I recently posted a blog about my cat Tessa who had severe allergies. I've included the link here as it is quite long. But I want to serve this as a warning to anyone who is using Atopica. My Tessa died of an embolism after getting toxoplasmosis after she was put on Atopica. I was told it was very rare and that may be the case, but not for me.
Please use Atopica with caution and a lot of due diligence. She did not have to die and I did not want to put her on it but it was the last resort. It did help her allergies. Absolutely. But anything that weakens the immune system needs to be used cautiously. Atopica and vets need to do due diligence and set up regular check ups. I trusted things were ok when they were not. I should have gone with my instincts not to give this to her but nothing else worked and it was a last hope.
It's been two months and it still hurts like yesterday. One day it was noticeable weight loss, two days later it was possibly lymphoma and 4 days later she was gone. Two days later I was told Toxoplasmosis.
Please feel free to share with anyone who has a cat and even a dog on Atopica. I just don't want this to happen to anyone else.
Please use Atopica with caution and a lot of due diligence. She did not have to die and I did not want to put her on it but it was the last resort. It did help her allergies. Absolutely. But anything that weakens the immune system needs to be used cautiously. Atopica and vets need to do due diligence and set up regular check ups. I trusted things were ok when they were not. I should have gone with my instincts not to give this to her but nothing else worked and it was a last hope.
It's been two months and it still hurts like yesterday. One day it was noticeable weight loss, two days later it was possibly lymphoma and 4 days later she was gone. Two days later I was told Toxoplasmosis.
Please feel free to share with anyone who has a cat and even a dog on Atopica. I just don't want this to happen to anyone else.
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