I do not allow my dogs to have chew sticks. However, I had company over spring break who brought the dogs a treat so I gave in. The treat was Hartz Prime Value 150 Hickory Beef Rawhide sticks. Within 24 hours of eating a stick, my chihuahua began blowing out poop and blood uncontrollably from [...]

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A friend of mine just lost 3 kittens, presumably from “Hartz Advance Care “- Milk Replacement For Cats. After using this product, the kittens fell into a coma-like state: slowly become unresponsive to the milk replacement. Shortly after, they all died (one even bled at the mouth). Now he is not 100% sure that Hartz [...]

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My cat nearly died last night as a result of Hartz Advance care flea and tick drops. I came home from taking my puppies for a vet check up to find my cat having muscle tremors and twitching in face and sever body tremors. I read the package for Hartz and washed him immediately and [...]

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About 1993 or so we had a bad outbreak of fleas… So we gave our dog and 2 cats a fleabath and bombed the house. We used Hartz Flea and Tick Shampoo. One of our cats is very shy and after we gave her the bath she passed out. The next day we took them [...]

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Cheryl has sent HartzVictims.org an update on TJ. If you remember, TJ had a horrible reaction to one of Hartz’s flea collars for cats. TJ’s neck area seems to be improving. However, the areas above his eyes and numerous patchy areas throughout the rest of his fur, seem to be getting worse. He is also, [...]

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Today I applied Hartz flea drops on my dog. Hours later she had a siezure. It was horrible. I contacted my vet immediately. Upon arrival at the vet , the receptionist mentioned, did you use any flea drops? I said yes, she asked if it was Hartz, I was unsure, but called home to find [...]

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We applied Hartz advanced care drops for cats. Within a few days she was getting tremors. Some days she couldn’t walk. Then she lost control of her bladder and bowels. I knew she had classic poisoning symptoms. We removed what little mold we had. She is an inside cat. Then she just layed down with [...]

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I noticed Hives,bumps, skin irritations on us(owners) and on our 1 yr old Loving dog. We are now affected due to the Lack of Visible Toxic WARNING Labels!!Active Ingedient for this Harmful Product is an illegal LawnPesticide. Our dog is still having the symptoms that are listed on EPA’s website.How many pets will have to [...]

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I bought Hartz flea drops at a discount store because they were so much more inexpensive than the prescription kind they sell at the vets. I bought the drops for “less than 10 lb.” cats. I put it on Marley on March 3rd at 8:30 am. I went about my business for the day but [...]

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We have an 8 year old Siamese cat that my husband bought for me for a wedding present. She has never been outside a day in her life, so we were shocked when we found a flea on her! We knew that if there was one there had to be thousands more so we went [...]

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Last summer my cat Squiggy became very ill and we were spending alot of time at the vets. 3-4 days a week for 6 weeks. He was finally diadnosed with a brain tumor and PTS. Twice during this time people came in to pick up their dogs while I was there and told me the [...]

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Last summer my cat Squiggy became very ill and we were spending alot of time at the vets. 3-4 days a week for 6 weeks. He was finally diadnosed with a brain tumor and PTS. Twice during this time people came in to pick up their dogs while I was there and told me the [...]

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When we stayed in a motel during a cross-country move, our two flea-free cats got a bad, bad, bad infestation. Since we had no vet in the new town, and I very mistakenly assumed that over-the-counter flea meds would be less toxic than prescription ones, we dosed both cats with Hartz. Our short-hair cat developed [...]

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Dani authored a fantastic write-up on the dangers of using Hartz products with some very concrete facts. Read the published article over at AnimalHELP.com. Great job Dani!!

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If you’re a victim in the NYC metro area, I urge you to contact Brenda… Sender’s Name: Brenda Flanagan Sender’s Email: [email protected] Message: I’m a reporter with the Investigative Unit of Ch9 TV News – NYC metro area. Ironically, we’re actually located in Secaucus – same town Hartz is in! I want to do a [...]

