Comments on: Hartz is a Killer http://www.hartzvictims.org/2009/04/06/hartz-is-a-killer/ One More Victim is One Too Many Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Philip Janes http://www.hartzvictims.org/2009/04/06/hartz-is-a-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-4978 Philip Janes Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:28:07 +0000 http://www.hartzvictims.org/?p=2588#comment-4978 I lost my outdoor adult male cat, Allywishus, about a decade ago because of a flea collar. I don't remember which brand it was, but I found Ally dead about 18 hours after putting the collar on him. He was already in rigor mortis, so it must have happend pretty quickly. There was a puddle of saliva under his mouth, so I guess the alergic reaction dehydrated him, and he died of the heat. It was a hot day in Phoenix, AZ. My advice is: Don't put a flea collar on an outdoor cat for the first time in hot weather. For any cat, put the collar on for a few minutes, and take it off; then watch for any reaction. As long as there is no adverse reaction, gradually increase the exposure. I lost my outdoor adult male cat, Allywishus, about a decade ago because of a flea collar. I don’t remember which brand it was, but I found Ally dead about 18 hours after putting the collar on him. He was already in rigor mortis, so it must have happend pretty quickly. There was a puddle of saliva under his mouth, so I guess the alergic reaction dehydrated him, and he died of the heat. It was a hot day in Phoenix, AZ.

My advice is: Don’t put a flea collar on an outdoor cat for the first time in hot weather. For any cat, put the collar on for a few minutes, and take it off; then watch for any reaction. As long as there is no adverse reaction, gradually increase the exposure.

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