 Barked: Sun Aug 5, '12 7:30pm PST |
 | |  | | We buried our beloved Macy today - our 5-month old blue-nose APBT whom was given her first dose of Comfortis only three days prior to her death today. I previously had another dog of mine, a 2yr old APBT named Vada, on Comfortis as well, and it had worked wonders for the flea infestation. I was aware of the common vomiting after given the pill, as I had seen in Vada, which usually only lasted 6-8 hours of "upset tummy"; I was not aware there could be an adverse reaction, causing death, for poor Macy. Macy's past three days: Day one - vomiting, no appetite.. Day two - continous vomiting, diarrhea, no appetite but extreme thirst, lethargy.. Day three - violent vomiting, diarrhea, still hadn't eaten, lethargy, excessive thirst and drooling, dilated pupils, trembling, death.. The Comfortis was the only change in her life.. I've seen a lot of people post in the defense of Comfortis, such as "there are some people have bad reactions to penicillin, but that doesn't mean it won't work well for someone else who needs an antibiotic," I used to swear by comfortis! And for some - I will agree - it does work well, as it had with my dog Vada. But if I had known beforehand, that so many other dogs had such negative reactions, and death, occuring after a dosage of comfortis - I would have never taken that chance with Macy's life, or Vada's for that matter. If your pet means anything to you, it's too much to risk; better safe than sorry! Don't take the chance! It's sad to watch any man, have to bury his best friend; and now we need to find the words, to tell our kids, why Macy will no longer be curled up next to them beside the couch.. Edited by author Sun Aug 5, '12 7:42pm PST
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