Cheri wrote:
Hi All, My dog Sophie (11 year old pit bull/chow mix) is going to have a
fairly large cyst removed from her side tomorrow, and I'm wondering if
there is anything I should ask the vet about after care. The vet has
been watching the cyst for several months and decided to remove it now.
Sophie does have regular vet visits, but she has been a very healthy
dog, so I don't really have a lot of experience with various pain meds,
antibiotics, etc. She did pull a muscle several years ago and was given
Rimadyl, but I don't think it helped that much.

Rimadyl is dangerous for dogs and I'd never allow my dogs to have it.
Too many alternatives out there to risk it.

Indeed, Pfizer was sued over what Rimadyl did to pets.

http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/...itsettled.html
http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/...deEffects.html
http://www.sueeasy.com/class_action_...hp?case_id=228