New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2012-3059
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR Case#:1-30954168
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: CONNECTICUT
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-22
Product Name: UltraGuard Rid Flea and Tick Shampoo for Cats
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
No
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Short Hair
1
Unknown
0.16
Unknown
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-30954168 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that four of his cats were exposed to an insecticide product containing the active ingredients pyrethrins, n-octyl bicycloheptane dicarboximide and piperonyl butoxide. The pet owner reported he shampooed and bathed his 2 month-old domestic shorthair(Subform III #1), his 6-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #2), his 7-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #3) and his 4-year-old domestic shorthair (Subform III #4) with this product one day prior to initial contact with the registrant. The following morning, the reporter indicated that his 2-month-old and his 6-year-old cats passed away suddenly with no symptoms prior to their death and his 7-year-old and 4-year-old cats were lethargic. The reporter was advised that per package labeling the product should not be applied to animals less than 12 weeks of age. He was further advised to bath his two lethargic cats with a non-insecticidal shampoo and lukewarm water and to seek veterinary care if symptoms persist or worsen. No further information is available.
Death
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Unknown
6
Unknown
Skin
>8 hrs <= 24 hrs / >8 h <= 24 h
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-30954168 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that four of his cats were exposed to an insecticide product containing the active ingredients pyrethrins, n-octyl bicycloheptane dicarboximide and piperonyl butoxide. The pet owner reported he shampooed and bathed his 2 month-old domestic shorthair(Subform III #1), his 6-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #2), his 7-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #3) and his 4-year-old domestic shorthair (Subform III #4) with this product one day prior to initial contact with the registrant. The following morning, the reporter indicated that his 2-month-old and his 6-year-old cats passed away suddenly with no symptoms prior to their death and his 7-year-old and 4-year-old cats were lethargic. The reporter was advised that per package labeling the product should not be applied to animals less than 12 weeks of age. He was further advised to bath his two lethargic cats with a non-insecticidal shampoo and lukewarm water and to seek veterinary care if symptoms persist or worsen. No further information is available.
Death
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
1
Unknown
7
Unknown
Skin
>8 hrs <= 24 hrs / >8 h <= 24 h
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-30954168 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that four of his cats were exposed to an insecticide product containing the active ingredients pyrethrins, n-octyl bicycloheptane dicarboximide and piperonyl butoxide. The pet owner reported he shampooed and bathed his 2 month-old domestic shorthair(Subform III #1), his 6-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #2), his 7-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #3) and his 4-year-old domestic shorthair (Subform III #4) with this product one day prior to initial contact with the registrant. The following morning, the reporter indicated that his 2-month-old and his 6-year-old cats passed away suddenly with no symptoms prior to their death and his 7-year-old and 4-year-old cats were lethargic. The reporter was advised that per package labeling the product should not be applied to animals less than 12 weeks of age. He was further advised to bath his two lethargic cats with a non-insecticidal shampoo and lukewarm water and to seek veterinary care if symptoms persist or worsen. No further information is available.
Minor
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Unknown
4
Unknown
Skin
>8 hrs <= 24 hrs / >8 h <= 24 h
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-30954168 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that four of his cats were exposed to an insecticide product containing the active ingredients pyrethrins, n-octyl bicycloheptane dicarboximide and piperonyl butoxide. The pet owner reported he shampooed and bathed his 2 month-old domestic shorthair(Subform III #1), his 6-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #2), his 7-year-old domestic short hair (Subform III #3) and his 4-year-old domestic shorthair (Subform III #4) with this product one day prior to initial contact with the registrant. The following morning, the reporter indicated that his 2-month-old and his 6-year-old cats passed away suddenly with no symptoms prior to their death and his 7-year-old and 4-year-old cats were lethargic. The reporter was advised that per package labeling the product should not be applied to animals less than 12 weeks of age. He was further advised to bath his two lethargic cats with a non-insecticidal shampoo and lukewarm water and to seek veterinary care if symptoms persist or worsen. No further information is available.
Minor