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August 2002
A few hours ago, I returned from an emergency vet visit with my nine-year-old Australian cattle dog mix, who, apart from the last 36 hours, had been a very hardy, healthy, active canine.
Last week, I administered one of many monthly summer doses of Bio Spot on him, and although I have been giving it to him monthly for the past two years (even in winter because NJ had such a mild 2001 winter), without paying much attention to the ingredients, was horrified yesterday morning when he began hobbling on all fours, slightly incoherent, cloudy eyed, and wandering off into the yard and hiding himself, as if he wanted to die! Up until yesterday morning, there were no obvious symptoms of any distress.
After my vet visit today, I was profoundly horrified to learn that Bio Spot may be the culprit. My vet administered symptomatic treatment as well as liver and kidney function tests, and advised me to go on-line and become informed on the dangers of Bio Spot! I couldn't believe what I read, and I must thank you for your article, which was the first one I read before being linked to so many other alerts!!
Thank you for your article. I certainly hope your Dalmatian will recover. We have high hopes for our cattle dog mix ("Diggs") as he is of hearty stock, and was also a shelter dog, as your Dalmatian was.
God Bless! and thanks for the exposure!
Wende 8/28/02
Just thought I would drop you a note to let you know that Diggs has hopefully made a full recovery from his adverse reaction. Fortunately, the emergency vet clinic I rushed him to was quite familiar with the Bio Spot problem and took immediate anecdotal action. Diggs responded within a few hours, and yesterday had x-rays to check for enlargement of kidneys/liver, which apparently can be a side effect. Fortunately, no enlargements were found. His white blood count was up and his red blood count was low, however, which the vet suspects could have been caused by the stress of the event. We will be following up with another round of blood work in three weeks. Meanwhile, Diggs is on an antibiotic and a new vitamin regime.
Thank you so much for the Farnam contact! I will definitely be calling her, as well as contacting the EPA. My vet wrote up a very clear statement to the effect that it was definitely related to Bio Spot, based on how quickly Diggs responded to the anecdote. I'm sure you are aware already, but one of the links to your website is to the Humane Society (www.hsus.org), which gives a very strong statement against Bio Spot.
I sure hope your Dalmatian avoids any lasting damage. My vet put Diggs on anon-steroidal anti-inflammatory to combat the wobbling and hobbling. Maybe that might help your Dalmatian with his paw-dragging?
Thanks again for your concern and conscientiousness.
Wende 8/31/02
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Not one dog, but two. When I applied it to the area where the trunk meets the tail, in addition to a rash, the dog would have trouble moving its hind quarters and would hold his tail off to the side real stiff for several days. Two consecutive dogs I used it on exhibited the same reaction, a Lhasa Apso and a Cocker with epilepsy. I only use frontline now and I wonder about its safety as well.
Ken 8/31/02
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