Flea Product Danger

winnipugs · 10-06-2009, 08:48 PM

any product sold by your veterinarian is of good quality. the topical flea products do have specific purposes, advantage work just on fleas, frontline works with fleas and ticks, revolution is fleas, ticks, heart worm , intestinal parasites..., its all a matter of what you as a consumer are looking to protect your pet with. with my pugs, i use frontline, only because i attended a lengthy seminar on the product and know that it is safe for them.

Chickie · 10-07-2009, 08:13 AM

In doing a Google search, I find numerous postings concerning adverse reactions to Sargent’s spot flea and tick products used on both cats and dogs. It apparently is not a random case where someone may have used a dog remedy on a cat or vice versa. Not all died but many were in agony and were brought to veterinarians for treatment. Bathing the animal with dish liquid did not help as the product had already been absorbed. Moral of the story is DON’T USE IT.

I have used Frontline on my cat with no problems associated with it. I can understand where the cost could be prohibitive for some, especially those with multiple pets. I guess it is better to have a few fleas than to face the alternative of using Sargent’s. I remember as kids we used to hunt fleas down using a fine-toothed comb and then “squish” them between our thumbnails. It was a blood sport for us and was rather labor-intensive, but it worked.

jmen24 · 10-07-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Chickie

In doing a Google search, I find numerous postings concerning adverse reactions to Sargent’s spot flea and tick products used on both cats and dogs. It apparently is not a random case where someone may have used a dog remedy on a cat or vice versa. Not all died but many were in agony and were brought to veterinarians for treatment. Bathing the animal with dish liquid did not help as the product had already been absorbed. Moral of the story is DON’T USE IT.

I have used Frontline on my cat with no problems associated with it. I can understand where the cost could be prohibitive for some, especially those with multiple pets. I guess it is better to have a few fleas than to face the alternative of using Sargent’s. I remember as kids we used to hunt fleas down using a fine-toothed comb and then “squish” them between our thumbnails. It was a blood sport for us and was rather labor-intensive, but it worked.

Agreed, since posting I did a similar search and read some of the other cases that you talk about. The one thing that I found completely surprising is that 3 different companies manufacture Sargent's flea and tick treatments.

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winnipugs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 50 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	any product sold by your veterinarian is of good quality. the topical flea products do have specific purposes, advantage work just on fleas, frontline works with fleas and ticks, revolution is fleas, ticks, heart worm , intestinal parasites..., its all a matter of what you as a consumer are looking to protect your pet with. with my pugs, i use frontline, only because i attended a lengthy seminar on the product and know that it is safe for them. Last edited by winnipugs; 10-06-2009 at 08:53 PM. Reason: missing info

10-07-2009, 08:13 AM	#2
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 368 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	More Warnings Found In doing a Google search, I find numerous postings concerning adverse reactions to Sargent’s spot flea and tick products used on both cats and dogs. It apparently is not a random case where someone may have used a dog remedy on a cat or vice versa. Not all died but many were in agony and were brought to veterinarians for treatment. Bathing the animal with dish liquid did not help as the product had already been absorbed. Moral of the story is DON’T USE IT. I have used Frontline on my cat with no problems associated with it. I can understand where the cost could be prohibitive for some, especially those with multiple pets. I guess it is better to have a few fleas than to face the alternative of using Sargent’s. I remember as kids we used to hunt fleas down using a fine-toothed comb and then “squish” them between our thumbnails. It was a blood sport for us and was rather labor-intensive, but it worked.