On July 11th, 2008, I purchased Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick treatment from Wal-Mart to treat a beginning flea issue with my 13 month old Chihuahua Weezy. Weezy is the sweetest, most submissive dog ever. Within an hour and a half of applying the solution per the manufacturer directions, Weezy became extremely distressed. He began to run around maniacal, whimpering and yelping. He would drop at my feet rolling in the carpets, rubbing against anything he could drop his backside against. I immediately called the 800# on the back of the box to report and seek aid. The operator suggested he “may” be suffering a reaction to the treatment and advised to give him a bath with Dawn, Joy or Palmolive dish detergent. Weezy’s right ear and eye were extremely swollen, red and feverish. The Sergeant’s agent said ‘‘usually” removal of the product with the dish detergent would relieve symptoms and proceeded to give me a claim number regarding the complaint/call. The CSR (Customer Service Rep) also suggested that if symptoms persisted to have my pet see his vet immediately.
My daughter and I washed Weezy 3 times in a head to toe bath of Palmolive, in which during that time he stood unusually tolerant in the sink as if to say “Thank You” while his glazed over, sad eyes looked into mine.
My heart beat in sheer panic and heavily affected in his distress. After bathing, drying and attempting to comfort Weezy, I applied a drop of milk into his eye in hopes of neutralizing the irritation. I suppose that in addition to the excessive bathing and rinsing helped and the ear and eye irritation went down a little. By this time it was 11pm, approximately 4 hours since the initial application and Weezy was still extremely agitated and anxious due to constant twitching, trembling, scratching, and crying. All through the night, he tossed and turned never able to rest for more than 5 minute increments. I did not sleep at all that night. After hours of both of us tossing and turning, him trying to find comfort, and me in duress of trying to comfort him, Weezy finally jumped off the bed and went into the bathroom to sleep which was totally out of his nature. He stayed there for over 2 hours. My heart just ached for him.
At 6:30 am the next morning, I continued to call for him and he just looked at me with his still glazed over eyes. He would not come. When I left from the same room he came and sat between my feet, still twitching in agonizing distress. At this point I called Sargeant’s Customer Service back to rage further complaint. I was in tears. They again told me that his reaction was “unusual” and should be seen by a Vet.
I wish I had read these posts before trying to save a penny. Though my dog is priceless in value to me, I was simply trying to save a few dollars from the high cost of Frontline, Advantage, etc. I cannot express the immense guilt I felt that in trying to save money, I expended this ridiculous pain and suffering onto my sweet baby. He had done nothing but love me unconditionally and without any reservation, and here I was being cheap!
Without further hesitation I took Weezy to his Vet. Upon examination, she assured me I had done the right thing (as I couldn’t’t help but feel I basically applied a poison to kill fleas and damn near killed my own lovable dog). She explained these OTC Flea Treatments are nothing but ‘’chemicals” and are designed to seize the central nervous system of the flea killing it on contact, but at the same time can cause severe reaction and complications in the animal. Weezy was suffering from chemical toxicity due to the single application of Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick Treatment. Weezy had a temperature of over 103 degrees, he was dehydrated, and in distress. The good news: his heart rate was slow/normal and his gums were still pink, which according to the Vet were good signs. Weezy was given a shot of corticosteroids and subcutaneous fluids to help re-hydrate and bring the fever down. About 3 hours after treatment we finally got a pee-pee and bowel movement from him after almost 12 hours of nothing. He also ate and took some water as the Vet said the steroids would cause him to be hungry and thirsty.
It is now almost 48 hours since the initial application of this blasphemous poison, and Weezy is for the most part back to his active normal, loving self. He is still suffering from twitching and is still scratching ridiculously. I am also observing him to be chewing and biting at his paws incessantly and am now concerned this may cause Hot Spots. I will be following up with the Vet tomorrow regarding these lingering issues. My only hope is Weezy will not suffer permanent issues from this poisonous crap, as I will be devastated.
After taking Weezy to the Vet, I did follow up with Sergeant’s Customer Service. I submitted a claim that I wanted to be reimbursed for Vet costs. The CSR asked me a series of questions and told me a list of things I would have to submit by mail to the company for a claim to be considered for reimbursement. I will follow up actively, without hesitation, and will not cease to spread the word on the effects of this product. I am without words in how I feel violated as a consumer, as well as the risk I subjected my beloved dog too, The ability of Companies to manufacture such product’s that have factual and detrimental health risks to animals.
This is without a doubt, considered to be, by me; inhuman and unlawful!
Should Sergeant’s decide not to compensate reimbursement for my Vet’s bill, as there is no price on my dog’s suffering, I will seek further action. I would love to see a Class Action Lawsuit brought upon this company; with the least action being removal of these harmful products from the shelves.
I cannot even began to express how utterly shocked I was to Google this product’s adverse reactions and witness how many stories read just like Weezy’s. My Sweet dog has no voice but through me, and I shall not rest without speaking mine for him.
Sent with compassion…
A caring dog mom…
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68 Comments Received
July 31st, 2008 @6:13 am
I also used the Sergeants Gold flea treatment on my 17 months old cocker spaniel, CHAZ. I normally buy Frontline from the vet but had not made a special trip to purchase it. He had the same symptoms as Weezy the chihuahua. Upon administering the product CHAZ became very agitated and kept going to the bathroom (where he gets a bath). We bathed the product off using DAWN dishwashing detergent. He start twitching and jerking and at one point could not stand or walk. He called the vet at 1am and made an emergency visit of the tune of $174. He was administered cortisone and a antidote serum. He recovered after several days but I agree that this product should be banned. I filed a comment with the company but I have not received any comment which I did not expect to receive. The $11 I used to purchase the product will be my last and I will tell everyone I know about the harmful effects of their product….
July 31st, 2008 @4:26 pm
My small 10 lb dog is another victim to Sergeant’s Gold. Shortly after putting it on him he started scratching & was very aggitated. I gave him a bath and put medicated powders and anti-itch medicine on him to no avail. I gave him another bath (didn’t know about Dawn)and Benadryl. The Benadryl helped with the body itch but he started shaking his head every few mins. and constantly chewing his foot. He couldn’t walk very well…like his back legs were stiff. I took him to the vet and he gave him a shot and some ointment for his ears. I put the poison on him on Monday morning & this is Thursday night and he still is not back to normal. That company needs to be put out of business and their socks sued off for putting such crap out there to be used on our beloved pets. They say it kills fleas and ticks but doesn’t say it will also kill your pet.
