THINKING OF USING PROHEARRT6?

    • Gold Top Dog

    THINKING OF USING PROHEARRT6?

     THINKING AOUT IUSING PROHEART6  iI MOSRE THAN THOUGHT OF IT 7 YEARS AGO, I ALLOWED MY JUST TURNED 4 YEAR OLD GOLDEN RETRIEVER, HUNTER TO RECEIVE IT AND 5 WEEKS LATER HE WAS DEAD OF AIHA (IMHA) AND DYING LIVER.  TEN MONTHS AFTER HIS DEATH, THE FDA HAD THE PULL IT AND IT WAS OFF MARKET FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS BEING "REFORMULATE (THEY SWORE ALL THE TIME IT WAS KILLING OUR DOGS THAT IT WAS PERFECTLY SAFE)  THE LADY THAT POSTED THE FOLLOWING STARTED HER SITE THE PET GUARDIAN AFTER SHE TOOK ALL 3 OF HER DOGS IN AT THE SAME TIME AND PROMPLY LOST THE 4 YEAR OLD TO AIHA, THE 11 YEAR OLD TO LIVER, AND THE 2 YEAR HAS NOW BEEN ON MEDS FOR ANOHTER IMMUNE PROBLEM FOR 8 YEARS.  IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT USING IT, READ THE INFORMATION POSTED BELOW, AND LINKS ARE LISTED WHERE YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT, NOT JUST TAKE JEAN'S WORD FOR IT.  oH, YOU WILL NOT THAT IMHA (AIHA) IS LISTED AS AN ADVERSE "EVENT"  TO MANMY OF US FOUND THAT OUT THE FIRST ROUND.

      

    ProHeart 6 Sustained Release Injectable Heartworm "Prevention" for Dogs as of June 2010

    by The Pet Guardian, LLC on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 3:36pm

    Here's a link for very basic information on ProHeart 6 from Pfizer.com.  http://www.pfizerah.com/product_overview.aspx?drug=PR&country=US&lang=EN&species=CN

     

     

    Below are excerpts from the "Prescribing Information Sheet" found within the above link. 

     

     

    "WARNINGS:    ProHeart 6 should be administered with caution in dogs with pre-existing allergic disease, including food allergy, atopy, and flea allergy dermatitis. In some cases, anaphylactic reactions have resulted in liver disease and death. Anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions should be treated immediately with the same measures used to treat hypersensitivity reactions to vaccines and other injectable products.

     

    Owners should be given the Client Information Sheet for ProHeart 6 to read before the drug is administered and should be advised to observe their dogs for potential drug toxicity described in the sheet.  Do not administer ProHeart 6 to dogs who are sick, debilitated, underweight or who have a history of weight loss.

     

    PRECAUTIONS:  Caution should be used when administering ProHeart 6 concurrently with vaccinations. Adverse reactions, including anaphylaxis, have been reported following the concomitant use of ProHeart 6 and vaccinations (see WARNINGS). 

     

    Prior to administration of ProHeart 6, the health of the patient should be assessed by a thorough medical history, physical examination and diagnostic testing as indicated (see WARNINGS).

     

    ProHeart 6 should not be used more frequently than every 6 months.

     

    The safety and effectiveness of ProHeart 6 has not been evaluated in dogs less than 6 months of age."

     

     

     

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    "INFORMATION FOR DOG OWNERS:

     

     

    Always provide Client Information Sheet and review with owners before administering ProHeart 6. Owners should be advised of the potential for adverse reactions, including anaphylaxis, and be informed of the clinical signs associated with drug toxicity (see  WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections).   Owners should be advised to contact their veterinarian immediately if signs of toxicity are observed. The vast majority of patients with drug related adverse reactions have recovered when the signs are recognized and veterinary care, if appropriate, is initiated. 

     

     

     

    ADVERSE REACTIONS:

    In field studies, the following adverse reactions were observed in dogs treated with ProHeart 6: anaphylaxis, vomiting, diarrhea (with and without blood), listlessness, weight loss, seizures, injection site pruritus, and elevated body temperature. Dogs with clinically significant weight loss (>10%) were more likely to experience a severe adverse reaction.

      

     

    In a laboratory effectiveness study, dogs with 4- and 6-month-old heartworm infections experienced vomiting, lethargy and bloody diarrhea. These signs were more severe in the dogs with 4-month-old heartworm infections, including one dog that was recumbent and required supportive care, than in the dogs with older (6-month-old) infections.

     

    Post-Approval Experience (Rev. 2010)

     

     

    The following adverse events are based on post-approval adverse drug experience reporting.  Not all adverse reactions are reported to FDA/CVM. It is not always possible to reliably estimate the adverse event frequency or establish a causal relationship to product exposure using this data. The following adverse events are listed in decreasing order of frequency by body system.

