Imuran killed my cat!

Approximately 2 months ago, my cat, Luther, a sweet gray tabby, went
to the vet and was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. He was
placed on prednisone and Imuran for this. I, foolishly, trusted the
vet and did not research the drugs being administered. The IBD seemed
to improve but about 2 weeks before he died, he started slowing down,
sleeping more, not eating as much but I attributed this to him being
14 years old and just being tired. About 2 weeks before he died the
vet gave him a routine vaccination shot, and Luther seemed to hardly
eat anything. I rushed him to the vet on October 28th, 2003. He was
admitted to the hospital and they began to run tests and put him on
Lasix for fluid around his lungs and antibiotics and prednisone. They
also discontinued the Imuran. He did not improve, they gave him a
blood transfusion and when I visited him he seemed improved but 2 days
later his blood count dropped again and they gave him another blood
transfusion but his blood count barely improved. On November 4th, as I
got to work, I got a phone call from the vet saying Luther passed some
time in the early morning hours. I started to do research on the
medicine the vet prescribed for his IBD, Imuran, and according to the
article to which I am attaching the link. Imuran should be used
extremely carefully, if at all in cats. Other web sites recommend
never using this drug on cats. Imuran is an immunosuppressive
anti-metabolite. It also suppresses the bone marrow's ability to
produce blood cells. Or, you might say, it kills the bones. We greatly
miss Luther. He was a true gentleman; the king of the house. He raised
a kitten, Waldo, I brought into the house 7 years ago. He washed him,
protected him, and taught him.We called him Waldo's("Baby Waldo's")
"mommy/daddy" because he was both to him. He is missed so much and I
am very angry that the vet would prescribe such a toxic drug to my
cat. Don't kill your cat with this stuff. It's poison.


LUTHER
1989-NOV.4, 2003
WE LOVE YOU AND WE MISS YOU LUTHEY




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