Glenn: The dog in question will be 3 on August 31st so he is not a puppy. But upon checking with my vet and others this is not an isolated case. Seems that there has been quite a lot of bad reactions to the 6 in 1. I think the thing to remember here is that it is a poision and a dogs getting a 6 months supply all at once is probably overloading their system. By the sounds of a few other cavalier owners I think you were lucky with your two.
The owner will not have to pay anything for vet fees but how this will affect the longevity of the dogs life no one knows yet. At least sending this to several lists will make people be more aware of what could happen and then they can in turn make their own decisions about their pets. I for one would not do it. Donna Robillard Winrob Reg'd Ottawa,Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Fulton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:52 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Injectable Heartworm Med > In a message dated 5/30/2002 6:55:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > I had one of my puppy owner call me last week. She had taken he little guy > > to the vets for the regular heartworm meds. As she says she was never > > really good about remembering to give the pill once a month she thought > > that > > the injectable 6 in 1 would be better. > > > > The injectable is a gel not a liquid and within a few minutes he was > > vomiting. The vet rushed him into the back and 25 minutes later when she > > saw him he was on oxygen and an IV drip. He had collapsed. He then spend > > the next 3 days in the emergency hospital on oxygen and IV then he started > > to bleed from his rectum which took a while to get it to stop. > > > > Donna, I have two dogs on the pro 6 heartguard and had no problems. My puppy > is not on it because the doctor said that puppies have to be at least six > months old before receiving the injectable form of heartguard. I would check > in to see if perhaps the vet gave the puppy heartguard injectable at too > early of age and against the manufacturers recommendation. If so, I don't > see how the vet could hold anyone liable for any of the vet fees. (In fact, > the vet may owe something for endangering the puppies life.) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Glenn Fulton > Cincinnati/Mason > permission to forward granted > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
