Warring - Flea & Tick Preventative

[Yme2]

> FYI - don't know the truth to this but better safe than sorry not to use
> this stuff.
>
> > Subject: Fw: new flea medication warning
> > To:
> > Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:15:13 -0400
> >
> > > Forwarding this from another group:
> > >
> > > This is Jo and this is a very important message to my family &
> > > friends who have dogs-cats--and to alert you to the hazard of using
> a
> > > new Flea & Tick Preventative called ProMeris http://www.promeris
> > > .com/consumer/ .
> > >
> > > This is a new product designed to be a more effective product than
> > > other flea/tick treatments that was just released this year. It is
> > > available thru a vet and not currently on-line. I got ProMeris this
> > > week for my 7 dogs (6 Huskies & 1 Golden-Airedale) , and the
> > > results were debilitating for nearly all of them-including me. Since
> my
> > > incident this week, my vet has pulled it from distribution and
> alerted
> > > the manufacturer, Fort Dodge.
> > >
> > > Here are my results: Within less than 2 hours after applying, 4 of
> my
> > > dogs had vomited from 2-4 times, 3 were disoriented and stumbling, 1
> > > was dragging his back leg, 1 was salivating. I had very similar
> > > symptoms like an allergic reaction-my lips were swollen, eyes very
> red,
> > > mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, and mouth were stinging. I was
> > > very disoriented- dizzy equilibrium and not able to drive. To make
> this
> > > a short story-all 7 of my dogs were admitted to the hospital for
> > > veterinarian care, and 3 of them remained for care, IV fluids and
> > > observation for 24 hours. I was in the emergency room. I'm home now
> and
> > > so are the dogs. We're all feeling much better. Vet bills were over
> > > $2,500 and Fort Dodge is paying for these. Not only can the product
> > > cause this reaction, it has a highly noxious odor that permeated the
> > > house and is just starting to dissipate after 3 days.
> > >
> > > Your dogs/cats might not have the same reaction, but given my
> > > experience-I wanted to help you all become well-educated about the
> > > product

[janking]

Ive seen that stuff advertised on tv..but didnt know about the bad side effects..I think I will just stick to the "Advantage" stuff that I usually use on Toby and Rebel!!! Thanks for the info Dar!!!

[Worthless Mutt]

I was just browsing through some of the old threads and came across this one. It's the same stuff I am just now complaining about, but Dar posted this 3 weeks before I bought the stuff from the vet. I'm sure I'm usually more attentive than that.

The reactions my dogs had (which I've described in another thread) were not nearly as bad, but they were still bad enough to scare me. I would have been furious if the product had done that to my dogs.

Dar, with your permission, I'd like to print off this message and show it to my vet along with the problems I've had. With enough complaints, he may quit selling the product if he hasn't already.

[LadyTalisman]

I can't believe something like this ended up on the shelf of a vets of all places

Surely there should be safe gaurds in place to stop this from happening.

[Yme2]

Go right ahead and copy it I did to get the word out. Please let us all know what your Vet has to say.