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Incident Report Number: 2007-7754
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case 1-15129284
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Hartz Mountain Corporation
Address: 400 Plaza Drive
City: Secaucus
Prov / State: New Jersey
Country: USA
Postal Code: 07094-3688
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: LOUISIANA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Advanced Care 3 in 1 Flea + Tick Spray for Dogs - EPA 2596-140
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Chihuahua
1
Male
0.67
3
lbs
Skin
Oral
Unknown / Inconnu
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
History: Caller sprayed the product for the first time on his 8 month 3# Male Chihuahua named "Clifford" on 7-1-07. He and his family noticed 2 days later, 7-3-07 the puppy was vomiting and had diarrhea. Symptoms lasted for 3-4 days, then resolved. Denies any other products used or applied to him. On Sunday, 7-15-07 he sprayed the puppy again with the spray and later on Monday, 7-16-07 he and his family noticed that the puppy was salivating from licking his hair, began vomiting, not wanting to eat and developed diarrhea. The Symptoms progressed until Tuesday, 7-17-07 and became worse and he was going to take the puppy to the Veterinarian when he got home that afternoon and "Clifford" had passed away. He spoke with "other people and a Veterinarian" and they mentioned parvovirus, coronavirus, unknown virus, parasites, etc. The puppy was buried in the yard that Tuesday, 7-17-07. Assessment: Discussed with the caller the AI is Tetrachlorvinphos which is an OP. Discussed with the caller the symptoms of SLUDGE and CNS symptoms. Some of the symptoms as reported and described fit the profile of the AI, but some do not, along with the time frame involved from the time of the exposure to the length of the symptoms. Unknown as to what may have caused the puppy's death as the puppy has been buried for the last 4 days.
Death