ProMeris flea and tick warning

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ProMeris flea and tick warning

 

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ProMeris flea and tick warning

Guess this is a " heads up " about a new product on the market called

Promeris, manufactured by Ft. Dodge.

 

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 7of 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 3days.

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.

Kathryn L. Leinthall

Kalein T Welsh Terriers

 

Janet

Vice President

Rescue Alliance of Hairless & Other Breeds, Inc.

http://www.rescuealliance