(Father's note: Jackie had Bear from the
time she was 5 years old till his death, she was then 13
)
To
the makers of Proheart 6: To my knowledge my dad and I
took our dog "Bear" and our two other dogs,
"Angel" and "Mickey" to the vet as
we did every year to get a check up. As my dad and I waited
for the vet to call us, we noticed that they had come
out with a new heart worm shot. So my dad decided to get
educated a little more about it. As he heard somewhat
about it, all three of our dogs got the shot on the date
of May 9th, 2002.
Not
two days after that my brothers dog had a seizure.
Now
back to before Bear had his first recorded seizure on
11/13/01. Not long after, my dad stayed up all night with
Bear.... watching over and taking care of him because
in that night and the morning before Bear had a total
of 15 or more seizures.
I
woke up the next day to my mom taking me to school and
I came out of my room and saw that Bear was having another
seizure. It was horrible! I was scared, sad and confused
all at once. It hurt me to see him like that and I went
to school so disturbed I could hardly focus.
Over
a period of time Bear had 3 more shots and a lot more
seizures. My family and I helped him through them, but
it was really heart breaking.
On
the day of September 14, 2004 my dad and I had helped
him through a seizure before we had to leave. My dad and
I went to a guys house to pick up some furniture and left
Bear there at home all alone. After we got all of the
furniture loaded we went home.
I
got the keys from my dad and unlocked the door to the
house. I went inside looking at Bear as I walked by him
putting my stuff down. I thought at first my best friend
of eight long loving years was just sleeping so I bent
down to pet him through the cage and calling his name
to try and wake him up. After a little while of trying
to wake him up I finally realized that my best friend
in the whole wide world was DEAD.
I
broke out in tears as I ran outside, hysterical, trying
to get out that "Bear was dead!"
As
my dad realized what had happened, he ran inside. A couple
of seconds later he came out crying. I will never forget
what he looked like, his eyes were wide open and teeth
bared. It was heart breaking.
I
don't think I can ever forget it. Seeing that I was the
one that found him there. I will never LOVE another dog
like him again. There will never BE another dog like him.
He was the sweetest dog you ever did meet and he knew
when you were upset. He would always come in my room and
whine and sit right by me and comfort me. He was the best
dog ever and because of the makers of Proheart 6 I will
never see him again, feel his soft fur on my face, hear
his bark, nothing!
It
took me almost an hour to write this, because I had to
stop and just cry for a little while.
Sincerely,
Another victim of Proheart 6
Jackie Stafford
Where
do I begin?
Bear was my best friend, he went everywhere we went.
He had traveled to over 15 states during our Soccer Tournaments.
Bear was always allowed into the most expensive hotels.
He went to the coast when we went to the Surfing Nations.
Bear loved the water and just being out in the breeze.
Our lives will never be the same.
My
vet should have received the Dear Doctor letter sent in
2002. No dog that had a history of seizures, should have
received Proheart 6. After receiving Proheart 6, Bears
seizures were very violent, falling over, kicking, biting,
then he would become very aggressive.
At
first, I just wanted my dog replaced.
The manufacturer denied it.
They stated I couldn't prove this drug killed Bear.
I know in anger I said some things I shouldn't have.
Now
I realize,
Bear could never be replaced anyway.
Tom
Stafford
