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February 2009
My dog Lily, a 1 1/2 year old bichon, was put on VECTRA 3D in December of 2008. She had tremendous itching and scratching which subsided after I gave her children's Benedryl at home. I called my vet who said she'd never had any trouble with dogs taking Vectra. That is the only thing they sell at my vet's!! I asked her if she thought the episode was related to the flea/tick meds and she said no.
On February 3 my dog was in the emergency room for two days and two nights, diagnosed with severe thrombocytopenia. She had hundreds of pinpoint hemorrhages on her skin. Her platelet count was 5,000. I understand normal is 300,000 - 500,000. An oncologist gave her chemotherapy (vincristine) and steroids. She is home now on cyclosporine and steroids --- and may be on the steroids for the rest of her life. She is severely fatigued, and is not her old self. Very "Low." And had a huge episode of explosive, uncontrollable diarhhea until it could be treated and is now under control. I absolutely attribute this to the VECTRA. Her last vaccination was in the early fall, and she's been on no other meds since then. The whole episode has cost me $2,071.00 so far, but I thank God the dog is alive, especially when I read the endless heartrending accounts on the internet that record deaths on several of "safe" flea and tick products.
I am angry and worried. I have read dozens of complaints on the internet about many of the flea and tick products, which have made dogs very ill, or killed them. I live in Florida, and ticks are abundant in summer. I don't know what to do. Do you have any recommendations to prevent her from fleas and ticks? Are there no herbal precautions?
Marguerite 2/8/09
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Thanks for this site (though I'm pretty freaked out right now, having just read through all of the postings!). We have two shepherd-husky mixes, about 5 years old, and gave them biospot (right dosage for their weight) a little less than a week ago. Nothing as dramatic as what people are reporting, but esp. with our more sensitive dog, she seems to have lost some muscle control in her tail (probably because of the stuff being applied at the base of the tail). Both dogs seem a little bit strange as far as their tails are concerned. Have you ever heard of this? Is it an indicator of something else more drastic that we should take them to the vet for? We were desperate to get rid of fleas, after having tried bathing and powder, so we bathed our dogs again anddid the biospot application. First time - used to use Advantage but haven't in at least a year. Any thoughts?
Naomi 2/12/09
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I am astonished that this product and other products similar to it are still on the market. After a fun and dirty day at the dog park I bathed my sweet 2 year old Bichon and applied a free sample of Bio Spot on her that I had received in the mail. I normally do not use this product but really never considered that it would be unsafe to use since it was formulated for dogs. Within four hours of applying the recommended dose Faith became lethargic and sporadically cried and whimpered as if something was hurting her. At first my husband dismissed it as being sore from running and playing at the dog park. By the next morning Faith showed no improvement and was drooling and twitching/shaking, not eating or drinking. At this point I new it was more than her being sore. I did a quick internet search and found your site. I thank you for posting the immediate steps to take, without this information I do not want to think what the end of this story would be. I quickly got Faith in the bathtub and begin washing her down while my husband contacted the vet. The vet had us bring her and did an exam, all of her vitals were normal and she was beginning to become less lethargic. The vet gave her a shot of fluids and advised us to bathe her again and to keep an on her for any more twitching/shaking or seizures. Our vet went on to let us know that this product is fatal for cats and is known to have adverse effects on many dogs.
Unfortunately there really is no treatment so at this point we are praying that Faith fully recovers. I am out right angry that these companies are producing a product that contains a chemical that can potentially kill our beloved pets. I plan to contact these companies and the stores that carry them in an effort to have this product removed from the market.
Valerie 2/18/09
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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.