August 3rd, 2008 @7:11 pm
I went through this same hell just last night with my dog. I use topical flea treatment on “Daisy” every month, but my usual brand was not available, so I picked up Sergeants Gold at Walmart. I put this on Daisy at 11:00am yesterday and went off to work. I came home at 9:30 pm to find my dog panting like crazy, whining, rubbing herself all over the furniture and floor, drooling, falling down when she tried to walk and twitching and trying to bite her back. I looked on line to see if there were any know reactions to the stuff and found plenty of horror stories affirming that this stuff is dangerous. I put her in the tub immediately and bathed her 3 times with dishsoap and cool water. I then ran to the store and got children’s benadryl chewables and hydrocortizone cream. I gave her 1/2 tablet and rubbed her ears neck and back with the cream. She seemed so appreciative when I kept rubbing her all over….I can only imagine it felt to her as if she had hives. It was a very restless night and neither one of us slept very well. She threw up this morning and wouldn’t eat, but she was drinking water and using the bathroom. I bathed her again today and gave her the benadryl again. She finally ate tonight and is resting although she twitches occasionally and tries to bite her back. This crap should be pulled off the shelves and hopefully if enough peoople complain, something will be done!
August 4th, 2008 @8:44 am
I am in total shock that this product is still on the market. My mom got this and put it on my two dogs last night since I found a flea and didn’t have the $60 yet to get Frontline for the dogs. Not long after that they were itching and acting really flippant, like they couldn’t get comfortable. Lucy, my 10 year old Lhasa Apso began slobbering and they were both coughing. They’re going to the vet this afternoon. I feel horrible cos I knew we shouldn’t have been using a cheap OTC to kill fleas. My mom feels horrible cos she bought it.
The bath w/dish soap did hardly anything to soothe them. I’ll probably end up having to get the medicated bath stuff at the vets. NEVER again will I let this happen to my babies and I’m going to do all I can to keep others from buying this.
August 4th, 2008 @4:33 pm
This is incredible. I cannot believe how many people in the past few days have had the same issue. My dog went through the same symptoms and I heard the same story from Seargent’s emergency hotline on Sunday evening.
As soon as my vet opened this morning, I took her in and found out that she too had a severe allergic reaction to this crap. After finding only 1 flea on her, she has been through a lot of pain and suffering and can hardly keep her eyes open even though she still is squirming and panting from being distressed.
Our vet also checked her liver/kidney levels and found her ALT-liver was 688 (anything above 100 is high in a dog). This should correct itself over the next 7-10 days, but in the meantime, I got a vet bill of $134, no sleep and missed work to care for my pet.
If I am not reimbursed for out of pocket costs, I too feel that a group has a better chance of making this company remove the product and pay for damages to pets and owners.
If anyone gets a positive response from submitting claims for this, please post it on the website so others can ensure equal reimbursement.
August 4th, 2008 @9:12 pm
My chihuahua has also fallen victim to Sergeants Gold. I had just rescued him from a bad living situation. He was covered in fleas. Safeway was the only place open at the time. Biggest regret ever. Watching my new poor dog go thru more pain, when I was rescuing him. Devastating.
August 10th, 2008 @11:41 pm
I feel horrible that I used Sergeant’s Gold on my dogs. Within 30 minutes of application, I was using measures to save my 12 pound dog from the reaction. I then washed all three of my dogs off but for a week they had symptoms that required treatment. I am telling my store that they should take this off their shelves.
August 11th, 2008 @9:55 am
I bought Sergeants flea medicine and put it on my 2 dogs 1 large breed and one medium breed. They have NO fleas.
August 16th, 2008 @1:44 pm
My wife gave our 10lb Chihuahua Weenie a bath and used this product.
We left and came back an hour later and he was 99% dead.
We rushed him to the ER ( $900 and 2 days ) later we got him back.
Then the blisters… and scratching/biting and then back to vet for $300 bucks for stitches and sutures because he was biting himself.
What do i do now?
August 19th, 2008 @7:30 am
Hello Alan,
We also had our 3yr old german short-haired pointer mix at a 24hr emergency vet center a few days ago after applying Sergeants Gold flea/tick product to his back as indicated, where our bill came to $419 for labwork, an animal poison control consult, and 2 injections for cortisone and vomiting. Within hrs after applying this product on Aug 13th, he had began vomiting non-stop, gagging, choking, panting, drooling, and was extremely excitable. We immediately washed him, but when his pupils began dilating (I am a RN)at 2am, we took him to the ER. We called Sergeants the next day, and were told to send in copies of vet bill and product box to: Sergeants Pet Care Products, Consumer Affairs Dept, P.O. Box 540399, Omaha, Nebraska 68154-0399. I already have also contacted the EPA, an Amy Mysz….at mysz.amy@epa.gov Her phone is (312) 886-0224 and fax is (312) 353-4788. She can send you a short form you need to fill out and return. If enough people follow thru with this, the product may be looked into more seriously and removed from the shelves. Good luck….my Zach is fine now. My vet stated NEVER USE THESE PRODUCTS…….
August 21st, 2008 @2:15 am
It’s 5:00 AM and I’m still taking care of our dogs. I’d like to thank the good people who started this website because this is where I found the information I need to treat my poor dogs, now whimpering to me from the kitchen but, after only one (rigorous) bath, quieter than when they work me at 3:30. I’ll leave my post at that, but will attach below the email I just sent to Any Mysz (see above post).
Dear Ms. Mysz:
Please accept my apologies if I am sending this email to the wrong person. I got your email from a website (HartzVictims.org) that said (in a post) that you are the person at the EPA looking into this product. If you are not, could you send this along to the appropriate authority?
In any case, I applied Sergeant’s Gold to my three dogs yesterday around 7:00 PM and awoke to them clamoring around 3:30 AM. (Actually, they had seemed rather excitable at 11 as well). I suspected the product but when I looked at the box the company makes a vague mention of looking for symptoms of “sensitivity.” As I am not a veterinarian I do not know what that is. As I do teach a course on illicit drugs at my college I did suspect a problem, but was nevertheless doubtful that any of them had gotten a hold of Crystal Meth. As the box did not help me, I then checked Sergeant’s website which, of course, discussed the product as a marvel of modern technology but did not advise me as to what “sensitivity” means. I then ran a search (LiveSearch) on “sergeants gold flea” and found the HartzVictims website. They discussed in gory detail the meaning of “sensitivity” and, thank God, what I could do about it. I just spent the past hour bathing all three whimpering, panicked, stoned dogs (note the time I am writing this).
