New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2014-1514
Registrant Reference Number: 140009596
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: QUEBEC
PMRA Registration No. 21206 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Vet Kem Ovitrol Plus For Dogs and Cats (Canadian)
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Medical Professional
Cat / Chat
Domestic Unspecified
1
Female
2.0
Unknown
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
>2 hrs <=8 hrs / > 2 h < = 8 h
System
Persisted until death
Unknown
Unknown
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On January 22, 2014 the owner noticed the cat was lethargic. On January 24, 2014 the owner took the cat to the regular veterinarian where they stated the cat was dehydrated. Shortly after, the veterinary technician called the Animal Product Safety Service (APSS) to obtain help. The APSS veterinarian stated death is not expected. The APSS veterinarian recommended bathing the cat, providing fluid therapy, symptomatic and supportive care, and call back with questions. The owner refused fluid therapy due to finances. The veterinary technician also inquired about reimbursement for the care of the cat. The APSS veterinarian referred the veterinary technician back to the manufacturer to discuss assistance with treatment of the cat.
Death
The APSS veterinarian stated that the substance was considered to have a doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation. On January 28, 2014 the veterinary technician called the APSS to let us know several of the cats had died and was inquiring about necropsy submission. Necropsy results are pending. Unknown if veterinarian was consulted before application on lactating female.
Medical Professional
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Male
1.5
Unknown
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
>2 hrs <=8 hrs / > 2 h < = 8 h
System
Persisted until death
Unknown
Unknown
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On January 22, 2014 the owner noticed the cat was lethargic. On January 24, 2014 the owner took the cat to the regular veterinarian where they stated the cat was dehydrated. Shortly after, the veterinary technician called the Animal Product Safety Service (APSS) to obtain help.The APSS veterinarian stated death is not expected. The APSS veterinarian recommended bathing the cat, providing fluid therapy, symptomatic and supportive care, and call back with questions. The owner refused fluid therapy due to finances. The veterinary technician also inquired about reimbursement for the care of the cat. The APSS veterinarian referred the veterinary technician back to the manufacturer to discuss assistance with treatment of the cat.
Death
The APSS veterinarian stated that the substance was considered to have a doubtful likelihood of causing the clinical situation. On January 26 and 28, 2014 several attempts to follow-up the case were attempted. On January 28, 2014 the veterinary technician called the APSS to let us know several of the cats had died and was inquiring about necropsy submission. On April 22, 2014 the APSS diagnostic technican received the necropsy results which reported severe necrotizing pneumonia with fibrinosupportive pleauritis and enteritis with crypt necrosis, compatible with feline parvovirus/panleukopenia. In summary, the cause of death of this cat is a severe pneumonia with pleuritis, in combination with panleukopenia. Toxicology testing for permethrins was inconclusive, meaning exposure could neither be confirmed or ruled out, due to analytical technical difficulties. The APSS veterinarian stated that pneumonia was considered to have a high likelihood of causing the clinical situation. The APSS veterinarian stated that feline parvovirus or feline panleukopenia were considered to have a high likelihood of causing the clinical situation.