Class Action lawsuit getting started

I have used hartz 2 in 1 Flea and Tick Conditioning Shampoo for some time now without any problems till this past year. It has always been a cheaper alternative to other brands (well sometimes) but this was the first year I used Hartz Flea and Tick Drops in combination with the shampoo. My Poor dog is suffering. I first bathed her about 2 months ago with the shampoo and added the drops that my grandmother had bought for her (just happened to be hartz as well) and I noticed some skin irritation, but didn’t put 2 and 2 together until this last wash. We recently came back from the beach on July 4th and I bathed her again with it, and her whole body is now covered in some type of red, dried, some pussing, bleeding legions. Her skin it seems is also very sensitive/itchy to the touch. It started out pretty minimal but seems to be spreading rapidly, so much so that I thought she had some form of poison ivy, oak, sumac, etc…After 2 doses of the drops and 2 washings, I have completely stopped using either product and I hope she improves. I attempted to contact Hartz today before finding this site, (and reading about some of the horrible experiences others have had) to see if there are some sort of expiration date for the shampoo that could be causing this type of sever reaction, as I could not find one on the bottle. I was also hoping whether they could tell me if there were any contraindications to using the shampoo and drops together, but their offices are currently closed. I will have to call back tomorrow. After The first wash, I noticed, her irritation started to improve after I gave her daily cold water rinses, at the time I was doing this because I had no air-conditioning and with the heat as hot as it has been this summer, it was only meant to keep her cool. But I think the rinses helped wash/rid whatever product was left on her from her hair and skin. Right now she is pretty bad, if she gets any worse I will have no choice to take her to a vet. And I pray to God, and I am thankful that so far, after all of the horror stories I have heard that she seems to be well, cognitively anyway. (no seizures, coma, etc. God forbid.) But right now her skin is such a mess, that I’m not sure what to use on it or do with it. I am hoping that if I leave it alone she will heal naturally just as she did the first time, except she does seem to be much worse this time. I will have to see.

We can’t prove it, since they are better now, but if you’re keeping count our 3 animals became sluggish, would not eat, and lost thier hair from the flea products. FYI- they do NOT WORK!!!! The fleas crawl over the collars days later- and the things are still breeding after using every darn product they have and cleaning, vacuuming 3 times a day, NOT allowing the animals outside, etc. Nothing- nothing works. Not the shampoo, powder, spray, collars, carpet spray-nothing.I think the fleas LIKE it-it’s nourishing! It made me sick, also.It’s also the only thing Walmart sells so let them know!!I posted on Hartz ‘Ask the Doctor’ forum-do not expect to hear back. Useless, expensive crap! I’ll never buy another Hartz brand product again!!

I have a 7 year old Yorkie>just found out she has major heartworm. Had purchased “Advantage” from Pet-Meds. My Vet. said it is illegal over the internet to prescribe meds. So, in the interim, my dog is dying due to that fact she most likely had expired meds. I think that something or someone should take action. Please leave me with your comments.

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My cat had this treatment yesterday and is now in critical condition at the vet, she has a low chance of even surviving and the bills are going to cost me over 1000$. Please involve me in this lawsuit, this company needs to be STOPPED before another innocent animal is hurt.

Hello, I’d like more information about the class action lawsuit, including what the status of it is now. Thank you.

Purchased Hartz flea and tick for my Corgis. In less than 12 hours both were vomiting. I went online and to my horror it is the Hartz. I bathe them with Dawn to remove it. I am taking them to the vet this morning. I sent Petco an e-mail about selling this dangerous product. I would like to a part to the lawsuit. This has to stop.

I just found out this is a major problem, the hard way. I bathed our yellow Labrador two weeks ago with Hartz Flea and Tick shampoo that I bought at our local Walgreens [I really need to report this to them as well]. About 30 minutes after the bath Bruno had hundreds of welts all over his body. I immediately grabbed a bar of our unscented Dove Bar soap and scrubbed him down [I just found out that while the old blue Dawn dish soap will dry out a dog’s skin, it will strip off all residual toxic chemicals on the fur (that hadn’t already absorbed into the skin) – just leave it on for at least 10 minutes.

Since that date he has lost large patches of fur all over his body and still is covered with inflamed red spots. That stuff has to be incredibly toxic. I told my story to the folks at the pet rescue that we adopted him from 5 years ago and they told me that this has been an ongoing issue and showed me online testimonies of victims who’s animals have actually died.

I hope there will be a class action lawsuit. It is incredibly irresponsible for a company to continue to keep this stuff on the shelf in stores.

I put this on all three of my cats, and all three of them started actin strange, and lots their appetite. The one didn’t get better and is currently at the vet. I think she will probably die. She has not eaten anything for three days, and now she won’t drink either. Her blood sugar is high, and they can’t get it to come down. This stuff is poison and it ought to be taken off of the market.

UP DATE Our product was the Sergeants Evolve. I called Sergeants and they sent me to a medical staff member. First they could not help me as I did not have the box in front of me. I went to my sons and got it. Then called again. Sergeants gave me a case number and asked questions and took the information from the box such as the product code, UPC code, and EPA Registration Number. Our dog is at the vet now on an IV, another bath with Dawn dish soap, and getting activated charcoal. The vet also called and talked to the Sergeants medical team. Many questions were asked again. When the vet bill is paid I send in the bill with the box and such and they review the case and then (crossing fingers) they will reimburse us for the vet bills. This is crazy. Why does the EPA still allow these pesticides of Cyphenothrin and Pyiproxyfen to used. Their statistics are SO off I am sure. How many people actually can and do take their animal to the vet when this happens so these are non reported. HARTZ and SERGEANTS STOP THIS INSANITY!!!