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Consumer Product Safety

Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2011-3805

2. Registrant Information.

Registrant Reference Number: 2011TH060

Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bayer Inc

Address: 77 Belfield Road

City: Toronto

Prov / State: ON

Country: Canada

Postal Code: M9W 1G6

3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.

Domestic Animal

4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.

22-AUG-11

5. Location of incident.

Country: CANADA

Prov / State: ONTARIO

6. Date incident was first observed.

26-JUL-11

Product Description

7. a) Provide the active ingredient and, if available, the registration number and product name (include all tank mixes). If the product is not registered provide a submission number.

Active(s)

PMRA Registration No. 27659      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: K9 advantix 100

  • Active Ingredient(s)
    • IMIDACLOPRID
    • PERMETHRIN

7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

4

Units: mL

10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).

Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique

11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).

To be determined by Registrant

12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?

Yes

Subform III: Domestic Animal Incident Report

1. Source of Report

Medical Professional

2. Type of animal affected

Dog / Chien

3. Breed

Labrador retrieve X rottweiler

4. Number of animals affected

1

5. Sex

Female

6. Age (provide a range if necessary )

1.5

7. Weight (provide a range if necessary )

74

lbs

8. Route(s) of exposure

Skin

9. What was the length of exposure?

>1 mo <= 6 mos / > 1 mois < = 6 mois

10. Time between exposure and onset of symptoms

>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h

11. List all symptoms

System

  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Muscle twitching
    • Specify - twitch
    • Symptom - Trembling
  • Gastrointestinal System
    • Symptom - Loss of appetite
  • Nervous and Muscular Systems
    • Symptom - Muscle tremors

12. How long did the symptoms last?

>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h

13. Was medical treatment provided? Provide details in question 17.

No

14. a) Was the animal hospitalized?

No

14. b) How long was the animal hospitalized?

15. Outcome of the incident

Fully Recovered / Complètement rétabli

16. How was the animal exposed?

Treatment / Traitement

17. Provide any additional details about the incident

(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms

Owner applied product May 25 and June 25 with no concerns. Owner applied product July 25 at 3 PM. Heartgard brown (Merial) was given at 5 PM. The next day the dog was twitching all over at 11 am and then had what the owners described as tremors at 8 PM. The dog was fine between these two events although she didn't eat her mid day meal as quickly as usual. The dog was normal the next day.


To be determined by Registrant

18. Severity classification (if there is more than 1 possible classification

Minor

19. Provide supplemental information here

The clinic also reported this to Merial