New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2010-4065
Registrant Reference Number: 621990
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: TENNESSEE
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 4822-273
Product Name: Raid Flea Killer Plus Carpet and Room Spray 16 oz
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Unknown
2
Unknown
0.15
2.00
lbs
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
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
4/21/2010 Caller applied the product six days ago. The states that 6 kittens and the mother were placed outside in a cat carrier during application and for four hours afterwards. The area was also ventilated for one hour before cats were allowed back into the area. Two of the cats stopped nursing two days later and both died at different times. Caller does not recall when either of the cats died. A third cat has now stopped eating, is lethargic, cold to the touch, and having difficulty breathing. None of the kittens have received any type of preventative veterinary case since being born. None of the cats have been evaluated by a veterinarian.
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. Even had casual or incidental contact with this product occurred, such illness reported in 3 out or 6 kittens in the home would be unexpected. Finally, these cats were never properly evaluated and treated by a DVM nor was a necropsy performed to determine a possible cause of death. The differential diagnosis for the sudden onset of acute illness and death in 8 week old kittens would include multiple potential etiologies, especially since the kittens never received preventative care from a veterinarian.
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Unknown
1
Unknown
0.15
2.00
lbs
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
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
4/21/2010 Caller applied the product six days ago. The states that 6 kittens and the mother were placed outside in a cat carrier during application and for four hours afterwards. The area was also ventilated for one hour before cats were allowed back into the area. Two of the cats stopped nursing two days later and both died at different times. Caller does not recall when either of the cats died. A third cat has now stopped eating, is lethargic, cold to the touch, and having difficulty breathing. None of the kittens have received any type of preventative veterinary case since being born. None of the cats have been evaluated by a veterinarian.
Moderate
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. Even had casual or incidental contact with this product occurred, such illness reported in 3 out or 6 kittens in the home would be unexpected. Finally, these cats were never properly evaluated and treated by a DVM nor was a necropsy performed to determine a possible cause of death. The differential diagnosis for the sudden onset of acute illness and death in 8 week old kittens would include multiple potential etiologies, especially since the kittens never received preventative care from a veterinarian.