I do not know what would be entailed in getting this product off the market, but it certainly seems a good idea. At the very least, however, there should be some poison control information on their box (and website). Had I not thought about running a wider search, I may have assumed that the dogs got into some coffee grounds or something and gone back to bed. I don’t know if the product is deadly, but given the symptoms I have to think that at the least a dog with a weak heart could succumb.
Thank you for your assistance,
Alex Thomas
August 28th, 2008 @4:50 pm
Like everyone else, i applied the sergeants gold to my two dogs last night and noticed that after a couple hours “Daisy” was walking like she had hurt her front leg. About an hour later she acted as if she had hurt her back leg. That night she was whimpering and barking in her cage when she normally does not do this. This morning she was very agitated and kept rolling and rubbing over anything she could. She kept biting at her paws and continuously scratching at her back. She is so completely uncomfortable and i feel horrible that i cannot seem to comfort her.
I gave her a benedryl and a bath with dawn but neither of these are working. She is so very tired but just can’t sleep because she can’t stop scratching.
I too was trying to save money and went to walmart. I now realize that i will spend three times as much on vet bills by the time this is done.
By the way my other dog seems to have no reaction.
Tina Yard
August 29th, 2008 @4:28 pm
I also bought this flea treatment and applied it to all three of my beagles on August 22, 2008. All three had reactions and were very uncomfortable regardless of the many baths I gave them to rinse away the irritation. It has now been almost a week and two of the three are much better but one has large scabs on his back and he is so miserable. He just began eating and playing a little.
I felt like I was helping them with the itching and irritation of the flea bites but I think that would have been better. This flea treatment has been nothing but painful, itchy and has caused all three beagles alot of stress as well as made me feel horrible for even using it. I normally use frontline but did not have time to go the vet to pick it up, so I picked Sergants up while shopping. I will never use this product again.
Thanks for listening!
Laurie
September 2nd, 2008 @7:07 am
Like everyone else, I too used this product on my beloved pet in a pinch. Two hours after applying the medicine my beloved Willie started panting, gagging and acting agitated. I bathed him in Dawn and gave him benadryl and fortunately he was ok. I will never use this product again.
Shelley Matthews
September 2nd, 2008 @7:55 am
Sunday August 31st, 2008 my family & I were on our way to visit family. Our 2 year old, 10lb. Pomeranian Maltese mix “Koda” always sits on my lap during car rides. During this trip I found two live fleas on him. We decide to stop at the Wal*Mart in Ludington, MI where I purchased Sergeant’s Gold Flea Treatment. At our destination I applied the treatment and within 30 minutes Koda started acting differently. I thought it was just the treatment working. We returned home with Koda at 9:30pm. He was extremely uncomfortable. My husband decided to bathe him to get the medicine off. I read the box which stated a possible ’sensitivity’ issue. I have never used this product so I thought that was the cause of Koda’s condition. I thought his skin was just sensitive to the medication. At midnight he still was uncomfortable. I gave him some children’s Benadryl to no avail. Gave him another dose of Benadryl an hour later and two more baths. Today is September 2nd, 2008. Koda seems to be a little better. He has eaten and relieved himself a couple times. However he is still shaking his head and scratching his ears from time to time. I will NEVER purchase this product again!
September 2nd, 2008 @2:24 pm
I did as everyone else did, things have been very rough money wise. I purchased Sergeants Gold from Walmart in Cortland NY. After bathing my black Lab and White Lab Shepard mix I had given them the Sergeants Gold. My husband and I had gone out to eat about an half hour after putting the treatment on. Unknown to me by the time 3 hours later when we returned home my house was in shambles my black Lab in so much distress tore the house apart and the other would not come out of the closet. I tried several times to contact someone on the emergency number with no luck. I didn’t waste anymore time I called the vet he told me to give them aspirin and bath them.
We had no sleep that might and by 2:00 o’clock the next day they could not walk they were still twiching badly I brought them into the vet on 09-01-08 they were given 2 shots each and the white dog is just starting to walk today without liping. I will do everything to have this product banned please contact me anyone we have to stick together.
September 3rd, 2008 @2:55 pm
I have never needed to apply any flea or tick product to my five year old Snauzer, Grettel, until this month when I noticed she had picked up a flea or two and had began scratching. I purchased Sergeant’s Gold from Wal-Mart yesterday and applied it as directed around 4:30 p.m. I noticed she was really scratching two or three hours after and wondered to myself when it would start working. By 1:30 a.m. she was going nuts: excessive scratching, biting at her back, twitching,and panting. No vet at that hour so I called the hotline on the box and got the same song and dance as everyone else. I followed their advice and gave Grettel three very long baths with dish washing liquid. She was very comforted by the long periods of rinsing. She has had Benedryl and can rest only if she lays on her back. After 24 hours, she is still scratching and biting at her back. She looks miserable. I have spoken with our vet and all he can say is “watch her for dehydration.” I am an attorney, so I am curious if any of you have actually filed a lawsuit. I would guess that Seargeant’s current packaging, i.e., warnings, are probably in compliance with all that is required of them, but don’t know. Unfair to us unsuspecting consumers who have suffered all night with our pets and dish soap! Helpful Hint: An ice pack rubbed up and down Grettel’s spine last night appeared to calm her and bring her temporary relief.
September 8th, 2008 @11:05 am
I had similar instances with 2 of my dogs. I’ve read all of your stories, and am concerned nothing more has been done. I am interested in starting a class action lawsuit to get this product off the market. If you have any interest at all in joining, please email me at nicolestines86@live.com.
September 11th, 2008 @4:54 pm
This stuff needs to be banned we waisted alot of money on their stuff trying to attack from every angle. Nothing worked and we gained an infestation!!!
I will be calling the attorney general and notifying my congress man. This is seriously a big scam and they have no business marketing this stuff the way they do. It is 100% false advertising if I have ever seen it!
We as people need to put a stop to this! NOTIFY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTIFY YOUR CONGRESS MAN OR WOMAN! Every person counts!
Do it for the sake of our animals!!! How many need to be injured because some company wants in YOUR POCKET!
Stand Up For Your Pet! God Knows They Can’t!
September 13th, 2008 @4:13 am
I wish I would have found all of this, I too purchased this SARGEANT’S GOLD FLEA & TICK SQUEEZE and it has almost killed my two dogs!! My poor Yorkie is pitaful, panting, acting crazy foaming at the mouth. My Boston Terrier is digging and foaming at the mouth, she is a little overweight and I think that has helped her. How can they sell this stuff knowing what it is doing to peoples pets, that we love and think of as our children!!! It pisses me off to no end. We have been up all night helping Izzi (our yorkie) and Daphne (our Boston Terrier)hoping they are okay until the vet in the city opens, as we live in the country. Something needs to be done about this. It is wrong and awful, please advise everyone you know do not buy SARGEANTS!!!!!! It will hurt your pets, maybe even kill, If our dogs die or I do have to make a vet trip I will pursue with legal action.
