New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2013-7291
Registrant Reference Number: 130140613
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: CANADA
Prov / State: ONTARIO
PMRA Registration No. 19211 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Zodiac Integral Buckle Flea and Tick Collar For Dogs
PMRA Registration No. 26413 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Zodiac Double Action Flea And Tick Shampoo For Dogs And Cats
PMRA Registration No. 17189 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Zodiac Flea and Tick Powder
PMRA Registration No. 21744 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Zodiac Endalsect Flea Spray For Dogs and Cats
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Chihuahua
1
Female
3.0
1.5
lbs
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On September 25, 2013 the owner's child found the dog laterally recumbent and unresponsive; the dog then started to have seizures; the owner stated that the dog was having seizures every other day. Since that time, the dog had some sort of neuropathy, seeming unconscious of how much food she was eating and eating to the point of vomiting. The owner started providing nutritional support to the dog that day by giving food and water via syringe. A short time after the dog's signs developed the owner took the dog to the veterinarian, where a chemistry profile was done; the results revealed evidence of pesticides in the blood and that there was no liver damage. On October 7, 2013 the owner contacted the Animal Product Safety Service (APSS) to obtain help. The APSS veterinarian stated that labeled use of all of the agents would be considered safe and that the noted condition of the dog was not compatible with the labeled use of the products; it is unknown whether the owner consulted a veterinarian prior to the use of all of the flea and tick products. The APSS technician recommended that the owner have her regular veterinarian call for information.
Moderate
The APSS veterinarian stated that all of the flea and tick products were considered to have a doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation.