Carprofen Poisoning in Dogs

My Dodson mix was prescribed this medication 1 week ago for arthritis. She has progressively lost her appetite, EXTREME thirst, and last night she had a seizure. We rushed her back to the emergency vet that had prescribed her the Carprofen last week. Her kidney enzymes are extremely elevated, she is severely anemic, her pulse is high, her hemoglobin is very low. We were told she either has terminal cancer or is in the end stages or kidney failure. We were told her care and treatment was going to be thousands of dollars and that we should consider euthanizing her. As we were waiting in the parking lot for the vet to call us back with an estimate for treatment (we refuse to give up on her without exhausting every possible option) we started reading about this medication and the horrible side effects. The more I began to read the angrier I became. We decided to holt thousands of dollars worth of treatment until we get a second opinion. The vet completely dismissed our concerns regarding the medication and insisted we have the blood transfusions, ultrasounds etc...if we wanted any chance at all to save her. We respectfully declined and brought her home until tomorrow morning when we can get a second opinion. Within 2 hours of being home, flushing her system with lots of pedialyte, trying to get this toxic medication out of her system. She is doing MUCH MUCH better than she was several hours ago. I will expose the maker of this lethal drug and report it to anyone who will listen . I'm livid that we were literally advised to humanly euthanize our family member, and seeing that she is already feeling so much better.

My 16 pound dog was prescribed Rimidyl 2 days ago. So far she has had 3 doses. She has been having liquid diarrhea for past 24 hours off and on, and started vomiting about 6 hours ago (two occasions) It has been 8 hours since her last dose. She ate and drank normally yesterday for the full day, we'll see what morning brings. We weren't warned of the specific SE of this drug, so as I'm reading this website, I am flabbergasted that we weren't told to watch for these specific symptoms. We will call the vet when they open this morning. We have no after hours vet in our small town, the closest is an hour away.

If anyone can give me some hope, I need it. My sweet 3-year old, 40-lb Basset mix ate about 5 pills of Rimadyl at 75mg. Within an hour and a half, he was at the vet and had vomited most of it up. I took him home, and during the check-up the next day his levels were worse, so he was admitted for nearly 48 hours. After about 24 hours home, his kidney levels STILL did not look great. They aren't sure if the numbers just aren't adding up or if he's really sick, and I couldn't afford to admit him again. Has anyone had a similar experience? Is my dog going to be okay? He is active and happy, but not peeing a lot and having some diarrhea and vomiting (which could be due to the food he had at the vet - he's got a sensitive tummy)

My 3 yr old Boxer Max (around 80 lbs) got into my other dog Sammy's Rimadyl. He ate 28 100mg tablets. He ate them around 20 mins before I caught it. I immediately gave him peroxide and he did vomit alot. Poison control said he needed GI protection and kidney protection immediately. He is at the vet right now ( We got him there within 1 1/2 hours of his ingesting and 40 mins after induced vomiting). They are giving him a big dose of charcoal and on an IV to flush out this kidneys. I am worried that I got it out of him in time and also that my vet does not have anyone there at night to monitor his condition. What are his chances of living through the night and being OK?

My dog hunter must have eaten his last 3 doses of rimadyl while me and my girlfriend were at work. He was given these pills along with antibiotics and ointment for a hot spot on his back. He's a big dog. Weighs over 120lbs. The vet gave us 10 total tablets at 100 mg. Directions were to give 1 every 12 hours. We got all the medication this past Monday and if im guessing correctly he at the last 300 mg. Which would be a day and a half left of dosage. I have to wait till Monday to bring him to the vet. Is there anything i have to look for for any symptoms or any side effects? He is acting like his normal self and i can't tell if he has any symptoms. He's half lab half newfoundland so as stated before he is a BIG dog.