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Incident Report Number: 2013-1136
Registrant Reference Number: 1004467
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: NEW YORK
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 1021-1623-83253
Product Name: EctoKyl IGR Total Release Fogger
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
No
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
1
Female
Unknown
8.00
lbs
Unknown
<=15 min / <=15 min
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
Yes
No
Died
Contact treat.area/Contact surf. traitée
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
July 9, 2012 Caller reports that she set off a fogger 1 hr ago, in the basement. She admits that she has a bad problem with fleas in the house and that there may be cats in the basement with the discharging fogger. She just noticed that one of her 30 cats is missing. She wants to know if the cat will be harmed if the cat is exposed to the product. She says that the cat is 'feral' and she cannot handle her. She also reported that 1 year ago, she had another cat that may have been exposed to the same product because after discharging the product, she couldn't locate the cat. With incident from 1 year ago, approximately 1-2 days after she used the product, the cat became lethargic and wouldn't eat. She had taken the cat to her DVM where the cat was placed on IV fluids and medications were given. Upon blood work, they had found that the cat was in either liver or kidney failure (caller couldn't remember which one) and the cat died at the clinic. Follow-up on July 15 Owner reports that she found her missing cat and that it had died of unknown causes. This cat was never evaluated by a DVM.
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. It is unclear if these animals had been left in the area where the fogger had been discharged. It appears to be possible that this product had been grossly misused. Had this occurred, the primary symptomotology would consist of respiratory distress. Systemic pyrethroid toxicity was not normally be expected from such a low concentration aerosol product. If pyrethroid toxicity were to occur, it would manifest primarily with neurological symptoms which were not reported in this case. Pyrethrin and pyrethroid toxicity is not typically associated with primary liver or kidney failure.
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
1
Female
6
8.00
lbs
Unknown
<=15 min / <=15 min
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Contact treat.area/Contact surf. traitée
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
July 9, 2012 Caller reports that she set off a fogger 1 hr ago, in the basement. She admits that she has a bad problem with fleas in the house and that there may be cats in the basement with the discharging fogger. She just noticed that one of her 30 cats is missing. She wants to know if the cat will be harmed if the cat is exposed to the product. She says that the cat is 'feral' and she cannot handle her. She also reported that 1 year ago, she had another cat that may have been exposed to the same product because after discharging the product, she couldn't locate the cat. With incident from 1 year ago, approximately 1-2 days after she used the product, the cat became lethargic and wouldn't eat. She had taken the cat to her DVM where the cat was placed on IV fluids and medications were given. Upon blood work, they had found that the cat was in either liver or kidney failure (caller couldn't remember which one) and the cat died at the clinic. Follow-up on July 15 Owner reports that she found her missing cat and that it had died of unknown causes. This cat was never evaluated by a DVM.
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. It is unclear if these animals had been left in the area where the fogger had been discharged. It appears to be possible that this product had been grossly misused. Had this occurred, the primary symptomotology would consist of respiratory distress. Systemic pyrethroid toxicity was not normally be expected from such a low concentration aerosol product. If pyrethroid toxicity were to occur, it would manifest primarily with neurological symptoms which were not reported in this case. Pyrethrin and pyrethroid toxicity is not typically associated with primary liver or kidney failure.