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The vet put him on steroids which helped and he was on a raw diet for the last year of his life. We were like most pet owners it was a miracle drug . He immediately developed a very rough wheeze/cough, and i took him off. I moved back to the SW and she was fine for about a month. She is fantastic however, due to allergies the yeast on her skin and ear infections there are times she cannot accompany me, which is traumatic for her and for me. Yeh! And, no, you probably wont agree with all that you find that is contrary to what you have been taught, choose to believe, or have embraced for maybe years or a life time. Cheryl. She started it in October 2021. I have a foster dog that has been on Apoquel for about a month. I am currently trying more holistic methods in an attempt to ween him off of the medication. Thanks for sharing Maxs story here. Unless people know how to eat themselves, how are they ever going to be able to feed their pets chemical free healthy foods? Wednesday night/Thursday morning he died in his sleep. So they made her comfortable so we could say our goodbyes and we gathered around her for a couple hours and loved on her and then they gave her a shot to put her to sleep. We put him on Apoquel because he could not sleep from all his scratching. I was yeah it is. Hes also been on a great, locally sources raw diet for the last year. The company that keeps up a pretense that Chantix a) works and b) does not cause psychosis? Try finding products without beef, peas, flax, soy, chicken, oatmeal, etc So preparing foods is our only option. He has been on benadryl, zyrtec and chlor tabs all with minimal relief. It happened at least once a week, but there were several times it happened multiple times in one day and these were vicious attacks. A good observation, Juliana. When inflammation is triggered, these chemical messengers call in the troops. no problems he was healthy and happy until the day she passed, If the ZD is helping then, stick with that. I was told no side effects and have not seen any until what seems like overnight. I took Godot to ER and he was treated about few hours with IV solution, antibiotic against infections, painkiller, anti-gas, anti-diarrhea and vomiting, etc, etc. You are foolish and irresponsible. The vet just wants to try it out for 1 month & see if there is any improvement at all. I took him to the vet and was told the lump was a lipoma and nothing to worry about. My dogs got their initial vaccines and will not get anymore. Mostly they exfoliate the dead skin cells and promote new hair growth or we use an enzymatic shampoo on him that help control yeast. Thanks for the creative and fun ideas! !Ya'll have some great findsSquirrelsGoing Nutty! This, like all cancers, began well before 3 weeks ago. Some dogs get sick and some die, while others are on them for a lifetime and never have an issue. They did a biopsy, and we were informed today that she has lymphoma. I sought out his advice for wheaten terriers long years ago- Some will get it, some wont, and you can only put forth your best intentions and see who lights up when they hear what you have to offer. One of my five dogs sustained severe itching from the commercial food. It turns out her lymph nodes were swollen behind her legs as well. I had good luck with a kenalog. Now what to do. He looked terrible. They are put on IV fluids and usually, the condition resolves. Very good information with lots of good tidbits for you to then follow up and do some more research. I am investigating alternatives. One might surmise that shortage was intentional, but thats beyond the scope of this article. Best I know is to hire a homeopathic vet. Watering eyes, tongue and mouth control, post stroke like balance, falling down stairs, no appetite or thirst, eye flickering, disorientation, vomiting, diarrhea, etc etc. a drug can show its side effects after 30 days, it can take up to a year or two to show up its side effects, so, pharmaceutical companies send their sales reps to entice veterinarians with commissions and freebies in order to increase the sales of their poisonous drugs and veterinarians do not bother to read the clinical trials information data, that by the way has already been manipulated by pharmaceutical companies to show that no contraindications were observed. I have an appointment with a holistic vet 1 week from today. A steroid shot helped immensely when we saw the on call vet but our regular vet would not give her steroids as he felt this was pyoderma. Like how I treat myself, I now treat my animals the same way, as holistic as possible. I could list 3 TIMES as many testimonials about pets that have terrible