breathing, increased water consumption, lack of interest in food, seemed feverish, little to no energy - I called the vet and discontinued the meds, but she had already taken 5 of the pills.  She was given another pain medicine (Tederol?) but became even more lethargic and had 2 vomitting episodes. 

I took her back to the vet who put her on an IV for fluids / antibiotics.  He found an elevated white count in her bloodwork but again nothing to pinpoint the issue. I took her home with several antibiotics and special food, but after another evening of heavy breathing/panting/water intake she died in the morning.

Scarlett was never the same after her first dose of the Previcox, and after doing a search I found your website and emails from other owners. 

She was only about 6 years old; I only had her 4 years and should have had several more quality years with her. 

Thank you for your website and the information on it.

Sincerely,

Jen R.

Richardson Texas