[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Rimadyl LAW SUIT
- From: Mary Tripp <mtripp4113@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>, <shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:08:40 -0500
It is a common practice for the vets to change packaging to minimize
costs. Wonder what this will cost us on our bills.
Mary
At 12:04 PM 3/28/2013, Carolyn Martello wrote:
>I'm wondering exactly what drug he WOULD have chosen for the dog to
>alleviate the pain....had he read the labels of all of them......?
>
>Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>www.marhaven.com
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>From: On Behalf Of Pinehillgsds@aol.comSent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
>12:10 PM
>To: shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject:Re: Rimadyl LAW SUIT
>
>Guardians?
>
>Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
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>In a message dated 3/27/2013 2:35:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>According to Tuesday's publication of theDaily Camera, guardians of a
>golden
>retriever named "Sophie," who died after ingesting the anti-inflammatory
>medication, Rimadyl, have settled with drug-maker, Pfizer.Shelley Smith
>and Chris Cooper, Sophie's Boulder Colo., guardians, worked with theAnimal
>Law
>Center to reach a settlement with the pharmaceutical company for the
>lawsuit which was filed back in 2011.
>Jennifer Edwards, founder and attorney with the Animal Law Center, stated:
>"It's been a pretty long, hard-fought battle, but it was certainly worth
>it,"
>Sophie died in 2009 from Rimadyl toxicity, a little-known side effect
>which can cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.
>Chris Cooper describes the settlement as "bittersweet," explaining:
>"It's a major victory and that's all fine and good, but that doesn't
>change the fact that they killed my beautiful baby,"
> >"It was never about the money, because it will never make me whole.
>Sophie meant >the world to me, and no amount of money in the world can fix
>that
>emotional hole >that's going to be with me forever."
>Sophie had been prescribed Rimadyl, for pain relief, after she underwent
>surgery for a torn ligament in June, 2009. By July, Sophie had died from
>respiratory failure caused by Rimadyl toxicity.
>The medication that she received had been repackaged and her guardians did
>not receive the warning material stating the possible side effects.
>Cooper expressed his dismay over that lack of information about potential
>life-threatening symptoms that some dogs may develop from ingesting the
>drug, stating:
>"If I had the information I had now, or someone had handed me a flier, I
>never would have given (Rimadyl) to my dog,"
> >"It's just heartbreaking to see these other people going through what I
>went >through."
>Sophie's guardians intend to use the settlement funds to help increase
>awareness about the possible side effects of Rimadyl.
>
>Cooper stated:I just hope we can inform as many people as possible about
>the
>potential side effects of this drug. ... It's the only thing that is going
>to
>let me sleep at night, knowing my baby didn't die in vain.
>The website, Friends of Sophie, was created exactly for that purpose.
>
>
>
>Morgan Lewis, RPh.
>Member GSDCA
>President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3
>"So Much to Do, So Little Time"
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