Hurt and Mad in VA!!
September 13th, 2008 @5:35 pm
PLEASE everyone who has problems with these products, you need to be proactive…..email an Amy Mysz at mysz.amy@epa.gov If everyone follows thru with this, something may be done. Also, send a letter (with a copy of your vet bill if you have one) to Sergeants and notify the store where you bought the product of what happened to your pet.
September 16th, 2008 @8:52 pm
This has been on the NEWS!!!
http://wkytarchives.com/watch?v=3499
September 21st, 2008 @3:52 am
The same thing happened to me only with dogs and cats. My cats were staggering and crying. My dogs were very distressed. When I called the 800#, I asked if this was happening to anyone else’s pets. They said every once in a while pets do have reactions to any medication. But how can everyone of my pets have an allergic reaction? I got the same dish soap crap. It helped the cats a little but not the dogs. We had to wait it out. It took a couple of days, but they were eventually fine. One of the many times I called back, they told me to take them to the vet. I explained I didn’t have the money. I thought maybe they’d help, since it was their product that caused this. They were of no help. Maybe sticking a note on the rack of their products will warn some until it gets ripped off by an employee. Wal mart also didn’t care and continues to stock it.
September 21st, 2008 @10:14 am
I would be thrilled to sign any pettition or join any boycott to get this stuff off the market.
September 21st, 2008 @3:49 pm
It was time for my dog Abby’s(pompoo) flea medicine and I could’nt get to the vet for her frontline so I to went to walmart and bought Sergeants Gold Flea & Tick squeeze-on. I gave it to her around 3:00 pm and she seemed okay but when it was time for bed around 11:00 she started going crazy. She always gets at the foot of the bed and goes right to sleep, but last night she keep running around and jumping on and off the bed and would not settle down. She vomited 2 times and keep wanting to go outside. She too keep rolling around and then jumped into the bathtub and she hates baths. One time she fell asleep and I couldnt wake her and it scared me to death, I thought she was dead. I finally gave her a bath and she seemed to get a little better. I put calamine lotion on her and that seem to soothe her. Today she has ate and is acting better. Monday I will call the vet to make sure I don’t need to do anything else. I would like for this product to be banned also.
September 21st, 2008 @10:20 pm
I need help dont know what to do we dont have a 24 hr vet around here,My irish setter is a victim to sargents gold.He is running around like he is drunk hitting into things cant get comfortable,wont eat or drink and drooling heavily at the mouth.I gave him a bath in dawns and it hasnt helped at all,plz what do i do???
September 23rd, 2008 @8:25 pm
My rat terrier Buster has been to the vet today due to a severe reaaction to the Sergeants tick and flea squeeze. He was at my mom’s b/c I think we have a flea problem in our yard. Well I guess she does too, because she noticed he got some more fleas over there, and she put that awful medicine on his back. He started out going crazy like he was trying to get the stuff off by rolling around, then he was foaming and drooling at the mouth, vomiting, and he even tried jumping in his water bowl(like he could anyway) like he knew that the cool water would give him relief. My mom and dad both washed him 3 or 4 times to get the stuff off. He had to get two shots at the vet which cost 62.00 , and he’s still itching tonight. This has been an all day nightmare, even I’m itching just being around him. The vet said there’s been alot of dogs and cats affected by this flea medication, and that it might not happen to every dog that uses it, but it did to him. I called Walmart to ask if they had a recall on this stuff yet, or any complaints but she hadn’t heard of any. I did not read that box like I should have, I did not think it was anything different from the others we’ve used before. This product does NOT need to be on the shelves!
September 26th, 2008 @1:08 am
Same problems. Bad stuff.
September 28th, 2008 @6:23 pm
WE PUT THIS CRAP ON OUR 2 DOG LAST NIGHT AROUND 9PM AND ONE HOUR LATER WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO THE DOGS WHERE BOTH GOING CRAZY. MY GERMAN SHEPHERD WAS FLYIN AROUND LIKE HE WAS ON FIRE AND MY WIFES SHIH-TZU WAS SO BAD IT WOULD NOT STOP ITCHING AND CRYING. THEN MY WIFE GAVE HER A BATH WITH THE DISH SOAP LIKE THEY SAID TO DO WHEN YOU CALL THE # ON BOX BUT IT DID NOT GET BETER IT GOT WORSE SHE COULD BARELY WALK AND WAS BREATHING VERY WEIRD AND OUR VET WAS ON VACATION TILL MONDAY SO MY WIFE STAYED UP ALL NIGHT AND DAY HOLDING AND TRYING TO HELP HER. 24 HOURS LATER MY SHEPHERD IS A LOT BETTER BUT MY WIFES DOG IS STILL MESSED UP SHE IS STILL BREATHING WEIRD AND STAGGERING WHEN SHE WALKS. I THINK WE ALL SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO? DATE 9-27-08 IS WHEN THIS STARTED AND WE DONT KNOW WHEN THE DOGS WILL BE NORMAL AGAIN.
September 29th, 2008 @4:26 pm
You can add one more victim to the list. I purchased Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs on Friday evening and applied it on my Shih-Tzu Saturday morning. Within a few hours my dog could not lay still. When he tried to lay down his head would jerk around and I sensed something was wrong. Although I suspected the Sergeant’s product, I unfortunately did not act upon my suspicions until around midnight that night at which time I did a search on the Internet and found tons of bad information about this product. I am thankful to all of you who posted your experiences with this product and provided information about what to do in response, i.e. bathe the pet in diswashing liquid, etc. I immeidately bathed my dog. Fortunately he was not having any skin reaction or foaming at the mouth and vomiting. Only the seizures. I sat up with him most of the night and finally around 5 or 6 a.m. on Sunday morning he was able to go to sleep without his head jerking around. Today is Monday and he seems to be okay. I just called Sergeant’s consumer line and spoke with a represenative to voice my complaint about this product and urge that they quit selling it to an unsuspecting public, especially given the complaints that appear to date back several years. Anyway, thank you all for putting the word out there about this product and I hope that my post will help someone as well. Fortunately my story seems to have a good ending, at least as of now.
September 30th, 2008 @8:49 am
We lost our two cats because of Sergeants flea powder. We flea powdered them about 5pm. They started crying and scratching. We gave them a couple baths each. They seemed to calm down. They slept. About 1Am next morning my oldest cat crawled up in my arms she looked at me she shuddered and died. By 7am her sister died. Sergeants must be stopped.
