From ********@******.net Wed Oct 11 11:05:11 2000
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 08:03:00 -0500
From: Jim Wisinski <********@******.net>
To: Larry Gilbert <*****@****.com>
Subject: another hoax for you ???, I dont know.

I am a regular at your rumor control page.
but I didn't see this one there.















----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Wisienski" <********@****.com>
To: <********@******.net>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 7:15 PM
Subject: "Maria Wisienski" <*****@********.att.net>: Re: [Fwd: Fwd:
Baytril???]


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> From: "Maria Wisienski" <*****@********.att.net>
> To: <*************************@********.att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Fwd: Baytril???]
> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:37:24 -0500
> Message-ID: <***********************@****>
>
>
>
> ----------
>
> >
> > *************@*******.com writes:
> >
> > << >  <<
> >  >   > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 3:26 PM
> >  >   > I have just gotten off the phone with a client
> >  >   who has one of my dogs
> >  >   > (male, SS, 4/7/91)  In mid November, "Stanley"
> >  >   had a minor bout of gastric
> >  >   > upset, which the vet treated with the
> >  >   antibiotic, "Baytril" a Bayer
> >  >   > product.  Within 5 days of starting the course
> >  >   of Baytril, Stanley was
> >  >   > found to be suddenly and completely BLIND.
> >  >   Bayer was contacted by the
> >  >   > attending Vet, who was told that Bayer was aware
> >  >   of a problem with the
> >  >   > Baytril in "certain small breeds" causing
> >  >   irreparable blindness.  They
> >  >   > instructed the owners to have the dog examined
> >  >   by two different Veterinary
> >  >   > Opthamalogists, who have both confirmed that
> >  >   Stanley is completely 100%
> >  >   > blind, his retinas both complete destroyed and
> >  >   no evidence of other trauma
> >  >   > or underlying illness or hereditary reason for
> >  >   this sudden onset of
> >  >   > blindness except the use of Baytril (no other
> >  >   meds of any kind, including
> >  >   > holistics are being given to this dog)
> >  >   >
> >  >   > Bayer is paying for over $1500 worth of
> >  >   Veterinary care and examination on
> >  >   > this dog.  They have issued a warning to
> >  >   veterinarians on the link between
> >  >   > Baytril and sudden onset blindness, and
> >  >   apparently, they knew of this
> >  >   > problem for nearly a year.  The veterinarian
> >  >   treating Stanley regularly
> >  >   > has found all kinds of reference to Baytril and
> >  >   blindness on the internet,
> >  >   > and at the recent Veterinary Opthamology
> >  >   conference held in Chicago last
> >  >   > month, the topic of Baytril and blindness was a
> >  >   major discussion.  One of
> >  >   > the Vet Opthamalogists who examined Stanley had
> >  >   been at this conference,
> >  >   > and was very interested in having a living
> >  >   example of this appear in his
> >  >   > office they day after he returned from the
> >  >   conference.
> >  >   >
> >  >   > Bayer is supposed to be issuing veterinary
> >  >   notice regarding the
> >  >   > possibility of blindness in dogs treated with
> >  >   Baytril.  They recommend
> >  >   > halving the usual dosage will reduce the risk.
> >  >   Since Baytril is a common
> >  >   > antibiotic used by many breeders (and often in
> >  >   our medicine cabinets for
> >  >   > our dogs) I feel it is very important to warn
> >  >   breeders of this risk, real
> >  >   > or not.  It's not worth taking the risk of using
> >  >   Baytril if there is any
> >  >   > chance of causing your dog to be blind.   There
> >  >   are other choices in
> >  >   > antibiotics besides Baytril.  I had about 12
> >  >   Baytril in my first aid kit,
> >  >   > and they have been flushed down the toilet
> >  >   today! >>
>
>
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