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June 2006
Ok, Who out there has had a dog poisoned by Frontline Plus? If so, how were the neurological symptoms treated and what was the recovery? I can find info on toxicology of this product but nothing on treatment. It is as if no one wants to talk about the dirty nitty gritty on a product that is making so much money for Merick and some vets. My dog is a full throttle,90 mile an hour fox terrier. UNTIL, he met Frontline Plus last week. Now he has serious neurological problems. He can will only walk, head and tail down. CONSTANTLY!! He is uncomfortable laying down. Sometimes when I try to get him to lay down his limbs are stiff as a board. His walk is very stiff and stilted. He shakes uncontrolled at times. He has had trouble drinking although he appears very thirsty. He has not barked once since the problems started. He is obviously going on overload with too much stimulus so we are keeping the house dark and quiet. He had Frontline Plus applied on Friday evening He was itching and licking like crazy by late night so I bathed and gave him Benedryl. Sat Am. He was a whole new dog and it was NOT GOOD. We promptly visited the Emergency Vet clinic who said dogs don't get poisoned by Flea products. They thought he had a neuro problem due to his age- he is 12. (NOT old for a terrier). They gave him fluids and a muscle relaxer. We then visited our regular vet 1 ½ days later. He also did not think it had to do with the product. looked up in PDR they can have 5X applied to them and still be ok. I think the dog ingested it because it was applied to his cat buddyat the same time and I caught dog licking cat later in evening. Nothing in PDR about ingestion. However, I found Toxicology reports on Fipronil and it totally describes the problems my little Oscar is having. One vet looked at me like I had rocks in my head and was from Mars or something... The fact of the matter is Oscar was totally normal playing with the kids and a few hours after the Frontline application he was seriously messed up. Neither vet could find anything wrong or explain his symptoms. His blood/urine workups are completely normal. He sees his vet every 6 months and has been very healthy. I want to know what needs to be done to help my little friend.
Margo 6/1/06
Thanks for taking the time to repond, it made me feel better. We had a very bad night last night. I took highlighted copies of the toxicology reports and Aussie report to my vet this A.M. and he definitely took it seriously at this time. He has contacted the poison control, EPA, Merial, and the Pharmacologist who wrote the Vets PDR book. Oscar is now hospitalized and getting IV fluid, muscle relaxers, anti-seizures medication, and pain killers. If he is going to pull thru I have full confidence that my vet will do it for him at this point. I will let you know the progress for future reference. By the way, Merial did deny any repercussions in mammals to the vets office. It did not bode well with my vet as he was reading my paperwork at the time of the call!
Margo 6/1/06
I wanted to let you know that our Oscar lost his battle today. My family fully believes that Frontline plus killed him. I will send you further details at a later point, it's a little too sad to tell it all right now.
Margo 6/12/06
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We used the product [K9 Advantix] last night after washing and conditioning our labrador. I rubbed about half the contents of a tube into our dog's coat and he has itched constantly until we rebathed him this morning. I washed my hands afterwards and also felt itchy. I won't be using Advantix, manufactured by Bayer, ever again. This stuff is poison.
Fred 6/4/06
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Due to your product Bio Spot Stripe-on Flea Control for Cats my 8 year old cat, Lady, suffered for 6 days before dying. She began having seizures shortly after application. I washed the spot with Dawn dish liquid two or three times and called a vet close by as mine is 20 miles away and rushed her to him. He started IV fluids and Valium. 29 hours and $491 later he called and said he thought it was best to put her to sleep. I could not accept that and pick her up and carried her to my regular vet. He tried his best to save her, but she died last night.
Since having to take her to the vet, I have checked the Internet and found that MANY dogs and cats have died from the use of Bio Spot. It makes me MAD that they do not care enough about our pets to make sure their product is safe for them. It seems that profit outweighs safety.
It will not make the loss of my dear pet any easier to overcome, but I plan on telling as many people any way I can about the harm this product has caused and keeps on causing. I also will be contacting EPA about Bio Spot.
Mrs. R.A. Arnold 6/5/06
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I have a couple of cats I treated them w/BIO-SPOT trusting in their product! An 8 MO OLD KITTEN AND
1 / 3 YEAR OLD CAT. THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES!!!! LITERALLY!!!!!!!
I put bio spot on both of them and within 20 minutes they both were seizing in my arms and my sons arms. They both were looking up to us just pleading for their life and understanding as to why THIS HAPPENED TO THEM!! They are our family and we have bottle raised each one from when they were 1-3 days old!
