It took
Jasmine several months to fully recover from the
effects of the Deramaxx. She had lost over 10% of
her body weight and that's a lot for a 60 pound
dog. She had lost the sparkle in her eyes and was
always tired.
Previous
to taking this drug, Jasmine was always a happy,
energy filled, fun loving girl.. Jasmine will never
be taking any kind of drugs again. She is now totally
under the care of a Holistic Veterinarian, who has
been her primary vet for over 3 years. The Deramaxx
was given by a local regular vet (that I use for
my other dogs) for swelling in her front leg.
The vet
told me the drug was very safe (and later didn't
agree with me when I told her what happened to Jasmine
as a result of her taking this drug). This occurred
on a Friday evening when the Holistic vet was out
of town. The Holistic vet told me he NEVER would
have given that drug to Jasmine or any other pet.
He felt it was too dangerous.
Jasmine has severe Contact and Environmental allergies
and traditional medicine (Allergy shots, Staphage
Lysate shots, Prednisone, antibiotics, etc.) failed
to control them. Over a 3 year period with a Vet
Dermatologist, she made slight improvements, then
lost them. When the Dermatologist told me Jasmine
would have to stay on Prednisone every day for the
rest of her life, I said No and went to see a highly
recommended Holistic Vet. That was a little over
three years ago.
This
vet has been wonderful. He slowly weaned Jasmine
off of all the drugs and shots. Jasmine's treatments
for her allergies are all natural now. She gets
acupuncture, herbs and homeopathic remedies. Jasmine
has the best coat she has ever had in her life.
She is no longer itching, scratching and biting
herself raw and bloody.
She is living her life to the fullest!
General information: Jasmine is an 8 year old, Longhaired
Weimaraner. There is no history of drug reactions
in her family or any major health problems. I have
been friends with her breeder for over 30 years
and I know all of her dogs, including Jasmine's
parents, grandparents and one of her great grandparents.
Jasmine is a dog that loves life. She is ready to
go and do whatever you want to do.
Jasmine
has International and Mexican Championships. She
has her CGC (Canine Good Citizen award). Jasmine
is highly skilled in obedience and agility (although
we don't compete). Jasmine, as well as my 2 other
Longhair Weims, do a lot of Public Education. They
spent 2 days in the Weimaraner booth at the Pet
Expo last month being petted and hugged. They have
worked with handicapped children (many years ago)
and have been in parades. Next month we will be
part of a seminar for visiting Japanese college
students. Jasmine (and Kahlua) will be running the
agility course. Jasmine assists at obedience classes.
When an owner has a problem grasping a concept that
is being taught, we give the person Jasmine to work
with, so they can understand what to do and get
a feeling for what the end result should feel like.
Since
Jasmine almost died from being given the drug Duramaxx
last October, I have heard of 6 more cases of dogs
becoming violently ill after a couple of doses of
Duramaxx. The local emergency hospital treated 4
of those dogs. Two additional dogs have died! The
local vet that gave Jasmine the drug no longer uses
it because 3 additional dogs she gave it to became
violently ill, like Jasmine. They barely pulled
through. Yet, Duramaxx is still out there!!!
How many
dogs died from it that weren't reported because
the vet or owner didn't make the connection? How
many dogs have to die from it before the manufacturer
or the FDA takes real action. In my opinion, it
is unacceptable to keep something on the market
that can cause death!
As you can probably tell, I love Jasmine to pieces
and would do anything in the world for her and my
other 2 Weimaraners.