     

     

     

     

     

    Immune:  anaphylaxis and/or anaphylactoid reactions, urticaria, head/facial edema, pruritus, pale mucous membranes, collapse, cardiovascular shock, erythema, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (signs reflected in other system categories could be related to allergic reactions, i.e. gastrointestinal, dermatologic, and hematologic

     

    General:   depression, lethargy, anorexia, fever, weight loss, weakness

     

     

     

     

    Dermatological:   injection site pruritus/swelling, erythema multiforme

     

    Neurological:  seizures, ataxia, trembling, hind limb paresis

     

    Hematological:   leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia

     

     

    Respiratory:  dyspnea, tachypnea, coughing

     

    Hepatic:   elevated liver enzymes, hypoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hepatopathy

     

    Urinary:   elevated BUN, elevated creatinine, hematuria, polydipsia, polyuria

     

    Cardiopulmonary signs such as coughing and dyspnea, may occur in heartworm positive dogs treated with ProHeart 6.

    In some cases, death has been reported as an outcome of the adverse events listed above.

     

    For a copy of the Material Safety Data sheet (MSDS) or to report a suspected adverse reaction, call Pfizer Animal Health at 1-800-366-5288.

     

    For a complete listing of adverse reactions for moxidectin reported to the CVM see: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/ProductsSafetyInformation/ucm055394.htm"

    • Gold Top Dog

    Thank you for posting this information Sandra.   They ARE starting to use it again..and I am so worried that unsuspecting dog owners will figure its safe because their vet carries it.  I worked at a vet for 4 years...I saw first hand how people just trust their vet on everything without reading information about treatment/medicines.    Most people don't read the information on drugs given to themselves...let alone what their dog is given. 

    For me...the BIGGEST worry is this.....and I think its a worry that everyone should think about.  It stays in the dogs body for at least 6 months.  IF they were to have a problem with it.....its there for those 6 months...your not getting it back out.   And then.......perhaps it didn't bother your dog... but lets say it doesn't leave their body after the 6 months like it is supposed to ( after all..whos body always does the same as someone elses??? ) and you go get him his second injection.....now we have way too much in the dog.   THOSE are my thoughts.   I read about several dogs that died on the second...or even third injection the last time around. Quite possibly because they still had some in their body when given more?   Makes sense to me.

    I talked to a vet that I really like and respect...asked him if he started using it..he said on big dogs.    I told him I know ONE bid dog that will NEVER see it. That with all those warnings and precautions on the paperwork...there can't be anything good about it.  After all....you have been giving your dog HW prevention....he doesn't really need a different kind, does he?

    • Gold Top Dog

    I have never been able to figure out why someone would put a pesticide into a dog
    (a) with no possible antidote and
    (b) with the knowledge that the dog's kidney and liver will have to (strain to?) deal with the pesticide 24-hours a day for (at least) 6 months. 

    The kidneys are largely gone before tests show a problem with kidney function. 

    sandra_slayton
    Do not administer ProHeart 6 to dogs who are sick, debilitated, underweight or who have a history of weight loss.

    This is crazy!!  Who can guarantee that their dog will not get sick in the next 6 months?  Who wants to lose their dog to a treatable illness/injury because of a poison that can't be removed from its blood stream?

    Anyone else wonder if they are using our dogs to test and perfect a pesticide delivery system for humans? 

    • Gold Top Dog

    Janet...............a voice from the past...lol!    

    You know...very intersting thought!  One I had not thought about.  I just always figured it was all about money.  Not particularly all about money for the vets...but the drug companies feeding the vets the BS.   I DO have the handouts that were given at a convention the first time around....where they said the new PH6 will be the viagra of the veterinary business...because without the yearly vaccines any longer....and because of mail order places where people can get drugs such as HW pills....the vet business is slowing down...but they have to come in for an injection.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Is this the same as Advantage multi? I don"t have the package handy.

     My vet recommended switching as a treatment for 3 of my dogs and as a prevention for the other 3.

    Well we did, and three still have tons of fleas, one vomited for a week, and our shih tzu had a burn from where it was applied and was very sick for a week. It won't be used again.

    • Gold Top Dog

    juliemule
    Is this the same as Advantage multi?

    Advantage Multi contains Imidacloprid plus Moxidectin and is a monthly chewable.  ProHeart6 is a "sustained release" injection of Moxidectin which is supposed to last for 6-months.    

    • Gold Top Dog

    The pills only stay in their system a few hours and if they hae a reaction, cahnces are better something can be done.  The ProHert is in thier system for at least 6 monhts, and if they have a reaction, nothing can be doen.  I rmemeber one stelling the story of her dog having the rection and her vet told her that if he lived 6 months til it wa out of his system, he might make it.  He died in short order, didn't even live a month.

    And yes, as posted earlier, many of us who lost or almost lost a dog the first time it was out believed 100$ that our dogs were being used to test it.  I reported Hunter's death to them and THEY ASKED MY VET FOR HUNER'S ENTIRE MEDICAL RECORDS FROM THE HIS FIRST VISIT WHEN WE GOT HIM AT 8 WEEKS TIL HIS DEATH AT 4 YEARS 2 MONTHS.  Rickey would not send it without my approvla.

    And being as stupid as I was, i agreed.  I I "KNEW" they would see Hunter had never been sick a day in his life until ProHeart6.  They would KNOW their porduct killed him.  But they denied it was their product, as they did with everyone else.  Some were wiser than me and didn't allow their dogs records to be sent.  We all think they just wanted to be able to compare recrods and see what kind of apterns there was to the reactions and deaths.