MANY MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS SEIZURES, ARTHRITIS, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS ETC., OVER TIME MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN BLOOD VALUES BY SUPPRESSING BONE MARROW PRODUCTION, OR CAUSING LONG TERM DAMAGE TO ORGANS SUCH AS THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS.  MOST OF THESE MEDICATIONS HAVE BEEN DEEMED SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IF CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS ARE FOLLOWED.

TO PROTECT OUR PATIENTS FROM SUFFERING LONG TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF THESE DRUGS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE INSIST ON PERIODICALLY MONITORING BOTH THE PATIENT AND PERTINANT BLOOD WORK WHICH COULD REVEAL EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DURING AN EXAM OR TO THE PET'S OWNER.

ALSO PATIENTS RECEIVING THESE MEDICATIONS TYPICALLY ALREADY HAVE LONG-STANDING HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT NEED PERIODIC EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES IN MEDICATION TYPE OR DOSAGE MAY BE INDICATED.  MAYBE THE DRUG ORIGINALLY PRESCRIBED IS NO LONGER THE BEST CHOICE FOR THAT ANIMAL BASED ON IT'S CURRENT CONDITION.

OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE IS THAT ALL OF THESE MEDICATIONS SPECIFICALLY STATE IN THE PRESCRIBING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY THE IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMING THESE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.  FAILURE TO DO SO WOULD CERTAINLY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ANY LITIGATION ENSUING A DEAD OR INJURED ANIMAL.  BY NOT FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS YOU FORFEIT ANY LIABILITY PROTECTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, PLACING THE JEFFERSON ROAD ANIMAL HOSPITAL AND IT'S EMPLOYEES AS THE ONLY CULPABLE PARTIES.

DRUGS COVERED BY THIS POLICY INCLUDED BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; RIMADYL, METACAM (ALL NON-STEROIDAL INFLAMMATORY DRUGS), PHENOBARBITAL (ALL ANTI-SEIZURE MEDICATIONS), CLOMICALM (ALL CHRONIC BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION DRUGS), AND ESSENTIALLY ALL HEART MEDICATIONS SUCH AS ENALIPRIL AND FUROSAMIDE (SALIX).