New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2011-2241
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case#: 1-25879409
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: TEXAS
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-83
Product Name: UltraGuard Flea Tick Collar for Cats
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2724-504-2596
Product Name: UltraGuard Plus Drops for Cats
Liquid
Other (specify)
pet collarYes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
No
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
1
Male
3
11
lbs
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
<=30 min / <=30 min
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-25879409-The reporter, a pet owner, indicates his animal was exposed to two insecticidal products. The first contained the active ingredients etofenprox and methoprene, the second the active ingredient tetrachlorvinphos. The pet owner stated she applied the first product a topical flea and tick drop for cats (the etofenprox/methoprene product) to her three year eleven pound male domestic shorthair cat ten days prior to her initial contact with the registrant. The pet owner indicated the animal began drooling and foaming at the mouth immediately following application. The pet owner did nothing to address the signs the first day but the day following application she washed the product off her animal. She then decided to apply the second product, a flea and tick collar for cats, to her animal (the tetrachlorvinphos product). The animal was reported to have become lethargic the day after application (two days following the application of the topical flea and tick drops). The pet owner removed the collar and took the animal to the veterinarian. She indicted the pet had a seizure and died on the veterinarians exam table. She did not offer treatment or diagnostic information if available and indicated the animals remains had already been disposed. The veterinarian had offered a necropsy but she had declined. The pet owner was advised the signs seen would not be expected when products are used according to the label. Using multiple overlapping insecticidal is discouraged by the registrant.
Death