We love them so much and I would give anything not to have put that deadly lethal....BIO_SPOT on them!!!
They have went from the emergency clinic to the veternarian clinic. Both Veterinarians said they were familiar with the BIO-SPOT PRODUCT AND SEE THIS ALL THE TIME !!!!!!!
It has been 30 hours and they are still fighting for their lives. I can't bear to see them this way!!!!
Is there any hope?????
PLEASE HELP SOON THEY MAY NOT HAVE LONG....EVERY MINUTE COUNTS......PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Ann Marie 6/6/06
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Hello, my dog Riley also reacted after I applied the Biospot as directed. He started trying to bite his back, rolling around on the floor whining in pain and discomfort. Then he started acting really hyper! He was running around the house, jumping up on the beds and furniture running down the hall at breakneck speed, etc. I decided he was having a problem and so I got out the package and it said if you suspect a reaction give the dog a bath. So I gave the dog a bath, rinsed him thoroughly, wrapped him in a towel and tried tocomfort him. He remained hyper all night, not sleeping well at all. He barked at any little noise and was still trying to bite his own back. He was still somewhat hyper this morning, not acting like himself. I am concerned about the safety of this product.
Sara 6/8/06
South Riding, VA
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I have a 1 year old pug who had a very severe reaction to Advantage. About 36 hours after the application he was paralysed for about 12 hours. I was very scared and would have taken him to the emergengy room if there was one near us. I waited until morning and he was finally able to stand. He could not move his bottom half and when I would stand him up he would fall. I bought 160.00 dollars worth of Advantage for him and my 4 month english bulldog. She did not seem to have a reaction. I called the vet to see if I could return the Advantage, they gave the refund but were very hesitant to link the temporary paralysis to the product. They even asked me why I would want to return the Advantage for the unaffected dog. I think my puggy is ok now but I will never use insecticides on my babies again.
Thanks for the website.
Amber 6/8/06
Bayer claims that Advantage does not get into the bloodstream, but your dog's paralysis indicates otherwise.
James TerBush
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Just thought I would let you know. I have a one year old Shih Tzu That I applied Bio spot to on Tuesday the 6th of June and he has not been the same and we are on day four. He is growling attacking his backend crying all the time and hiding in his kennel. We can not get him to go outside. I took him to the emergency room and they said it was just a reaction. The following day he was no better so I took him to our vet who could not find anything wrong. I am very worried about my dog and do not know what to do. Do you have any suggestions?
Angel 6-9-06
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I own 9 beloved dogs. I came across your website tonight, with the many accounts of the horrible damage Bio Spot has done to people's pets.
You may already have done this, but the first thought that occurred to me was, "I should contact '60 Minutes'."
Have you ever contacted them (via the CBS website)?
I will do so this weekend. Maybe if you put a call out to all the readers of your webpage to write the producers at "60 Minutes" (and include their email address), the program would find it worth their time to investigate further. You have gathered so many testimonials--that would have to catch the attention of their producers.
Just a thought, anyhow... Thanks for providing your website to warn other pet owners.
Alejandro 6/10/06
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What a scary evening! We applied the Hartz 4 in 1 Advanced Care Flea & Tick Drops Plus+ as per the instructions to our Yorkshire Terriers tonight, Bonnie & Max. The product was purchased appropriately according to their low weight. They IMMEDIATELY started reacting to the application. They just lay down and would not react to our voices or touch. They would not even lick our hands or want their toys. I immediately searched the internet for information on other similar reactions to these types of chemicals. We were soooooo glad and fortunate to come across this website in time! After reading only a few of the stories we immediately bathed them to clean and rinse off these toxins. We hope that we were able to avoid any further adverse reactions and damage to our precious family member pets. So far, so good! We will be watching them throughout the night to be sure they remain in good health. Thank you for posting all the horrible stories of suffering and loss. We are sad for anyone and their pets who have experienced this type of unbelievable and avoidable pain. The ingredients for this product are: Phenothrin-85.7%, S - methoprene-2.3%, Other Ingredients-12% (wonder what they are?). We will be in contact with Hartz first thing in the morning when their office is open!!!!! We wanted to post our story so others could be informed and warned.
Thanks for networking so effectively.
