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February 2004
Thank you for posting your report on Spot on the internet. Yesterday (2/7/04) we had a similar incident with our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Charlie. She work up at 5:45 a.m. vomiting and thrashing. We rushed her to an emergency vet hospital and they treated her with valium and diazapan. The vet did not know of any adverse reactions to Bayer's K-9 Advantix. We called the Bayer medical hotline and discovered that her symptoms were identical to a toxic reaction to this product. We were fortunate that she was in our bed when the incident occurred and that we were able to get her immediate medical attention. We brought her home after a 9 hour stay at the hospital. She is now on Valium for 72 hours and under a constant watch. So far, all is well. I hope that Hamish is doing fine and that there are no residual effects. I reported this to the EPA and our vet.
Donna 2/8/04
Bayer agreed to reimburse (almost $500.00). I gave her the K-9 Advantix the a.m. before the reaction, about 20 hours before she had the seizure. The vet bathed her in Dawn, or some degreasing shampoo. She seems fine.
Donna 2/10/04
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I saw your website today about your dog and the problems you had with BioSpot. You requested that we contact you if we also have problems. As you did, we have been using Frontline and decided to try Bio Spot since it was less expensive. However, within minutes of applying the medicine, my pet had a reaction. It has now been two days since application and my pet is still having difficulties. I have contacted the EPA and Bio Spot. Thank you for posting your information and letting the world know what a horrible pesticide this product really is and should never be used on our animals.
Pam 2/9/04
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Thanks so much for the information you placed on the website. I have two cocker spaniels I bought the summer of 2002. I bought the female first, and when she was old enough, treated her with Advantage. I have a repulsion for ticks and was determined she would not bring them in my house. About two weeks later, she started having seizures. We took her to the emergency vet and $2,000 later found nothing wrong. They diagnosed epilepsy, which is common for cockers, but not that young. She continued to have seizures for a couple of months as we treated her with pheno barbitol, which made me unhappy. I took her off the medicine after six months because she seemed to be seizure free. Meanwhile, we purchased her brother and decided not to use the Advantage anymore. We diligently picked ticks off, which grossed me out. The next warm season I decided to try Advantix, which deters mosquitoes also, a huge problem in our area. It worked very well and no seizures until this past December. She only had one, not violent, but still scary. This winter I haven't been using anything and am facing spring and a dilemma. I guess you haven't found any solutions either. Someone said wash your dog in tea oil and put herbs in their bed area. (Their bed area is my bed area. I don't want to smell like an Italian dish.) I just wanted to share this info with you for what it's worth. Thanks again for yours.
Jonnie 2/23/04
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DISCLAIMER: Below are messages that I have received from others whose dogs and cats experienced adverse reactions after using flea control products. I have no way of knowing if the information in these messages is factual, or if the products they used were the actual cause of the adverse reactions.
