New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2008-5631
Registrant Reference Number: 360165
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: VIRGINIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 4822-399
Product Name: OFF! Deep Woods Insect Repellent Pump Spray 6 oz.
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
No
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
DSH
1
Female
8
12.00
lbs
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Died
Other / Autre
specify Defined point of exposure not evident or witnessed. Exposure based on speculation.
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
8/10/2008 Caller reports applying product to self around 2 days ago. Caller's cat has been vocalizing and vomited 4 times in the past several hours. The cat did not have any witnessed exposure to the product. Did not specifically lay on the caller's legs soon after application. 8/19/2008 Callback to original caller for follow up. Caller reports that cat had died at home. Cat was taken to eDVM and white blood count was low, eDVM reported that it was possibility of pancreatitus or viral infection. Caller and her vet do not believe the cats death was due to exposure to product. Case closed.
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. Any relationship between the use of this product and the delayed development of the complications reported in this case is inconceivable and lacks and biological plausibility, especially given the absence of any known exposure to the product in question. Even if the cat had incidental contact with the owner's leg that was treated with a repellent, there would be no expectation of pancreatitis developing. Also, a treating veterinarian discounted any role the insect repellent could have played in this cat's illness.