New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2016-8105
Registrant Reference Number: 2016-CA-00218
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Virbac Animal Health
Address: 3200 Meacham Blvd.
City: Fort Worth
Prov / State: TX
Country: United States
Postal Code: 76137
Domestic Animal
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: SASKATCHEWAN
PMRA Registration No. 24459 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: PREVENTIC L.A. Residual Flea and Tick Spray For Dogs
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
No
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Unknown
1
Female
0.5
5.0
lbs
Skin
Oral
>15 min <=2 hrs / >15 min <=2 h
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Other / Autre
specify Accidental exposure
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On 20 Aug 2016, the NAPCC was contacted by an animal owner to report an apparent adverse reaction to PREVENTIC L.A. (2.0% Permethrin) Residual Flea and Tick Spray For Dogs. According to the NAPCC report, on 18 Aug 2016 the animal owner's children saturated their cat with the PREVENTIC L.A. spray and lathered it up as though they were bathing the cat. The animal owner discovered the cat and bathed it within twenty minutes of exposure, then repeated bathing two to three times with Pantene Pro-V shampoo. The animal owner suspected that the cat may have licked some of the product. In the morning of 19 Aug 2016, the cat was observed to be ataxic, especially when it jumped off the bed and lost its balance. Prior to contacting the NAPCC on 20 Aug 2016, the animal owner bathed the cat again and noted that the cat felt warm to the touch, so used cool water while bathing. Afterward, the cat developed shaking like it was cold. The animal owner indicated that the cat had earmites so would shake its head intermittently. A veterinarian with the NAPCC discussed that it was unknown if the reported signs were attributed to the product exposure due to the duration since exposure and the possibility of other medical conditions contributing to the clinical signs, such as ear mites or inner ear issues. The veterinarian recommended to discontinue bathing the cat and take it to a veterinarian for evaluation.
Moderate
According to the NAPCC report, because the time course was poorly consistent, the amount was somewhat consistent, and the findings were poorly consistent, this substance was considered to have low likelihood of causing the clinical situation.