side effects from other allergy treatments then found Apoquel and are safe and life changing. Our lab was trained to be a service dog. Certainly not a normal heat, is it, to smell bad? We even did the injections from the veterinary dermatologist for 3 yrs. Our new vet tried Cytopoint but that made him red and itchy. That being said, with the rise of the internet, it is now easier to share stories and dig deeper into some of the misinformation we are told. I feel sorry for your pet. The last time he was on it, he developed a large lump in his face, and prior to that he grew a large lump that had to be excised from his arm. After all these comments I am even more so. He is miserable. Time to hire someone who can actually cure your dog, not just manipulate and suppress his immune system. I am happy to report that she is back to normal and is doing very well, however, we thought that she would be paralyzed for life. Allergy testing revealed a sensitivity to lobster (Im not kidding) and nothing more. 30 days!). Biopsy results this week- praying its benign but Im not feeling good about it. And, now I do not trust the vet. Post surgery she developed a MRSP infection that required 8 weeks of a strong antibiotic. His scratching so much he is raw. This dogs joy in life is sheepherding and after stopping over the heat of summer his skin has not improved and he is miserable and moans a lot. The time. She stated she never knew of a kibble or pet food dog being saved but the raw fed, naturally raised ones had no trouble coming through it. 4 months after that he developed squamous cell carcinoma in his lower jaw and died 3 months later. At the base of wildly itchy animals is the immune system, which is working overtime, but malfunctioning. Just remember always keep an open mind when learning new information. Exactly! Within a week, the lymph nodes under her jaw began to swell. The fact you arent seeing similar side effects is all you can say. Its hard to make right choices when Im relying on info from he internet. For a while, Benadryl was working well enough. My dog takes a half a dose during the spring and summer and does not need it during the winter. The bigger problem, particularly in allergic dogs, is commercial dog food. Weve since moved, and his allergies have all but disappeared, but I still give him half a dose every once in awhile if I see him chewing on his paws. Huge negligence, dogs with a history of tumors, lipomas, cysts, should not be on Apoquel. Thanks for the wake up call.I know how the JAK inhibitors work in humans but they may not work for our pets. I am a professional dog groomer of 20+ yrs experience. We were very happy, but two days later we had to have him put to sleep. I wish we had just continued giving him allergy medicine rather than risking his life on a quick fix that suppresses a dogs immune system. No 5 year old should be dying of cancer in my reckoning. He was insanely healthy (maybe a tad overweight) up until January 2020. Its almost like saying we love our horse so much we need to feed them beef jerky or lobster. The other dog is showing zero symptoms but has had bartonella for 6 months now (four IFA titers done). Looking for a vet to do homeopathy for us has proven to be unsuccessful thusfar. It truly is a miracle. My 8 year old Beagle has been on Apoquel for about two months now. The dermatologist called me after she got news that Sarge had passed to provide her condolences and she said cancer, it all makes sense nowinsinuating that his skin issues were from pre-existing cancer. Look around at all the hugely fat and sick people and you can see why their animals are sick. I describe how to hire one in that report. Some things that are supposed to be food, are not. He has food allergies so is on Hills Science Diet ZD prescription food, but also suffers seasonal allergies that begin in August and do not let up till our first heavy frost which can be weeks. Yet he still thinks because of her age, and for her to have a quality of life leftI get that..but theyre like zombies on this med. However, I am wondering if there is any connection to an exacerbation of IBS type symptoms after stopping Apoquel (possibly due to immunological issues). We had gotten many shampoos from the Vet over three years and we know when to use them. Suffice to say after 6 years of battling allergies we were giving Apoquel as an option for our dog Zach. Out vet did warn us about long term use but as he is not on it year round he should be fine. We know that vaccines confer immunity, from one single vaccine. But a decade or two ago, cats overtook the dogs as the most popular pet, starting going to the conventional vets for more and more prevention, and all