New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2020-2291
Registrant Reference Number: 2019-CA-000147
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): The Hartz Mountain Corporation
Address: 400 Plaza Drive
City: Seacaucus
Prov / State: New Jersey
Country: USA
Postal Code: 07094-3688
Domestic Animal
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: BRITISH COLUMBIA
PMRA Registration No. 25620 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Hartz UltraGuard Flea and Tick Collar for Dogs
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Yorkshire Terrier/Maltese crossbred
1
Male
9
9
lbs
Skin
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
>24 hrs <=3 days / >24 h <=3 jours
System
Unknown / Inconnu
No
No
Unknown/Inconnu
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On approximately 16-Oct-2019, a 9 year old, 9 pound, neutered, male, Yorkshire Terrier/Maltese crossbred dog, in unknown condition, with no known concomitant medical condition, had 1 Hartz UltraGuard Flea and Tick Collar for Dogs (Tetrachlorvinphos) placed around the neck by the animal owner. On 18-Oct-2019, the dog developed application site bleeding, application site skin lesion, decreased appetite, lethargy and abnormal behavior. The collar was removed and bacitracin zinc with polymyxin B sulfate ointment was applied topically to the application site, by the animal owner. The symptoms persisted at the time of the call. Veterinary evaluation was recommended. No further information was received in this case.
Minor
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews.