Alva Review-Courier -

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — After a black Labrador retriever named Deeoge fell twice, his owners told his veterinarian that offering the dog Vicodin had seemed to ease his pain.

So Dr. Randall Snyder started prescribing the pain reliever along with other medications, according to a settlement between Snyder and the state's veterinary board over alleged misconduct. Snyder kept up the dosage at the owner's request, often without re-examining the dog, and later prescribed narcotics to the owner's other black lab, Precious. The owners ended up with thousands of tablets beyond what the dogs needed.

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