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 (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 (that's the claw on the side of the leg), so he had an operation to have it removed. It all went fine, 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 cortisone jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a follow-up check a week after that; he was in great spirits, but the vet gave him another cortisone injection "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 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 back at weekends. My mum had mentioned he was a bit flat, 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 (that's the little claw on the side of the leg), so he had an operation to have it removed. Everything went fine, but he seemed a bit weak afterwards, 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 jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up another week after that. He seemed in great spirits, but the vet gave him another cortisone jab "just in case". Since then, he's been peeing and drinking an absolute ton, 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 now, so I've got to wait until Monday morning to call the practice back. I'm away at uni during the week so I only get back at weekends; my mum had mentioned he was a bit sluggish, but I didn't realise 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 (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 (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 an operation to have it removed. It went well, but I felt he was a bit weak, so I took him back to the vet a week later. He had some inflammation, so the vet gave him antibiotics and a cortisone shot. 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 shot "just in case". Since then, he's been peeing 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 have to wait until Monday morning to call the surgery. I'm away at uni during the week, so I only get back at the weekend. My mum told me he was a bit sluggish, 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 (that’s the claw on the side of the leg), so he had to have surgery to get it removed. It all went fine, but I felt he was a bit weak afterwards, so I took him back to the vet a week later. He had some inflammation, so the vet gave him antibiotics and a cortisone jab. He was doing much better, and I took him for a check-up another week later; he was full of beans, but the vet gave him another cortisone jab "just in case". Since then, he's been urinating and drinking loads, his nose feels a bit warm, and he’s panting... He’s really lethargic.
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 back at weekends. My mum told me he was a bit listless, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
