Re: RC: Re: deworming program (quest)

[MtnRondi@aol.com]

I don't know whether Quest was responsible for my horse's illness or not. All 
I know is I won't use it again. I have an 8 yr. old Arab gelding that I have 
owned since he was 5 months old. He has never been sick a day in his life. 
Last November, 1999, I wormed him with Quest and three weeks later he 
colicked for the first time in his life and ended up in the hospital for 5 
days. His white cell count was high, his temperature was elevated and the 
belly taps showed peritonitis of the abdominal cavity.The reading for the 
taps was 175 (whatever that means) with 5 being normal. They x-rayed him and 
ultrasounded him and could find nothing and they were stumped as to what was 
the problem. After 2 more weeks of antibiotics he started feeling better and 
is OK now.

A friend warned me about Quest over a year ago. She used it on her horse and 
the horse was OK, but one dog died, the other barely survived and her friend 
who wormed at the same time with Quest, lost a cat. Apparently if even one 
little drop hits the floor and the dogs get it, or in the cat's case, the vet 
figured the cat's paw stepped in a drop of it and she licked her paw and 
died. When my friend called Fort Dodge they were not too willing to discuss 
it with her. She had the impression they had other complaints and didn't want 
to admit it was that dangerous.

Bonnie
So. Calif.