Many dogs or cats who are chronically ill, have upset stomachs, anorexia (food avoiders), blood disorders, kidney disorders (degeneration of the glomeruli and tubules), immunological problems, reproductive problems, or are suffering abnormal behavioral signs could have suffered chronic, catastrophic lead poisoning through supplements.īefore this revelation of supplement poisoning, the most common known cause of lead poisoning in people and dogs was contact with lead based paint or old car batteries.
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Lead can be absorbed through the skin or, in the case of these supplements, ingested and absorbed.Ĭlinical signs can be gastrointestinal and/or neurological. There is no other information (such as why or how this supposed animal health care product has been laced with toxic levels of lead for years). Sadly, this report and the previous years' report confirming lead contamination in Pfizer/Virbac Pet-Tab supplements calls into serious question the safety and efficacy of these giant corporations' entire product lines.ĬonsumerLab tests mostly human products. Pet-Tabs are sold under another corporate name: "Virbac" - ĬonsumerLab tests mostly human products.
Pet-Tabs are made by the giant Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corporation, one of America's leading opponents of health care reform and industry inspection and regulation. Pet-Tabs are sold by PetsMart, Doctors Foster and Smith, and virtually every pet shop, and on-line pet store in the nation. We've used them (albeit not for many years).
Pet-Tabs are perhaps the most widely sold dog and cat vitamin supplement. Contaminations levels for dogs are not well defined, but FDA notes that children should not be exposed to more than 6 mcg of lead per day and, as noted above, California requires warning labels on supplements for human use that contain over 0.5 mcg of lead per day. This is several times higher than the amount of lead (1.41 mcg) ConsumerLab. Pet-Tabs Complete Daily for Dogs was contaminated with 6.45 mcg of lead per tablet. This from the ConsumerLab' s paid subscription web site: Quixotically, they are not being recalled and the FDA has taken no notice of the results of testing published by ConsumerLabs. I cannot emphasize enough the extreme danger these multivitamins represent. THEY ARE CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS! Pretty sad that they can get away with this and I hope those products can be recalled and removed from stores.Ĭoton de Tulear Club of America 693-2828Īugust 5, 2009. Who would think giving a vitamin tablet to your dog would be giving them poison. To ensure a maximum level of success, it's recommended to include behavior modification along with Anxitane.I just saw this article posted elsewhere and thought I should post it here. Long-term administration: 1 tablet twice daily Episodic administration: 1 tablet 12 hours and 2 hours before the event and 1 tablet every 6 hours during the event. Episodic administration: 1/2 tablet 12 hours and 2 hours before the event and tablet every 6 hours during the event. Long-term administration: 1/2 tablet twice daily. To ensure a maximum level of success, it's recommended to include behavior modification along with Anxitane.
Not intended for use in pets with severe phobias, separation anxiety or in pets with a known history of aggression.
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In case of an accidental overdose contact a health professional immediately. Keep out of reach of children and other pets. Virbac Anxitane can be administered to pets for as a long-term anxiety relief or for short term problems due to environmental changes that are known to make pets anxious or nervous. Virbac Anxitane contains L-Theanine, an amino acid that helps reduce anxiousness and nervousness.
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