Have been battling a flea problem between my 2 dogs and 1 cat…spraying everything inside and out for weeks but to no avail. Unsuspectingly bought some Hartz flea control drops for my cat and placed a tube on him in the morning. By the time I got home from work, he was tremoring terribly and [...]

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I also have a cat that was affected by a Hartz product. My sons 8 mo. old kitten had fleas… so today my brother and I went to Krogers to get him some flea spray …. it said that it would kill the fleas in 5-10 minutes. what it neglected to say was that it [...]

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My friend Andy received from Hartz today a letter stating their product did not kill Scruffy. It is signed by a Dr. Jill Richardson. This person must have the absolute lowest ethical standards…how anyone can work for this company is beyond me… We are NOT finished with Hartz yet. If anyone needs the Kinship Circle [...]

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i went to get flea stuff for kittens and read the package didnt say anything about being bad for kittens so i got it sprayed them was up all night with one haveing seizures and foaming the others couldnt walk wouldnt eat the mother also sprayed wont nurse now so i have to feed them [...]

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We had to have our cat put to sleep due to the Hartz 3in 1 flea medicine. Our vet was very sympathetic but stated that Hartz products are not at all good for our feline friends despite the claims. He asked us to research phenothrin on the Internet as well as study all the negative [...]

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Sunday September 19th, 2004 my family and i brought homea beautiful orange tabby 14 weeks old. he was the most lovable thing. I have a 2 1/2 month old son that cuddled and played him so when I found a flea I wanted to treat him. It was suggested to me that with my finacial [...]

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Less than 24 hrs. ago, we gave our 3 cats Hartz flea and tick drops. This morning, one of my cats couldn’t walk, couldn’t open her eyes, and was having seizures. We rushed her to the vet, diagnosed with a toxic reaction to the Hartz. She spent the next 24 hrs. hooked to IV fluid, [...]

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My wife and I have 3 cats. She applied Hartz to all 3 and they all had horrible reactions to it and I consider us lucky none are dead. My 1st cat, a 20 lbs Maine Coon, shortly after being treated with Hartz went into some sort of seizure and lost bowel and bladder control. [...]

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my cats had fleas and washing them did not prevent reinfestation. I purchased and used Hartz flea and tick drops. After a month I had placed a second dosage on him and the cat gradually lost its apatite, lost weight and acted skiddish. He has since stopped eating and is very lethargic. I took him [...]

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my puppy has tape worms and i bought hertz medication that goes on the food and they he digests it to get rid of them i read the article about the cats liver failure. is there any possibility that this will happen to my puppy? i only used one application so far so please let [...]

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I used the “Zodiac” flea control products for the first and last time EVER last night on my two cats. Within 20 minutes of application, both were foaming at the mouth, drooling, and having difficulty breathing. I called the emergency vet clinic, and they recommended washing both thouroughly with dawn diswashing detergent. Thank God that [...]

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A few weeks ago, my husband bought Hartz’s Advanced Flea & Tick Treatment from Wal Mart because our cat, Carter, was scratching more than normal. We thought that his flea collar wasn’t working well enough and that he needed a “stronger & better” product. Well, we certainly got a “stronger” product, but surely not a [...]

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I used Hartz Adv Flea and tick drop for Kittens and under 10lbs on my one fully grown cat who is not above 10lbs and found her 2 hours later twitching her ear and running around with head turned to the side. I called the emergency clinic and they wanted $300 to just look at [...]

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Asking for prayers for my sweet cat “Sadie”. Aroung 6:00pm this evening I gave her a dosage of Hartz flea drops. About 2 hours later, she was drooling badly and shaking. I rushed her to the bathroom and washed the medicine off. About an hour later, she began to have seizures, and started screaming. Since [...]

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I noticed a few fleas in the house and fleas on my cats, so I went to to Petland, a NYC chain pet store, to get flea collars for them. They advised me to use Hartz advanced Care Flea & Tick drops Plus+ 4 in 1. I bought two sets and yesterday evening went to [...]

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On September 13, 04 I bought Hartz Conditioning Flea and Tick shampoo at a local Walmart to bath my 5 year old shih-tzu “Angel” in because we had discovered fleas on her and the vet was closed. We had always used products from the vet in the past, but because Angel is allergic to fleas, [...]

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Last night I used Hartz Advanced Care Flean and Tick Drops+ and woke up to a frightened, shaking, irritated cat. I realized it must be the drops and went to the Web for information only to find TONS of warnings and tragic stories! I have since bathed the cat (not an easy task) and am [...]

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I’m just a few days away from my wedding and everythings hectic. I noticed my 2 cats had fleas so I go to Petco and buy them Hartz Advanced Plus. I always buy them Advantage but it was 6pm and the vets were closed, plus I was hoping for an easy solution. I work the [...]

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I always bought the drops for the back of thier necks…usually frontline.But i had some stuff come up that week and my cat was in need of her drop .. she is alergic to fleas…so she needs em.Well i bought hartz thinking it would be ok.And shortly after i put that stuff on her neck [...]

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Emma is one of our two kitties that was badly poisoned by the flea and tick drops. She was poisoned at the end of March, and, trying to get the drops off the shelves at Wal*Mart, my working for them at the time, I contacted the CEO of Wal*Mart directly. He put me in touch [...]

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Sender’s Name: Erin McElroy Sender’s Email: erinmcelroy@yahoo.com Message: I am a CBS news reporter out of Milwaukee, and we’d like to give this story the attention it deserves. If your pet suffered from using Hartz flea products, please contact me @ 414-607-8111. I would like to talk with you.

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Hi Everyone I was giving a general update. My lil chow Symba is doing ok. She had horrible bowel problems for a few days after but now seems to be ok. As for the Hartz product, I have been working my butt off to try to arise awareness about this horrible brand. I have posted [...]

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I purchased Hartz flea and tick drops for the first time at Petco a couple of months ago for cost saving purposes. I have always used Advantage but I thought I would save $. Was I wrong. When I gave Slick AKA The Cutest Kitty in the World, the treatment she immediatley acted “different”. She [...]

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My dog which is Rott/Shep mixed became very sick today(Sun)…. I had no clue what was going on because he was fine Friday… Everything I fed him he could not hold down… he WANTED to eat but he couldnt hold his food down… I felt so bad seeing him this way… he’s never really been [...]

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My French Bulldog is now unable to walk because I foolishly bought her a flea and tick collar. She had it on for just over 24 hours before I noticed a real change in her behavior and an inability to do anything except sit. The vet gave her an “antidote” but I’m not sure if [...]

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I applied Hartz Flea Medicine to all of my cats. The next day, my two youngest which are sisters, were having severe twitching of their bodies. My daughter and I rushed them to the vet which would have been closed in 10 minutes. We entered the door and told the vet that something bad was [...]

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Yesterday I bought Hartz Flea Control for Cats and applied the product to both of my cats. I have used this product all summer long without incident and unaware of the potential danger. Well, this morning something tragic happened. In my morning routine of feeding my cats, I noticed “Abby” was not around. Reese’s, her [...]

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Our cat Bubba is 17 (outdoor/indoor cat), and is in pretty good shape for his age. He runs, plays, and sitll jumps up onto my parents bed.A friend of ours is a cat expert, and told us our cat has worms. so my mother went out and bought Hartz dewormer.we gave him the medication on [...]

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Yes my Lily was also poisoned. She is my beautiful, funny, gentle, loving baby feline. I have never had such a remarkable relationship. She has never refused my affections in any way. Rather it seemed we could never spoil each other with enough love and attention. She is an integral part of my daily existence. [...]

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