October 3rd, 2008 @9:46 pm
My dog is also a victim of Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick. I wish I would have known this before I bought it. I called the Emergency center for Sergeants and got the wash it off and that this doesn’t happen that often blah blah blah. I decided to look it up and realized this happens alot more than you think. My dog was foaming at the mouth, her eyes were barely open and she just layed there. I washed her with Dawn soap twice and was told to break open Vitamin E and put on her. So I have done all this and she is laying here with an ice pack on her. She seems to be doing better. I don’t thank I have ever been s upset with myself in my entire life. I fell terrible that I did this. I think Sergeant should be put out of buisness this is ridiculous. They are suppose to help us not hurt us. I am outraged. I called the vet and they said this happens all the time with this product. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS! I hope that my puppy will be okay.
October 4th, 2008 @6:50 am
We are dealing with this right now with out Shishon….came across this website instantly. My family was up all night trying to calm the dog. I am so sad that I cannot help him get through this immediately. Cannot believe this product can be on the shelf.
October 14th, 2008 @12:06 am
My girlfriend and I bought this stuff for your two dogs a day ago because it seemed to be as good as any other. HA! This is terrible and we feel very helpless. We have a 1yr old Shitzu 15lbs and a 7yr old Maltese 10 lbs. We applied the Golds yesterday but didn’t see symptoms til a day later. Theres not doubt its from this product. I’m so thankful that we found this site. I guess it just goes to show you it’s not a good product when they have a direct hotline to field the complaints.
BEHAVIOR: Panic/ running around/ acting crazy/ rolling/scratching/panting/ redness of the skin/crying/barking/ more running .. you name it. Truly Eratic Behavior.
We called the hotline as well and and luckily had some Dawn dish soap downstairs we bathed the dogs a couple of times and really rubbed the soap in and rinsed the. The Shitzu especially seemed affected which seems to be common, just by reading these other write ins. We have also been up all night! and the only thing that seems to give the Shitzu any rest is constant touching on the affected area,(where we applied the Golds)
This stuff should be pulled ASAP. I can’t believe its still around. I don’t imagine them sticking around much longer. And they should do themselves a favor and pull it, they are harming innocent animals.!
Keep you posted
October 16th, 2008 @4:47 pm
I can’t believe that I’m reading all of these comments!! I am a law student with very little money so trying to get relief for my dogs I bought Sergeant’s Flea Medication. (Cheaper than vet prescribed Frontline and Advantix) It was awful! About an hour later they began whining and acting very disoriented. I didn’t think to go online or call the 800 number so I just thought to bathe them. It only helped a very little bit and my mother and I were still up ALL night with the dogs trying to relieve them of the obvious pain they were in. I hated to read these stories and thought that I had maybe just purchased a bad batch of the medication. Something has to be done so that people know not to buy this stuff. I would hate for other dogs and their owners to go through what we went through that night and the following days. Please don’t use this product!! Spend the extra money for your pet’s sake!
October 18th, 2008 @11:24 am
I used on my three dogs last night. I have two king charles spanials both 9 months old and One 5 month Cairn terrier. All three started foaming at the mouth one hour later afted medicine was applied. I immediatly bathed all three of them to get this sergents gold stuff off. Their eyes seemed like they had the product in them so I also flushed there eyes. They will not stop itching and running around acting crazy. They don’t have any appitite. I am going to wash them again and keep a close watch on them and wait it out. I also had a reaction to it my whole face nose , lips and tongue are numb and cold. I called the # on the box they said on contact it makes you numb abd tingly they said to wash and washing did nothing 17 hours later I’m still numb and my dogs are a mess.
October 19th, 2008 @8:03 pm
The same thing happened to my chihuahua after applying sergeant’s flea and tick drops. She was so sick, I thought she was going to die. She itched excessively, twitched, shook, drooled,and could not sit still. She started having the reaction to the drops within a few minutes after applying drops. I bathed her 3 times and she did not improve. I brought her to the vets and she was given a muscle relaxer and benadryl. She has been on benadryl every 8 hours for 3 days now, and she still is a little itchy, but improving. She does have raw bald spots on her neck from itching so badly. I am so angry that this product is still on the shelf. I was horrified when I went online and saw the hundreds of people and their animals that have suffered because of this product. I sent a complaint to the company, but they did not reply.
October 20th, 2008 @11:52 am
I can’t believe this my mom used the Sergeants Flea and Tick squirt stuff on all of our dogs before going camping. After awhile our Shi-Poo Raggs starting crying out in pain. We had no idea it was the flea and tick stuff. Later on we noticed her whole back where we applied it was burned. We quickly not knowing about the dish soap put burn cream on her. It helped, but not for long. We gave her baby aspirin, but again it didn’t help for very long. Finally we bathed her in dish soap and very warm water. This was all on Friday and today she seems to finally be feeling better. The other dogs couldn’t stop itching the application site on them, so we bathed them today. They all are seeming to feel better. I just can’t believe Walmart and other stores are selling this shit. The comments are all scary to read knowing we could have accidentally killed our babies. To all of you God bless you and your babies. I am sorry to hear this has happened countless number of times. Please keep complaining and see what we can do.
October 28th, 2008 @11:35 pm
On Oct.28th i went to walmart and bought my shitzu some of this Seargent Gold for dogs 9lb and to 20 i put it on my dog and about a half an hour i noticed my dog got very figety, and started foaming at the mouth with a lot of saliva , stated going around the floor like he was on something he started to shake and he would start shaking and biting his back legs and it looked like a seizure.i was so scared i started crying, i decided to look on the internet for such symptons and the articles about people that had gone through the same thing with this product help me i rapidly gave him a bath with dawn, i gave him a small dose of benedryl, and put out some water and chicken broth to see if he will drink, he has drunk some water, im praying that he will pull through the
night, i am going to write to this company and file a complant i will never by any product with the name sergeant on it. pet lovers please pray that my ozzy pulls threw!
