Comments on: Pesticides & Preventatives Poisoning Pets?

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:34:06 +0000

Stephanie, thanks for all the kind words about my blog, Truth4Dogs.com. I have just recently learned about your non-toxic flea products. They look wonderful. I wish there were more people working to make safe products for our animal friends. — Jan Rasmusen

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:30:42 +0000

Eva, the thing about homeopathy is that using the wrong remedy can make your dog worse. You need to match the remedy to the exact symptoms, rather than just use, say, a vaccine remedy. My homeopath does phone consults reasonably. Why don’t you contact her and see what she’ll charge? [Contact info was sent privately to avoid the spam bots.] Beware free advice unless it comes from a licensed homeopath.

The one thing you MUST do is report the reaction to your vet. It needs to go into her record in case she gets worse. In that case, you’ll want to get an exemption to the rabies shot when the next one is due. I hope you’ll also admonish your vet for using Proheart 6. If you’ve read my article about it, you’ll know why I think that. If I remember correctly, you had to be warned about the drug before your dog got it. That was a condition for getting the drug back on the market. If you weren’t warned, your vet could be in big trouble. In that case, you should ask them to pay for any additional medical care.

Re vaccinating, your dog is unlikely to need any other shots. Make sure you read my vaccination articles on my truth4dogs.com blog, especially the one on avoiding unnecessary shots. http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/2009/04/22/no-unnecessary-dog-shots/

Good luck! (I hope you’ll subscribe to my blog or newsletter for more information. It’s free. http://www.dogs4dogs.com

Eva responded by email: Hi Jan, thanks so much! I will contact her! I have also been speaking with someone from another site, yes, my vet could get into deep trouble for not warning me. I am also going to report Penny’s reaction to the CVM, and also speak with Senate finance, Angela Choy for the senator of Nebraska. I am learning, and trying to find out all I can. Even if my Penny is ok, she will never again have this vaccine, and my hope is that no pets will be subjected to it! Things like this, really get my back up, as our pets/friends don’t have a voice with which to speak. I have read about so many different reactions to all kinds of so called meds to protect our pets, I have been so ignorant, I just thought their meds were regulated too, boy, was I dumb! It seems the only thing regulated is who gets what part of the money pie, off the sales of these drugs,LOL.

There is a true movie I saw once, about a boy who developed a life threatening condition, who’s regular parents kept digging and fighting for treatments and cures, until one day, they actually found a common oil that halted the condition and reversed the effects of the disease. I am always inspired by these 2 people who refused to give up, the film is Lorenzo’s Oil! I know that even we ordinary people can make a difference, and I’m so frusterated that I can do nothing for my baby, that I have now taken up this cause. My mother had a boston terrier that at age 13 died from cancer. This was out of the blue, but looking back at how my mom always took her for shots, gave her heartworm meds, etc, I’m starting to wonder….

Thank you again for all the advice, and if you know someone I should write to about this problem, just let me know. I’ll be keeping my eye on your site, and have signed up for the news letter.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:13:27 +0000

Eva, my vaccination activist friend Elizabeth Hart sent me the following when I mentioned your dog being vaccinated against rabies at the same time she was given Proheart 6?

Did I mention to you that the vet who vaccinated my dog Sasha told me he’d given Sasha ProHeart when he vaccinated her? When I did some research and found out about ProHeart 6 in the US, I challenged him about this – and then he said he’d made a mistake, he hadn’t given it to her after all… What a vet, eh?

When ProHeart 6 was reintroduced to the US market, It was specifically stated: “ProHeart 6 should not be given within one month of your dog being vaccinated.” http://www.proheart6.com/docs/client_info_03_09.pdf

It just makes me sick that people trust their vets, and so many vets are not worthy of that trust.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:41:56 +0000

Jan,
I am so thankful for you and embrace your written word! You get to say all the things I’m repeatedly told not to… It isn’t good “business” to scare people and put their decisions under some light. I say this because I’m very passionate about the issue of pesticide use and the human responsibility to make informed decisions. Our pets and children depend on us to do what is right. I should know. I started Wondercide because my Akita-Husky mix, Luna, had serious side effects to her vet prescribed flea & tick medication, Frontline. It wasn’t just one vet over the 9 years of her life that prescribed it, it was many. As I traveled for work and life experience through my twenties, Luna was there with me every step of the way…and I never knew that I was poisoning her. I didn’t know I was reducing her lifespan by more than 30%. Its harsh, and its true. But the reality of the magnitude of the problem is far worse. When she got sick, I got informed. We sought out to find an alternative flea and tick control for all of our “kids” living here in the coastal south. Down here, garlic tablets and brewers yeast just don’t cut it. The pest control service wasn’t working and it smelled horrible. What is going on here? I became obsessed with finding a truly safe alternative to pesticides. I quit my job and cashed in every penny of savings. It turns out the adage is true, “Treat the Source Not the Symptom”. And the other one about “putting your mind to it”…that one is true too!
So what we have now, is a vision and a mission that will stand firm and fight the good fight with people like you. For us, it isn’t about money or margins, its about saving lives. Its about educating people to 1.) READ THE LABELS of the products they use, 2.) ask tough questions, 3.)don’t accept the term “safe” without an ingredient label and a little research.

