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Yes and according to them its always anything but a vaccination reaction :rolleyes:

I'm so sorry MSJ, I can understand what your going through. I had to put my little best friend to sleep in December when he suddenly got ill, it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do and go through, and the days, weeks, months following havn't got any easier for me,it hurts so much. I think about him all the time, he was such a big part of my life, it's just not fair when we lose our beloved fur babies. Rest in peace beautiful Jenna :rolleyes:

Maybe it could be from a mild vaccination reaction?

So sorry to hear of your loss of your beloved friend. :rolleyes: It's not fair when we suddenly lose our special little friends that we love so much. Maggi Moo is probably playing with my little boy at Rainbows bridge now. Rip Maggie :rolleyes: My thoughts are with you.

Thanks Tassie,It's terrible and dosn't get any easier. Yes I've heard of some of those cases too, It's ridiculous. Would it have been okay for him to have been given rimadyl tablets(1/2 tab per day) in addition to: Norocarp Inj 50mg 20ml(injection) Baytril Injection 5% 50m Baytril 50mg tablets (for me to give 1/2 a tablet a day) Also does anyone know how long vets keep your pets records on their computer? Thanks

That's good that your dog pulled through. My dog was a little fighter, but unfortunately he couldn't fight what happened to him. His heart couldn't be fixed.He too was full of life then suddenly went downhill.

Broad Spectrum Anti-biotics and pain relief are generally the first step when dealing with vague symptoms. Proheart (whilst we hear all the bad stuff) has a very wide safety margin...one of my thoughts was that your dog may have had a heartworm infestation if you hadn't kept up his treatment continuously, any heartworm treatment can be dangerous given to a dog with an infestation of adult worms. They tend to die all at once and clog the main arteries restricting blood flow. In essence you will probably never know, it could be because of the injections, but it could be totally unrelated. As someone said to you in a previous thread, heart murmurs are difficult to hear and sometimes sound worse than other times. How long had it been since his last Vaccination? This is why 6mthly checks are good for older dogs in between their routine Vaccinations as alot can happen to an old dog in 12mths. Most dog owners don't realise there is any problem until the dog is coughing alot or has fluid in the lungs thus needing a cocktail of medications including dieuretics to get rid of the fluid. Mel. Hi Mel, He wasn't on any heartworm prevention. The vet did do a heartworm test before hand. She took my dog away and was gone for a while, we were wondering what was taking her so long and she said she clipped my dogs nails(even though they didn't need doing because I already done them myself)he wouldn't have liked that at all. The second vet wanted to put my dog on a drip the next day if he wasn't showing any signs of improvement. He had chest rads,blood test, and a ultra sound at the hospital His last vaccination was 11 months before the first vet visit. The rads showed mild heart enlargement & caudodorsal pulmonary odema bilation and some pleural effusion. He was put on dieuretics which helped get rid of the fluid. Re proheart- I also thought maybe the test could have been wrong, as I've read that cadiopulmonary signs eg- dysnea and coughing can occur in a hw positive dog treated with proheart. Also I would have liked to have been warned of possible adverse reactions/side effects, if I was told of these I would have changed my mind and definately not have agreed to the ph injection.I was assured it was "safe". I'm just not convinced that it was going to happen when it happened, your right unfortunately I'll probably never know.

Thanks Rex. Its heartbreaking :p , he was my little baby, and he didn't deserve to suffer. What happen to your girl is terrible, is she okay now? I have asked the hospital vet questions but whatever I seem to say I just get the same old reply "it couldn't have possibly happened from that" or "It was bound to happen" if it was bound to happen I'm not convinced it would have happened right after the vet visit. Even from the hospital vets I was told different things about what was wrong with my dog. I think after I started saying I was going to look into things I wasn't told everything and my phonecalls were not returned. We were not even given a proper report or shown any xrays/test results until I chased them up several times and requested copies of them.

Hi, We had to put my dog to sleep just over 2 months ago and I'm trying to get to the bottom of what happened, I'm just not convinced that what happened what going to happen. Heres a short version of what happened. My dog was fine until a vet vaccination visit where he received 2 vaccinations and a ph heartworm injection(for the 1st time)after that vet visit he wouldn't eat/drink, got very weak, depressed, etc We were very concerned,we took him back to vet and vet nurse looked at him said he would be fine and that it was normal for him not to eat/drink after vaccinations :p (vet wasn't available too see him-how convienient)We were not satisfied so we went to another vet practise to seek a second opinion- 2nd vet was very concerned and "thought "my dog had picked up a virus from the 1st vets. He gave my dog 2 injections and tablets-( baytril and rimadyl tablets) and told us if my dog wasn't showing any signs of improvment he would need to have blood work done and be put on a drip. The next day after the 1/2 rimadyl tab I woke up early to check on him as I was very worried about him- he was very ill -having trouble breathing, coughing, coughing up frothy fluid, very chesty, it was shocking.We took him to the animal hospital immediately.Diagnosis-heart problems. I think what initially happened to my dog was a result of the 1st vet visit and the vaccinations and injections (in particular proheart) and the 2nd vet visit didn't help him- After 1/2 rimadyl he got even worse. At the time I was very relieved that the 2nd vet was concerned about my dog, but now when I think about it,and after I have done some research I don't think he was very good at all. I don't think Rimadyl would have helped him. My dog was very sick and vet "thought" he had picked up a virus. He wasn't 100% sure what was wrong with him and yet he still gave him Rimadyl, he should have been cautious. My dog was very dehydrated and the vet knew this because he even told us himself.I have read that Rimadyl should not be given to a dehydrated dog so I can understand why he gave rimadyl tablets to my dog? Another thing-the second vet who gave rimadyl to my dog didn't even listen to my dogs heart. I've been told I should have received a information leaflet on rimadyl and I didn't, nor was I warned of any potential side effects for rimadyl or ph heartworm injection. What happened just dosn't seem right to me.

We were not warned of ANY possible side effects or reactions. The vet gave us 3 tablets (1/2) a tablet to be given per day in a small plastic seel bag and we were not given a information leaflet.

I understand how you are feeling. It's been just over 2 months since we had to put our little baby to sleep. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do and go through. It hasn't got any easier for me, I'm very heartbroken and upset. I miss him so much, I think about him all the time.;) (hugs)

Thanks, we were not warned of any side effects/reactions:mad Would you give rimadyl to a very sick dog?

Hi, Is this correct- Rimadyl should not be used in dogs that are dehydrated? Also is the vet suppose to warn you of any possible adverse reactions/side effects etc? Thank you.

I am very sorry to hear of your loss. Rip :rolleyes: :D

RIP :rolleyes: