New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2012-0896
Registrant Reference Number: 906312
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): McLaughlin Gormley King Company
Address: 8810 Tenth Ave North
City: Minneapolis
Prov / State: MN
Country: USA
Postal Code: 55427-4319
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: FLORIDA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 1021-1758-2596
Product Name: HARTZ UltraGuard Yard Spray
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
No
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Mixed Breed
1
Male
0.15
Unknown
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
12/29/2011 The caller, a pet owner, reports he used the product on his 8 wk (unknown weight) boxer pit bull cross 12/26/11 for a bad flea infestation. The animal later in the week was noted to strain to defecate, wander, stare into the corner, and vomit. It died yesterday. The pet owner did not provide first aid and did not consult a veterinarian. The animal had been buried. The animal has not had vaccinations.
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. The pesticide product was grossly misused. It is not intended for direct application to dogs. Even given the gross misuse of this product, the animal's symptoms do not suggest acute pyrethroid toxicity, especially given the absence of neurological symptoms such as tremor or seizures. Furthermore, this animal was never properly evaluated and treated by a veterinarian, nor had it received proper preventive care in the form of vaccines and anti-parasite treatment prior to the occurrence of this incident.