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If you have a pet and he/she gets prescribed MalOtic ear drops, be very afraid. The medication contains Gentimicin which, in what they claim is "rare cases" can turn into a neurotoxin, crossing the blood brain barrier and cause deafness and death.

Sammy the Wonder Dog went deaf two days after it was administered for an ear irritation. Medication was stopped and the manufacturer told us older dogs may take as much as 4-6 weeks to regain hearing. A week later he suddenly began seizing and died in Mary's arms on Mother's Day. Manufacturer lamely comments "Oh. Yes it can turn into a neurotoxin in certain cases too."

Also be aware that Gentimicin is administered to humans as well with similar "rare" adverse reactions. It's never rare when it happens to you....

Don

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Sammy 1994-2007
 
I am sorry about your dog.

Gentamicin is an antibiotic in the aminoglycoside class and otototoxicity can develop. I know it occurs but thought it is rare b/c of it is widespread use. Other drugs cause ototoxicity, too. I know this does not help. I consider this class a wonder drug b/c it saved alot of folks with serious Gram negative bacteria like E. coli infections.
 
Brent's comments are right on. I also am very sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved pet. We use Gentamicin topical on our dog, but do moniter her condition. I suspect that there was a reason that the drug was more rapidly absorbed than usual thru the otic drops.

As Alok will tell you Gentamicin is also nephrotoxic (kidney), will cause balance as well as hearing problems, can cause siezures, and Parkinson's like disease as well as neurotoxicity in humans. It can also cause allergic responses as any drug can. In the rare cases where I prescribed it in humans, I monitered the blood levels very frequently.

Our next door neighbor was prescribed Gentamicin for a sinus infection and had severe vestibular (balance) problems. They have deminished over 4 years. The blood levels were not adequately monitered.
 
Don-

So sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved Sammy.

Loosing your best friend is always very hard, be that friend one of us or a pet.

I know how much he meant to you, because of the exchanged notes abolut of animal friends between us.

Hopefully, time will heal the hurtful part, and you will be blessed with all the great memories of your friend forever.

Joe.
 
Sea Wolf":2o9z87k0 said:
Hopefully, time will heal the hurtful part, and you will be blessed with all the great memories of your friend forever.
Joe.
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Thanks Joe. He, Like Pat's "Baxter" predecessor, affected a lot of lives as official greeter, therapy dog, and BP lowerer in Mary's chiropractic practice. We knew the day would come (he was over 13) but he worked hard, lived to quietly treat "his" patients and was youthful and vital just until the last week. I remember the loss of your big buddy last year.

Brent and Bob, thanks for the info. Mary had long conversations with the manufacturer as well as his vet, and we knew it was rare, but when it happens to you it's never rare, and the fact that pharmaceuticals are an anethma in Chiropractic households made it all the more difficult and seemingly unfair.

Thanks to all again. The process is never easy, most of us go through it several times in our lives, as we have in the past and I'll just consider it another bad pothole on life's road.

Don
 
We are very sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. Maybe your "heads-up" will save someone else's dog.
Our thoughts are with you.
Rick and Donna
 
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