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Last night, Penelope, the 9-week-old puppy my wife and I were raising, died in my arms. I came home, opened up a pack of Hartz Premium Prime Beef Brand chewing strips and gave her one. Thirty minutes later she was staggering around and foaming at the mouth, choking on a piece of one of the [...]

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I really wish I would have found this site sooner! Jerry is a 6 year old overweight cat we adopted about 3 months ago. He is extremely playful and full of life, up until about 5 days ago. We applied Hartz to Jerry as directed Thursday night. Friday he seemed a bit out of it [...]

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Two days ago, when we discovered fleas on my 11 month old kitten, Persephone, we cringed. The idea of washing all four of our cats to treat the infestation was not pleasant, especially given the disposition of our two adults. Imagine our excitement when we found Hartz Flea & Tick drops at our local pet [...]

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Although I have not had any personal bad experiences with the Hartz flea drops, after seeing this site and all the testimonies, I will never use this product again. I had used the Hartz flea drops in the past, and I thank God everyday that there were no adverse reactions at the time. As I’m [...]

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My 3 year old Jack Russell named Jack has had 3 seizures I was not sure why after 3 years of age that my very healthy dog would have seizures, My vet tried to tell me that my dog had epilepsy, the vet also after the third seizure put my dog on Phenobarbital, because they [...]

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Last year was pretty rough for me financially, and I just couldn’t afford to take both my cats to the vet (I now have three, having taken in a feral kitten). They were troubled with fleas, so I bought the once-a-month flea drop product from Hartz. I’d heard lots about once-a-month programs, and how well [...]

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I lost my pet starling Turdy after feeding her Hartz bird feed, After she died I read the package to my horrer there is all kinds of chemicals on their seed. I had been feeding her organic seed. A gentleman that I worked with at the time raised birds and we both had bought seed [...]

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I know that this website is against Hartz. For people like me who is going to return the Hartz product I just bought. What do I do now to get rid of the fleas? Any Suggestions? Thank you in advance.

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I made a terrible mistake yesterday. I assumed that if a product was on the shelf in my local Pet-mart, that it was safe for my cat. Before going to bed last night, I applied Hartz Advanced Care Flea & Tick Drops on my cat Penny and went to sleep. This morning, instead of being [...]

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I never heard of this site until today. Last night I gave both of my dogs flea drops. I gave my puppy Frontline and my older dog Dude Hartz drops. I did it later in the evening because I thought they would be tired and wouldn’t try so hard to rub it off. My husband [...]

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March 14,2005 I put Hartz flea and tick drops plus on my 9 month kitten. She had a severe reaction. She was twitching and crying and scratching and losing hair. I rushed her to emergency vet. He washed her off , but said there was nothing else he could do it had already gone into [...]

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My husband and I used the Hartz 2 in 1 Flea Dip for my cats this past June 29th, I believe, this which containes the lovely but DEADLY chemical pyrethrin.. Within hours I had to rush my purebred Persian, Puffy(4,f) to the vet, as she looked listless, was drooling and not breathing well. I was [...]

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I have 3 cats who have never had fleas until recently. Felix who is a Lilac Point Siamese, Lucy is a Seal Point Siamese and Rufus, an orange tabby. On March 2 2005 my husband decided to buy Hartz flea drops while at Target (not something I would have done and would have preferred to [...]

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My 12 year old German Shephard had a bad case of fleas, worst I have ever seen. I applied Hartz flea and tick drops to her shoulder and down her back as instructed. She weighed 60 pounds and I had the correct dosage. This was applied on March 3, 2005. On March 8, 2005, she [...]

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One month ago my wife’s brother came to live with us for a few months due to his work. He brought a beautiful cat, “Abigail”. She is a Siamese by physical build and coat, except she is brown and tan spotted. She is very beautiful. She spent the first two weeks with us while he [...]

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