New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2014-3509
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR case #: 1-37967772
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Scotts Canada Ltd.
Address: 2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 2, Suite 300
City: Mississauga
Prov / State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Postal Code: L5N1V8
Domestic Animal
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: NOVA SCOTIA
PMRA Registration No. 30472 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Home Defense Max Perimeter/Indoor Insect Control RTU
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - In Home / Rés. - à l'int. maison
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Unknown
1
Female
10
7
lbs
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Unknown / Inconnu
Yes
Unknown
Unknown/Inconnu
Contact treat.area/Contact surf. traitée
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
1-37967772 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that his cat may have been exposed to an insecticide containing the active ingredient permethrin. The reporter applied the product around the baseboard of her house one day prior to initial contact with the registrant. During product application the reporters cat was kept away from the application site but on the morning of initial contact the reporters 10 year old, 7 pound cat was vomiting, had diarrhea and was lethargic. The reporter was advised that the product has a wide margin of safety but with ingestion transient gastrointestinal irritation is possible. Veterinary care was recommended for any severe or persistent symptoms. The reporters veterinarian called later the same day and indicted that blood work showed the cat had an ALT of greater than 1000 (high normal is 130 on their machine) and a GGT of 6 (high normal is 1 on their machine). The veterinarian was advised that exposure to this product would not adversely affect liver values and additional diagnostics were recommended to determine an underlying cause and appropriate treatment for the cats illness. No further information is available.
Moderate