New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2015-2158
Registrant Reference Number: 150012505
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: FLORIDA
Unknown
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2724-814
Product Name: Kirkland Signature Flea And Tick Control For Cats 5 Lbs And Over
Liquid
Yes
Units: mL
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Mediumhair
1
Female
16.0
7.0
lbs
Skin
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
At an unknown date in October the cat developed symptoms and died a few days later. On January 29, 2015 the owner contacted the Animal Product Safety Service (APSS) to discuss her other cats after reading reviews online and wanted to know if the cat's death was related to the product. The APSS veterinarian stated etofenprox is in the pyrethroid family and is safe to use on cats and dogs as a topical agent to treat fleas. The APSS veterinarian also stated it does not result in tremors or seizure activity that can be seen from other pyrethroids, since it is structurally different. The APSS veterinarian also stated oral exposures often result in hypersalivation, nausea, and vomiting because of the taste and some animals will hypersalivate just from the odor of the product. The APSS veterinarian also stated s-methoprene is an insect growth regulator (IGR). The APSS veterinarian finally stated if ingested there could be hypersalivation and nausea. A necropsy was not available.
Death
The APSS veterinarian stated that the substance was not considered to be related to causing the clinical situation.