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Incident Report Number: 2008-3627
Registrant Reference Number: Prosar case 1-16036175
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: OKLAHOMA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-140
Product Name: UltraGuard Plus Flea and Tick Spray for Dogs
Other (specify)
SprayYes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
No
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Blue Heeler
1
Male
0.25
Unknown
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-16036175: The reporter called on 4/17/08 to report several of his dogs were vomiting after he had treated them with a topical flea and tick product containing the active ingredients Tetrachlorvinphos and Methoprene. He had used the product several times, 1-2 weeks apart. Vomiting symptoms developed after the second use of the product. First aid information was given, which included recommendations to bathe the dogs for decontamination, replace fluids as needed, and consult a veterinarian if the symptoms persisted or worsened. The reporter called back later that same day and revealed that the product had been used on a nursing bitch and her puppies (contrary to label directions). The mother was asymptomatic. One of the puppies (1st sub form III) initially gagged and then was fine. One puppy had died on 4/16/08 after experiencing bloody diarrhea and vomiting. The 3rd puppy had been vomiting since the evening of 4/16/08 and a few hours ago had developed bloody diarrhea. The reporter suspected Parvovirus and had given a vaccination for the same earlier on 4/17/08. The reporter was wondering how long symptoms might last after the dogs were bathed. The timeframe for this was discussed and a recommendation was made to bring the dogs into a veterinarian for a full examination, especially if the symptoms did not resolve a few hours after the bath. Several attempts were made at follow-up. Contact with the reporter was re-established on 4/21/08, and revealed the dogs were taken to a veterinarian who diagnosed Parvovirus, the 3rd puppy had died on 4/19/08, and the remaining dogs were under treatment and were OK.
Moderate
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Blue Heeler
2
Male
0.25
Unknown
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
Unknown
Unknown
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-16036175: The reporter called on 4/17/08 to report several of his dogs were vomiting after he had treated them with a topical flea and tick product containing the active ingredients Tetrachlorvinphos and Methoprene. He had used the product several times, 1-2 weeks apart. Vomiting symptoms developed after the second use of the product. First aid information was given, which included recommendations to bathe the dogs for decontamination, replace fluids as needed, and consult a veterinarian if the symptoms persisted or worsened. The reporter called back later that same day and revealed that the product had been used on a nursing bitch and her puppies (contrary to label directions). The mother was asymptomatic. One of the puppies (1st sub form III) initially gagged and then was fine. One puppy had died on 4/16/08 after experiencing bloody diarrhea and vomiting. The 3rd puppy had been vomiting since the evening of 4/16/08 and a few hours ago had developed bloody diarrhea. The reporter suspected Parvovirus and had given a vaccination for the same earlier on 4/17/08. The reporter was wondering how long symptoms might last after the dogs were bathed. The timeframe for this was discussed and a recommendation was made to bring the dogs into a veterinarian for a full examination, especially if the symptoms did not resolve a few hours after the bath. Several attempts were made at follow-up. Contact with the reporter was re-established on 4/21/08, and revealed the dogs were taken to a veterinarian who diagnosed Parvovirus, the 3rd puppy had died on 4/19/08, and the remaining dogs were under treatment and were OK.
Death