hell broke loose! Amazes me how western vets abhor holistic veterinary medicine same as medical doctors abhor chiropracters. Its been 24 weeks since her last shot. She taught kindergarten for 30 years and now works as a national presenter. My dog has suffering because this product!!! After reading comment after comment about some of the affects of using Apoquel, I want to just sit here and cry for the last few months I have been listening to a LOT of documentaries. My dog was on it for 18 weeks. My dog was given Apoquel for allergies.. I relented, trusting the vet heard my concerns and took my dogs history into consideration with this treatment plan. Apoquel should be used with caution as a last resort, but it works for some dogs. She is allergic to grass, dust, mulch etc. Drinking water is not tested for pharmaceuticals. The man then got out and began running up and down the road before eventually getting into the woman's Jeep Grand Cherokee and taking off in it. Thank you for sharing your experience. I will never experiment with a new drug for dogs again. Are we suffering for his health? His white paws were stained brown from saliva. is that what your veterinarian has brainwashed you to believe? I dont think theres any need to taper the dose (like we used to have with steroids in the old days). He even started licking bed sheets, and his own feet, (a lot of bulldogs lick their feet but mine never has). Finally stabilized him but kept him there overnight. He suffered horrendous toilet issues and was constantly licking at his paws which she advised was probably arthritis in his joints I really thought he was not going to survive much longer. To date, the Apoquel is the only thing that gave my pup relief. Juliette told me that she was able to cure dogs of distemper using grapefruit juice and fasting, but she was unable to help the dogs who had been vaccinated against distemper. https://www.facebook.com/groups/236562650218268/?ref=share. As of Thursday, he was not itching at all, so I decreased the dose down to 1x a day at night, same thing Friday, and then Saturday did not give it at all. Not the right diagnosis. If Apoquel is associated with autoimmune disease, we need to catalog more cases. Well within a few days I realized he wasnt itching! Zoetis Pfizer are evil, they do not care and there is not enough people that speak up against them. Demand that they remove the toxic adjuvants from vaccines. There is no other choice. Heres what a board-certified veterinary dermatologist says causes The Itch: I really, really wish I was making this up. It has thoughtful articles and Tasty Tips that only go out to our members. I only give her rabies shots as required by law after her intitial puppy vaccines. After researching Apoquel, I blame it on them 100%. I wish you both all the best with whats ahead. 6 months into using Apoquel, he developed a small tumor on his neck which they surgically removed and said it was benign. I missed it because I read the section called animal safety. It contained no mention of malignant neoplasia, tumor, carcinoma, lymphoma or sarcoma. But this is so sudden it doesnt seem right. I think he will be overweight if he keeps eating like this, which isnt normal for him. Just be aware of the newer more effective drugs. Look up keto pet its a sanctuary in california that treats dogs with cancer. If our vet passed on the cancer warning in the drugs package, we would have stopped using it at once. I feed them holistic food and make them food also. But they have been keeping humans and animals safe for a long time. After reading these comments Im thinking not such a good idea. After Apoquel. Turns out that he cannot adapt to it at all and in the process developed diarrhea tinted with blood in addition to a poor appetite and a lethargic mood. apple cider vinegar a day, 1 teaspoon kelp a day, a Vit C capsule, A B-12 capsule, a probiotic capsule daily, about a teaspoon of coconut oil daily. My dog, only 2.5 years old, already has a history of sensitivity to drugs vaccines, flea meds, anaethesia, pain meds and I made sure the clinic listed it on their records for all vets to see. I saw this company called Wondercide on Sharktank and ordered my itchy dog this holistic product. Now Im even more afraid that I was. Sorry, vaccines save lives, not in all cases but the benefit out weighs the risk. What are your thoughts on Cytopoint as an alternative to Apoquel ? My favorite item this season has been the coloring bins! That started the itching and scratching and it hasnt stopped since. I have four dogs three GSDs and one Staffy. Nothing Dr. WhiteCoat offers you can cure chronic disease, and thats what youre deep into now with this guy. NO ADVERSE