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Incident Report Number: 2011-2671
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case 1-26095200
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: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
PMRA Registration No. 25621 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: UltraGuard Flea Tick Collar for Cats
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
unknown
1
Unknown
7
13
lbs
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
System
Unknown / Inconnu
No
No
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-26095200- The reporter, a pet owner, indicates her animal was exposed to an insecticidal product containing the active ingredient tetrachlorvinphos. The pet owner stated she applied the product, a flea and tick collar labeled for use on cats, on her two cats last evening. She reports she has used the same product historically on the same animals with no adverse event. The morning of her initial contact the pet owner stated one of her cats, a seven year thirteen pound animal ( Subform III, #1), was observed walking in circles staring at the wall, laying down, down in the haunches, and with an 'odd pupillary reaction'. The pet owner had removed the collar and rinsed the area of application. Through further questioning it was discovered the pet owner had also applied a concentrated permethrin product to her dogs the night before and the affected cat may have had access to a source of ethylene glycol (antifreeze). The pet owner was advised the collar use as labeled would not be expected to elicit the signs seen. She was advised concentrated permethrin products can elicit neurologic signs in cats and are ill advised in households where cats share space with dogs. The caller was also advised ethylene glycol is highly toxic to cats and may elicit the signs seen if ingested. Cats are known to seek out and ingest ethylene glycol when allowed access. The pet owner was advised to seek immediate veterinary assistance. The pet owner was advised of registrant supported cholinesterase testing and pyrethroid testing. The pet owner called back spontaneously three days later indicating the signs are persisting. She was advised she must seek veterinary care to determine the cause of the animal¿s illness and appropriate care. No further information is available.
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