A Cary vet tells 5 on Your Facet that bogus heartworm and flea prevention medicines and bogus injectable arthritis medicines are the most important culprits.
DISCOVERED AND HAVE BEEN LOCATED. BACK TO YOU. BIG UPDATE THERE. THANK YOU, MARK. >> AMERICANS ARE SPENDING MORE MONEY ON THEIR PETS THAN EVER BEFORE. THAT INCLUDES $10 BILLION IN PET MEDICATION ONLY. NOW SCAMMERS ARE SPRING INTO ACTION SELLING FAKE OR DEFECTIVE MEDICINES DISGUISED AS REAL ON LINE 5 BY YOUR SIDE KEELY. ARTHUR IS LIVE FROM THE DOG PARK AT DIX PARK TO SHARE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO KNOW A REAL FROM THE FAKE KAYLEE. >> DEBORAH, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS STORY. BUT COULD YOU BE IN A BETTER AND HAPPIER LIVE LOCATION? A DOG WILL COST THE AVERAGE PET OWNER AROUND $100. IF NOT MORE, ONE YEAR WITH SIMPLE MEDICATION FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. SO IT’S NO SECRET THAT OWNERS ARE TRYING TO FIND A GOOD DEAL. BUT SOMETIMES THESE DEALS CAN ACTUALLY BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. >> SHE IS THE FURRY TAIL HUSKY. LOVE FOR YOUR PET IS PRICELESS. OR WRITE UPS YES, BUT KEEPING THEM HEALTHY COST. DOES YOUR PET TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS? YES. SEARCH FOR COMMON PET MEDICINES LIKE NEXT GARDEN. HARD GUARD AND MILLIONS OF RESULTS AT A VARIETY OF PRICE POINTS WILL APPEAR WE ASKED THE REAL PET OWNERS OF RALEIGH IN DIX PARK IF THEY CAN KNOW THE REAL FROM THE FAKE. I AM GOING TO LEAVE WITHOUT NOTICE. LOOK AT THIS IS THIS IS HOW EASY FOR YOU TO BE LIKE, OH THIS IS THIS. >> NO FILLING. QUITE IDENTICAL. THEN WE TAKE THE IMAGES TO THE VETERINARIAN JENNIFER SCHULTZ, YOU ARE THE OWNER OF AMERICAN EMERGENCY CLINIC OF CARRIE. >> WHO IMMEDIATELY DETECTED THE COUNTERFEITS. THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THAT SOMEONE I MEAN AS THE AMERICAN PRODUCT. >> HERE IS HOW YOU CAN TOO. CHECK THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. PLEASE NOTE HOW THIS NEXT CARD PACKAGE USES KILOGRAMS INSTEAD OF POUNDS IN THE US THAT’S HOW WE SPEAK THINGS TO LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE ON THE PACKAGING. MUST BE IN ENGLISH. THEY HAVE TABLETS IN A SEPARATE LANGUAGE. NEXT. THE ACTUAL DRUG MUST INCLUDE A LIST OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS. THEY HAVE TO PUT THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLE IN THE BUCS. ALSO ON THE FRONT OF THE PACKAGE, ESPECIALLY FOR HEART FLEA AND TICK MEDICATION, THE FDA REQUIRES THE PET MEDICATION TO INCLUDE THE DOSAGE, HOW TO USE IT AND POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS. ALL SUCH INFORMATION IS NORMALLY FOUND ON THE BACK. FINALLY KNOW THE LOGO, A REAL DRUG LOGO WILL BE CONSISTENT NO MATTER WHERE YOU BUY IT. THE COMPANY DOES NOT PUT THE SYMBOL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HEART GUARD ONE WITH ALL HEARTS IS FAKE. PETS ARE GREAT FOR BIG BUSINESSES. TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR. DR. SCHULTZ ADMITS SHE’S SEEING MORE PETS WITH DEFECTIVE DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM IN THE TRIANGLE, FAKE FLEA AND HEARTWORM PREVENTION DRUGS AND FAKE INJECTABLE ARTHRITIS DRUGS ARE HER TOP OFFENDERS. THIS IS BAD LIKE YOU SOME AS A HUMAN BEING TAKING THE WRONG MEDICATION. ABSOLUTELY. YES. I MEAN, YOU TAKE THE WRONG MEDICATION. YES, THERE IS A RISK OF DEATH YOU SHOULD EVEN BUY PET MEDICINES ONLINE >> I DON’T. THAT DOESN’T MEAN THERE ARE NO REPEATABLE OPTIONS. >> AND THIS IS CURRENTLY HERE. THE LITTLE POODLE IS SADIE MURRAY. THIS IS REALLY PHOTOJOURNALIST RICHARD ADKINS, DOG. I SAID I WANT TO START WITH US ON EVERY SHOOT. NOW, IF YOU SUSPECT YOU HAVE COUNTERFEIT PET MEDICINES IN YOUR HOME, BUY SOME ONLINE. THERE IS REALLY A WAY TO INFORM. WE HAVE IT ON OUR WRAL NEWS APP WHICH WILL BE THE BEST WAY TO HELP PROTECT YOU AND OTHER CONSUMERS MOVING FORWARD. AND DEBORAH, AS MORE PEOPLE BUYING HABITS MOVE ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE ALL CONSIDER OUR PETS PART OF THE FAMILY. WE LOVE THEM AS CHILDREN.