New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2013-2846
Registrant Reference Number: 130004552
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Wellmark International
Address: 100 Stone Road West, Suite 111
City: Guelph
Prov / State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N1G5L3
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: FLORIDA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2724-504-270
Product Name: Adams Spot On Flea And Tick Control For Cats 5 Lbs And Over
Liquid
Yes
Units: mL
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Female
2.5
8.0
lbs
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
On January 11, 2013 the owner found the pet deceased in her yard. A short time later, the owner contacted the Animal Product Safety Service (APSS) to obtain help. The APSS veterinarian stated that the ingredients in the product have a good margin of safety in cats and significant systemic signs would not be expected. The APSS veterinarian said that death would not be expected from a dermal application of the product. The APSS veterinarian recommended that the owner take the cat's body to the veterinarian for a necropsy, have the veterinarian call for information, and call back with questions.
Death
The APSS veterinarian stated that the substance was considered to have a doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation. Later on January 11, 2013 vet staff from the owner's regular veterinarian contacted the APSS to discuss a necropsy. The APSS veterinarian faxed over necropsy instructions. Later that afternoon an APSS technician called the owner's regular veterinary staff to discuss the necropsy. On January 15, 2013 the APSS technician contacted the vet staff to verify the cat's body had been submitted for necropsy. On January 17, 2013 interim necropsy results were received. The results revealed mild catarrhal gastroenteritis with intralesional ascarids in the stomach and small intestine. The gross examination failed to reveal the cause of the cat's death, and a histopathology was in progress. Final necropsy results are pending.