Dock Sick After 1st Proheart S12 Shot And Vaccinations

[jess]

Hi,
My dog got very ill suddenly after he had his annual vaccinations(which he always has) and PROHEART SR12 HEART WORM PREVENTION INJECTION.(this is the first time he has had this injection)

My dog was happy,lively, and healthy.He had a heart mumur(though he was fine with his mumur and it did not affect his health in anway before the vaccinations )


He suffered major heart problems.A muscle in his heart suddenly ruptured and had heart failure.I am certain that PROHEART s12 caused this to happen.Before his vet visit he was fine.Of course the vets do not what to hear about it and say what has happened to my dog did not happen from from the injections. I am certain the proheart 12 is responsible and triggered it to occur.
I did not get warned of any possible reactions or side effects.
This is the first time he has had this injection and he is now just holding on.My beloved dog is very sick and will not recover.
Has anyone elses dog got sick after having PROHEART S12 INJECTION? I can't believe what has happened.

[kazkirkpatrick]

Yeah, uh, fire your vet. The proheart shot was taken off the market MONTHS ago because of major issues with it. Im sorry to hear your poor pup isnt feeling well.

[jess]

Originally Posted by kazkirkpatrick

Yeah, uh, fire your vet. The proheart shot was taken off the market MONTHS ago because of major issues with it. Im sorry to hear your poor pup isnt feeling well.

Hi,
Thankyou.
Thats good it was taken off the market.
Here in Australia it is still on the market! It's ridiculous. I thought it would be safe, and I had no idea on how many problems it had caused overseas until I started reasearching it after my dog got sick.
What are the differences between proheart 6 and 12? apart from 6 lasts for 6months and 12 is for a yr.
Thanks

[calgal]

A friend of mine kenneled her Sheltie at her Vets while she went to England and they gave her dog that shot and it died. What I don't understand is why a Vet. would give any shots without permission.

[kazkirkpatrick]

I know the difference between the monthly HW stuff and the 6 month is simply dosage, maybe its the same between the 6 and 12. Yeah, in the states its been gone for at least a year now, I had more faith in Australia than to still have it on the market. I think you need to do some campaign work and get that stuff removed!

[doberkim]

jess, just curious -
how old was your dog? had it had a cardiology exam? what breed is it?

if your dog had preexisting heart disease, i would be more hesitant to blame proheart (the reasons it was taken off the market in the US had nothing to do with cardiac toxicity) and more likely to look at the fact that he has either congenital or inherited heart disease most likely.

my dog developed heart disease (actually both of them did) and it wasnt because of vaccines - it was because they are genetically prone to it.

i am sorry your dog is sick, however i wouldnt be so quick to blame something just because it has hurt other dogs.

[notgoodenuf]

Jess,

Interesting fact....my sisters Dog Bert who has no heart murmur recently had the Proheart 12 injection and yep...he is very sick and may no live. This is a 6 month old bubbly puppy that was also full of life. The only thing that is different is that injection. I am really angry about this and cannot believe vets are using this product. Once I have enough info, I will be taking it to the media to ensure more people are made aware of the "reactions" that may occur from this product and hoepfully save a few people from going thru the pain and sadness my sister is feeling. She is devistated. I personally think you are on to something and given the amount of info on the internet about this and Proheart 6 (which is in the US) I think there should be some serious investigation! I'd love to hear if more people have had this problem. The diagnosis Bert has been given is Auto-immune mediated anemia. And its amazing how this seems to have affected a number of dogs that have recently had some form of Proheart injection. I'd liketo add to this, its better to be safe than sorry so those who dont think this is true, if I were you I donthink I'd be taking a chance...you have too much to loose....

[Owned by Lucy]

Heart murmurs, cardiac arrest, PVCs, heart block and cardiomyopathy are all possible adverse reactions that are listed in the drug information for Proheart along with many other involving the heart, liver, kidneys, brain, cancer and even death. Make no mistake Proheart (moxidectin) is a poison. It does not prevent infection by heartworm or any other parasite it simply kills any that happen to be in the body when it is administered and prevent further growth and reproduction.

I have no problem with treating an animal when it is sick but to give them a monthly does of poison "just in case" seems ludicrous to me. My dog is tested once or twice and year and has never come up positive. If she did I am confident that I will have caught it in its earliest stages and it would be easily treatable. The same goes for fleas and ticks. Thank god we have never had an infestation but I am willing to treat it when it happen and not "prevent" something that may never happen anyway.

My point is that, in general, people (or animals) will be healthier, happier and live longer the less chemicals, preservatives and other inappropriate items are put in and on them. Why don't we trust the amazing immune systems nature gave us to protect us like it was designed to do? Why do we think we can improve on a system that has worked for generation upon generation? Of course people got sick in the past and people will continue to get sick in the future, but most disease, especially those vaccinated for, actually occurs in the vaccinated population.

Originally Posted by doberkim

my dog developed heart disease (actually both of them did) and it wasnt because of vaccines - it was because they are genetically prone to it.

Just because something is genetically inherited does not mean that vaccines, other "medications", or other environmental factors did not play a part in the causation of the heart problem. It is possible that it they he had not been bombarded with vaccines, flea and heartworm poisons or other meds that he would have never actually developed the heart problems.