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Bless U for publishing the
Previcox warning online. My beautiful dog,
Pawpaw, recently died from it. He weighed
about 70-75lbs and was on the
227 mg for about three to
four months prior to his death.
He had been limping on his
back leg from arthritis. The Previcox did
relieve his arthritis symptoms. In the
winter though, he slowed down. I thought
it was from the cold bothering his arthritis.
Little did I know, he was slowly bleeding out
internally from that darn Previcox.
These are the signs I should
have paid attention to:
First sign. He wasn't
getting up and walking around like normal.
Second sign: He would
lay/sleep in the same spot for a lot longer than
normal.
Third Sign: Two weeks prior
to his death, he slowly stopped eating. It
was progressive. He continued to drink a
lot of water however.
Fourth sign: Small amounts
of black tarry stool. Because it was
winter, I was not checking the yard, so I didn't
realize he had the black stool. However, I
did notice black on his fur around his
rectum the last few weeks. I didn't
realize that was a sign.
Fifth sign:
He was growing much more affectionate
with me. Snuggling close and wanting to lay
right in my lap. He would even sit/lay right on
top of the cat because he wanted to be as close
as possible. He knew.
Sixth sign: He didn't
object when I shaved underneath his belly
because he had mats. I thought that might
be why he slowed down. He let me do to him
whatever I wanted, like a limp doll almost.
That was another sign.
Seventh sign: He
wasn't able to jump up on the couch the last two
days. The night before he died I picked
him up and put him on couch. He started
moaning every few seconds for about two minutes.
Never heard that out of him before. (I
should have rushed him to the emergency vet
right there, but I was in denial).
I repositioned him on a
comfortable dog bed, put on soothing music.
It was midnight. I should have immediately
taken him into the emergency vet then, but it
was midnight. I slept next to him.
He did not make any more moaning sounds until
7:00AM. He could barely walk. Rushed
him to the emergency vet by 7:30AM.
They said
sepsis peritonitis.
His BP was extremely low. They started an
IV, ran some tests, ultrasound, etc. They
said he needed emergency surgery and it would
$6000 at least. Since he was old, about 12
years old, I decided not to put him
through that. They said the recovery would
have been tough.
The
vet didn't know exactly why he was bleeding out,
but with the black stool on his fur & other
signs & the Previcox history, they said it was
probably from the Previcox causing GI bleeding.
All his bloodwork came back bad.
I thought I was helping him
by giving him the Previcox, but I was actually
killing him. My vet
did not warn me or advise me to have his liver
or anything else monitored. I wish
I had known. He told me that Previcox didn't
have the usual side effects of NSAIDs.
Looking back, I realize that
in his last days, I went into a stage of denial
cuz it's painful to realize your pet is in
serious trouble. When he was like a limp doll
almost when I shaved his underbelly, I should
have immediately rushed him to the vet.
But I must have been in a state of denial.
I wasn't ready to put him down. Wasn't
expecting it. Loved that dog. He was
very loving, sweet, gentle & beautiful.
I'm mad at myself for
trusting the vet that there were little side
effects to this drug.
He told me we did not
need to monitor him. I should have
researched it further. I feel guilty, but
it will never happen again. Keep spreading
the word....
I did inform the makers and
I received a case number.
Thanks, Dana
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