
Right around that time we gave Abbey a surprise party for her 26th birthday and she died just two months later.
As well, some of these Duragesic patches were faulty—sometimes she wouldn't feel the pain medication at all so instead of changing them every 3 days, she was told to change them every 2 days.
I know they were strong because she was lying on the bed one night and I changed her patch. I put the used one on top of the wrap from the new unopened package (I always did this so I could flush the used one without touching it). My cat jumped up onto the bed (she loved being close to Abbey) and walked over the used patch. A few hours later, my cat was dead.
Abbey cried so much, she felt so guilty. 'If I wasn't on these patches, Miss Kitty wouldn't have died,' she said. So I lost my cat February 2nd and lost my daughter May 12th. I know this fentanyl is dangerous.
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I read several horror stories online about the Duragesic patch recall—the faulty patches leaching out too much fentanyl. One young kid was getting hold of them, cutting them open and taking the gel out. One boy bit into one of the patches and before he got to the hospital, he died. I told Abbey about these tragic events, I was always worried. But the doctors thought it was better to prescribe the Duragesic patch—they were worried about the number of pills she was taking. Maybe they should worry more about fentanyl."