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Incident Report Number: 2009-4701
Registrant Reference Number: Prosar 1-20046836
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: KENTUCKY
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-63
Product Name: 2 in 1 Flea/Tick Collar for Cats
Other (specify)
collarYes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Male
Unknown
Unknown
Skin
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
1-20046836: A reporter (cat owner) called on 09/18/2009 to report the exposure of his cat to a flea and tick collar containing the active ingredient Tetrachlorvinphos. According to the reporter, the cat showed up as a stray several years ago and had been cared for by the reporter since that time. The reporter was unable to provide an age of the cat. Initially, the reporter stated that the cat was 4-6 years old, and then later stated that the cat may be 10 years old or older. The cat's health history was also unknown. The reporter's other cats had fleas, but the reporter said that this cat did not have any fleas when the collar was placed on 09/16/2009. On 09/17/2009, the cat had "thousands of fleas", was bleeding from flea bites, and panting. The reporter rinsed the cat with water. The cat was trying to hide, but the reporter placed it on a bed. The cat developed difficulty breathing, his tongue turned "pale white", and he died on 09/17/2009. The reporter was advised that adverse effects from routine use of the product are not anticipated. The reporter was also advised that the signs described may be from another cause or from the heavy flea infestation. A recommendation was made to consider necropsy to determine the cause of death. No further information was obtained.
Death