Debbie and Jenelle 6/10/06
Phoenix, AZ
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Hi... last night i accidently grabed my dogs bio spot and put it on my cat, Buddy, hes at the vets office right now, not doin so good. im hopin hes ok i dont know if ill ever forgive myself if anything happens to him hes our baby. i feel so bad. from what everyone has been saying i will not use bio spot anymore... i know it was my mistake but i dont like what im hearing for my dog, Harley's sake. i will try the natural way and am trying to convince my mother to try the same with her dogs. i was hoping i would find someone else who has wrote about this on the internet so i could help my vet out she doesnt know what else she can do besides muscle relaxers and time? please if anyone knows anything let me so so i can tell her? thanks...
Sallie 6/11/06
im happy to report that my cat is 100% back to normal! my vet bill was only 160 dollars its not bad for saving his life! im happy! im returning the un used bio sport for my money... and ill be happy! we think what helped save his life is because he is over weight! and it was the puppy bio spot! i just want others to know my horrible mistake!
Sallie 6/20/06
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I just got through reading your website and about your Hamish. I hope he is doing well. I have a multiple pet family, 2 male Italian Greyhounds and my 13 year old female cat, whom I took off the streets when she was only a few weeks old. She has been treated with bio spot for the past few years, usually only 1 or 2 a season as well as the dogs. I also purchased it because it was affordable. Last week was time to treat everybody. In the rush to get the 3 of them done, I put Bio Spot for DOGS, on my girl. I grabbed the wrong tube! The reaction didn't come until the next morning, about 12 hours after application. I was watching her from the window and she didn't look "right". So, being over protective and totally nuerotic about my pets, I continued to watch her. I thought she was losing her sight. She first walked into a fence picket. Then, her movements became erratic and apprehensive. When I ran to get her, she was shaking. Something told me to get her to the vet. Just as I arrived at the vet, she starting seizing. It took almost 2 hours to get the seizures under control. She wasn't out of the woods for 72 hours though. And we don't know if there is any permanent damage yet. I can't tell you the guilt I will live with for a long time for my mistake. But if I had known the possibilities about this product, it would never have been in my home. I've already contacted the EPA but didn't hang up feeling any better. There is actually an EPA Reg Number on the tube. But no warning label. I will put Hamish in my prayers.
Karen 6/12/06
Just thought I would update you on what's going on here. First, Boots is doing excellent. Even the vet is surprised. He informed me the other day, (which he said he saved for now) that he hasn't seen any success stories in his hospital. He then kissed her on the head and said she's his new mascot. Second, Sherri Pike hasn't returned my call as of yet. I have left her 2 messages since you sent her number. I'm going to give her till the end of the day, before I ask for her boss. This will probably roll over until Monday, but I'd love to start their week off with a boom from me. Hope Hamish is doing good as well as you and yours. I checked out Steve Brogdon's website and cried my eyes out this morning along with more stories on your site. Thanks for adding mine. Something has to be done. This is making me sick to my stomach. The fact that it is happening right now somewhere is heartwrenching. I'll keep you posted. I'm wondering if getting Farnam to pay my $2000.00 vet bill is the way? I have to make a decision. Thanks in advance for everything.
Karen 6/16/06
I just came across this press release from the makers of Zodiac flea and tick control products (which are similar to Bio Spot) and thought you would like to see it:
It shows you that using the wrong flea control product on cats is a huge problem in the industry that "previously has not been adequately addressed." They are just now trying to do something about it, but what is Farnam doing? The tubes that Farnam uses for Bio Spot for Dogs and Bio Spot for Cats are IDENTICAL in size, shape, and color. The only thing which distinguishes them is a .25" x 1.25" label with writing too small to read.
Since Farnam has chosen to not adequately address the problem, they should not have a problem reimbursing vet bills which resulted from using Bio Spot for Dogs on cats by mistake.
James TerBush
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Thank you for having a message board so that dog owners everywhere can see that this problem is happening all over, even to the most careful dog owners.
My Bandit is a 2-yr-old, healthy Papillon (he weighs 13 pounds) and I've given him Frontline Plus all this time. I like the product, but it's only drawback has been that it doesn't kill all of the ticks (but it does kill most of them) or prevent them from latching on. This spring has been a really active one for ticks in my area of Central NJ and last weekend poor Bandit and I got bitten by ticks while on a hiking trail and despite our taking precautions. He had 30 ticks on him that I was able to remove (I don't wait for Frontline to do its stuff, I start removing any ticks I see right from the minute we get home).
