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Incident Report Number: 2013-6345
Registrant Reference Number: 1-35292069
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: SOUTH CAROLINA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-139
Product Name: UltraGuard Plus Flea/Tick Collar for Cats/Kittens Safety Release Snap
Other (specify)
Insecticidal CollarYes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Male
9
12
lbs
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
1-35292069 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that her cat was exposed to an insecticidal collar containing the active ingredients tetrachlorvinphos and methoprene. The reporter applied the collar to her 9-year-old, 12 pound, male domestic shorthaired cat three days prior to initial contact with the registrant and the next morning the reporter woke up and found her cat crying and lethargic. The reporter did indicate that she has 11 other cats in her home and there is an active flea infestation in her home which has been going on for several weeks. The reporter had applied a collar to all of her cats but none of the other cats developed any symptoms from the exposure. Due to financial constraints the reporter was not able to bring her sick cat to the veterinary clinic until the day of initial contact. But on the day of initial contact, while en route to the clinic, the reporters sick cat died. The reporter was advised that there are numerous possible causes for the described symptoms including anemia secondary to a severe flea infestation. A necropsy was recommended to help determine an underlying cause for her cats death but the reporter indicated that the cat had already been buried. No further information is available.
Death