WARNING! RE: New flea & tick medicine

May cross post

Forwarding this from another group:

This is Jo and 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 http://www.promeris.com/consumer/

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-Airedale) , 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.