New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2007-6107
Registrant Reference Number: 070043231
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Wellmark International
Address: 100 Stone Road West, Suite 111
City: Guelph
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N1G 5L3
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: MISSOURI
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Bio Spot Spot On Flea and Tick Control For Dogs Medium Size 31-60lbs
Liquid
Yes
Units: oz (fl) / oz (liquide)
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Golden Retriever
1
Female
7
50
lbs
Skin
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Not recovered / Non rétabli
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On May 4, 11:49 am CDT, the owner called into the APSS facility to report this exposure. The animal was taken to the veterinary clinic but it is unknown if it was pre or post mortem. The attending DVM contacted the APSS facility at 1:34 pm, CDT on May 4th to state that the animal's dead body was brought into his clinic. The attending DVM stated that he may be able to send some tissues for necropsy but not the whole body. The APSS veterinarian stated that he would fax the necropsy protocol paperwork to his clinic. On August 2, 2007 the necropsy results on the said animal were obtained from the (lab name). According to the results marked cystic hyperplasia with marked suppurative endometritis were discovered. The (lab name) DVM stated "pyometra would explain the demise of the dog".
Death
The APSS veterinarian stated that this product has a good safety margin in dogs and is well tolerated. Necropsy results indicated the (lab name) DVM stated "pyometra would explain the demise of the dog". APSS veterinarian stated the signs that the animal was displaying are not consistent with exposure to this product; therefore, it is unlikely that the death is related to this exposure.