New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2015-3686
Registrant Reference Number: PROSAR case: 1-41332845
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Hartz Mountain Corporation
Address: 400 Plaza Drive
City: Secaucus
Prov / State: New Jersey
Country: USA
Postal Code: 07094-3688
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: NEW JERSEY
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2596-147
Product Name: UltraGuard One Spot Flea, Egg/Larvae Treatment for Cats/Kittens
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Shorthair
1
Female
11
5
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
1-41332845 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that his two cats were exposed to a spot-on insecticide containing the active ingredient methoprene. The pet owner applied the product to his 11-year-old, 5 pound, female domestic short haired cat and to his 2-year-old, 6 pound, female domestic short haired cat about one week prior to initial contact with the registrant to treat a severe flea infestation. Shortly after the product was applied the reporters 11 year old cat stopped eating and drinking. Later that night the cat was meowing, had labored breathing, stopped moving and became unresponsive. The cat died enroute to the veterinary clinic. A few days prior to the reporters initial call the reporters 2-year-old cat stopped eating and drinking, she became lethargic and was walking sideways. The reporter was advised that the active ingredient in the product has little to no toxicity in mammals. The described symptoms may be secondary to flea bite anemia. On follow-up call, two days later, the reporter indicated that his 2 year old cat died the morning after his initial call. He had not sought veterinary care. No additional information is available.
Death
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic shorthair
1
Female
2
6
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
1-41332845 - The reporter, a pet owner, indicated that his two cats were exposed to a spot-on insecticide containing the active ingredient methoprene. The pet owner applied the product to his 11-year-old, 5 pound, female domestic short haired cat and to his 2-year-old, 6 pound, female domestic short haired cat about one week prior to initial contact with the registrant to treat a severe flea infestation. Shortly after the product was applied the reporters 11 year old cat stopped eating and drinking. Later that night the cat was meowing, had labored breathing, stopped moving and became unresponsive. The cat died enroute to the veterinary clinic. A few days prior to the reporters initial call the reporters 2-year-old cat stopped eating and drinking, she became lethargic and was walking sideways. The reporter was advised that the active ingredient in the product has little to no toxicity in mammals. The described symptoms may be secondary to flea bite anemia. On follow-up call, two days later, the reporter indicated that his 2 year old cat died the morning after his initial call. He had not sought veterinary care. No additional information is available.
Death