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Incident Report Number: 2013-6472
Registrant Reference Number: 130109870
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: INDIANA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 13799-2
Product Name: Four Paws Magic Coat Flea And Tick Shampoo For Cats And Kittens
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Medical Professional
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Male
9.0
14.0
lbs
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
<=30 min / <=30 min
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On August 7, 2013, shortly after being bathed with the shampoo product, the owner noticed that the cat was recumbent and bloody. The owner took cat to vet; cat was dead on arrival. Veterinarian discovered blood was from 2 torn toenails and discovered a scratch on the cats head. Veterinarian believes its a sign of a seizure. Later that day the owner's regular veterinarian contacted the Animal Product Safety Service (APSS) to obtain help. The APSS veterinarian stated that with overdoses, seizures and death would not be expected, and signs would not be expected to develop so quickly after the exposure. The APSS veterinarian recommended that a necropsy be performed to determine the cause of the cat's death.
Death
The APSS veterinarian stated that the substance was considered to have a doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation and that hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was considered to have an unknown likelihood of causing the clinical situation. On August 7, 2013 an APSS technician contacted the owner's regular veterinarian to check on the status of the necropsy; the owner's regular veterinarian was not certain if a necropsy would be done. On August 9, 2013 the owner's regular veterinarian contacted the APSS to state that the owners did not wish to pursue a necropsy.