1FlashyFan
Boxer Insane
I know this subject has come up before, I think it bears repeating. Please have your vet write NO ACE on your boxer's chart. I did this with our regular vet who agreed and said they wouldn't use ace on a boxer (she wrote it down on the chart anyway). However, we had to take Gunnar to the emergency vet over the weekend and I was so overwhelmed that I didn't think clearly enough to have them write it on the chart.... besides, since there was no surgery it didn't trigger the alarm.
When I picked up my puppy earlier today I was so happy to see him that I paid the exorbitant amount to get him out of there (despite the fact that they couldn't tell me what was wrong with my boy) and didn't go over the billing statement until my puppy was asleep and settled. They gave him ace not once but three times! Needless to say I called them to complain and ask for an explanation (was transferred and put on hold) and finally one of the vets called me back. When she did, she was not apologetic in the least and said the Merck manual didn't actually specify it should not be used on boxers at which point I recited the part where it says "Boxer dogs, on the other hand, are predisposed to hypotensive and bradycardic effects of the drug." From that point we went back and forth with her trying to defend the decision (very lamely I might add) and when I sensed I was going nowhere, I asked that she indicate NO ACE on his file (not that he'll be going back there again) and at a minimum review the dangers of acepromazine with the boxer breed with the veterinary staff.
Please don't assume that your vet won't make this mistake... have them write it on the chart and when going to a new vet (as in an emergency) do it all over again! Nobody worries about your pet like you will and you are their voice.
When I picked up my puppy earlier today I was so happy to see him that I paid the exorbitant amount to get him out of there (despite the fact that they couldn't tell me what was wrong with my boy) and didn't go over the billing statement until my puppy was asleep and settled. They gave him ace not once but three times! Needless to say I called them to complain and ask for an explanation (was transferred and put on hold) and finally one of the vets called me back. When she did, she was not apologetic in the least and said the Merck manual didn't actually specify it should not be used on boxers at which point I recited the part where it says "Boxer dogs, on the other hand, are predisposed to hypotensive and bradycardic effects of the drug." From that point we went back and forth with her trying to defend the decision (very lamely I might add) and when I sensed I was going nowhere, I asked that she indicate NO ACE on his file (not that he'll be going back there again) and at a minimum review the dangers of acepromazine with the boxer breed with the veterinary staff.
Please don't assume that your vet won't make this mistake... have them write it on the chart and when going to a new vet (as in an emergency) do it all over again! Nobody worries about your pet like you will and you are their voice.