Erin posted a great call to action on PETA’s forum.  Go read it if you’d like to help in getting Cute Overload to stop serving Hartz ads.

I am just sick reading about about you poor people who have had tragic results using “hartz” flea and tick medicine. Fortunately,  I only have to look at a HUGE hair loss on the back of my persian.  I had a blue tube of the Hartz “3 in One” that I put on Sweetpie last Thursday.  By Friday morning, I was seeing huge clumps of black hair on the carpet.  I thought it was just her shedding her winter coat…we’re in Boston.  By the afternoon, she had an open sore and a bald spot that is 3″x 5″ on her back.  It’s just heartbreaking for me to think I did that to her.

I called Hartz Sunday nite to let them know what happened.  I was surprised to have a person answer the phone.  However, when I explained the situation, I found her snippy and condescending.  How dare they not admit that these chemicals were too strong for my indoor cat. She told me to put vitamin e on her back…i’m trying that but, think I’m going to stick with my original plan of using neosporin, which the vet said I should use for her eye ducts.

I’m so  Upset with this company…I’m ready to go to the Boston Globe!

I can’t believe it - I’d never heard of any of this.  I just knew I needed some flea drops for my kitty…  We treated her this morning, and she didn’t seem happy…  By the time I got home from work though, she was twitching all over and freaking out.  I managed to get her to the vet asap; they gave her a valium drip and a bath and are keeping her overnight.  I’m in distress, waiting to see how she will be tomorrow morning.

I am furious that EPA let them get away with such a weaselly warning on the package - incidentally, my cat meets NONE of the criteria.  Did they even change the formula??  I intend to make some noise here locally and get as many people as I can to sign the petition.  What will it take for this company to change its ways?

My poor little cat is dead,  why is this allowed?

They must be paying the goverment so much money to keep it on the shelves.

Ask them on their website why they are killing animals: www.hartzultragard.com

about 2 months ago i had bought some of the hartz gold flea and tick drops for my 11 years old chiuaua, tiny. He was my heart and my love. well he is not with me today because i had to put him down because he was suffering. MY MOM HAD PUT IT ON HIM AND HER CHIUAUA TO. THEY BOTH STARTED YELPING AND WHINING ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER SHE HAD PUT THIS POISENED ON BOTH OF OUR DOGS. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BURN MARKS COMING UP ON THEIR SKIN. SOME EVEN LOOKED LIKE BLISTERS. THEY WERE BURNING SO BAD. THE AGONIZING PAIN THAT THEY WERE GOING THROUGH WAS UNCALL FOR. SHE CONTINOUSLY GAVE THEM BATHS OVER AND OVER. AT LEAST 5 TO 6 THAT DAY. THE NEXT DAY SHE TOOK BOTH OF THEM TO THE VET. THEY BOTH HAD TO BE MEDICATED. THE VET TOLD HER THAT THE  HARTZ GOLD FLEA AND TICK DROPS MIGHT OF MESSED UP THEIR ORGANS AND NERVES. WELL UNFORTUNATELY IT DID! MY MOM’S DOG TURNED OUT TO BE OK BECAUSE HE WAS A LITTLE YOUNGER. BUT MINE DID’NT. HE ENDED UP HAVING DIABETES AT FIRST. HE WOULDN’T EAT. AND WHEN HE DID EAT, HE WOULD THROW IT UP.IT CONTINOUSLY GOT WORSE. HE ALSO ENDED UP WITH CUSHIONS DISEASE. I HAD TO FINALLY LAY HIM DOWN TO REST ON SUNDAY APRIL THE 13TH AT 5:00 PM . IT WAS SO PAINFUL!! BEFORE THE FLEA AND TICK MEDICINE HE WAS ALWAYS A HAPPY, CHEERFUL, AND LOVING TINY UNTIL THE POISEN THAT IS ON THESE SHELVES ARE BEING SOLD HURTING ALL THESE ANIMALS OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD. PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY OVER THE COUNTER FLEA AND TICK MEDICATION BECAUSE IT COULD KILL YOUR LOVE ONE!

