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Hartz To Pull Products Following Pet Deaths
Products To Be Relabeled Immediately

POSTED: 3:33 pm CDT June 8, 2005

Hartz Mountain Corp. will stop production of several flea and tick products that may have caused numerous deaths in cats and kittens, Local 2 reported Wednesday.

It includes the following pet product brand names.
Hartz Advanced Care 4 in 1 Flea & Tick Drops Plus+ for Cats and Kittens
Hartz Advanced Care Brand Flea and Tick Drops Plus+ for Cats and Kittens
Hartz Advanced Care 3 in 1 Flea & Tick Drops for Cats and Kittens
Hartz Advanced Care Once-A-Month Flea and Tick Drops for Cats and Kittens

Hartz agreed to relabel and then stop production at the insistence of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the agency said.

In the short term, the agreement calls for immediate relabeling of the products. The new labeling will state that the products are not to be used on the most vulnerable animals, including cats and kittens that weigh less than 6 pounds, cats older than 13 years, or kittens less than 5 months old.

Hartz will stop all new production of the cat and kitten products by Sept. 30, 2005, and not sell or distribute any affected product after Dec. 31, 2005.

"EPA is taking this action because there are safety concerns with these products,'' said Susan B. Hazen, principal deputy assistant administrator at EPA. "Pet owners should be alerted to these concerns, and may choose to transition to alternative products. We take seriously our obligation to ensure that pesticide products, when used as labeled, are safe."

The company agreed to a prohibition on any remaining retail sales by March 31, 2006. This orderly transition allows consumers and distributors to move to alternatives flea and tick products and will be strictly monitored.

Hartz will also be notifying their distributors and retailers of the changes in order to ensure a workable phase out.

Thank God! I've been warning people about Hartz flea products for a couple of years now. A friend almost lost her 6 mo. old kitten/cat because of these. It went into convusions, then a coma, and stayed that way for a week. The vet said it was a miracle she made it and told her to NEVER use that product again. Said he'd seen dozens of deaths from it.

Now, the dogs . . .

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It seems that Sergeant's flea and tick collars kill as well, just something for any one to know....read read read the ingreients any thing that is listed in this list and others you can find DO NOT USE!!!![/B]
(+)-cis,trans-Phenothrin , (+)-trans,cis-Fenothrin , (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate , (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methyl d-cis and trans* 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate *(Max. d-cis 25% : Max. trans , 02093 (CA DPR Chem Code) , 069005 (US EPA PC Code) , 2093 (CA DPR Chem Code) , 26002-80-2 (CAS Number) , 26002802 , 26002802 (CAS Number) , 3-Phenoxybenzyl (1R)-cis/trans chrysanthemate , 3-Phenoxybenzyl chrysanthemate , 3-Phenoxybenzyl d-cis and trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate , 3-Phenoxybenzyl ester of DL-cis-trans-chrysanthemum , 3-Phenoxybenzyl ester of dl-cis-trans-chrysanthemum monocarboxylic acid , 3-Phenoxybenzyl-d-Z/E-chrysanthemate , Anvil (insecticide) , Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)-, (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester (26002-80-2) , Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)-, (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester, (1R-cis)- (51186-88-0) , Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)-, (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester, (1R-trans)- (26046-85-5) , Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl)-, m-phenoxybenzyl ester , Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl)-, m-phenoxybenzyl ester, (+)-(Z,E)- , Cyfenothrin , D-Phenothrin , m-Phenoxybenzyl-(+-)-cis,trans-chrysanthemate , Phenothrin , Phenothrin (26002-80-2) , Phenoxythrin , S-2539 , S-2539 Forte , S-2539Forte , Sumithrin

As I understand it, the ones avaiable through the vet are now very safe. We use Advantage on our pets and have never had a problem with it.

We used an early one - about 15 years ago - that had a chemical called Phention (I'm not sure how it's spelled but it sounds like Fen-thigh-on) and it nearly killed our dog so watch out for that chemical too.

my pooch who is now my avatar had two horrible reactions to the proheart. the first time, my vet insisted it was the rabies shot which he had never reacted to before. When it happened the second time, they insisted it was the distemper shot which again he had never reacted to before. Fortunately both times, we had not left the vet's office and good old bernard was fine after they gave him some benadryl.

they told me that there were no reports of dogs having reactions to the proheart at the time. lo and behold the truth comes out. needless to say after the second shot, he got switched back to the monthly chewables and every time he gets any shots now he is pretreated (i am guessing again with benadryl).

i have used advantage on him many times with no adverse reactions. i think they came out with a new one called advantix to treat fleas and ticks. boy i hope the advatage isn't the same category as hartz! scares me...

Our german shepard/lab mix has had fleas for a few weeks. I find about 2-4 on him every time I check. We have used Natural defense topical treatments and baths with no resolve. Also started putting apple cider vinegar in his water. His skin is starting to get red and irritated and feel we have to use something stronger but what is safe???
We also have a cat but he doesn't seem to have fleas (probably far fetched)?
Thanks for any recommendations for safe flea removal

I buy flea treatment from the vet. Last time cost about 53 dollars for three months worth.