New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2011-2957
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case #1-26534851
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: FLORIDA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-139
Product Name: UltraGuard Plus Flea Tick Collar for Cats Kittens
Other (specify)
collarYes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
1
Male
8
20
lbs
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
>3 days <=1 wk / >3 jours <=1 sem
System
Persisted until death
Unknown
Unknown
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-26534851- The reporter, a pet owner, indicated her animals had been exposed to an insecticide containing the active ingredient tetrachlorvinphos. The pet owner indicted she applied the product to four cats ten days preceding her initial contact with the registrant. the pet owner stated that one animal, a eight year male twenty pound domestic shorthair (Subform III, #1) developed signs of vocalizing and having tremors some time after the exposure (the caller was unable to clarify the time frame). The pet owner had indicated they did not seek veterinary care due to lack of finances and the animal developed bloody stool one week after application and died eight days after application. The pet owner indicated the three additional cats (Subform III, #2) to which the product had been applied had been lethargic since application. She reported at the time of the call she had removed the collars from the additional animals just prior to the call. The pet owner was advised the signs seen and outcome would be unexpected following use of the product as labeled. She was advised to wash the animals in a noninsecticidal shampoo and seek immediate veterinary care for the animals. On follow up the pet owner indicated she had washed the animal following the initial contact. The animals resumed normal behavior by the next day. No veterinary assistance was sought. No further information is available.
Death
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
3
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
Unknown
Unknown
Fully Recovered / Complètement rétabli
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-26534851- The reporter, a pet owner, indicated her animals had been exposed to an insecticide containing the active ingredient tetrachlorvinphos. The pet owner indicted she applied the product to four cats ten days preceding her initial contact with the registrant. the pet owner stated that one animal, a eight year male twenty pound domestic shorthair (Subform III, #1) developed signs of vocalizing and having tremors some time after the exposure (the caller was unable to clarify the time frame). The pet owner had indicated they did not seek veterinary care due to lack of finances and the animal developed bloody stool one week after application and died eight days after application. The pet owner indicated the three additional cats (Subform III, #2) to which the product had been applied had been lethargic since application. She reported at the time of the call she had removed the collars from the additional animals just prior to the call. The pet owner was advised the signs seen and outcome would be unexpected following use of the product as labeled. She was advised to wash the animals in a noninsecticidal shampoo and seek immediate veterinary care for the animals. On follow up the pet owner indicated she had washed the animal following the initial contact. The animals resumed normal behavior by the next day. No veterinary assistance was sought. No further information is available.
Minor