No human being and no innocent animal should have to go through this horror. I am so thankful I found this site! (It was actually the first thing that popped up in a Google search for Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick). It encouraged us to act and to act fast – hopefully saving my dog’s life. I am donating what I can in gratitude/hope. THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING PET PRODUCTS. FDA are you listening?!?!?
I applied a 6ml packet of Sergeant’s Gold to my 1 year old Siberian Husky. I did not use the entire tube as it seemed like there was way too much, more than when I use Frontline or Advantix. I also made a point not to get ANY on myself as I remember having a weird ‘oral’ reaction to it the one other time I applied it. I washed my hands, I put blankets on all the furniture and warned my husband “Do not touch the dog!”. Approximately 30 minutes later I got a glass of water for myself – it tasted extremely metallic. I got a different glass and filled it with Coca-Cola.. same thing. I thought “Here I go again, this can’t be healthy”. About this time my husband yells “ASPEN IS HAVING A SEIZURE!”. I ran in and saw my dog staring blankly at the wall and trembling severely, legs splayed. “Call poison control, call the vet, call the ER vet, Google this flea & tick stuff now!”. I began calling the vet and he read to me what he was finding online. Our hearts sank! The ER vet agreed that we should bathe her and asked me the brand name. I said “Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick” and she responded “Yes. Give her a bath then bring her in immediately. THAT STUFF CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS”. We lifted my struggling dog into the bath- she had no control of her legs and was shaking uncontrollably.
She is now staying overnight per the recommendation of Poison Control. She was given another bath, muscle relaxers, and is on IV fluids. If she is not better tomorrow she will stay and be seen by a neurologist next week. The cost is estimated to be $775 – $2,600. I’m just hoping she lives.
My dog was the picture of health. A beautiful, fit, and fun-loving creature. We spent the week enjoying her first snow in a national park. We spent this afternoon at a dog park. Tonight I feel like the worst ‘mom’ on Earth. But mainly I am livid with the lack of attention our government gives this. I only thought I was keeping her free of fleas and ticks.
The ER vet said my family vet would be sending a report to the company. I will be sending them a plea to stop senseless heartache of pet owners. I will also be writing to this address:
9 Comments Received
January 1st, 2013 @11:12 am
Call Sergeant’s at (800) 224-7387 and find out how to submit the ER expenses for reimbursement.
Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs was so deadly, the EPA pressured Sergeant’s into discontinuing it, but despite TENS OF THOUSANDS of reported adverse incidents, the EPA never recalled the product, so it continues to be bought by unsuspecting pet owners.
January 2nd, 2013 @12:38 am
Thank you!
January 2nd, 2013 @7:58 am
I will never buy Hartzs or Sargeants products again. Took my cat Roo in because he had a severe reaction to his whole nervous system when I properly applied Sargeants flea and tick gold. He is still not out of the woods yet. He may have inte rnal damage. We won’t know until we have blood work done.
January 2nd, 2013 @11:35 am
I’ve added your story to our FB group.
January 3rd, 2013 @8:54 am
Last year, the EPA received a request from Sergeant’s to voluntarily cancel the product registration for Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs (EPA Reg. # 2517-80):
http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014-0026
The EPA will announce shortly that it has granted Sergeant’s request for cancellation, which will allow Sergeant’s to sell existing stocks of that dangerous product for 1 year after the publication of the Cancellation Order in the Federal Register, and will also allow retailers to sell existing stocks of it until such stocks are exhausted.
January 5th, 2013 @8:24 am
It comes to my conceirn there is nothing about the company triforce which ha sickened my dog, killed my cat and may kill my other cat who is at the emergency vet. They had the exact same side effects as the hartz victims. It absolutely horrifys me that this is ok. Etofenprox is the ingredient that cause these side effects and possibly death and that ingredient is in many flea and tick medicines so please before using any flea and tick medicine make sure it has no Etofenprox in it.
I love you toby.
I will do something about this for you.
January 9th, 2013 @8:37 am
“Lawsuits proliferate against makers of topical flea and tick products”
http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=15414
“By reviewing all reports, the VIN News Service determined that Sergeant’s formulations accounted for the greatest share of incidents by far, with more than 11,500 total cases — the majority of those from a single product (registration number 2517-80).”
January 26th, 2013 @8:36 am
as a retired groomer i have always told my customers, never to use hartz products ,,, i do love k-9 advantage which works so much better than frontline , or some of the products over the counter,,,,,,,,, k-9 can be used on cats also ,
February 11th, 2013 @6:07 am
EPA just granted Sergeant’s request to cancel the registration of its Sergeant’s Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs (EPA Reg. # 2517-80):
http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014-0033
Even though its officially canceled, retailers will be allowed to sell that dangerous product until their shelves are empty.
That’s unbelievable!!!
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