WARNING TO ALL PET OWNERS!!
I received this e-mail today concerning the new flea and tick medicine that was just recently released on the market. Please read it. It may save your life and your pets lives.
"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."
I received this e-mail from a reputable source. All pet owners, please take caution using this new flea and tick medicine. It make be harmful to you and them.
Checked snopes.com on this...
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/promeris.asp
The validity of the claims are undetermined but ProMeris is aware of the emails being circulated and are researching to determine if there is indeed a problem with the product or if there is some other explanation.
Sara:
It is terrible!! I am usually a bit leery about new products on the market. You never know about the chemicals they use.
Tim and Susan:
We will have to keep on eye on it to see if it is true.
Thanks for the input.
Michael:
We all need to check into it further. We certainly don't want anything to happen to our 4 legged friends.
Sarah:
I agree. I use caution when using newer products. I also use Frontline and it works well.
Brigita...I have been using advantage?or something like that on Snowball and it does the trick.
I was told frontline works best with ticks..not fleas though
Diane:
You never know what some of these chemicals will do.
BLR Guy:
Advantage and Frontline are both good. I'll have to check about Frontline being better with ticks than fleas. I thought they killed both.
Patty:
Thank you! The more that know about it, the better.
Your post and the response above about checking with Snopes.com serve as a reminder that the Internet can be an amazing source of information both true and false. Your warning can be checked with all Vets and may prevent serious consequences or even death. Snopes is a great place to check out some of the warning emails you may get. Some are dangerous in their half-truths or misinformaton. But Snopes doesn't claim to know it all so it's best to check any information out, both good and bad.
Thanks for passing along this warning.
Christine -
As a pet owner and LOVER I certainly want to protect them in every way possible. HOWEVER, I am also very protective of PEOPLE and I know that all it takes is one disgruntle person (or simply mischevious person) to bring down an entire company by spreading false information.
IF THIS INFORMATION is untrue and the spreading of the untruth manages to destroy the company that produces it then MANY PEOPLE may lose their jobs. As much as I love animals, I love people more! It would be simply awful if untrue propaganda destroyed the livelihood of many good PEOPLE.
If I am to err on the side of caution, let it be on the side of my fellow man. The internet is full of false and hurtful rumors.
Pam:
I do agree to check everything out. I wanted to get this message out in case it was true.
Joan:
You're welcome.
Terri:
I will keep my eyes open for any more information on it. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Christine:
I passed this along so that pet owners take caution using a new product on their pet. Where chemicals are concerned, you never know.
Tim & Susan:
I realize that the internet has both true and false information. This post was to alert pet owners to use caution in using the new product, as should be with any new product. Our pets are part of the family and we do not want to lose them.
Gary:
I think we should all take caution using new products.
Thank you for keeping us in mind if any warnings do come up in reference to this new product. It is greatly appreciated and I'm sure I speak for the group.
Andy:
Your are welcome! Once we get more info on the product, we should all take caution in using it.