On a Tuesday evening my husband and I applied Hartz Flea monthly application to both of our cats.  The next couple days they both seemed okay, however by the third day, I noticed that our little girl was not her spunky self.  We had to beg her for attention, when she would normaly be snuggling with us every chance she’d get.  She started to throw up her digested food and just seemed kinda depressed.  I started to get really worried about her the other night, so I just thought I would google Hartz and this product.  I was so disgusted to find so many bad things about Hartz.  At this point, I knew I had to do something, so early the next morning, the fourth day after application, I brought her into our vet.  By this point she was jolting her head a bit and didn’t look good at all.  I spent hours crying and had to leave her through the day for blood tests, xrays, iv fluids, etc etc.  Thankfully enough she is home with us tonight stabilized and more than a half of a grand later.  Hartz owes us this money for the expense and heartache they put us through.  It is the least they could do.  Please don’t take this lightly, because this is not new.  It has happened to many cats and many are not as lucky to make it through, like our little girl.  Her brother is thankful she is home also.  Let’s spread the news.  Education is key and together we can put Hartz out of business.  They deserve it!!

Cute Overload (CO) is serving Hartz ads.  I find it completely appalling and asinine that a popular, animal and pet-oriented website would knowingly promote a company that sells products that kill pets.  Alert reader and former CO visitor, Erin, sent me an email over the weekend to inform me of these ads.  Erin and I have both contacted Meg at CO to no avail.  I wrote a very friendly, formal letter urging Meg to visit HartzVictims.org and to reconsider serving Hartz ads on her site.  I also proposed a link exchange partnership so we could drive traffic to one another’s websites.  I have yet to hear back from Meg.

Erin has since been banned from posting on CO.  Her comments on CO in regards to Hartz ads were also retracted.  Erin started a website she cleverly calls Sad Overload.  Erin also made me aware of the Junepath website where Junepath is obviously appalled that CO is serving up Hartz ads in the posts Cute Overload/Hartz, Re - Cute Overload and Cute Overload x3.

So it’s here that I urge you to contact Meg at CO and ask her to cease the Hartz campaign.  Meg’s email address is: meg [at] cutelabs.com

Also, do what Erin and I have done and post comments on CO, warning others of the dangers of Hartz products and request to have the Hartz ad campaign pulled.

UPDATE: Cute Overload deleted my comments

On Sunday, April 20th, I applied Sergeants Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze on for dogs and it was the beginning of the most horrific time in my pugs life. Soon after applying the product, he started to scratch uncontrollably and whine in his cage. He would run circles and simply collapse, after which he started to vomit and try to tear out his fur with his paws. I rushed him to the vet and he immediately was given steroid and anti-inflammatory shots and then bathed with dish detergent to strip the product off. The scratching continued to the point where his skin was bloody. The vet shaved the area and to our horror this product had burnt his skin. He was then bathed again in some kind of a sulfur dip and given more shots. He spent 4 nights at the vet hospital, where he had to have his paw taped up and socked, so he could not scratch. The burns are awful and they have now started to scab over which is part of the healing process. My pug is now starting to return to his normal self which is a good sign.

I just want to say, never use any Sergeants or hartz pet products, the money you may save is not worth the life of your pet.

I have sent my vet bills to Sergeants where the matter will be investigated and reimbursement will be decided upon. I was infuriated to hear this, I have been looking for a lawyer to sue the company, but have been told lawyers do not take cases where an animal is the victim, even though this is clearly a product liability case.

If anyone can offer any suggestions in this legal area, please post your information.

Thank you

Pugslover

This is my first experience using this products on my two dogs.  My babies are dachshund and blue heeler mixes, each weighing around 21 and 24 pounds.  They each got a treatment with the squeeze-on product.  One dog is just fine.  The other one was drooling like crazy!  I thought maybe she had licked some of the product off her fur and it was making her salivate; however, I did not want  to take a chance, so I washed her down really well and scrubbed this crap out of her fur.  From now on, I think I’m going the natural route.

had a moment of stupidity. I already knew from when I was a kid that this company has bad products from the news in the 80s and 90s.Used it again tonight and 2 hours later my 12 pound mixed breed baby girl was lethargic and her head was trembling. I snatched her up and bathed her fast,in tears at my stupidity. called the Hartz ppl.they don’t care.wasn’t their product.she is allergic to something..duhhhhhh their poison !! she is now fine,called her vet.he knew right away.has seen it before. so i am looking for something organic to help.she is a happy girl now. for a few hours of illness and mom’s guilty feelings,she has been getting treats…lol..happy story here..i wish everyone could have one too. sorry for every one’s loss and pain. I love all pets and this company has to be stopped !!!!