Re: [pyrnet] HEALTH: long-term use of Deramaxx and Australian drugs

["Janice Swenson" <janices@austin.rr.com>]

On 18 Aug 2004 at 12:11, Shirley McGreal wrote:
> However, I am concerned about potential long-term side effects and wonder 
> if any list members have had any dog(s) on long-term deramaxx therapy. Is 
> there any kind of testing that should be done while Ivy's on this 
> medication, and how often should it be done? Any good reference articles? 
> Should any vitamins be used contemporaneously?
> 
> What alternative drugs are there? I am suspicious of rimadyl as I had a bad 
> experience with our late Pyr Sebastien who developed the only case of adult 
> onset megaesophagus in the Pyr health database, and which may or not have 
> been linked to his use of rimadyl.

Shirley, 
Deramaxx is an NSAID just like Rimadyl.  In reality you only trade one set of side 
affects for another.  It's just a matter of when you get down to having to use them if 
your dog does good on one or not.  There have been a number of adverse side 
affects reported to both Deramaxx and Metacam.  

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Janice, janices@austin.rr.com
Brooke & Lana (newfs), Sonny (pyr)  
http://home.austin.rr.com/janices
Hutto, TX