I want to thank all of my friends, family, readers, clients and fellow beings of the universe, for taking the time to read my words. Many of the words I am going to share with you all came to me while I was in the most beautiful place on Earth, Yosemite Valley. I decided to celebrate my 61st year in the laboratory of life at the top of Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in the United States, with a  2,425 foot drop. The picture you see of me is at the top of the falls and Yosemite Valley below. Spectacular doesn't come close to what it is like to be in the arms of the falls.

The reason is simple. They are trying to cool off after hearing about another new drug for the war on fleas and ticks. That is correct, yet another toxic substance to put on your pet. Make sure you follow the instructions and wear gloves because it is so safe. Take off the gloves and then you and your children  hug your best friend. Sure, you’ll all be safe, swimming in toxins!  Duh……………………..

I know you cannot wait to hear what it is, so I am going to let the cat out of the bag. ProMeris.

Before I go into the specifics of this new chemical, I would like to share a story from a woman who used it on her pets and the horror story that followed.

Guess this is a "heads up" about a new product on the market called Promeris, manufactured by Ft. Dodge Animal Health Products. This is a very important message to my family & friends who have dogs and/or cats--and to alert you to the hazard of using a new Flea & Tick Preventative called Promeris. This is a new product designed to be a more effective product than other flea/tick treatments (SPOT DROPS) that no longer work because the parasites are immune to the toxins. As a next generation toxin, Promeris 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-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. To date they have not responded to my Vet, me or my lawyer. Here are my results: 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 verydisoriented-dizzy equilibrium and not able to drive. To make this a short story-all 7 of my dogs were admitted to the hospital for veterinarian care, and 3 of them remained for care, IV fluids and observation for 24 hours. I myself was forced to go to 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, like it or not. 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 experience-I wanted to help you all become well-educated about the product.  Kathryn L.Leinthallkalein