By All means Susan, the more knowledge everyone has the better off our companions will be.
Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Injectable Heartworm Med > Donna, > May I have permission to reprint your posts on this subject and take > them to my vet? She has been trying to talk people out of these six > month injections for some time. > > Suze > > Donna Robillard wrote: > > > > 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. > > -- > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > ========================================================= > "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. 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