New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2010-0736
Registrant Reference Number: 548943
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: CALIFORNIA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 4822-513
Product Name: Raid Flying Insect Killer Formula 6 Indoor/Outdoor 18oz
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic short hair mixed breed
2
Female
12
10
lbs
Unknown
>1 mo <= 6 mos / > 1 mois < = 6 mois
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
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
10/16/2009 Caller has been been having serious fly issues this year She sprayed product around the floorboard of her house to help with this on repeated occasions over the past year. She does not recall every seeing the cats near these areas where the product was sprayed, however 2 of her 5 cats recently died and she is wondering if the Raid is responsible. Caller states that the cats developed weight loss, lethargy and bleeding from the mouth before dying. They were never evaluated by a DVM.
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. Secondly, the product use history is extremely vague and lacks any description of a known or defined point of direct exposure to this product. Even had casual or incidental contact with this product occurred, such illness reported in 2 out 5 cats in the home would be unexpected. Even if true pyrethroid toxicity were to occur in these case is would manifest with acute neurological complications, primarily in the form of tremors and ataxia. Finally, these cats were never properly evaluated and treated by a DVM nor was a necropsy performed to determine a possible cause of death.