WARNING!!! about Promeris for fleas & tics

[napi21]

I just received this info from the President of the rescue group I volunteer for. I just heard about this product last week and was planning on asking my vet about it. I also posted this in GD to help notify more people.

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. (See Google for adverse reactions.)

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-Airdale) , 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.

[China_cat]

1. Good to know.

On the other side...we've been having wonderful results with the new Comfortis for fleas. A pill, like Capstar, but it lasts for a month. So far in my vet's practice there have been no adverse reactions to it. And it works!

[medeak]

2. thank you so much for posting this

I forwarded to another site and already one woman replied that her vet had just given ProMeris to her and she was tossing it in garbage after the alert. Great work!

[medeak]

3. and the new Vectra 3D! already one death reported

just received this:

Here is just ONE of the warnings on Vectra -

If On Human Skin
Take off contaminated clothing. Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20 minutes. Call a poison control center, doctor, or 1-888-426-4435 immediately for treatment advice.

Meanwhile your supposed to rub this all over your dog or cat.

[RebelOne]

4. Snopes.com says that this is undetermined.

www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/promeris.asp