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I've blogged about Cytopoint and share your concerns.
Vets have a code, similar to MD's, but they are both in bed with Big Pharma for the most part. Pharma is at every meeting, sponsoring free luncheons, breakfasts, and all manner of gatherings, plying vets with food and/or booze, while looking for more sales.
And yeah, I trust the comments that come in on both these drugs way more than the "research" that was done in house by Zoetis, Merck, etc.
I have a rescue dog that was fed adult kibble, vaccinated for EVERYTHING, microchipped and spayed at the shelter at 3 months of age.
It took years to heal her gut and control most allergies but in the fall she was miserable. A couple of apoquel tabs to test and the vet then put her on Cytopoint as it was safer, he said.
But in my estimation, cytopoint cannot be stopped as quickly as apoquel, its IN THEIR SYTSTEM. I have her now on raw food, but she still has seasonal allergies. She will chew and lick obessively once the irritants fire up.
I now give her 1/2 of an apoquel as needed. It works for a minimum of 1 week. SOmetimes, depending on the weather, it will work for a month or more, quieting her irritation and allowing her skin to heal. Sometimes I can control her irritaiton with Zyrtec. Bathing helps for about 20 minutes.
Its a heartbreaking thing to see a farm dog not able to lay in the grass, so the apoquel, I feel, in extreme moderation, is less of a danger to her system than the "safer" Cytopoint.
My vet seems to agree.
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