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"Jada"
August 5, 1999 -
February 25, 2005
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Jada had
cancer, fought it and won and the pain medicine
killed her?
How fair
is that?
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We got our precious chocolate
lab, Jada in October of 1999.
She was supposed to be Daddy’s girl, but I think
she ended being a momma’s girl.
From the moment Jada came into our lives she brought us
joy, laughter and companionship.
She was the youngest of our three and ruled the house!
Jada was an inside dog when she was not retrieving birds
and mainly stayed on my lap or feet.
I constantly reminded her she was a lab dog not a lap
dog.
Early on, Jada had a false
pregnancy and mastitis. When she was four, we noticed
a lump on one of her breasts. The results came back
malignant so she had a half of mastectomy. She came
through like the champ she has always been. She was
prescribed Rimadyl for the post op pain. Then 6 months
later, we noticed, or at least we thought we noticed
another lump on the other side. Our veterinarian could
not find it, but to be on the safe side, we had the
other half of her mastectomy completed. The results
were benign. Everything looked great, NO MORE CANCER!
She was prescribed Rimadyl again for the pain.
It was not long after that
Jada began to lose her appetite, which is very uncommon
for a 5-year-old lab, especially Jada. Now I consider
myself to have OPMS (over protective mother’s
syndrome), so we once again, take her to the Veterinarian
because she will not eat. I thought maybe she was depressed
and even joked about puppy Prozac. Then we noticed her
urine was dark so we rush her back for a urinalysis
and blood work.
We even inquired about side
effects from Rimadyl. Our Vet disregarded that and thought
she might have some “infection”. It was that
night we saw on the news about the adverse reactions of
Rimadyl.
Our precious Jada had every
symptom.
We rushed Jada to Texas A&
M University where we were given terrible news. They
were not sure if it was liver cancer or failure, but
to pray for liver failure. She got progressively worse
and would not eat at all. We had her on 16 pills a day,
which we had to force down her throat. We watched our
lively, happy, always hungry little girl fade away and
even turn her head from a piece of cheese. This of course
was the dog that could hear a cheese wrapper open a
mile away.
On February 24th, we knew
we were losing and could not defeat this battle. Jada
was throwing up every hour. It looked so painful for
her (and us) we were going to put her down in the morning.
My husband and I would not leave her side as she fought
not to disappoint us. At 3:30 a.m. she left this world.
We are so
angry and saddened that our 5 year old is not jumping
in our arms or trying to go outside with us, or snoring
so loud she keeps us both awake, or being our friend.
There is no reason she should not be here doing this.
Our other two dogs are just lost without their sister.
Jada
had cancer, fought it and won and the pain medicine killed
her? How fair is that?
Then after all the research, we find out this has been
going on for years?
How many Jada’s have to die before Pfizer will realize
this is a poison?
I read on
a website and I am not sure which one or if I have the
quote right, but I totally agree. It said Rimadyl is a
great drug if it does not kill your dog. Why doesn’t
Pfizer advertise that as their slogan? It would be more
accurate.
All I want is the choice to
make an informed decision.
Pfizer should not even allow
Rimadyl to be purchased by Veterinarians.
One thing I learned in Kindergarten
was to take responsibility for my actions.
When is Pfizer going to learn
this lesson?
Kevin,
Jennifer, Hunter, Hamp, & Trace Starns
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"Tyler
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November 15, 1991
- January 26, 2005
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I
love you my Angel, my Best Friend, my Soulmate.
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Tyler
my Soulmate,
We fell in love at first sight and licks......
You will always be in my soul as long as I feel breath
and live.
From the time you were put in my arms at 3 months old,
you carried your beauty, grace, love and dignity
everyday of your life.
Every person from Child to Senior loved you!
But no one more then me!!
You are God's True Reflections
and I feel I learned more from you every single day.
Each day I love you more and more,
if that was possible and that will always be....
because you would only want me happy.
The joy in my eyes are from seeing and being with you.
That will remain that way forever.
I love you my Angel, my Best Friend, my Soulmate.
We will walk together through all our life!
God, Thank you for Tyler!
Loren
Please
keep fighting so no more dogs are taken from their loved
ones because of carprofen/rimadyl
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"Honey"
December 14, 1993 - July
4, 2002
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Honey
Four Socks was her name. We named her this because of
the color on her legs
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Honey
was the first dog I had since I was a kid. I got her at 7
weeks. She went everywhere with me. As I slowly added other
labs to the household she became mom even though she was only
11 months older.
Honey
was playing with the other dogs in the yard and started limping.
So, I did the usual. Confined her to a bedroom to rest, walked
her on a leash in the yard and gave her one buffered aspirin
for 3 days. Nothing helped. So off to the vet we went.
The vet
put Honey on Rimadyl. No blood work and no information at
all. With in 2 days she started drinking more water then usual
and would not eat. I called the vet on sat and was told it
was just the heat. By Monday she was throwing up the water
also. I took her to the vet without an appointment.
His reaction
was "My God she is jaundiced!" He grabbed the leash,
took her in the back and started her on IV's. She was hooked
up to a IV drip. Still she refused to eat. I went everyday
and sat with her on the floor of the run she was in. She started
loosing her urine so they changed the blanket she was on several
times.
On July
4th 2002 I got the call.
Honey had seizures through out the night. They could do no
more. She was in a new run, half covered with a clean white
blanket, and sedated when I got there. She did not even know
I was there to hold her as they ended her pain.
I
fought and screamed , printed everything I found on
the Sr Dog website. The vet still swore it was not Rimadyl.
I
still miss her very much!
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