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04-15-2008, 09:29 AM | #1 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan
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| WARNING! RE: New flea & tick medicine This was forwarded to me... I don't use any of these products as I've seen bad reactions many times over....Rosie 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. Cheryl Harrison My Best Friend's Bowl Because they count on you to choose wisely My Best Friend's Bowl - Premium Pet Food |
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04-15-2008, 09:34 AM | #2 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| Holy Moly! Your poor pups. Thank heavens they are all ok. I never heard of that flea/tick medicine before. You poor thing, you must have been panicked. Thanks for the post. |
04-15-2008, 10:45 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA
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| I used it once on my female, a 14 lb. teapot! The vet was out of advantix for her size and convinced me to try Promeris.....NEVER AGAIN!! The smell immediately gave me a migraine and made her hair extremely oily. I'll stick with advantix. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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04-15-2008, 10:55 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | holy cow thank you for the warning !! I've seen their new ads on tv and the claims they make is it's something we SHOULD USE ....I know I won't be now thanks to you - I'll stick with Frontline Plus - I'm so sorry you had such a bad experience - are they ok now ?
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04-15-2008, 10:57 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Can I have your permission to cross post this ??? |
04-15-2008, 10:58 AM | #6 |
YT Addict | omgosh you poor things! That is just horrendus! I am glad there wasn't any permanant damage done. Thanks for the heads up I will be sure to pass the word along. I am a big fan of Frontline. It works and when Bella had that case of ....Shhhhhh fleas I was so upset and giveing her flea baths at least once a day and spraying the house and washing everything with flea be gone stuff, until after a few days I finally took her to the vet and they just gave her frontline. GO FIGURE!!!! By the next morning they were all gone! How she got them in the dead of winter I will never know! But it worked like magic. |
04-15-2008, 12:09 PM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota
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| Thanks for the info. I am glad I use Frontline plus. I won't be switching.
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04-15-2008, 01:32 PM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennyslvania
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| Unbelievable!!! I'm sooooo glad ALL of you are alright! I have seen it advertised too but I use frontline plus on my 3 dogs and it works very well so therefore I will not change but thanks for letting us know about this stuff!!!
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04-15-2008, 01:54 PM | #9 |
Rosi & Poli's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State
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| OMG i hope all your babies will be ok , i would be freaking out, no experimenting here , i will stick to frontline plus (which i just aplied yesterday for the 1st time this yr, allways worked for us so far ! Hugs
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04-15-2008, 02:02 PM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California
Posts: 224
| OMGosh!! Thank you SO MUCH for the info. My pet store just started carrying this. I printed this and am bringing up there immediately! Im so glad you guys are here to share your stories and help prevent these things from happening to someone else. Im also very happy to hear your guys are all ok!!
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04-15-2008, 02:05 PM | #11 |
Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys
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| From what I've read this was primarily only used for ants and has not been tested for use on pets....you'd be surprised to read what we use on our pets that isn't safe ...all flea, tick and heartworm products are pesticides and are chemicals, none of them are "safe" to use....it's all some form of poison....these products are hard on our pets livers and kidneys to say the least.....
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04-15-2008, 02:14 PM | #12 | |
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| To the OP: Thanks for the info! Quote:
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04-15-2008, 03:00 PM | #13 |
Love The Verminator! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ny
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| I'm so glad you posted this. I was going to try it on Roxy since she has had horrible reactions with Frontline Plus, Advantix K9 and Advantage. Since it had different ingredients, I was hopeful it would be better. Thank goodness I've been too broke to get it. How can this stuff go out on the market if it causes this kind of reactions? I'm sorry you and your babies had to suffer so much, but I'm glad you are all ok.
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04-17-2008, 09:02 AM | #14 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan
Posts: 191
| I see some think these are my dogs but they are someone else... Please pass this to who ever needs to know.. I think we should never use anything that has not been on the market at least 5 yrs... Don't be a guinea pig for the Pharmaceutical companies ... |
04-17-2008, 11:21 AM | #15 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,292
| I just saw this commercial last night.
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