November 3rd, 2008 @6:57 am
I cannot believe walmart still allows this crap to be on the shelf! In my eyes they are just a bad and cruel! I have been emailing them and sent them this website address and they continue to blow me off! This is so frustrating!!! All those poor pets…
November 10th, 2008 @9:46 pm
This happened to me last night and this morning. Same thing although mayb not also horrible. My 6 month old baby cockapoo was drooling all over the place, limping a little, and uncontrolably licking himself as well as itching. I applied it at 630 last night, he seemed fine for a while, then we both couldn’t sleep at all he was all itchy and vomiting. Finally, at like 4 inthe morning he got tired and fell asleep. He ate this morning although he was still itchy, so I went to work. I came home and nothing had changed. It had occured to me last night while we were in bed that it could be the tick medicine, and it occured to me again as I was researching his symptoms when I got home. Something called ACLD came up I think. Any, out of fear I bathed him thinking it couldn’t hurt, and gave him some bendadryl. It stopped him from licking so excessively and drooling. Then once I found this website, I took him back and washed him like three times. My poor baby seems ok…but is still excessively itchy. Like every minute. Can someone please tell me if ther dogs ended up ok. I’m hoping this is going to pass. If he doesn’t stop itching by tommrow I’m gonna take him to the vet, but I’m concerned I’ve ruined him. This is so horrible. I should have never skimped on the frontline just to save a lousy ten bucks. I hate myself.
November 18th, 2008 @8:44 pm
This happened to our CHIHUAHUA on Saturday night 11/15/08 after applying sergeants gold flea and tick treatment according to the directions he started panting heavily and could not sit still,his heart was racing and he kept shaking as if he was wet,he started paceing from room to room.we called the vet hospital and they said he was having a reaction to the treatment and to give him a bath with dawn dish detergent.This did not seem to be working,we called the poison control number on the back of the box they said to keep bathing him and put liquid vitamin E where we applied the treatment.After 4 baths and still having these symthoms all night he finally fell asleep in my wife’s arms,this was about 7am Sunday morning,he slept most of the day.Today (Wednesday)he’s starting to get back to normal not 100% but a lot better.I don’t think he’ll ever be the same again.”THIS PRODUCT MUST BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET” We are contacting the BBB,walmart,sergeants,attorney general and the local media and anyone who will listen.PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT IF YOU LOVE YOUR PET.
December 13th, 2008 @12:49 pm
I asked my boyfriend to get Advantage for a stray cat that we have adopted and who is so sweet and loving but has been an outside cat and now will be coming in the house. My boyfriend bought Sargents Gold squeeze on. I felt it wasn’t the right product and I was leary having never used it before but I read the information on the back of the box and it just said a sensitivity could occur- well I put it on Gracie last night around 11pm. Thirty minutes later she was bouncing off the walls- her eyes wild, clawing at her back, hissing, running up and down the blinds, meowing, running down the hallway and trying to hide under the bed, then she was breathing really fast with her little nostrils working overtime. Then she started panting with her mouth open- she started twitching, and her back legs seems heavy and she would shake her legs out. I was up all night with her. I washed her neck with soap and water, and tried to calm her down. She kept loking at me with this wild eye look- and it was all because I used this horrible product.Even today she is not herself. Still walking low to the ground and shaking her legs out and twitching.
This is some sort of poison, that they should inform you what it does to cats or dogs, not just a sensitivity like a rash, it actually affects the animal’s nervous system. What makes this porduct so different from the other flea application products that it would cause so many animals to respond like this? I was appalled when I found this site today to see so many people have their beloved pets distressed, sick or died from this product. Now I worry this is long lasting- what will happen to her in a month- will this be the impetus for other sicknesses now and how would I prove that. I am in shock that Hartz knowing the harm that this product is doing to animals has not removed this product from the shelves- I wonder do they put it on their animals, and did they test this on animals and found it to be safe? I wonder. They have to know, and now I know and I will take action against this product. I called the 800 # on the back of the box and they told me, ” your cat had a sensitive reaction to the product, send us back the box and we will refund waht you paid and pay for postage.’ Here’s the lady’s name I have to send the box to: Paula Eby 2625 So. 158th Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68130-1770. This stuff is poison that affects the nervous system of animals and should be outlawed. Something needs to be done.
December 15th, 2008 @2:27 pm
Last night we applied Sergeants Gold to our two Shetland Sheepdog crosses. We also applied Sergeants Gold (FOR CATS) to our two long haired cats. Only a short time later I took my dogs to play in the snow and they were rolling vigirously and not being their usuall selves. At about the same time (around 11:00 p.m.) both of our dogs started drooling and panting and running around. There hart rate was rocketing. We imidiately gave both of them baths with Dawn and gave each of them a scoop of honey and some water with a spoon. They curled up on the couch twitching. A short time later one out of our two cats started reacting. We had to GIVE HIM A BATH!!! That was not fun. We also gave him some anti-fungal for my horses that is also used on cats. We used cat medicine not dog so their is no excuse for using the wrong medicine. Also, I called the 800# and they said that it is an unusual reaction. I was immidiataly yelling at them saying that 3 out of 4 of my animals is not unusual. Then they blamed it on using dog stuff on the cats which we made sure not to do. I will tell Bi-Mart to take it off their counters. I thought I would be a commenter to report this sad and painful inncident. I will have to go back to spending $60.00 on Frontline for my animals’ own good.
December 18th, 2008 @2:46 pm
the same thing happend to my dog this week i had no idea it would do that to her, after giving her bath i put on the medicine and left came back another hr and she was losing a lot of water had runny nose and just trembling and sad, as soon as i saw her i gave her milk and a bath, it workd pretty well , i decided no to wash her face but i was so worried about her that i didnt realize that i forgot a spot on her shoulders that now the medicine burned down her skin, and its really irritatin on her i can touch it to see it cause she wont let me, shes going to the vet soon thank GOD, but shes my babe and i cant let her suffer!
we need to find a way to bring this company down!!
December 21st, 2008 @10:41 pm
I had the same thing happen with my Pomeranian tonight, I bought the drop treatment, applied it around 3pm this afternoon, at about 8:30 tonight, he started shaking, twitching, puking, is unable to get up and walk, drooling, I have given him a bath washing this shit (excuse my language) product off, never again will I buy any Sergeant’s product. I’m just hoping my dog makes it through the night. He seems to be better at the moment I guess, he’s sleeping anyway.
January 1st, 2009 @6:43 pm
THE SAME THING has happened to my poodle i am so F***** MAD! I CANT BELIEVE THEY R STILL ON THE MARKET!! I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DON EABOUT THIS MY DOG IS IN PAIN WHINING ALL NIGHT ITCHING HIS WHOLE RIGHT SIDE IS RED I TOOK HIM TO THE VET AND HE IS STILL SICK! I CANT BELIEVE THIS SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH THERE PET IF MY DOG DIES OVER THIS THERE GOING TO PAY
March 21st, 2009 @3:09 pm
My two dog had the worst symptoms as well . I have a peekingheese poodle mix and a bull hound mix.
Both twiched scratched and threw themselves from side to side all night. The little one had a twitch and red ear and eye.
I did bathe them each twice. These people should have the oil put on their necks!!!!!!!!!
