New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2022-0982
Registrant Reference Number: 2021-US-052426
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: N1G 5L3
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: MISSOURI
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2724-803-270
Product Name: Adams Flea and Tick Spray for Cats
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Animal / Usage sur un animal domestique
Animal's Owner
Cat / Chat
Domestic Mediumhair Cat
1
Male
0.5
2.268
kg
Skin
>2 hrs <=8 hrs / >2 h <=8 h
>2 hrs <=8 hrs / > 2 h < = 8 h
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Treatment / Traitement
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On 16 Nov 2021 the animal owner applied a few sprays of the product to the kitten to treat an existing flea infestation. The kitten was confined for the night and seemed upset about confinement. Approximately 4 hours post application on 17 Nov 2021, the kitten was found deceased. No further information is expected.
Death
Assessment: This product has a wide margin of safety and death is not expected following product use. Mild dermal irritation is possible following topical use. If ingested, mild self-limiting GI irritation leading to increased salivation may occur. Other causes for this kittens death should be considered including stress of handling or confinement, underlying disease related to flea infestation including anemia, and other underlying disease. Veterinary examination and diagnostics including necropsy may have been able to provide further information about the cause of death but were either not pursued or were unavailable at the time of the report. 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 cannot 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.