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04-13-2008, 08:17 PM | #1 |
Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
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| ProMeris Product Alert Hi, everyone I've been hesitant to post because I dont have my baby yet I'm not getting him until June but I've been getting things prepared for his arrival and trying to decide what flea/tick meds to put him on and I know that ProMeris is one of the new ones. And my friend just sent me this email about what happened to her friends doggies on promeris and even the owner just received this product alert and wanted to pass the info along ASAP. It was sent to me by a trusted friend and vet. This happened to a friend of hers. The vet said one of the most surprising things is that Fort Dodge is actually paying the med bills without a fight as in the past dealings she’s had with them, they are not so agreeable. That in itself makes me extremely wary of the product. 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. 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 UPDATE - I’ve received a second warning on this product as well. Looks like something we should really be wary of! My vet has discontinued the use of FrontLine Plus thinking that it is loosing it’s effectiveness with dogs who have used it for a long period of time. He now recommends Premerius. I tried a dose on one of my dogs and the smell was over powering. Poor Rowdy ran outside and was rolling on his back trying to get rid of the smell. He usually sleeps with me and whenever he was near, I developed a tremendous headache. Rowdy acted drained of energy and had fitful sleep for a couple of nights. I will not use this product on the rest of my dogs and never again with Rowdy. I’ll go back to the Frontline Plus that has been very effective and non threatening to my fur-kids |
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04-13-2008, 08:35 PM | #2 |
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| Wow...this is the first time I have heard of an issue with ProMeris. Has Fort Dodge publically made any statement? I've used ProMeris on both my two yorkies and two cats with no issues whatsoever. The only thing I wasn't happy about was the residue it left on the dog's hair (just like frontline does) and the large amount of liquid (same as frontline as well). I prefer Advantage because of the small amount of liquid and no residue. But we had no adverse effects on any of the animals. I didn't think the dog one smelled any worse than any other flea preventatives, and the cat one actually smelled really good.
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04-13-2008, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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| Woh! That sounds so scary!!
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