Because this seemed like a very bad season, I considered switching to K9 Advantix because it is supposed to "repel" as well as kill ticks. The repellant aspect was what appealed to me. Since it was a liquid that is applied topically just like Frontline, it seemed like a simple swap to me. This weekend, Bandit was due for his monthly Frontline, but this time I used the K9 Advantix appropriate for his weight.
I applied it at 7:30am on Saturday, and within two hours, Bandit was scratching and itching and biting his tail area non-stop. He does NOT do this with Frontline. I thought maybe it would pass...so I watched closely for a bit, but instead it got worse. Then his back foot started kicking involuntarily when he was laying down, which he suddenly wanted to do ALOT. I took a washcloth, saturated it with water and began to put water on the area where I put the drops, hoping to dilute the forumla.
The box of the K9 Advantix had a customer service hotline AND a "Medical Emergency" hotline listed. I called the Medical Emergency one and got a recording from Bayer (the makers of Advantix) saying that all operators were busy with customers but to leave my name and number and someone would get back to me "as soon as possible." I explained the situation on the voicemail tape and mentioned the twitching of the back legs, which was just starting to happen. No one called back.
I waited for a call back for about 20 minutes, then took Bandit out for his regular bathroom break and he could barely walk! He was hunched over like he had to poo and was basically barely waddling. He seemed unable to use his back legs normally.
Well, that was it. I called the nearest emergency animal hospital (this was a Saturday, so no vets in the area had office hours). They told me to wash Bandit with anything I had handy, even if it was dishwashing detergent, and to bring him in. I did just that and got Bandit to the hospital in about 40 minutes (it was far away).
Luckily, the vet on duty examined Bandit thoroughly (rectal temperature, checked his gums, anal sacs, muscles in the hind legs) and thought he could go home under observation. At that point, after the bath, Bandit seemed able to stand more securely on his back legs but he was still acting oddly. Bandit is now with our regular vet (which the animal hospital faxed the results of the exams to) and being evaluated for improvement and whether there will be any lingering neurological damage.
Meanwhile, the people from the Bayer (makers of K9 Advantix) "Emergency Medical hotline" called me back at 9:30am MONDAY morning. I had called them in a panic on SATURDAY afternoon. Well, I was just livid. I told them what I thought of their "emergency medical hotline" and also what had happened to Bandit. Basically, they acted surprised about the reaction Bandit had to Advantix and apologized for the response time. Sorry, it was unacceptable (not that they care).
Do you or anyone know how to apply for reimbursement of the vet bills related to this incident? Also any way to lodge a formal complaint against the company? Today, I have taken your suggestion and emailed my state's pesticide control organization as well as the national EPA.
Thank you for your time and your help.
Linda 6/12/06
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I have 2 chihuahua's. I normally use frontline and usually have purchased online. However I had been busy and kept forgetting. So I ran into Petsmart and tried to purchase. They were out. So I spent a great deal of time in the OTC aisle and settled on Biospot. BIG MISTAKE. My 1 year old, Penny, was running around like she was on fire all day. The little 5 month old was clearly uncomfortable but not as much as Penny. I felt horrible. I did call my vet who said to bathe in Dawn and give Bennadryl. I am now shocked after seeing all the complaints that this has not been pulled off the market. At the very least it should be prescribed and used under vet supervision. It is not for general public use. I am going to keep a close eye on my animals and hope they have no further reactions. I will also warn severely anyone considering purchasing not to do so.
Michelle 6/12/06
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I recently used a flea product on my miniature poodle, Zodiac Spot On Flea and Tick Control for puppies, toys and miniatures. My dog had an adverse reaction that I have not been able to relieve him of. He is obviously uncomfortable, trying to bite his skin (application site), rolling to scratch the area, behaving anxiously and easily agitated. I have given him a bath and applied copious amounts of water, and after 3 days he is still uncomfortable. He doesn’t have any other symptoms, obvious skin rashes or lesions so I don’t think I need to take him to the vet. Do you have any suggestions to relieve his discomfort?
Melissa 6/16/06
Redmond WA
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Our Bichon almost 12 months old had a very disturbing reaction to Advantix....
Is there an alternative flea and tic control?
Shantha 6/19/06
Thanks for the prompt reply. It was very difficult to find others with similar problems, on the web, which I find surprising...
I am thankful to your website. I am positive this must be more prevalent than it seems...our dog almost went mental...
