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by Krazy Bout K9s on 19 March 2010 - 18:03
THE FOLLOWING IS A LETTER FROM A SEASONED FOSTER MOM WHO TRIED THIS NEW PRODUCT!!
PLEASE BEWARE WHEN SEEKING NEW FLEA CONTROL!!!
RE TRI FORCE SPOT ON
If you haven't used it you may not want to!
I had truly hoped for a similar product to Frontline that was a bit more reasonable.. .. I called the hotline TWICE with questions, wanting to be safe since I had never heard of it or used it. Since I was told that less than 1% of dogs have a reaction I thought our odds were pretty good. I dosed 31 dogs today and if one was at the low end of the dosage weight I actually used LESS than the full dose, again trying to err on the side of caution since the fleas aren't bad yet. EVERY one of my dogs is scratching and acting uncomfortable - but I have dogs salivating, throwing up, biting and flipping themselves around and trying to rub it off, one of them even YELPING! I have washed it off of FIVE of them so far - used almost a half a bottle of Dawn dish soap and rinsed and rinsed, which I was advised to use if I saw any reactions. I'm guessing the ones going crazy are being burned by it, but am really afraid the ones throwing up are being poisoned! I hate to wash ALL of them and waste $100, but am not sure if the ones not reacting as strongly will be ok. I will call the 1-800 number in the morning and I guess hope I make it through the night without a dog dieing or something horrible! I can NOT believe they can market a product that causes this many reactions - it's sure a hell of a lot more than 1%!!
PLEASE BEWARE WHEN SEEKING NEW FLEA CONTROL!!!
RE TRI FORCE SPOT ON
If you haven't used it you may not want to!
I had truly hoped for a similar product to Frontline that was a bit more reasonable.. .. I called the hotline TWICE with questions, wanting to be safe since I had never heard of it or used it. Since I was told that less than 1% of dogs have a reaction I thought our odds were pretty good. I dosed 31 dogs today and if one was at the low end of the dosage weight I actually used LESS than the full dose, again trying to err on the side of caution since the fleas aren't bad yet. EVERY one of my dogs is scratching and acting uncomfortable - but I have dogs salivating, throwing up, biting and flipping themselves around and trying to rub it off, one of them even YELPING! I have washed it off of FIVE of them so far - used almost a half a bottle of Dawn dish soap and rinsed and rinsed, which I was advised to use if I saw any reactions. I'm guessing the ones going crazy are being burned by it, but am really afraid the ones throwing up are being poisoned! I hate to wash ALL of them and waste $100, but am not sure if the ones not reacting as strongly will be ok. I will call the 1-800 number in the morning and I guess hope I make it through the night without a dog dieing or something horrible! I can NOT believe they can market a product that causes this many reactions - it's sure a hell of a lot more than 1%!!
by Goose on 19 March 2010 - 19:03
That is the one and only product that I have ever had huge issues with.
And I have used pretty much all of them at one point of my life or another!
And I have used pretty much all of them at one point of my life or another!
by hodie on 19 March 2010 - 19:03
This product contains Cyphenothrin (CAS# 39515-40-7) 40% and 2% Pyriproxyfen (CAS #95737-68-1). In at least some dogs, the cyphenothrin has been known to cause poisoning and the signs observed are consistent with what the woman has written. There are three different formulations for weight. I don't have access to the package lit, so I don't know if the dose in each weight class is similar or not. However, it is possible that by using the same dose administration for a dog over 61 lbs and simply trying to reduce the dose by putting less on may in fact have given the dog too much. The quick solution to this and similar situations is to rinse immediately with warm water and soap and get the product off the dog as soon as possible.
If the person involved can say exactly what she did and how she did it and what she used, it is certainly worth reporting this to the FDA reporting center, as I noted in a recent post about Frontline.
If the person involved can say exactly what she did and how she did it and what she used, it is certainly worth reporting this to the FDA reporting center, as I noted in a recent post about Frontline.
by Two Moons on 19 March 2010 - 23:03
I think this year I'm going to stop using all of the preventatives I have been using in the past.
Frontline and Interceptor.
It's cheaper and I'm thinking safer just to test for heart-worms regularly and the ticks I can live with.
Frontline and Interceptor.
It's cheaper and I'm thinking safer just to test for heart-worms regularly and the ticks I can live with.
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