REACTIONS AT ALL. My long haired Dachshund mix has both food allergies (rice, corn, white potatoes, ham, duck, and milk) as well as environmental allergies (fescue, every tree pollen on the test, and bacterial hypersensitivity to some sort of bacteria) and apoquel works on just about all of them. And well learn more about side effects the longer its out in the clinics. What protects you and your pet if a tragedy occurred and they mistakenly bit someone? The only side effect that I *THINK* might be attributable to apoquel is that my dog seems more prone to barking which *MAY* mean that she suffers from one of the side effects noted for apoquel, namely increased aggression. My King Charles did not get it because his treatment must have been more current than the other 2 dogs. She would lick her paws constantly and the vet thought she had some type of allergy to something in the yard. My dog is suffering because of this drug, I just lost my best friend of 8 years. I raised my dog as a vegetarian eating only food that I ate which is always organic. She prescribed not only antibiotics, but Apoquel as well, and even prednisone! I am looking forward to part II next week. You cannot tell me that the vets dont know what is going on with this drug. Nagen, if your dog is on chewable flea pills or pesticide based drugs, that is what is causing the itch. And how would apoquel play in to any of these? Only time will tell, but to have hm suffer day n night until we can figure out what to do is not the right thing to do either. If you read the ingredients on the bag of food and dont feed them any food or treats that they are allergic to and try to avoid the environmental things that they are allergic to you are doing the best you can do. This product must be supprimed !!!!!! We tried homeopath with a few vets. I did it for years successfully.f. Have tried heavy diesel of prednisone and 5 different antibiotics. Megan followed in her mom's footsteps and is also a kindergarten teacher. My question is how you serve it to your dog? They can cure this, given time, and theyll be no damage done while the process takes place. They are endangering our children! The left chamber of her heart is enlarged severly to almost double its normal size. We adopted him at that time because his former owner surrendered him due to business travel and couldnt take care of him. Shes 9 yrs old and still behaves like a puppy playful, full of spunk and energy, no signs of, age whatsoever (perfect vision and hearing, etc.). You may want to try transfer factors rather than crude colostrum, most of which is too large to be absorbed (antibodies, useful to the calf in the first 24 hours of life, worthless to other species except as expensive protein). I also had a dog that was on apoquel and died of cancer shortly after taking it. However if we want anything to change we the people must demand it and stop buying their toxic crap and find new and proven ways of dealing with our health and those of our precious animals after all we are there custodians. Well. It is a drug in a class of its own shown to be safe and not cause immunosupression. My vet tried everything but nothing worked until he started on He also has been diagnosed with very early stages of kidney disease (his kidney enzymes were elevated in his blood test, so weve put him on prescription food). Really interesting, H. I wonder if, in addition to its known effects on suppressing immunity, Apoquel also creates gut dysbiosis. Im wondering if its because of this miracle drug as our vet called it (&it has seemed to be). Whatever drugs everyone else is taking, it is ending up in you and your pet. This should be reported as an Adverse Event, so it goes on record. You have to find natural ways to stop the itching, first of all if she is on chewable flea pills they cause skin itching and you would have to stop any other drugs she is on. Juliette de Bairacli Levy cured it with nutrition and herbs and vets way back to 1927 cured it with nosodes made from distemper. The next step in Dr. WhiteCoats clinic usually reads, Dip this dog in toxic chemicals to kill those damn mites! One group of immune messengers are called cytokines. Thank you for sharing your experience and thereby allowing him to save other dogs lives (possibly mine). Hello! so, if others have issues with it, im sorry, but mine doesnt and he will get it or the new injectable until the day he dies. But, if diarrhea is part of his chronic disease, your appointments with a qualified homeopathic vet will take care of this as the whole dog is cured. But, I have to saw, Im glad for the Apoquel, because it did give him immediate relief at least until his skin infection could start to clear