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What happen to your Shepherd? I just gave my 6 year old Shepherd the Cytopoint injection today!

Also killed my sweet Micah -- 11 year old toy poodle. He died on Aug. 24, 2017 -- exactly one month after he received his 2nd Cytopoint shot. I did tons of research on Cytopoint, sadly, after the fact -- a mistake I will always regret. This is a dangerous drug -- was released to the public after only 7 months of testing... It is an autoimmune suppressant. So...if you have a dog with any health issues...any, the drug will suppress the body's natural ability to fight off these health issues and very quickly cause death. I read a study in the Merck Manual conducted by a vet from Yale -- an injection of Cytopoint will cause a gallbladder mucocele to rapidly develop leading to death. This drug should not be given to any dog that is not 100% healthy, and even then I would advise against it. My dog suffered for 6 weeks, in tremendous pain, while no one could figure out what was wrong. He started having trouble walking within one week of receiving the first Cytopoint injection on June 16. Everyone thought he was having hip/joint problems for which he received numerous acupuncture treatments. But he continued to get worse. It turned out he couldn't walk because he was in so much pain from his stomach. Near the end, it was determined that he had acute pancreatitis, secondary to the gallbladder mucocele which exploded into rapid development following his injections. People who are dying CHOSE test trials because it is their last hope, but they make this choice knowing it's a gamble. The makers of Cytopoint should have presented this drug in the same fashion -- as a test trial. All of us who have lost our beloved dogs would have not chosen this route... Watching my dog suffer for so long and losing him in this way has changed my life. I will not have another dog and risk being a part of something that causes another living creature so much pain.