My 10-year-old dog passed away last night. Two weeks ago, he was treated for a severe ear infection; the vet prescribed Dermipred 20 (one tablet morning and night for five days, then half a tablet morning and night for 10 days). On the very evening the treatment finished, Wednesday 24th October, he started panting and couldn't put any weight on his front left leg. We took him to the vet on Thursday 25th October. He was diagnosed with muscle weakness in his leg. The vet put him on a drip, supposedly to help with the pain. On the Friday, he decided to do an X-ray. We went in to see him and, to our shock, he couldn't stand on his legs at all and started urinating on himself. We left him there for the X-ray, but an hour later the vet called to tell us he had died. Granted, he was old and had arthritis, but today we're wondering if the Dermipred was responsible for his health deteriorating so quickly and ultimately for his death.
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My dog broke his dewclaw (the claw on the side of the leg) so he had to have surgery to have it removed. It all went well but he seemed a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a steroid injection. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up another week after that; he was in great shape, but the vet gave him another cortisone jab "just in case". Since then, he’s been urinating loads and drinking an absolute ton, his nose feels a bit warm and he’s panting... He’s very lethargic. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ve got to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. During the week I’m away at uni, so I only get home at weekends. My mum had told me he was acting a bit sluggish, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (the claw on the side of the leg), so he had surgery to remove it. It went well, but he seemed a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him antibiotics and a steroid jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up a week after that; he was back to his old self, but the vet gave him another steroid injection "just in case". Since then, he's been peeing and drinking a massive amount, his nose is a bit warm, and he's panting... He’s really lethargic. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I have to wait until Monday morning to call the practice. I’m at uni during the week and only get home at weekends. My mum had told me he was a bit flat, but I didn’t realise it was this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (that’s the claw on the side of the leg), so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but I felt he was a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a cortisone injection. He was doing much better, and I took him for a follow-up a week after that; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another cortisone shot "just in case". Since then, he's been urinating a lot and drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm and he’s panting... He’s really listless. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ll have to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m away at uni during the week and only come home at weekends. My mum told me he was a bit lethargic, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (the claw on the side of the leg) so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but I thought he seemed a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a steroid jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up a week after that; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another steroid jab "just in case". Since then, he's been urinating a lot, drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm and he's panting... He’s really lethargic. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It's Saturday, so I've got to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I'm at uni during the week, so I only get home at weekends. My mum had mentioned he was a bit listless, but I didn't realise it was this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (that’s the claw on the side of the leg), so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but I felt he was a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a cortisone injection. He was doing much better, and I took him for a follow-up a week after that; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another cortisone shot "just in case". Since then, he's been urinating a lot and drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm and he’s panting... He’s really listless. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ll have to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m away at uni during the week and only come home at weekends. My mum told me he was a bit lethargic, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (the claw on the side of his leg), so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but he seemed a bit weak to me, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a steroid jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up another week after that; he was in great form, but the vet gave him another steroid injection 'just in case'. Since then, he’s been urinating a lot, drinking loads of water, his nose feels a bit warm, and he’s panting... He’s really lethargic. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ve got to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m at uni during the week, so I only come home at weekends. My mum had told me he was a bit listless, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (that’s the claw on the side of the leg), so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but I felt he was a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a cortisone injection. He was doing much better, and I took him for a follow-up a week after that; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another cortisone shot "just in case". Since then, he's been urinating a lot and drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm and he’s panting... He’s really listless. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ll have to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m away at uni during the week and only come home at weekends. My mum told me he was a bit lethargic, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (the claw on the side of his leg), so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but I felt he was a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a cortisone injection. He was doing much better, and I took him for another check-up a week after that; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another cortisone jab "just in case". Since then, he’s been urinating a huge amount, drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm and he’s panting... He’s really lethargic. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ll have to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m away at uni during the week so I only get home at weekends; my mum had told me he was a bit sluggish, but I didn’t realise it was quite this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (that’s the claw on the side of the leg), so he had surgery to have it removed. It all went well, but I felt he was a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. There was some inflammation, so the vet gave him some antibiotics and a cortisone injection. He was doing much better, and I took him for a follow-up a week after that; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another cortisone shot "just in case". Since then, he's been urinating a lot and drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm and he’s panting... He’s really listless. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ll have to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m away at uni during the week and only come home at weekends. My mum told me he was a bit lethargic, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
My dog broke his dewclaw (the claw on the side of the leg), so he had surgery to get it removed. It all went fine, but he seemed a bit weak to me, so I took him back to the vet a week later. He had some inflammation, so the vet put him on antibiotics and gave him a steroid jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up another week later. He was back to his old self, but the vet gave him another cortisone injection "just in case." Since then, he’s been drinking and peeing constantly, his nose feels a bit warm, and he’s panting... He’s just really lethargic. He’s 4 years old, by the way.
It’s Saturday, so I’ve got to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I’m away at uni during the week, so I only get home at weekends. My mum had mentioned he was a bit flat, but I didn't realise it was this bad.
