10/21/04
Paws for Progress Newsletter(C)
#7

 

"Knowledge is Power"
~unknown~

Halloween Dog Fun and Safety

Sign on bulletin board: "Puppies for sale, the only love that money can buy."

Mosquito Season may be (almost) over....... but Heartworm Concerns aren't!

New Stories since 9/25/04

Moxidectin: "Tuffy " - "Max" - "Kasi" - "Buddy"

and more that are fighting not yet posted!

We have all been there, we know how it feels and we know to well what it is like! Dealing with the Guilt.

Please help feed abused and neglected animals, it only takes a second!

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com
Please go there now........ and send it to everyone you know

Take the Humane Pawprint Quiz

This new online quiz sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States determines animal conscientiousness.

Veterinary Homeopathy Referral List

Consumer Affairs: Too Many Malpractice Suits, Or Not Enough?

FDA on the Moxidectin Independent Panel:
The purpose of the scientific advisory committee meeting is to have all of the data available on ProHeart(r) 6 evaluated by an independent third party. That committee is made up of 13 members including the Chair who represent various disciplines in veterinary medicine. The Committee also includes one technically qualified member who is identified with consumer interests. The Committee will review, evaluate and make recommendations about the data regarding ProHeart(r) 6. These meetings are announced in the Federal Register and information will be available on CVM's website.
Marcia K. Larkins D.V.M.
Ombudsman

Older dogs have special needs that require attention in order to provide them with health and happiness.

USAToday: Drugmakers shift more production outside USA

Have YOU filled it out yet?
ADE Survey
Do you have a complaint as a 'consumer'? Consumer Affairs http://www.consumeraffairs.com/php/a_report.php
IAMS and P&G and How They Cause Animals to Suffer Needlessly - www.IAMScruelty.com
PLEASE: If you haven't already - check out the petition below and forward to all the dog lovers you know! It expires 12/31/04
What's New?
Congratulations to Kimmy (Kia's Mom)!! She's engaged!
Forbes: Emerging Trends - Manimal: Humans And Pets Are Sharing Ailments And Drugs
NEW NSAID: Previcox (no reactions as of 10/1/04 FDA report
WashingtonPost.com: What to Do if You Suspect Vet Malpractice
DoggieNews.com: Spray a Drug into Your Dog's Mouth - New technology is in the works that will allow you to spray a liquid drug into your dog's mouth
It's official: Dogs can understand human speech -- Animal lovers are often being accused of attributing human characteristics to their pets. Up until recently it used to be considered that dogs and cats are incapable of understanding our words. Finally, for the first time, it has been proven that dogs can in fact understand human speech
Newsday.com: DEADLY VACCINE Heartworm drug recalled
AARP: The Dope on Drug Companies
PetPlace.com: Is Your Pet Happy?
Seattle Times: Costly care, valued animals
MotherJones.com: Truth About Drug Companies
PetEducation.com: Chemistry Panels & Tests
Duramune Adult®: Canine Technical Report:
Canada: ProHeart®6 Injectable Heartworm Product for Dogs
DVM Magazine: Fort Dodge Animal Health unveils Leptospira vaccine
NewsDay.com: Medical advice, one dog at a time
Washington Times: FDA unaware of most drug complaints
Is YOUR dog counted?

If you do not file a complaint with the FDA.....
you're giving the manufacturer ammunition to use against you.
They can then claim there are so few cases of adverse reactions.... nothing needs to be done.

Have you stacked the statistics in the manufacturers favor?
Don't depend on your vet's office.

(Thanks for the F.A.C.T idea Laurie!) .

"I have found that when you are deeply troubled there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source." ~Doris Day~
Please remember....... if you do NOT want to be notified of the current newletter, to let us know! Laurryn, Janice, Jean & Demi

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First it is Ridiculed.
Second, it is Violently Opposed.
Third, it is Accepted as being Self-Evident."
~Arthur Schopenhauer (1778-1860)

 

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Demitry: They get better and better each time! I am truly proud to be a part of this organization. As a result, I push it harder and harder.

Wanda of TN: Keep up the good work

Stephanie Vet-Malpractice YahooGroups: Wow! Impresses

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Six Month Injection Recall Comments:

From Debbie Markwardt:   Nothing will replace the pain and suffering that many dogs & owners have endured because of Proheart 6.   We now know that "NO" more dogs will be affected from Proheart 6.   Thank you FDA for listening to the people and not the drug manufactures.

  I would like to congratulate everyone involved with website.   All the long hours & years that everyone has but in has finally saved many dogs from an adverse reaction or death from the Proheart 6 shot.   If it would not have been for this site I would have lost my dog Rusty and Proheart 6 would still be out there on the market. Maybe this will show the drug manufactures that they better think twice before putting a dangerous drug out on the market without adequate testing and using our dogs for their experimental testing. Thank you all, again

From: Laurie and Jim Rentas - Murphy's Guardians:

This is truly "the fruits of our labor". All of us played a part in the recall of ProHeart6. It's the first time that we've felt any justice regarding what so violently killed Murphy.

Whether one of us simply filled out a complaint form or created a website or made a phone call to the FDA or alerted another victim's guardian or handed out a flyer or told a friend or just simply said a prayer, we ALL did this.

I remember people telling us to "keep up the fight" and we did. And for this, we've been rewarded.

And it's okay that the vet who injected Murphy still doesn't believe it caused her death (as he so stated to me a couple months ago). Today when I visited him he, ooops, let it slip that he won't GIVE IT TO HIS OWN DOG!

All about money? You tell me.

We did it, people! Congratulations to us all!

From Stacy Strickland in Jacksonville, FL:
I am so!! so !! HAPPY. Here we are in Florida bracing for a wicked storm "Frances", and the year long!  storm of Proheart has flashed us a light!  I dont need any electricity!.....we have the power!!!
My "Precious" girl, (and all the other special angels with you...) THANK YOU! , for giving me and all the other dog-guardians here,  the strength to hang in there, and SHOW the FDA that this deadly Injection is what took you away. We still have a long road, but now we know....we can do it. Thanks to everyone, especially Laurryn and Janice. :).... Mommy loves you, Precious Girl.

 

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