FWD from three sep rescues I work with:

<<This is a very important message to those with dogs/cats to alert you to a new flea & tick preventative: ProMeris http://www.promeris.com/consumer/    

This  is a new product designed to be a more effective product than  other flea/tick treatments that was just released this year. It is  available thru a vet and not currently on-line. I got ProMeris this week  for my 7  dogs (6 huskies & 1 golden x airedale) , and the results were  debilitating for nearly all of them-including me.  Since my incident  this week, my vet has pulled it from distribution and alerted the  manufacturer, Fort  Dodge .

Within  less than 2 hours after applying, 4 of my dogs had vomited from 2-4 times,  3 were disoriented and stumbling, 1 was dragging his back leg, 1 was  salivating. I had very similar symptoms like an allergic reaction-my lips  were swollen, eyes very red, mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, and mouth were  stinging. I was very disoriented-dizzy equilibrium and not able to drive.  To make this a short, all 7 of my dogs were admitted tothe hospital  for veterinariany care. Three of them remained for care, IV fluids and  observation for 24 hours. I was in the emergency room. I’m home now and so are the dogs. We’re all feeling much better.  Vet bills were over $2,500 and Fort Dodge is paying for these. Not only can the product cause this reaction, it has a highly noxious odor that permeated the house and is just starting to dissipate after 3 days.

Your dogs/cats might not have the same reaction, but given my experienc, I wanted to help  you all become well-educated about the product.>>

watched the video, so sorry you and your dogs went through such an awful experience. won’t be using that one.

That letter/experience is from a lady named Kathyrn. It was sent to me from a couple rescues, so checked it out with my vet and snopes.com  ~ figured I’d better pass along the info, here!

Wow I have seen that video and I thought that it was very cute…I would have had no idea that this product was so harmful.  I usually use Frontline Plus and was planning on continuing to do so.  Kitsu has a vet appoinment just for shots on the 18th, but sometimes I walk out of there with prescriptions vs. stuff sold in stores or online.  I will ask my Vet at the Apple Country Animal Hospital if he has heard about this, thanks.