Jan, you are very eloquent in your direction and I truly appreciate your time here! Thanks again for all of your wisdom! I can’t get enough of your blogs and articles. Hope to meet you at the IHPE in September. Thanks again.

By: Eva Seekers

Eva Seekers — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:23:27 +0000

Thanks Jan, I’ve been looking everywhere on the net for something homepathy to give her to help dilute, or help her get rid of this toxic medicine. I’m not having much luck without having big dollars. Do you know of any place that might have ideas or remedies for free or low cost? Does anyone here know of someone or something? The vet I take her to, billed me so I can make payments as I lost my job this last year! In addition, she found 2 cysts near her lowest breasts, and wanted to take out ALL OF HER BREAST GLANDS, to prevent cancer. That I backed way up on, as this seemed to me needless pain for my girl. I tell all the board that as of today, she seems to be doing ok, but is still acting tired, her hot feeling seems to be less today, but I’m still worried. I just started studying herbs and their health applications, I just wish I knew more to help rid her body of these poisons. Again, thanks to any and all who may help!

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:09:11 +0000

Eva, I can think of few things more reckless than giving Proheart 6, especially without explaining the history of the drug and connected deaths. And giving it was a highly reactive shot like rabies? That’s horrible. I hope you don’t go back to that vet again — except to conplain. This is a violation of the doctrine of informed consent, which violates veterinary reponsibility. I hope you read my Truth4Dogs.com article on Proheart 6 and the two on heartworm medications. These three articles are on the same page (http://www.dogs4dogs.com/blog/category/pet-meds/heartworms/). Also see my rabies shot page: http://www.truth4dogs.org.

As to what you can do now, I think you need a vet trained in homeopathy to help her deal with medication. Find one from the referral lists on my Find a Good Vet at http://www.dogs4dogs.com/vet I hope this helps.

By: Eva Seekers

Eva Seekers — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:11:39 +0000

I am at this site too late. After a routine exam Friday, my sweet doxie Penny, was given the 6 month heartworm injection, along with rabies. I was worried about it, but was told it was fine, it wouldn’t hurt her at all. Today (Sunday) she is ok, but feels warm, and is acting very tired! I am pissed to say the least, that my vet failed to inform me of possible side effects and problems. I’m also upset with myself for not checking it out first! She was given to me 5 years ago, already grown, and is now 10-11 years old. She has never had the heartworm prevention as far as I know, and her blood test was negative!!!!! I do live in the deep south, which is why I went ahead with it. If anyone reading this is a vet, is there anything can be done to help her now, if she gets worse? Something tells me no! I am very worried, as she is my best friend, and I love her as much as she loves me. You know, God entrusted everything to us, what do we think he thinks about how we care for what he has given us? Any advice, I will be very grateful.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:49:04 +0000

WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOUR DOG HAS HEARTWORM Hi Lindsey. Don't panic. Dogs survive heartworm all the time. In fact, the current movie star dog Benji is a healthy heartworm survivor. Here's what to do. First, make sure your dog has heartworm (or doesn't have it) by having your vet do a simple blood test called a heartworm antigen test. You can learn more about diagnosis at http://www.heartwormsociety.org/article_11.html Second, if your dog doesn't have heartworm, please read my articles on heartworm prevention. Third, if your dog does have heartworm, my vet recommends a cardiac ultrasound before starting any treatment. If the infestation is mild, you will treat differently than if it is major. Fourth, there's an interesting video on heartworm treatment that you should watch. You can fast forward through the commercial beginning to about halfway through. Discuss this option with your vet before proceeding. Let me know how it goes. Don't worry. Learn the facts and then proceed calmly. Remember, your dog will sense your stress and then become worried herself.

By: lindsey

lindsey — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:23:07 +0000

My dog has all the signs of heartworms, i fear that it may be too late to help her. Is their anything i can do because I dont want to make her worse I just want to help her. If you have any advice I would love it. Thank you very much.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:52:26 +0000

ARE PETS LIVING LONGER? Brava Kim! I hear vet friends — like Margo Roman and Stephen Blake to name two — talk about how much younger dogs and cats are getting cancer. If so many human kids were dying this young of “old age diseases,” even our government would take notice.

Holistic healers blame over-vaccination, commercial food and pesticides (for flea, heartworm, etc.) for the epidemic of poor health. Half of all dogs and a third of cats are now dying of cancer. It’s becoming commonplace to see pets with missing limbs and chunks out of their faces where tumors were removed. Vet bills are steadily rising: $11.1 billion in 2008 expecting to rise to $12.2 in 2009. Up $1.1 billion in just a year! According to the American Pet Product Manufacturer’s Association, surgical vet visits for dogs now AVERAGE $453 a year for dogs and $363 for cats.

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing but expecting different results. It’s also failing to read labels and think for ourselves. Fear marketing is winning. The losers are our pets.