Linda Newman
Dear Ms. Brunner,
I, too, was told Apoquel is a "miracle drug" and at first it gave my dog and us great hope. After reading this site we immediately stopped the med.
Recently our beloved English Springer began to bite his legs, still scratched some, had the runny nose forever and his breathing is labored. Most concerned we went to the vet...said it was okay to have these symptoms! Went back to the original vet...same scenario. Then, our dear dog just quit eating, then when coaxed with people food he threw up and quit drinking. What a time we had in saving him this week! Had blood work which thankfully was normal but xray showed raw esophagus with stomach irritation high level. He had to have I.V. fluids all day for severe bloody UTI and possible prostate infection. He still has not moved his bowels regularly and is eating just bites of Rachel Ray dry food and her soup bone. He ate some grilled chicken which the vet said not to give him. He has to go out all night long to wet...my husband, who takes him out all hours of the night has slept in the living room recliner for 5 nights now while I try to sleep, as I work part time. Even now the doggie, 8 years old and Beautiful, is breathing very noisily but he is getting some sleep. He is once again drinking cool water from the well which he enjoys. We have been most livid over not being told Apoquel can compromise the immune system. Because of the UTI he is on 2 weeks of a generic antibiotic the vet said was safe. Next the vet wants to neuter our pet to "save his prostate" whatever that means. We are at a loss as to what to do next, as he is not out of the woods in our opinion. We have no children. He is our son! Many loved ones are praying for us and I know God cares for these precious 4 legged ones. Just wanted to let you know this has been our plight from the med no one said was dangerous.
I hope your pet is better.
Linda Newman