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Little Joe

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  1. did the vet scrape the feet to check for mites?
  2. It has been taken of the market in the USA, They do not do this for no reason have a little look at this FDA Talk Paper T04-37 September 3, 2004 Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA Fort Dodge to Comply with FDA's Request to Recall ProHeart 6 Injectable Heartworm Product from the Market Due to Serious Health Concerns Fort Dodge Animal Health, of Overland Park, Kansas, at FDA's request, has agreed to immediately cease production and recall its heartworm medication ProHeart®6 from the market until the FDA's concerns about adverse reaction reports associated with the product can be resolved. FDA is requesting that the firm continue to conduct research to determine the cause of related adverse reactions and develop a strategy to help prevent such problems in the future before the product is marketed again. The FDA will convene an independent scientific advisory committee to thoroughly evaluate all available data. ProHeart®6 is an approved injectable sustained-release heartworm prevention product for dogs. Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition of dogs, cats, and other species of mammals. The parasite that causes heartworm disease is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. FDA is also advising veterinarians to avoid administering this product to dogs until further notice. Pet owners should consult their veterinarians regarding their pet's health care needs. Since the product was approved in June 2001, Fort Dodge Animal Health has cooperated with FDA to investigate numerous adverse event reports. As a result, Fort Dodge has voluntarily changed the label to include post approval safety information including rare reports of death and a caution to practitioners that dogs should have a negative test for heartworm before administration. Despite these label changes, FDA is still receiving unexplained adverse event reports, some of them severe. FDA's concern is based on voluntary self-reporting to FDA by veterinarians and owners whose dogs have suffered adverse drug experiences (ADEs) to ProHeart®6 (which contains the drug moxidectin) as well as the mandatory reporting of adverse events by Fort Dodge Animal Health. Fort Dodge Animal Health has agreed to recall any product that has already been distributed to veterinarians. As of August 4, 2004, FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) had received 5,552 adverse event reports for ProHeart®6. The actual number of adverse events is likely even higher because studies show that only a fraction of actual ADEs are reported. The Agency has observed an increase in the number of cases associated with liver and bleeding abnormalities followed in some cases by death. There is a lot more information out there about this if you want to search.
  3. Probably for the same reason that thousands of woman in the 50/60s were given drugs that are now proven to cause cancer in the children that the drugs prevented them from miscarrying. :rolleyes: Medical Science has made some monumental blunders over the years. Drugs and chemicals that we use on our pets and our selves have side efects, we have to weigh up the risks. The product has been taken off the market in the USA that is good enough evidence that it is flawed.
  4. I have never heard of this food is it an Australian one?
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