March 23rd, 2009 @5:44 pm
I purchased Sergeant’s Gold flea treatment for my 2-year old dachshund yesterday. I usually buy her flea treatment from the vet (Advantage), but we were out and it was time for another treatment. I put this on her right before going to bed. Needless to say, she kept me up ALL night crying, whining, scratching, shaking, gnawing on herself, and just acting crazy. I took her to the vet first thing this morning, as she was also dragging her back legs. I was so worried that something was really wrong. I told the vet that I had used this particular flea treatment and she said NEVER to use this again and she has heard of quite a few dogs and cats who died because of it. I was horrified that something like this could still be on the market. I paid out over $300 today at the vet, between blood work, prescription pain medication, and the exam. She is still twitching and gnawing on her back legs, but at least she is not crying. It was heartbreaking to see my dog in so much pain and I was so mad at myself for even buying it. I have bathed her 3 times in Dawn and she is also taking Benadryl to allow her to sleep. I just hope that she makes a full recovery and that someone who is considering buying this or using it on their pets reads these stories.
April 17th, 2009 @4:17 pm
I, too fell victim to this horrible product. My husband found a box of this stuff in the bargain bin at a grocery store for $6 (this was after I mentioned to him how expensive Frontline is). I didn’t think much of it, so I put some on my 14-pound Scottish Terrier who is only about a year and a half old. He immediately tried to ’shake’ it off his back. I just figured that it was a little stronger and more potent than the Frontline (which I had use on him before with no problems whatsoever) so I made him ‘tough it out’. That night he kept coming under our bed and rubbing his back up against the planks of our platform bed. Again, I just thought it would pass and the stuff would wear off. The next morning I saw him trying to shake it off (like he does after he gets a bath). I was in a hurry to get to work and he seemed alright since he was wagging his tail so I ignored it. My husband called around lunchtime and told me what he had found on this website. I logged on and was in complete shock. I felt so bad for what I did to my poor little guy. My husband went home for lunch and bathed him twice. Fortunately, his skin appeared to be o.k. and he is doing much better now, but I will keep checking his skin for a while to see if there are any break-outs.
April 21st, 2009 @8:38 pm
I am having the same problems with my 2 dogs. I put the medicine on them a day ago and noticed them shaking their heads (like with ear mites) and crying. They are licking their paws a lot and are in a lot of pain. I noticed today that both of their ears are really red and irritated. I was also told to bathe them with dishsoap and spread vitamin E on their ears. This has calmed down my basenji, but my dachshund is still very irritated.
This product needs to be banned. I found this website when I googled “sergeants gold” + “dogs painful red ears.” I feel really frustrated that this product is still being sold and that I did not know about these problems before I applied it to my dogs.
April 29th, 2009 @2:51 pm
I had the exact same experience as you all and I contacted Amy Mysz by phone. She was very helpful and sent over a form to fill out to file an official complaint to the EPA. I advise all of you to do the same!
May 1st, 2009 @8:04 pm
i will be on the issue to make this product a known health hazzard to the people of my area..and will stop at the various stored to let the managers be known of this site also…
May 4th, 2009 @12:24 pm
I have never used this product but I have been on the phone with my sister for half the day as she has used this product on her german shepard. All of the same symptoms….my sister took Greta to the vet this a.m. who gave her an IV and muscle relaxers and my sister (who is an RN also) has been giving her benadryl. She was up all night with Greta with all the symptoms and took her to the vet this a.m. I have instructed my sister to send me the vet bill and I am going to write a scathing letter to this company (thanks to all of these posts including the address). I work for an attorney’s office and I agree with all of you that this product needs to be taken off the market and I also feel that Walmart has a part in this as I am sure they have gotten complaints as well. I will also send a copy of the letter to the Wallmart headquarters….if anyone is planning a class action suit please contact me. fmufran@yahoo.com Thank you.
May 13th, 2009 @7:37 pm
is it just me or are there a disproportionate number of smaller dogs listed in the instances above? The Sergeant’s i have says for dogs 21-39 lbs. and also states do not give to cats. I’m just wondering if the thresholds/dosages are out of whack and or incongruous with usage on certain skin sensitivity levels. I have a shihtzu-yorkie and I will not be giving her any sergeant given the above reports. I was considering giving her half of a dosage or perhaps a third, given her small size. But the above leads me to believe it is not worth the risk. Skin sensitivity and body size must play a part in the negative reactions listed above.
May 14th, 2009 @7:59 am
I’m so upset. My poor little Amy is reacting to a flee and tick ointment (SentryPro xfc) I bought from PetSmart. It’s a product that is liquid and placed on back of neck. I did it this morning and by the time we got back home this afternoon she was acting weird. I didn’t think much of it then, but then she began hiding. I decided to wash it off her. Then check online for any info. That’s when I found hundreds of stories and complaints about many of these chemical repellants being given to dogs. I was hesitant about doing this, but I trusted the company (Sergeants) that sold these dog products would be safe. But I was wrong, they are selling this crap and its terribly dangerous. There are hundreds of horror stories. Deaths, chemical burns, liver failure.
I called the emergency number and a woman explained to use dishwashing liquid to wash Amy thoroughly. She took all my information (I‘d say they’re documenting everything because I see a class action suit coming.) I can’t believe they’re defending this product and sticking with it. I expressed my opinion of it and how callous they were to continue selling it. She said she had other calls to get to, I said I’m sure you do, thousands I’m sure.
I’m sick over this. My little angel is sick and scared. I’m going to check on her often tonight and see how she is in the morning. From the stories I’ve read, I’m glad I got it off her when I did or it would have been worse.
She’s looking a bit better, but she won’t even stay in the same room as anyone. Which is completely the opposite of usual.
Next morning -
She’s slowly getting better. I’m beside myself. I didn’t sleep much last night and she didn’t either.
I bought Sentry_pro FXC - at PetSmart. I trusted them. Wrong decision.
I just got off the phone with the store manager. I explained my concerns and he took the corporate route. He’s been aware of these incidents but can’t do much other than report these incidents. The corporate line is the product has sufficient warnings on the back. Well, just like every other asprin bottle, you assume it’s a low risk. But the sheer amount of reports on this product indicates anything but a small or low risk. I asked him to go online and just enter the product name. It comes back with hundreds of results about how dangerous and destructive it is. I said how many products do you know that have that kind of result???????
He said he does have concerns about the product but he’d lose his job if he indicated in the store on the rack that these products are hazardous. I said so you could live with a few dead or maimed dogs on your conscience? He wouldn’t answer. I said in the military it’s known that you don’t have to follow an order that’s wrong. More atrocities have been committed that can be attributed to the “I was only following orders”.