up. Im so glad I found this forum. Karen, how amazing you found this out and acted on it to great success. Hes just taking his Zoetis reps word for it: it works! So I agreed. We fear that an x-ray next week may reveal a third dog with an internal tumor. She only showed signs of something being off for not much more than 5 to 10 minutes before she was gone. Died at 8 years old from lung cancer as well. I tried the shot (cydopoint?) Tyson was 8 years old when he died. See my Resources page for the AVH listing. Hes had the mange twice, so seems susceptible (messed up immune system) even though one vet told us that virtually never happens, especially with an adult dog. It started in the heat of the summer. He has been coughing a lot and licks his paws almost constantly when he is awake. She was awesome and willing to go the natural route with my problem Westie. The weird part is, they tested the bacteria in the abscess (located INSIDE his body) and the results were skin infection. Go to the pdsa where no one gets a vac and see the amount of very very sick animals fighting parvo and lepto. What is the main ingredient in this product, Sandra? You did really well, it sounds like you stood up for Max and wouldnt take suppression for an answer, but went further and found a way to cure his itch. Any other suggestions as to food, whatever, all will be appreciated..please and thank you so much. On a follow up appointment with the vet, he was accidentally given double the dose. No help needed. Thank you for this article! Most dogs have a seasonal itching you just have to figure out when it is. No side effects that I have noticed! More than what he should. She was diagnosed with lymphoma, when we got confirmation she had it, we were in shock. It basically knocked him out for a couple of hours(no scratching then) but he would shake uncontrollably like he was so cold.. Hes very lethargic now and just sleeps. But unless you have walked in our shoes/paws , please do not advise us to give up something that is working to be replaced with ingredients/allergens that I know would hurt my baby. I immediately took him off the drug, but the damage was already done. Weve had them for about 5 years, and they were both 4-5 year old adults when we got them. Amen Dr. I told her thats not even what its for, its an anti itch pill. My Vet in Australia recommended Apoquel for chronic itching and biting today. Now after two weeks, my Golden can hardly get up from lying down, go up and down steps and is very lethargic. Mutations happen during cell division, which is pretty much a non-stop process in a living being. Our 9 yr old pit bull Ramona has a long history of skin issues; from my understanding, pitties are susceptible to skin problems. Malignant neoplasia, tumor, carcinoma, lymphoma and sarcoma, but not cancer. This has helped our itchy animals. Mind you he get excited when I pick up his leash like always but once we get to the end of the property he freezes. It takes more than this. That is everything that the vet wanted us to try. She did not survive. If the drug does create other problems then as I told my vet..at least she had a chance to live a good life for a while. I called the vet and reported the symptons and said hes done taking those pills After researching bout it, I wish now I had never started it. We noticed some lymph glands swelling, and took him to the vet. Better to have wisdom than to cry later. 34-year-old Tony Dubuc of Westfield was then taken into custody. my little yorky dog has dark purple large areas under his arms.what could it be from, Please send me your email address to susie3839 at yahoo.com, My dog had pretty much the same i started feeding her chicken and rice no seasoning just a little natural butter . There istoo much evidence of deathly sick dogs after using this medicine. Readers: this product looks great if youre dealing with mites. Long story short Axel was on Apoquel, but the vet told me he could only take it for 2 weeks. Thanks for your wise words and kindness towards our fur babies. After vaccinations were introduced, the rate of infectious diseases did not reduce very much but chronic diseases increased in humans and in animals. I added Dinovite to his diet, and his fur grew back completely, but in the summer it started falling out again. It kept her itch free so than I tried 8mgx1 daily and when that worked I went to as needed. Perhaps immune confuser is a more apt label? Our house is hurt beyond words. He says it isnt marketed for cats or puppies as if that is a smoking gun newsflash, cats are completely different in the way they process meds. You were trying to help Sarge!! By virtue of suppressing the immune system, Apoquel allows tumors