My dog needs Convenia. Is it truly safe despite online warnings?

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Chip was Rx'ed Baytril 136mg for an anal glad infection. He vomited 1x after the 1st dose and 3x after the 2nd. My vet suggested convenia injection instead. Quite a few negative reviews about convenia are scatter through social media forums. Owners have mentioned stroke, kidney and liver failure, and death. It is hard to filter out true statistics and cases. Is Convenia considered an antibiotic with more side effects? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | neutered | 10 years and 3 months old | 12.5 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Convenia is extremely safe. I have been using it for MANY years with not one side effect. Of course side effects are possible with any medication and there is no way to know which animal may or may not react to a certain product. The chance of your dog having a severe reaction is extremely slim. Please be careful reading people's biased information on the internet. Their pet may have had underlying kidney or liver issues prior to the Convenia administration. Their pet may have had a severe underlying condition that caused the death and it had nothing to do with the Convenia. When something goes wrong people always look for something to blame even if there is no direct causation. Please discuss this more with your vet. If you do not trust your vet's recommendation maybe you should see a second opinion from another vet that has all your dog's medical history. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

My dog needs Convenia. Is it truly safe despite online warnings?

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