Unfortunately I have purchased a two years supply. I will visit your website to look for alternate treatments.
Shantha 6/19/06
I read most of the messages on your site. The information contained therein...it is hard to place a value on it. Thank you for what you do.
Bayer help line was useless...one of denial and the person refused to credit the unused portion of the Advantix, since I had purchased it from an internet site, the internet vendor agreed for partial reimbursement. However when I called my vet...he agreed to reimburse for all the leftovers...put me in touch with his Bayer rep who was a lot more helpful. He mentioned that they have had similar reports, in about 5% of the cases.
Bottom line is even though Bayer and the Vet. community are well aware of the problem, no one will ever put a warning label on the product, since this will cost millions of dollars, and some vets recommend this drug without a verbal warning.
The vet and Bayer rep. now tell me Advantage and Frontline are a lot safer.
For now I will prefer the tick bites, since the alternative is slow poisoning of my dog.
I read of the same symptoms on other dogs, described by the owners, on your site.
Disorientation, loss of appetite, loss of bladder control, a phase of psychosis, unbearable suffering (of owner and pet)...surely all these cannot be the result of dermal tingling.
Thank You again
Shantha 6/22/06
It was very good of your vet to offer to reimburse you for the unused amount, and to put you in touch with his Bayer rep. I am shocked the rep said that 5% of Advantix customers have reported adverse reactions. That's a huge amount. How many more have experienced adverse reactions and never suspected that it might have been caused by the Advantix (even if they had suspected and reported it, Bayer would try to convince them that it was not caused by the Advantix).
K9 Advantix has the same pesticide and the same amount as many of the over-the-counter flea products (which vets have discouraged people from using for years). It's no surprise that Advantix customers have reported the same type of symptoms in their dogs as many of the OTC customers have reported. What is surprising is that some veterinarians "prescribe" it without any mention of possible side effects.
James TerBush
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I have 2 dogs. Rocco is a 130 pound rottweiler and Bo is a 100 pound lab/boxer mix. Both had fleas so today my dad and I applied SEARGEANT"SBANSECT squeeze on flea and tick control for dogs. (Bansect has 45%Permethrin) I thought it would be ok since it says it's for dogs up to 33pounds. Well my Rottweiler started rolling on the grass crying like he was irritated so we went to give him a bath to wash it off. Once we got him inthe house he LAID LIMP on the floor not moving. We tried picking him up but he was just completely limp and staring into space not responding. He sort of snapped out of it and we quickly got him into the bathtub and washed him off with soap and water. He seems to be ok now but I'm very worried after reading that seizures can happen hours later. My other dog didn't have a problem but we washed him too.
I had a cat about ten years ago that went crazy after giving him a flea dip. He didn't have seizures but he was running around crying and trying to cram himself into a drawer that was only open about 2 inches. He was a very lively, talkative cat but after the flea dip he was never the same. He just laid around the house and looked sick. I still feel bad to this day. I agree that this stuff shouldn't be sold. You don't know which animals will have a bad reaction and there's nothing worse than poisoning your family members.
Truly sympathetic and angry,
Steph 6/19/06
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I have a 2 year old Shih Tzu named Peaches. I too used an over the counter flea medicine (Hartz) and the next morning, JUST LETTING IT SIT OVERNIGHT AND USING IT ONE TIME, my dog was so sick that she couldn't move. She was lethargic almost to the point that we thought we were going to lose her. Thankfully, we immediately washed off the flea medicine the first morning because I just had a feeling that was the problem. She was vomiting constantly and had diahrrea all day and night. Two days later, she is still not herself, although she is slowly but surely recovering. I am not sure if it has anything to do with it, but I have been having similar symptoms. This needs to STOP! I called my vet and was told that they had received several calls in regards to their pets becoming deathly ill from over the counter flea medicines that aren't even killing the fleas! The only thing we could do was to make sure it was washed off and we kept an eye on her to make sure she didn't worsen.
Someone is going to wind up losing their pet, if they haven't already, if something is not done to stop them from selling this product. AT LEAST put some kind of a warning on the packages! I read somewhere else that says there is a class action lawsuit against Hartz. Do you know if there are any other petitions or lawsuits that are pending? I'd like to get involved with that.
