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Incident Report Number: 2014-1109
Registrant Reference Number: 2014CK002
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Bayer Inc
Address: 77 Belfield Rd
City: Toronto
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: M9W 1G6
Domestic Animal
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: BRITISH COLUMBIA
PMRA Registration No. 25129 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Advantage 18
Yes
Units: mL
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Bengal
1
Male
1
6
kg
Skin
>1 wk <=1 mo / > 1 sem < = 1 mois
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
No
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
2 days later the owner noted hairloss and a rash (inflammation) at the application site. The cat was taken to the veterinary clinic and received unknown medications. Update jan 23rd 2 days later (january 14th), the owner noted inflammation of the skin and hairloss at the application site. The cat was presented to the veterinarian who bathed the area, administered an antihistamine injection and prescribed Theramed topical antibiotic cream to be applied twice daily for 5 days.
Moderate
Status update: Update from pet owner september 13th 2014. On September 13th 2014 called to say that the cat's fur regrew within 2 months of the initial product application. however, on an unknown date in mid september 2014, hairloss appeared on the back of the neck (at the original site of product applciation). No topical products had been applied to the cat since January 2014. A veterinarian examined the cat and reported that there was no inflammation or skin lesion other than hair loss. The veterinarian did not believe the recent hairloss could be attributed to Advantage application in January 2014. No medication was prescribed, however, the owner applied topical polysporin to the site of hairloss.