I'd heard about problems with ProHeart before. One statement that made
sense to me is that if there's a reaction, it takes SIX MONTHS for the
stuff to get out of the dog's system, often too long to control any
problems they're having.
Lynne Rutenberg

> Hello Everyone,
> Received the below email from a bulldog person - seems on the up and up -
> but still - thought I would pass it on - this is for your information.
> Donna
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 7:07 PM
> Subject: Fw: [MSVKC] Fw: ProHeart Warning , (For all Dog Owners)
>
>Subject: ProHeart Warning
>
> I'm sending this to all you - dog friends - in case you haven't
> heard of
> it. Beware!
> >
> >
> > Subject: ProHeart 6-IMPT
> >
> > Yesterday, around 9 am, my mother took our Boxer mix to the vet in
> Bernardsville, whom
> > we know and trust. Rocky, a lively, happy, rambunctious puppy only
> 10
> months old, went in
> > for his checkup and was fine!
> >
> > The vet asked my mother if he had been on heartguard for ticks and
> fleas and mother
> > said not yet b/c he
> > was a puppy. The vet weighed him in at a healthy 73 lb. Then the
> vet
> recommended that
> > they try a new shot called ProHeart 6, which is one injection for
> ticks
> and fleas and
> > heartworms as well and it last for six months instead of having o
> give
> them the regular
> > monthly pill.
> >
> > At 10:24, Rocky went into anaphylactic shock from the shot and at
> this very moment is
> > in very critical condition at the specialty hospital in Little
> Falls.
> The Proheart 6
> > made him vomit and hemorrhage so badly that he bleed for almost 6
> hours
> and still may
> > be bleeding. The doctors said he has a 50/50 chance.
> >
> > All this happened because of this medication!
> >
> > The doctors called the pharmaceutical company and they said that
> in
> their clinical
> > studies of 20,000 dogs only less than 1% had complications. So we
> went
> home last night
> > thinking that it was only our dog that had bad luck and a severe
> reaction to this
> > medication.
> >
> > Upon arriving at home, we researched the drug and found that tons
> of
> dogs have had
> > the same experience and most have died. We feel lied to and
> betrayed.
> You can check out
> > the stories of these animals and the horrible side effects of this
> product
> at the website
> > below. This website also offers the opportunity to report adverse
> reactions to the FDA.
> >
> > http://bewareofproheart6.freecyberzone.com/
> >
> > PLEASE, PLEASE don't use this product on your pet. Even if the vet
> tells
> you it's safe,
> > you don't know that for sure-don't take the chance! The suffering
> for our
> Rocky is so
> > severe and he hasn't even seen his first birthday. It may be too
> late for
> Rocky but it
> > isn't for you. Please if you have a dog or know someone that has a
> dog,
> please let them
> > know of this. Also, please pray for Rocky.
> >
>