Sergeants Gold Flea and Tic is trying to kill your pets!

After applying “Sergeant’s Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs” on 1/12/09, my dog had a strong reaction to the product and cannot stay still for more than 2 second. I rushed her to the hospital and she was diagnosed with toxicity damage to her liver. She was hospitalized and is being treated for the damaged liver. The company should pull this product off the shelf.

I too experienced a similar problem with my Yorkie. I used it on a Monday evening and we went to bed. On waking Tuesday morning we found our “Kaylee’ on the foot of the bed unable to stand. I moved her to my side and she vomited excessively. we scooped up some of the vomit and took her immediately to the vet. we then called the ASPCA poison hotline and got a case number. They in turn called our vet while we were there and advised them of the correct procedure to follow. End result was that she was sick for two days. the vet told us that when we got there she was near death from fever and possible damage to here brain. Thank god she fully recovered! the bill was a little over $400. I contacted Sergeant’s, filled out their “Product Adverse Reaction report” and returned it to them. Their response has been as follows. It is my fault because I used a product that was for dogs “9-20 lbs”! The box shows a small dog, about the size of our dog. the size of the dog is written in very small letters. Also, although there are warnings about using the product on cats, there is no warning about possible effects on dogs. Now, who would use a box marked for dogs, with a dog’s picture on it on a cat?? I had clearly told them I had used only a few drops since I used the logic that a full tube(1.5ml) was alright to use on a 20 or 9 pound dog (in other words the amount for a 20 pound dog wouldn’t harm a 9 pound dog), that half that amount would be alright on a 4 1/2 pound dog. It should be noted that the amount for 21 to 40 pound dogs is 4.5ml!! So, we can use 1.5 on a 20 pound dog, and 4.5ml on a 21 pound dog, but we can’t use half the amount for a 9 pound dog on a 4 1/2 pound dog! There is no logic in their reasoning what-so-ever.
I sent them a second letter telling them I intended to file suit and that it would cost them much more to fight the suit than to simply pay me the vet bill. then they called me and asked me to hold off until they reviewed my claim, About a week later they wrote me repeating their assertion that it was my fault and have refused to pay.
At this point I too am seeking other victims who would be willing to file suit. I’m thinking that if enough of us signed a letter to them they might back off and pay up. As I explained to them, I’m not looking to make any money, simply to get the bill paid for. I live on SS disability and cannot afford to hire an expensive lawyer on my own.
Please let me know if you’ve heard from other victims and if you have any plans to fight this.
Thank you

Roger Lamothe
Wilson, NC

April 1, 2009

My husband bought Sergeants Gold flee and Tic treatment for our two small dogs (a shih-tzu and a maltese). About an hour or so after it was applied to the directed areas of the dogs they both started going crazy; ripping up newspapers, twitching uncontrollably, scratching at the areas of their skin that the treatment was applied and they were completely aggitated to the point that they couldn’t be soothed. We brought them to the vet who contacted the company and told us that we should give the dogs a bath in dawn dish soap and they should calm down within 24 hours. Needless to say we were up with them all night without them getting one minute of sleep and by the next morning we were getting nervous and running on no energy. The dogs remained in the same state so we called the vet and brought them back in for another check. They gave them both cortizone shots and sent us on our way saying that she shots should subside their symptoms shortly. That was almost 12 hours ago and the dogs are still no better at all. I have since spoken with the vet and if there is no improvement tomorrow they will end up hospitalizing both dogs and running further tests to check for other possible effects that the Sargeants Gold could have caused. I would love to be part of a class action lawsuit against the company for all of the suffering both of my pets have endured in the past 24 hours I would like to get all of the executives of the company into one room and put their product to the test on their bodies and sit back and see how they react.

I applied the same flea and tic gel on my two dogs last night, They have both experienced the same problems as described above. I don’t understand why our pets seem to be suffering at the hands of uncaring greedy strangers. First food problems and now apparently flea and tick treatments. I live in the south and it is imperative that we use something to control fleas and ticks yet now my dogs may have permanent damage to their health. Thanks alot Sargeants Gold

MY DOG IS GOING TO THE VET TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SERGEANTS GOLD 9 -20 LBS. FLEA AND TIC MED. DON’T USE IT!!!!!
SHE AS OTHER POOR DOGS HAD BAD REACTIONS TO IT,NO SLEEP, CAN’T SIT STILL, SCRATCHING – JUST MISERABLE UNAPPROACHABLE. I CALLED THE COMPANY AND TOLD THEM. I AM SO MAD. AND CONCERNED FOR MY DOG. WE TRY TO SAVE MONEY AND BUY A CHEAPER MEDICINE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PETS BECAUSE WE CAN’T AFFORD THE EXPENSIVE STUFF, AND THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENS,,, ITS DOWNRIGHT CRIMINAL OF THEM TO SELL POISON!