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Hartz Mountain Corporation risked my cat's life with their Once-A-Month Advanced Care Flea and Tick Drops. Ripoff! Secaucus New Jersey
Hartz Mountain Corporation risked the life of my cat, Bootsie, by selling a product that is toxic!
Last evening I got home and applied Hartz Advanced Car Once-A-Month Flea & Tick Drops to my cat. Soon after, within 1 hour or so, she began twitching and blinking quickly. She couldn't sit still and couldn't hardly walk either. In fact, she wouldn't jump down from the couch, a 1 1/2 foot jump.
This toxic, so called, vet approved, product turned my agile, friendly, fun loving, very active 1 year old cat into an inactive, scared, shaky, skiddish cat.
Of course, I called our vet, which referred me to an emergency animal clinic, open 24 hours a day. In speaking with the vet there, she informed me that this "vet approved" product is actually toxic to animals and that, in fact, they have at least 10 cases reported a week of same and worse type reactions to these drops. In fact, there was one night they had 10 cats in at once and 6 of them died.
Needless to say, I rushed my Bootsie to the clinic. They indicated to me that they needed to get her treatment right away before it was too late. They also informed me that if I didn't bring her in, her chances of survival were very small.
"Chances of survival" from flea drops that has been on the market for as long as I can remember, and I am sure, has been causing these types of reactions for years, and yet it is still on the market. Why?
Initially, the vet's assistant came and got Bootsie as soon as we arrived and asked permission to give her injections. Of course, I said absolutely. I was then approached again by her with a quote indicating the treatment for this could cost from $270.00 to $650.00.
They wanted to keep her over night and keep her in a drip IV to ensure that the effects of this would be reversed and to observe her.
Now, my husband and I both work. We have two kids, a mortgage and you know how the story goes. Needless to say in these times we are scraping to make it.
Therefore, due to the irresponsibility of the makers of this product, I had to choose an option for my pet, that I would not have chosen, but for the costs of treatment, had not choice. I had to take a chance with my pets life!
Bootsie received two injections of medication to reverse the reactions she was having. We were warned to watch her closely and sent home with oral medication. However, they indicated that if she began to twitch again, to give her the oral medication and if she worsened we would have to bring her back in.
We are not yet 24 hours since the application and only time will tell if she survives.
As you might expect, I am furious to think that it is common knowledge to this company that this product is known for these types of reactions in great numbers in pets and yet it is still on the market, promoted as vet approved and commercialized in such a way to make consumers think that it is safe for our pets. It isn't until you have had such an experience with your innocent animal that you come to the realization that these products are toxic. If you are lucky, your pet is still alive.
As I said before, I had to make a choice as to the care of my pet, which I shouldn't have had to make. In addition, I had to put out $150.00 for the limited treatment they gave her with the hopes that it would work. These may not be the only costs. We will not know until we see how she does.
I am interested in doing whatever it takes to make the knowledge of the risks of these toxic products public, to get all of them off the market, and to some how require Hartz Mountain Corporation apologize for lives risked and lost of dear animals in the past, today and in the future. They risked the lives of these pets for the benefit of making a buck. No life is worth that! When will they understand that!
Melody
Bonney Lake, Washington
U.S.A.
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2 Updates & Rebuttals
Andrea
Virginia Beach,Virginia,
U.S.A.
Hartz does have harmfull product
#3Consumer Comment
Sat, November 22, 2003
My cat had a litter of kittens and I kept one that was dear to my heart. I also applied the Hartz one month treatment to the kitten when it was approx 6 months old. About 1 month later the kitten started having seizures and would get very violent.Unfortunately I ended up having to sign this poor kitten over to the vet because the test were going to cost around $500 which I did not have at that time. A few weeks ago when my vet recommended Advantage to me I asked about the Hartz brand. The vet advised me not to use the Hartz brand because it has been known to be harmful to pets and cause seizures. I had to give up a kitten I loved because of this horrible product.
Billy
Muskogee,Oklahoma,
U.S.A.
strip verses spot ..Hartz will send refund check
#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, October 21, 2003
Hartz Mountain agreed to recall all packaging that gave instructions to apply contents of tube (one month dose),three tubes per package, on the cat in a strip from neck to tail. The new packaging should say apply to back of neck only so cat will not lick product. The back of the neck is the only spot on a cat's body it cannot directly lick although the cat can still use it's paw. This product has a very large percentage of active ingedients. Compare product's ingredients and strengths.!! NEVER !! apply pesticides as a strip on the back of a cat even if the instructions say to. Hartz will send refund check for approx. $12 if you have the old packaging directing to strip apply.