New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2008-5396
Registrant Reference Number: 363957
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bell Laboratories, Inc.
Address: 3699 Kinsman Blvd
City: Madison
Prov / State: WI
Country: USA
Postal Code: 53704
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: GEORGIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Tomcat Ultra (non-specific)
Bait
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Basset Hound
1
Female
4
50.00
lbs
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
Yes
No
Died
Accidental ingestion/Ingestion accident.
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
8/18/2008 3:46:45 PM The veterinarian examined a dog that was previously healthy, up to date on vaccinations and on heartworm preventative. The dog had a recent diet changed and presented to the clinic with diarrhea. Initially, the dog was prescribed antibiotics and antidiarrheals. On 8/18 the dog presented with bloody diarrhea and a refusal to eat. At this time owner relayed that dog may have ingested an anticoagulant rodenticide. The caller was unable to perform a prothrombin time on the dog at this time. On 8/19/08 the dog began vomiting blood and died later that night. The dog had received IV fluids and Vitamin K. A necropsy was performed and the upper gastrointestinal tract was intact but the lower tract was ulcerated and bloody. No blood was noted in the bladder or the lungs.
Death
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews.