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March 2003
I wish I had done a netsearch before putting that poison on my dog. She has only had a rash (and I washed her as soon as it happened, suspecting the Biospot as I had only put it on a day prior), but she still has it. I'm going to wash her again (and again, and again...) THANKS so much for your webiste.
Lea 3/22/03
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I have a 7 year old shih tzu named oreo who has always been in perfect health, oreo has always been on sentinel for flea ,tick and heart worm control .a month ago my husband and i bought a siberian husky we named nikita since nikita will be outside most of the time we decided she too is also on sentinel every month , we called our vet. and ask if for extra protection for fleas and ticks if it would be ok for us to put both of them on bio spot ..just to play it safe. well what a mistake it was for me ....nikita was fine and has had no reaction from it but 6 days ago i noticed oreo was crying and trying to scratch his back i knew it was the bio spot so i gave him a bath to wash it off....well 3 days in oreo started to act strange he was very mushy around the house and he hardly wanted to eat his dinner i thought i was just a belly ache.....that night he began to vomit almost every hour on the hour till eventually it turned into him vomiting blood.....in the morning i brought him to an emergency vet hospital...they gave him fluids under the skin and a couple of shots to prevent the nausea...they charged me $250.00. i took him home praying he would be ok...he was lifeless and just slept...well he continued to vomit blood none stop and he could not even hold his bowl movement in, he had the worst case of diarrhea with blood mixed in . i brought him back to the hospital and they once again gave him more fluids, shots and pills to take home for 5 days...well the vomiting has stopped and he is slowly getting back to him self he has hardly any appetite or any energy...I am hoping that tomorrow will be even better than today...I am writing you in hope that my story will help people not to buy this product and have anyone else's pet got through this same horrible ordeal...oreo is my life there is not one thing in this world that i would not do for him i thought i was doing good for him but in turn i only hurt him...i feel so bad...and i want people to beware and keep their babies safe from this ...
oreo's mommy
rosanna 3/24/03
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I read of your problems with Biospot and have experienced similar problems with two of my cats. I have $900. in vet bills to prove it!
I called Farnam Cos. and spoke to Sherri Pike who informed me that if I submitted the treatment records, bills and product info that I would have my bills reimbursed. I did as she advised, and received a neat little b.s. letter back that the vial crimp info suggested that the biospot treatment I used was for dogs. She also pointed out what their current Cat formula packaging looks like and the differences in pyrethrin strengths between the cat and dog formulas. What she doesn't know is that the pet store that I purchased the Biospot from last June, just started stocking the new cat formula with the Flea repellent towelettes this January.
Knowing that the EPA has cited Farnam for product mislabeling, and the fact that they found every loophole to avoid paying for my expenses because they "can't control the end use of their products", I am in the process of contacting my local vets to see how many cases of toxicity have been reported to them and I intend to contact an attorney who specializes in defective product litigation.
Did you file suit? Were you able to have any of your expenses reimbursed ? Have you contacted Farnam about the reaction your dog had to their product ? I am seriously considering a class action suit like the one against Hartz Mountain.
Thank you for the information on your website!
Linda 3/25/03
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I found your website after specifically searching for any health/safety problems associated with Biospot. I used Biospot months ago - over the summer of 2002 - but recently it has reared its ugly head again.
Let me explain from the summer: At the time we had three dogs : German Short hair male, 65 lb, about 14 years old, Husky, 100 lb, about 12 years old, and a Shepard mix, 58 lb, about 7 years old. After extensive research on the web to find the best and most cost effective flea product I settled on Biospot. All the available advertising convinced me it was safe for use.
The shepard mix also has Addison's disease, and I am very particular about what she can have. I never would have ventured to use Biospot if it had been labeled as potentially hazardous. I used Biospot on all three dogs - dosage appropriate for their sizes. My Addisonian Shepard began to hyperventilate within the hour and I rushed her into the shower. The German Short Hair began to have horrible itching and heavy breathing - he too was rushed to the shower. The husky did not have a reaction. I thought perhaps the other two dogs - being elderly and Addisonian were more vulnerable.
Fast forward to November 2002 Bart the German Short hair must be put down because of spinal cancer. He has been suffering from arthritis and I do not feel there is a connection - though at this point how can I be sure?
Fast forward to the beginning of March 2003. Tiny (the husky) is taken to the vet to investigate a limp, and a persistent cough. While there x-rays are recommended of his leg and chest. The x-ray shows a mass in his chest cavity and an ultrasound is recommended. The ultrasound shows no unusual masses, but it does show an irregular liver density. His blood work shows he has become hypo-thyroid and has severely elevated liver enzymes (normal is 131 Tiny is at 3,000+). The vet then recommends a liver biopsy to investigate if this is cancer. The biopsy does not show cancer, and does not yield any appreciable results. The vet's first question to me was whether Tiny had been exposed to anything toxic. Initially I did not recall the Biospot, but remembered the next day. I decided to research.
I found your website and now I am very suspicious of the Biospot treatment. Tiny has no visible problems - the limp was nothing, and he is back to his old self, on the outside. Had it not been for the string of events leading to his blood work and biopsy I would not suspect Biospot. After reading all the testimonials and thinking to my close calls with the other two dogs - I cannot believe this product is on the market.
The vet bills for Tiny cost around $1500 dollars - all money well spent, but if this product billed as safe is to blame then something needs to change!
I would like to know if there is any sort of campaign of awareness in action to inform consumers of the danger they are potentially putting their pets in.
I would also like to inquire about any sort of class action lawsuit against the Biospot producers. My vet has said that she has also come to the aid of multiple clients who have rushed their pets into the hospital with adverse reactions, and she does not endorse the product. If enough testimonials can be collected a lawsuit should be filed so that this product is removed form the market.
Please advise to any action that I can take to help with this cause!
Jacquelyn 3/26/03
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I have a Boston Terrier named Otis who I treated with Defend flea control product. Although it is not BioSpot, it contains the same pesticide as BioSpot. I put this product on him as directed and within thirty seconds he became paralyzed on the floor and his eyes were glazed over. He had lost neurological function including bladder control, I rushed him to the sink and applied dish soap and thoroughly washed the effected area off and within a minute he was slowly able to sit up on his own and his eyes became alert again. I was terrified. I rushed him to the vet and they told me I had done the right thing by washing the pesticide off of him quickly. I am furious that a product like this is out there. I love my dog and would not harm him for anything, and to think that I put this poison on him makes me sick. Thankfully, Otis seems to be fine, I just hope there is no long term effects that show up later.
Barbara 3/28/03
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