to grow. It was amazing how it worked. I asked about the side effects, etc.. I have not vaccinated my dogs in over 25 years & I feed a species appropriate raw diet & my kidz are super duper healthy & happy. Fortunately or unfortunately, I also suffered from itchy skin due to dry skin, especially in Winter and Spring because of wood heat. Her liver shut down after months of treatment and she bloated up to the point she nearly exploded. Our home and acreage is chemical free and I have a well, NO city water. Jeff Tierney Bruno had severe allergies and had been prescribed Apoquel to help relieve him of his severe environmental allergies. Our vet said they should not be a problem unless they grow. Once again, she was prescribed antibiotics and also an anti fungal shampoo. Also, I dont know anyone removing lymph nodes as a treatment for this disease (??!!). I hope my comments help. Apoquel was not made to use every single day forever. I dont do, nor have done vaccinating, drugs or chemicals for my dogs, cattle or horses for over 25 years and unbelievably I dont have any of the health issues I read others are having. Hey Linda, Then about 6 months later on a routine checkup the vet discovered she had hard swollen lymph nodes. Its not a cost priority issue, its a we aint got no money issue (right now). I knew it was his lymph nodes, and I began to worry about lymphoma. After that, you can download for free and immediately begin accessing all kinds of exclusive content tailored just for you. So please Spread the word, Apoquel causes cancer!! Thats the key question, and, with the number of reports of tumors popping up on dogs on this drugs, I think we have a good idea of the answer. It will inevitably make animals sicker, the longer they are suppressed. I have an almost ten year old shiba that started having very bad allergies when he was around seven. This year vet was suggesting Apoquel aas a wonder-no-side-effects-ever drug. So glad you took a different track and have a healthy dog to show for it! My family is devastated! Thank you so much for all your info provided here. Now after many years of improving my dogs diet, quality supplements etc with much improvement in symptoms we will try a fecal transplant. But honestly, were broke. he is on a raw diet, has been since he was 6 months old. So I see things changing and decided to check up on the side effects myself. Actually, in animals reactions are not at all rare as many vets believe. A couple months ago, I took my dog to the vet to take care of a hot spot on her tail (from an injury we missed). I had a client with a Havanese that used this drug until she noticed dark spots appearing on his skin! Lepto from my understanding is spread by dogs drinking water or consuming something rats have urinated in. I have seen the side effects of big pharma. Best of luck to you and your shepherd. We have just come out of about a 1-year struggle with itchiness and hotspots. We are so upset that we may have contributed to her getting sick by giving her this medicine. Been on a raw food diet for 6 months, which I make myself. The specialists even thought he was originally suffering from degenerative myopathy thats how hidden this huge mass was. We immediately backed down to the original dosage. If such drugs cause undesirable side effects in animals, Id be curious to read the pharmaceuticals QC (Quality Control) Test lab results or theyre just marketing the drugs anyway? And called in the guard, like white blood cells, complement, interferon, natural killer cells, etc. I think i have been very lucky after reading all of this. It seems as if all of society is being brain washed into complying with drugs, drugs and more drugs as the solution which is no solution at all. He only had about 10 pills but the shaking started immediately but the scratching never stopped like they said it would and in fact the inside of his legs got beet red and little blisters. Its important to know that you are really wanting to cure the underlying disease thats manifesting in this very external spot on the flank. Just because a drug doesnt work for one dog doesnt mean it wont work for another. He has always had a sensitive digestive tract, so we could be looking at other issues IPSID or EPI or IBS or IBD. On top of that, his tear stains and raw skin by his eyes has returned. Both have lived together for years with no incident. He also had chronic ear infections and skin infections in his paws. Remember that vaccines have not always existed, and yet dogs are not extinct.. He is a HEALTHY, slender 65 lbs and runs around like a young dog when we play in the yard Otherwise, he is very content to supervise me at my work at home, sleeping or resting.