Why is it that when we see this unending barrage of Pharma commercials on TV commercials, they state a long list of bad things that can happen to “patients” on these “medications,” but when it comes to our pets?  WHERE is the INFORMED CONSENT?  Where is the voluntary disclosure by professional veterinarians as to what could go wrong with what they dispense to our pets?

I am not proposing to entirely discard “medications.”  In July 2018 my beloved Capa, who died of cancer on July 18, had an unrelated issue, a serious dental infection, early in July; it was successfully treated with antibiotics.  I’m certain Capa would have died around two weeks sooner without the antibiotics.  But!  Please!  Vets, let us know about risks of assorted Pharma items!

Buddy (1994-2007) slide leg photo---cephalexin caused this loss of leg control; it was also painful for Buddy to lay down; Buddy died of prednisone wearing his kidneys out!  We were never told that could happen!  Buddy was given another round of prednisone to erase the cephalexin, which was causing him to lose control of his legs---I feel that Buddy was hit by a barrage of vaccines early in life and a hole was punched in his immune system making him vulnerable to skin infections; always treated by cephalexin and prednisone.  The final round of these drugs nearly crippled Buddy!  After another prednisone dose, Buddy hallucinated; on return from work I found Buddy lunging at the wall repeatedly.  Next came kidney failure and death!