>In case you were thinking of changing products.
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>>Subject: Fw: FYI: Warning on Promeris flea and tick products
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>>Flea/Tick Preventative ProMeris - severe reaction
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>>Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:54 am (PDT)
>>
>>Got this from a fellow rescuer and thought it might be worth passing
>>along. It's not one of those got it from a friend of a friend of a friend
>>who knew somebody who might have a dog that this happened to. It's from a
>>reliable source very close to me. I know her and all of the dogs affected
>>and I'm just glad they're all safe.
>>
>>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/>http://www.promeris .com/consumer/ .
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>>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
>>ablee to drive.
>>
>>To make this a short story all 7 of my dogs were admitted to thhe
>>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.

Darleen E. Rudnick http://www.purelypets.com
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