From reading websites, I have found two that should be known to all cat owners not to use for your cats.
Hartz Flea Prevention products and
Bio-Spot Flea Prevention products
all seem to have a higher percentage of bad, adverse reactions. Please list other ones that you feel should be on the list of do not use. And no, please do not say all OTC are bad, I can't believe that as some people have used all these products and their animals were fine. Adverse reactions have to a percentage of the population and it behooves us to determine which one's have the lowest percentage of bad reactions. Even Frontline and Revolution has had it own reports of harm to animals.
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I hear what you'er saying. The problem is you are puting chemicals on an animal. There are always going to be bad reactions to this situatoin. Not all cats will have reactions, only they ones that have allergic reactions to the chemicals. It would be nice if we could get rid fo fleas in a more simple way but for the time being these chemicals are all we have. I pick trying the chemacles over my animal getting very sick from fleas or lossing so much blood it need blood transfusions(happened to my friends cat). But I think everyone who is going to or does use a flea product should be knowledgable of the riskes, and when administering it to their pet, do it while the vet is open just in case. Also watch your animals behavior after giving them flea products just in case.
my cats vet swears by advantage, he doesnt want me to use anything else and so far its been working fine and my cat is fine, i brought in some OTC ones that you listed the hartz and they said no way to using those. he did say he wouldnt use any of them and thats all i needed to get the advantage. so i know for sure not to use hartz.
Hi there again.There are more if considerable research is done aside from the Internet.
Here's a few more:
Alco, Americare, Beaphar, Control, Defend Exspot, Double Duty, Ford's Freedom Five, Happy Jack, Hopkins, Kill-Ko, Protection, Rabon, Riverdale, Sergeant's, Unicorn, Vet-Kem, Victory, and Zema and the one's you've listed: Hartz and Bio Spot
The ingredients that are dangerous are organophosphate insecticides (OPs) and carbamates, both of which are found in various flea and tick products. A product contains an OP if the ingredient list contains chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos, phosmet, naled, tetrachlorvinphos, diazinon, or malathion. If the ingredient list includes carbaryl or propoxur, the product contains a carbamate. There are EPA studies that show OPs and carbamates can harm the nervous system.
Each year, millions of Americans purchase over-the-counter flea and tick products believing that they couldn't be sold unless they were proven safe. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not begin to review pet products for safety until 1996. There is a substantial backlog of products waiting to be tested, so many pet products containing potentially harmful pesticides still make their way onto store shelves.
After reaching an agreement with manufacturers, the EPA announced that the OP chlorpyrifos鈥攁lso known as Dursban鈥攚ould be on a fast track for a phase-out if not by now. A second OP, diazinon should have been phased out by now.
I know someone who used Hartz Advanced Flea Treatment, and it literally almost killed her cat. The cat started siezing and he went into shock :-( Please take your kitty to the vet and get a prescription flea medicine. Also, fleas carry tapeworm eggs, so your cat may need to be checked for tapeworms. Good luck!
the Hartz products have been deadly to dogs and cats for years now, I'm surprised that they are still on the market
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