Michelle 6/21/06
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I have a 13 year old chihuahua in very good health. i put frontline plus on her, 2 days later she started having seizures. took her to the vet and she said at the dogs age she was having strokes. the vet said there was nothing she could do for her. my dog went from having 6 to 7 strokes a day to 1 a day now. i am not a vet but i think the frontline made her have seizures. i cant prove it but i know i will never use it again.
paula 6/21/06
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I'm so furious right now, at myself, the FDA and EPA. How could this have happened? With all of these cases just on YOUR website...they can't do anything about this? Bull****!
Here's my story. I have two wonderful Pomeranians that are children to me. Well Monday my husband and I found tics on our pups and so we got some of our biospot out, they were due for it this month, and put it on. My one dog kind of freaked out. He was ok for a couple of days and then Thursday he started twitching a lot. More like he was trying to get something that was biting him.
Well, I'll admit now I'm really stupid. I gave him a bath and then thought I should put more on. I know...stupid. But I did. Well he didnt sleep all night bless his heart. He twitched and whinned and something obvioulsy isn't right with his back end. My other pom seems ok, but I gave them both baths on Friday. And I used conditioner to soothe their skin. I'm just worried about the next few days. Thank God I'll be home with them for at least 3 days. Do you think that is enough? I have an appointment with the vet today as well. I'll give you an update of course.
I just can't believe that this put my babies lives in danger and even now I'm so worried. Hes playing but hes not acting right....he twitches to his back end and like I said...he can't sleep. Its like he is jittery and jumpy just like others have said. Thank God they haven't had any convulsions or foaming at the mouth. But I'm terrified....scared.....these pups are only 2 years old and they are my life! How could this have happened? Even to this second, he is whinning :( It breaks my heart that I did this to him.
Now I don't know which Flea product to use next month? I've heard bad things about everything....what do you use now?
And HOW can we get this stuff off of the market? I see it's been years since.
Jennifer 6/23/06
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I have been using Frontline Plus on my lab for 5 yrs with no problems. I use Revolution on my cat (he won't eat the heartworm "treats") with no problems for 3 yrs. My other cat is on Frontline Plus for 5 yrs; no problems. I hate to use these toxic chemicals but don't see a viable solution. What I have learned from this site is that it seems every product is dangerous but that some work okay with different animals. Although I really have a hard time affording the medications that I currently use, I won't be changing to anything else for fear of some horrifiing reaction. Thank you.
Thanks for this site,
Rachell 6/22/06
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On June 19, 2005 I purchased an over the counter Hartz flea and tick product for our cat. We read the directions very carefully and proceeded to apply the product. Within 20 minutes she was having difficulty walking. Her back legs were like rubber. We snatched her up and bathed her for about 15 minutes. The smell of the product was still there the next day. Of course it was a weekend so we had nowhere to take her for a bath.
WE WILL NEVER USE THAT PRODUCT AGAIN. AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT NO ONE ELSE BUY IT EITHER. MY FRIENDS DOG - A SMALL TERRIER-MIXDIED AFTER THEY APPLIED THE PRODUCT TO HIM.
Crystal 6/25/06
If I had not given her a bath when I did she would have been dead! We had to have a full blood work done on her at a cost of $200.00. But we thank God that she is fine. Don't you wonder what these corporate big shots think, knowing that this is causing harm to our pets? It makes me wonder if they have pets themselves. I would like to give them a big old dose of their flea/tick medication right on the nape of their neck and see what kind of reaction they have.
Hopefully someone will read this before they think about using a Hartz product. I have thrown out all of our Hartz products including the hampster food. And I have written the EPA and Hartz asking for a reimbursement for services rendered. Does the word class action suit mean anything? Where is Erin Brockovich when you need her.....
Thanks again for responding.
Crystal 6/26/06
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Please, Please, Please help me get this horrible product [Sergeant's Silver Squeeze On 3 Way Protection] off the shelves & similiar others.....I applied this to my very healthy ragdoll cat & followed the directions to a tee. Two hours later he was running around the house like he was on drugs, shaking, tremors, seizures, panting, he couldn't breathe.. I rushed him to the emergency pet clinic at night & thank god I got him there in time, although I don't think he will ever be the same, he is still very weak, and not eating well.. I have an appointment with my vet tomorrow...... I am writing a letter to sergeant's, and asking for compensation.. we will see how that goes, if not I may have to get a lawyer... anyway, the only ones I trust now are vet approved like, frontline & Advantage, the others have pesticides...... PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT DO NOT PURCHASE ANY SERGEANTS FLEA AND TICK PRODUCTS................. thank-you for your time..
Nikki 6/30/06
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