Wow. I just read this. Clearly I have offended you big time, Wilson. I am not sure why, but I really am sorry to have hurt you. To my knowledge, I have not sent you any email or private messages -- let alone nasty ones. I have replied to private messages that have been sent to me by others (only two others have ever sent me messages), and, to be honest, one series of interchanges was a bit of a debate. Since you appear to know about that exchange, I surmise that you were told about it privately. I have no problem if that person wishes to publish any of those messages as long as they are not misrepresented. Like I said, I was responding to messages that were sent to me, and I have the same high regard for that person even now -- despite our varied opinions.
Dirtbike is alive and well because of the wonderful care and treatment you provided. No question. But even if he were not alive and well, I would still absolutely believe that you did the best you could for your beloved dog, and I would not draw a conclusion that you gave him inferior medication...there is just no way of knowing that for any of us. I didn't know about the random FDA samples taken of the big compounding pharmacies whereby the FDA published that the chances of not getting the right dosage of active ingredient from the large compounding pharmacies was 1 in 3 VS 1 in 10 from the FDA approved pharmacies selling generic and brand name drugs. But my vet's strong advice as well as the FDA's published increased risk regarding large compounding pharmacies IN GENERAL does sway my opinion. I have no knowledge of whether Pet Pharmacy or Roadrunner were tested at all for accuracy of any drug formulation.
I would never question your love or best intentions for your dogs, or your integrity as a person, and I am feel badly if anything I have written implies that. Each of us makes the decisions for our dogs, and we do the best we can.
It was difficult for me to get a handle on the difference between brand name, generic, and compounded (of which there are two definitions, sort of). Clearly, it has been confusing for others as well. If anyone does not feel it is important, I respect their right to question what I have written as well as to ignore any or all of the info. But it was important to me in deciding how to treat Comet, and more than a few others have weighed in on the subject as well. My son lives in the midwest, and if his dog were to get blasto, I can assure you he would treat his dog with compounded itra rather than brand Sporanox because there is no way he could afford what Comet's meds cost. He would monitor it in Zim's blood to ensure effectiveness (not a bad idea but not as important with brand Sporanox), and Zim would be treated as effectively as if she were on Sporanox -- just like Dirtbike was, apparently.
As far as me breaking open Comet's capsules to divide some in half each day... that is exactly what the pharmacist would have done if I could have convinced him to do it. I did not spill any. Was it perfect? No. But it was close, and he got the exact dosage of 300 mg each day (1.5 caps more or less each 12 hours).
Honestly, my intent in posting is never to hurt but to ask questions and offer info where I can. This subject was of great interest to me (maybe without merit), and I therefore shared what I learned because I appreciate that others have done that for me. I have read things here, and other places, that I have chosen to ignore or even disagreed with, but I have found no place as informative, supportive, and helpful as this forum, and I am truly ashamed that anything I have written here has been interpreted by your or anyone else as detrimental to this place.
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