I’ve been hesitant to do or give anything to Amy for fear of harming her. Her spaying was a nightmare. This has been a nightmare. I was so worried (still am) that she’d die. I called my vet and he said to watch her and come in if she got worse. He said this is getting more common with these topical products (other than frontline).
This is scandalous, I can’t believe with all of these 1st hand accounts that this product hasn’t been banned.
May 21st, 2009 @7:30 am
Used this on five shelties. Seven hours later one began to spasm like on the verge of a seizure. Could hardly walk from shaking, heavy salivating. Took to emergency vet. Avoid this stuff at all costs.
May 21st, 2009 @8:17 pm
I am VERY ANGRY right now. I applied Sergeant’s Gold to my 16 year old Peke-a-poo. She is a very healthy vibrant lil dog who just had her 16th b-day on May 5th. I purchased the product because it said 5 way protection Kills fleas in as little as 1 hour..and ticks as little as 3 hours..But the description forgot to add..THAT IT MAKES YOUR DOG GO CRAZY!! She has been running all over the house crying and trying to scratch..she is chewing her front paws constantly and licking! I really thought this product would work..even after frontline,Bio spot, Zodiac, Adams, ALL FAILED! I had logged on to try to find a store that sold this product for cats( before I knew of the danger of this product)…as I was searching she began her restless behavior. It was then I found this site and saw all the complaints about this product.. I jumped up and grabbed my dog and bathed her right away in dawn. Afterward she ran around appearing to be relieved. I also have given her a child’s Benadryl. As of now she seems agitated. She ate her dinner and has been drinking. I offered her a treat and she took it without hesitation. But I hate seeing her itch so bad. If this continues I will take her to the vet in the morning. I cannot believe that with all of these complaints that this product has not been removed. I have noticed that some pets have died as well. There is a video on youtube about how unsafe over the counter pet meds are. I feel horrible for applying this on her. She cannot settle down at this point she just seems uncomfortable and restless. =’{
June 2nd, 2009 @10:18 am
Wow, the same terrifying experience happened to my beloved chihuahuas, Nepoleon and Gwenn. This is an outrage; the guilt I feel as a pet owner is overwhelming…my dogs are doing better today as it has been 48 hrs since partial application of Seargants flea and tick squeezable treatment. I followed the directions exactly, I even applied less than what was directed, what a nightmare! My dogs did not deserve this..they just started eating again and drinking water. The day of the posioning I had them drink milk and I washed them twice.I am telling everyone i know about this!
June 3rd, 2009 @4:43 pm
THESE FKS NEED TO BE SHOT …I AM GOING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW AFTER GIVING MY BEAGLE…OTHER (CHOW) SEEMS FINE..TOTALLY ANXIOUS AND IRRITATED PANTING NON STOP…EATING FINE BUT SHES ALWAYS BEEN AN EATER…WILL SEE HOW THE NIGHT GOES…
June 7th, 2009 @3:13 am
Same thing happened to my chihuahua, I bought the darn thing because it was for sale at walmart, I can’t believe that they are still selling it. Shame on you walmart, shame on you…
June 7th, 2009 @7:32 am
We had the exact same experience this weekend with our 2 poodle mixes. Saw the first fleas ever on Friday…bought the product at CVS (as the vet was closed for the weekend) and applied it that evening. Within an hour they were both acting very aggitated and upset. Found the bog and washed them immediately. They have been totally out of sorts all weekend and while they are better today they are both still scrating their ears a lot. We have had them on benadryl all weekend and rubbed the vitamin E oil on their backs but does anyone have ideas to remedy the itchy ears? I, too, cannot believe this is on the market!
June 7th, 2009 @7:36 am
Also, my daughter is an intern at a large Atlanta TV station this summer. She came home Friday night in the midst of our dog drama and immediately thought about suggesting this story as a “consumer alert.” Would any of you be willing to share your stories if she can get the OK for this?
June 10th, 2009 @10:11 pm
LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE READ, I TO BOUGHT HARTZ FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT.I PUT THIS CRAP ON MY BELOVED 3 DOGS, 2 CHIS,AND 1 BOXER THE ALL FELL ILL. WITH WATER FLOWING OUT OF THEIR MOUTH,HIGH FEVERS DIGGING AT THEIR BODYS, AND CRYING NONSTOP. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW THESE MANUFACTURES CAN LIVE WITH THERESELFS, KILLING OUR BELOVED ANIMALS,MY POOR LITTLE PETS DON`T DESERVE THIS, I AM THE VOICE OF ALL THE PETS WHO HAVE FELL SICK.AND THE ONES WHO HAVE PASSED. DO TO THIS POISION, AT THIS POINT I DON`T KNOW IF MY PETS WILL MAKE IT. BUT I HOPE I HAVE OPENED ALOT OF EYES AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THIS TOXIN WILL DO TO YOU`RE BELOVED PET, I HAVE CRYED A MILLION TEARS FOR MY PRECIOUS DOGS. IF I WOULD HAVE KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT,I PRAY FOR ALL OUR BELOVED PETS,MAY GOD BLESS THEM, KEEKS,ZOE AND LOLAS MOMMY.
June 16th, 2009 @10:52 am
OMG. I put Sergeants Gold on 2 diff cats I feed outdoors & feel lucky neither one seem to have had a reaction. I am wondering if the stuff even works. After reading these testimonies I will NOT be buying more.
This is awful. I can’t believe they have not been sued yet. They should be…for the vet bills and in some cases DEATHS of ppl’s pets.
June 19th, 2009 @2:00 am
They should not only be boycotted. They should pay for they’ve done to my pets. BASTARDS!!! I am going to sue this company. My baby’s eyes got swollen, he had fever. He went dehydrated and he was foaming in the mouth. He wouldn’t even come to me. He just went to his little corner and whimpered in pain. I will sue this company for fooling us all. This is not a flea killer. It’s a dog killer!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28th, 2009 @7:00 pm
i have the same horror story as the rest of you… unfortunately…. as of right now… twenty four hours after application my two chiuhauas are still suffering.
June 30th, 2009 @10:30 am
Please see all these TV Reports!!!
When is Sergeant going to own up to knowingly causing cruelty to Animals? They are making a profit off the suffering of Pets and Pet Parents!
Http://wkytarchives.com/watch?v=3499
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Pet_Product_Investigation_Los_Angeles.html
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/entertainment/pets/SpotOn_Flea_Tick_Meds_Investi
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/19425432/index.html
Sergeant Stop the Suffering or be Stopped,
Lorraine
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