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My boy was 15. He died this
morning at 9.10am.
Getting old (and fat) he
wasn't getting about much but, certainly, didn't appear to be
in any pain. He appeared to have a couple of warts on
his tail so I took him to the vets to check it out.
The vet said that he wasn't
grooming as he was artheritic and could not reach. She
prescribed Metacam - the 5.5 marker on the dropper?daily.
We went for check ins through the
first and second bottle and all was well. Until March
when he was stumbling around the house, very disorientated,
and then could not manage to walk at all. He was panting
like a dog.
It being a Sunday, I took him to
the 24 hour vet who gave him a diferent pain killer(don't know
what - I've always trusted the vet). He did not
appear to have improved and I took him to my regular vet on
the Monday. They kept him in for blood tests which she
assured me were fine (for his age) although I questioned his
LFTs (they had been high last year when I had his teeth
cleaned). She said they were a little high but nothing
to worry about. She said he may be starting to suffer
from dementia and gave me some Diasapam for emergencies.
He appeared to pick up and was his
usual naughty self til Monday when, again, his mobility was
poor and his breathing laboured. He was sitting with his
weight bearing on to his front paws. I thought he must
be having a 'flare up' of his arthertis. I took him to
the vet again yesterday who said his kidneys did not feel
'right' and he was concerned about his respiratory system.
I said that his last blood tests had showed his renal function
was okay but he said, no, it had been 'high' and the Metacam
could damage his kidneys. I found your site last night -
far, far too late.
We went this morning for xrays
but, apparently, he had trouble breathing whilst they were
trying to take the blood tests and died.
The vet said he probably had a lot
of problems, kidney, heart ect. I don't understand why
they continued prescribing the Metacam if they were aware his
kidneys were (had become) a problem and he had no previous
history of any ill health.
I may just be looking for a
'reason' but I feel that I have poisoned my little boy.
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