"They turned to new arthritis drugs to ease their pets' pain. Now dog and cat owners are asking what killed their beloved family members. Could it have been the drugs?" - Wall Street Journal
We're just one tiny sample consisting of one 14 year old pug and one 15 year old cat. They have both received these monthly injections for about a year now with no apparent undesirable effects and a clear benefit to their overall well-being.
Of course that's not a representative sample, statistically. We are very happy with the results so far, just saying...why not brief the clients on the potential undesirable effects & let them decide?
the problem is clients are not being briefed. Vets and clients are being told there are no side effects. Clients need to understand that potential side effects can occur at any point. I had a client who was giving her Kat Solencia, the feline version of Librela, and was never warned about side effects. I told her that acute hindend collapse,among other things,could occur. she made it a year out with the injections and one morning last week woke up to find her cat unable to walk. Her cat had an entire year of good quality of life and it ended abruptly. she was able to handle that because I had warned her. So I continue to tell even though your animals are doing OK now there is the potential for an acute problem.
We're just one tiny sample consisting of one 14 year old pug and one 15 year old cat. They have both received these monthly injections for about a year now with no apparent undesirable effects and a clear benefit to their overall well-being.
Of course that's not a representative sample, statistically. We are very happy with the results so far, just saying...why not brief the clients on the potential undesirable effects & let them decide?
the problem is clients are not being briefed. Vets and clients are being told there are no side effects. Clients need to understand that potential side effects can occur at any point. I had a client who was giving her Kat Solencia, the feline version of Librela, and was never warned about side effects. I told her that acute hindend collapse,among other things,could occur. she made it a year out with the injections and one morning last week woke up to find her cat unable to walk. Her cat had an entire year of good quality of life and it ended abruptly. she was able to handle that because I had warned her. So I continue to tell even though your animals are doing OK now there is the potential for an acute problem.
Sounds like a wise approach!