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12-19-2007, 09:12 AM | #1 |
Mom to Biggie & Capone Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
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| Petsmart Almost Killed Mr. Biggs!!!! OMG! I went to petsmart this weekend and bought Mr. Biggs 1 dose of Advantix because he was having a bad flea attack. We also bought some flea shampoo... so I bathed him Saturday. I asked the people at Banfield in PetSmart how long I should wait until I put the advantix on him. They said to wait 2 days, so i figured I would put it on him last night (Tuesday). While I was asking them the above question, they looked us up in the computer.. I was there a month ago to buy advantix. When I went last month they had asked me his weight, so it didn't even occur to me that they hadn't asked this time. I figured it was in their computer since they went through all the hassle of looking us up on the computer. I mena if you're not looking it up to get useful/important information, why the hell bother! So anyway... last night we put the advantix on him... but after I poured the whole tube on him, we found it weird that there was so much extra liquid (if was literally a little puddle of liquid on his back. So...it occurs to me to check the tube, because somethign just didn't look right. We didn't see nearly half as much of the liquid last time. So sure enough I check the tube and it says Advantix 20. No where on the tube or the payperwork does it say what the 20 means. So sure enough I run to my computer and look it up...and just as I suspected... it was for a dog 11-20 pounds!!!!!!! Mr. Biggs is only 4.5 pounds!!!!!!!! I almost died! We hurried up and I threw him in the tub and washed it all off with his minksheen shampoo. My friends were visiting, so they helped me was it off him and we let the shampoo soak in. Meanwhile, my BF was looking on the advantix site for an emergency number... but no such luck. So then I hurry and call our vet's emergency number and they said that since I wasn't it off so quickly that he should be okay, but to check for signs of poisoning like lethargy, vomiting, diareaha, etc.. At this point I was so worked up and so scared for my little guy. I stayed up til 1am with Mr. Biggs sleeping curled up in a ball between me and the BF. He made it through the night just fine (I guess because we washed it off a minute after we put it on). But needless to say that after work we're going to PetSmart/Banfield and raising hell! They could have killed Mr. Biggs had we not realized so quickly that something was not right! I'm also going to notify their corporate offices of this situation, as they could have had one heck of a lawsuit on their hads had anything happened to my baby! Sorry for the long post-- i just wanted you all to know what happened, so that it never happens to your furbabies!
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12-19-2007, 09:16 AM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida
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| OMG!! I'm so glad you realized so quickly that it was the wrong prescription!! Thank goodness he's OK!!! |
12-19-2007, 09:20 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upper Michigan
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| THAT IS SOOOOO* SCARY!!! I'm so glad you caught it!! Poor Mr.Biggs! Thats crazy! I'd be SO mad!
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12-19-2007, 09:21 AM | #4 |
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| Petsmart Sucks!!! Glad to hear he is ok, I took Tinkerbell there a couple of times, but I am glad I found a good vet Why dont you order online, I ordered Tinkerbell's revolution on line, and I know they have all the flea preventives(sp?) Good luck!!
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12-19-2007, 09:25 AM | #5 |
Therapy Dog Donating Member | Oh no, Mr. Biggs. So glad that you are OK and that you have one very smart mommy that checked it out and washed it all off ya. That would have been devastating for sure if anything happened to our Mr. Biggs...glad that he is OK.
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12-19-2007, 10:04 AM | #6 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| I'm so sorry they put all of you thru such a horrible ordeal. And your right, they could have killed him. You can make your own insect-repellent shampoo by adding a few drops of esential oil of pennyroyal or eucalptus to a bottle of natural shampoo or liquid castile soap.(Do not apply these oils directly to the skin. They are too irritating.) Keep in mind that those chemicals go into the bloodstream and can cause serious medical problems. Hugs to all of you. |
12-19-2007, 10:11 AM | #7 |
Mom to Marty & Maddie Donating Member | Wow, how scary!!! I'm so glad you realized that something wasn't right. My mom had a bad experience with Petsmart and they were AWFUL to deal with--practically refusing to do ANYTHING, especially paying the medical bills that were directly related to his visit to their groomers. I'm glad Mr. Biggs is feeling better. Marty & Maddie send yorkie kisses! |
12-19-2007, 10:32 AM | #8 |
I heart Sugar Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida
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| OMG poor Mr. Biggs and poor you! I know you were terrified. Thank God you knew what to do and he is okay. Let us know what corporate says- that is a huge mistake.
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12-19-2007, 10:42 AM | #9 |
LEADER OF MyPACK Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sugar Land Texas
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| I am soooooooooo glad you were on the ball with that!! Princess was very upset when i told her about Mr. Biggs. She sends him special little hug and kiss! |
12-19-2007, 10:51 AM | #10 |
Mommy's Baby Doo Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DesMoines ,Ia
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| Thats so scary .Glad you caught it.
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12-19-2007, 11:53 AM | #12 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida
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| OMG... I'm so glad you realized so quickly and Mr. Biggs is doing good. It's scary that the employees don't stop to pay attention to us or anything else for that matter. People are in one big rush nowadays. I'm really glad Mr Biggs is fine! |
12-19-2007, 11:57 AM | #13 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Whew thats so scary!! I am anxious to hear what they have to say for themselves!! Dawn |
12-19-2007, 01:22 PM | #14 |
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| OMG...that's SO SCARY! I'm glad you noticed so quickly!!! Of course, if nurses could administer 20 x the amount of Heparin to Dennis Quaid's infant babies, Petsmart employees' error shouldn't surprise me . I'm so glad Mr. Biggs is alright!!!
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12-19-2007, 01:32 PM | #15 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crawfordsville, Indiana
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| I am glad he is doing ok, and I would for sure have something done about them not checking on his weight, etc. I would be mad as H**L
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