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thought I would send this recall out just in case any basset kidz are going to
have surgery. I will definitely ask the vet when Isabelle and Sophee go in
on the 19th and 20th for their surgeries and
dentals.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Georgia>Droolz,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Georgia>Karen and The Dog House
Gang</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Massive veterinary drug recall getting
bigger</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV>Ketamine hydrochloride injection is an
anesthetic agent for diagnostic and surgical procedures. <BR><BR>Ketamine
hydrochloride made by TEVA Animal Health was voluntarily recalled on 12/22/09,
but that recall was suddenly expanded on 12/31/09 after it was discovered that 7
other companies were selling Ketamine Hydrochloride manufactured by TEVA under
their own labels.<BR><BR>Due to the long holiday weekend your Vet may not know
about the sudden expansion of the recall. If your pet is undergoing surgery next
week, you should ask what drugs will be used to sedate your pet. If your Vet is
using Ketamine hydrochloride you should probably refer to this recall. Below I
have included links to the articles that explain the different phases of this
product recall.<BR><BR>------------<BR>During the summer the FDA sued TEVA
Animal health, the largest manufacturer of generic animad drugs after agency
inspections found adulterated animal drugs. Details here: <A
href="http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/08/01/fda-goes-after-largest-manufacturer-of-generic-animal-drugs/"
target=_blank>FDA goes after largest manufacturer of generic animal
drugs</A><BR><BR>On 12/22/09 the FDA issued this Press Release <A
href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm195118.htm" target=_blank>Teva Animal
Health, Inc. expands a voluntary nationwide recall of Ketamine Hydrochloride
Injection, USP CIII 100mg/mL in 10mL vials</A>. <BR><BR>Details were sketchy,
but the VIN News Service gives a lot of background information in their article
<A href="http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=14701"
target=_blank>Expanded ketamine recall leaves veterinarians with unanswered
questions</A><BR><BR>On 12/31/09, the VIN News reported that Teva manufactured
Ketamine for other companies in their article <A
href="http://news.vin.com/vinnews.aspx?articleId=14720" target=_blank>Seven
labels tied to Teva ketamine recall, FDA says</A><BR><BR>
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class=alt2>the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) confirms that
the labels include:<BR>* AmTech Group Inc. Ketamine Hydrochloride
Injection, USP, manufactured by IVX Animal Health Inc., St. Joseph,
Mo.<BR>* Butler KetaThesia, distributed exclusively by Butler Animal
Health Supply, Dublin, Ohio<BR>* Fort Dodge Ketaset, manufactured for Fort
Dodge Animal Health, Fort Dodge, Iowa<BR>* VEDCO KetaVed, distributed by
Vedco Inc., St. Joseph, Mo.<BR>* Phoenix Ketaject, manufactured for
Phoenix Pharmaceutical Inc., St. Joseph, Mo.<BR>* LLOYD Laboratories
VetaKet, manufactured for Lloyd Laboratories in Shenandoah, Iowa <BR>* RXV
Keta-Sthetic, manufactured for RXVeterinary Products, Westlake, Texas
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