For many people, their pets’ health is just as important as their health.

Regular vet visits aren’t uncommon for many and drugs for animals are becoming increasingly popular options. Those drugs can make a big difference in the health of your pet, but they can come with some major side effects just like with humans.

According to USAToday, 3,200 dogs had to be put down and almost 19,000 had “bad reactions” after taking prescription painkillers.

Warnings about human prescriptions are all over the place in pamphlets, on the bottles, on websites and on television commercials. But it’s not the same for pet owners. Yes companies list the risks on their websites and provide some pamphlets, but those aren’t always given out. They should talk to the pet owner as to what medicine is being prescribed, why it’s being prescribed and possible side effects