jamngrey Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Dr prescribed (crap why do they write so you cant read the bottle) Carprofen? its an anitinflamatory. He said to be cautious of her not eating or having bloody stools. Ok that freaked me out so I need some GT help here to see if its safe. He wanted to see if it could be inflamation in the toe before we take the toe off (posted few weeks ago about her limping due to corns and asking advice about limping and removal of the toe) Edited September 22, 2009 by jamngrey Quote Cassie: Pikes Clara Bell Swoop: My Man Swoop BRIDGE ANGELS Psi:WD'S Aleford 3/17/00-4/25/10 Snowman: Gable Snowman 1/9/96-2/14/08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Carprofen is the same as Rimadyl. It's an NSAID (think Aleve or ibuprofen for humans) that has the potential for side-effects, some of which are very serious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carprofen While many dogs do perfectly fine with it, I think a couple of folks here have had dogs that died because of it. It must be stressed that while serious, these events are rare- but not as rare as we humans are used to with drugs like the abovementioned Aleve and ibuprofen. Hence the cautions from your doc. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamngrey Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 thanks so much That helps a lot on why he stressed to watch out for changes. Quote Cassie: Pikes Clara Bell Swoop: My Man Swoop BRIDGE ANGELS Psi:WD'S Aleford 3/17/00-4/25/10 Snowman: Gable Snowman 1/9/96-2/14/08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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