My chihuahua Peewee recently acquired a mild flea problem. Wouldn’t be much of a problem except that he is allergic to fleas. He was so miserable…scratching so much that he scratched himself raw all over his little 7 pound body. I actually put his winter sweater on in an effort to keep him from hurting [...]

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I received a call today fromForrest about his 5 dogs that he applied Hartz flea and tick drops to and almost lost all the dogs. All the dogs started to go mad and run all over the house throwing up. So he contacted his vet and  they told him to give all the dogs a [...]

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I had a beautiful tortoise shell calico cat named Sadie. She was only 9 and a half years old. I had let her become an indoor /outdoor kitty because she loved to chase butterflies .Because of that fact, I wanted to make sure she was not infested with fleas or ticks, so since I was [...]

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So yesterday i used hartz flea && tick drops on my miniature yorkie & the same day he started throwing up, & all night he’s been trying to rub the stuff off his back, i just found this site & have read many stories…i feel very worried now, what should i do?

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My lovely cat has been the victim of fleas recently, and I thought of buying her a flea collar. I bought a Hartz IN Control Flea collar [the one with the purple stripe] and I started reading the directions. Even though alarms were going off I still put it on her. And then I went [...]

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About two weeks ago my husband and I noticed some fleas on our dog Sami. We saw the Hartz products at WalMart and decided to give it a shot-we figured there is no way they could sell something that would be harmful to the dog and so much cheaper then the stuff at the vet! [...]

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I gave my cat Olive a flea treatment in the morning and left for work for the day.  When I returned home at lunch time I noticed he was having tremors and could not control her eyes and arms and legs.  I rushed her to the vet and while in the car she suffered from a [...]

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Josh Thank you for your dedication and if not for you I would not be crusading this drive to stop this company from selling this killing product. We now have many victims willing to step up to the plate and support what we are now calling Pets are People too and if they could talk and [...]

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Saw a story on the news tonight, and it mentioned a lot of problems with Seargeants Gold and negative reports online, so I had to check it out, because about a month ago, I also made the horrible mistake of using that product, for the first time, on my dogs. SEVERAL dogs, and just before [...]

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As of today, there have been 2,100 stories submitted to HartzVictims.org since 2002.  That’s pretty sad.  My dream is to one day have the luxury of shutting this site down because there are no more Hartz victims. One day… Let’s keep fighting!!! My best, Josh

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After noticing some excessive scratching in my jack russel (zoey) and pom (foxie), i picked up some otc flea and tick killer (Seargeant’s Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze On).  I got the type for dogs 9-20 lbs.  I applied the med at about 8pm.  I noticed no adverse reaction before going to bed myself at [...]

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I’m a victim of Hartz Products from over a month ago and now I’m heading a crusade to save all pets from Hartz products I’m the only person that posted his telephone number on this site and after only two days my phone started ringing off the wall. I promised Maxwell my dog that i [...]

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I have a 3 year old MaltiPeke who has been prone to seizures in the past and I am currently monitoring her carefully.  If you have a dog that has seizures you know that every seizure they have opens the door wider for them to keep having more and more until they get one that [...]

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Last week I notice my 1.5yr old pug was itching himself.  I had a close look and noticed a black flee and was planning on taking him to the vet to get a product to help. That night, I was at wallmart shopping and went to get him a treat, when looking I noticed Walmart sold [...]

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My dog Sabrina was 12 yrs old and very healthy, never one problem in her life. She had fleas and I went to Walmart and picked up a Hartz flea shampoo. I also picked up a Hartz Flea spray that you can use on your furniture to kill the flees. Within 2 weeks my dog [...]

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Yesterday, my dad bought Hartz Ultra Guard Flea and Tick drops for my 6 year old beagle. I put it on her today without doing proper research. I’m seriously about to start crying from these posts.  I believe that I am killing my puppy wuppy! Is it only dangerous if eaten? How do I get [...]

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I have a kitten, a senior cat (12 years-old and my baby) and a dog whom I adore.  I figured all those prescription flea and tick meds were just basically the same thing as Hartz only way over-priced, so I thought I was being clever by saving all that money using Hartz Gold on all [...]

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I am a veterinary technician and have been in the field for over 15 years. Today I received a call from my fiancee asking me to come to his parents house as their cat Patches was very ill. I rushed over to find the poor cat in the midst of severe seizure activity. As I was looking over Patches I saw [...]

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Today I bought Hartz drops for ticks and fleas at Walmart and applied them on my puppy “Leo” as intructed in the box. Within 20 minutes he started to drool heavily and foam started to come out of his mouth. I immediately rushed him to the animal hospital and they told me to bathe him with dawn [...]

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I recently lost my cat Fluffy he was 7 years old and very healthy I also have a cat named Moe he is 3 years old I bought the sergeants brand flea drops and applied them to both my cats on Sunday August 17th 2008. About 3 am on August 19th I got up to [...]

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I applied the hartz gold flea and tick to my dog today and it made her very sick. The scratching, restlessness, foaming at the mouth, vomiting really scared me. I called the vet and they said  to bath her with dawn dishwashing liquid and wash that stuff of her. They also recommended call the emergency [...]

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Last week I bought Hartz Plus, for my 2 cats. They were born 9-17-2001. On Sunday 8-17-2008 6:28 am one of them died from acute respiratory arrest after applying the Hartz Plus flea/tick medicine AS DIRECTED 2 days prior. She was ok at first and it seemed to be working. Then the next day she [...]

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I have a beautiful 7 month old toy poodle and I almost lost him today because of the allergic reaction to Seargent’s Silver.  I have always used Frontline with no problems but unfortunately he was due for another application and I didn’t have the Frontline.  I decided to try one of the less expensive brands [...]

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Our three cats came down with fleas this August 17 and in previous years we had used Frontline and it worked well.  I sent my husband out for Advantage today at Pet Smart since there have been recent complaints of this years Frontline batch not working. I had one Frontline left from last year so I put [...]

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SARGEANT FLEA AND TICK SPRAY August 17th,2008 Gizmo is dead…and Mieko is dying…(update is now dead too)…they somehow were poisoned … I’m certain it was the flea spray..I sprayed them both two nights before at separate times hours apart because their battle with fleas was severe…Please warn any cat owners you know about Hartz/Seargents flea sprays [...]

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we had a beautiful 3 yr old cat ,white with long hair ,i applied this medicine first week in july and he developed a skin rash and became very ill, today is august 15 and we had to finally put him to sleep as he developed yellow jaundice from the medication he has continuously been [...]

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We lost our most adorable dog, “CHEETO” this past Friday, June 27, 2008 to what we strongly know to believe, the Hartz 3 in 1 Reflecting Control Collar for Dogs. (UPC 3270004183) purchased at our local K-Mart store. Cheeto shared in all the symptoms such as (green) vomiting, weakness, labored breathing and hair loss in [...]

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Its time for the madness to stop I’m also a victim of Hartz products. My best friend Maxwell almost died from Hartz flea and tick drops. and now that i have been reading all the victims within the last two weeks i can’t let this continue. I need anyone and everyone to contact me at [...]

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I wish I had seen this site sooner. My husband & I treated our cat Hunter, who spends a lot of time outdoors, with Hartz Ultra Guard Pro drops last night. I had been putting off going to the vet lately to get his Advantage drops, and I figured this might work until I could [...]

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I’m a journalist working on a story about pet exposures to insecticides. If anyone would like to discuss the experience you’ve had with these chemicals, I would really appreciate the opportunity to talk with you. I have a dog myself and I’m very sorry to hear about these incidents. I can be reached at MBP.CPI@gmail.com.

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