Do Not Use Hartz One Spot Flea Control on Your Cat(s)!

[Mandy-Lee]

At this moment I am so scared for my babies. Three days ago, my husband and I brought in a kitten...to make 3 cats in our home. This little guy is actually a neighbors kitten, but she was not taking care of him. He was starving and cold. She keeps getting cats and then they disappear. Who leaves a small kitten outside in the cold and doesn't feed it anyway!? This is why we had to bring him in and take care of him. I am not letting her know that we have him b/c she is not getting him back. I kind of feel guilty but I have others tell us that we're doing the right thing...he would not survive otherwise.
So, onto why I am writing this evening...my husband and I went out to purchase some flea control b/c I found some fleas on the little guy (he's probably anywhere from 3-4 months). We purchased Hartz One Spot Flea Conrol and figured it would work the same as Advantage. I've used Advantage before and had no problems with Thor & Nova when they were kittens.
Well, this stuff is absolutely horrible for cats & kittens. I was praying to God to help us after we put it on our kitties. Not long after, Belle became very erratic, crying uncontrollably, scratching like crazy...it scared me sooo much. We bathed her immediately to get the product off of her as fast as we could. Then not long after our little guy..whom we named, Scout, started acting in the same manner....climbing up the window sills, dragging himself along anything he could find, running around crazy and crying....we did the same thing and washed him as best we could.
Thor, our Big guy, he seems to be OK, but I washed it off of him as well. Now Belle seems to be doing OK...she is resting and the 2 boys are sleeping next to each other. Thor is looking after his new little brother. I am still praying that they will not have an relapses ....it was so scary and I never want to experience anything like this again.
This product does not have any Warnings what so ever on it's box, no lists of side effects..nothing and I am so enraged and upset right now...it's hard to type. I will keep you all posted on their progress and get some new pics of our little guy on here ASAP.
Please do not use this product for flea control on your Cats!!! I've also read that it is harmful to Dogs as well!

[Grace]

Fortunately for us, we live in a low flea area.

I use Advantage for the boys, as they go outdoors. We use this year round, because it also controls ear mites and round worms.

For the girls, who are indoors only, we do use Frontline in the summer months. They go out on the back porch, and the occasional flea is seen out there.

[smokey the elder]

Hartz products contain pyrethrin, which is highly toxic to cats. Pyrethrin is in Raid, etc. and they mention the toxicity on the label.

[Mandy-Lee]

Originally posted by smokey the elder
Hartz products contain pyrethrin, which is highly toxic to cats. Pyrethrin is in Raid, etc. and they mention the toxicity on the label.

meth·o·prene
Pronunciation: 'meth-&-"prEn
Function: noun
: an insecticide C19H34O3 that arrests growth at the larval stage of development

This is the only chemical mentioned on the label and there is no mention of any toxicity...thank you!

[RedHedd]

OMG! I have used this on Mitzi! I still have one vial left. The box says it contains phenothrin and (S)-methoprene. I'm tossing it out right now!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I've used Hartz once and then I read a thread here on PT about someone's cat becoming paralized after they used Hartz. I threw the rest of mine out and have been using advantage ever since. I've also heard that Bio-spot is very bad for both dogs and cats. I still can't believe that stores haven't pulled these products from their selves yet. This makes me so mad.

[Mandy-Lee]

I just wanted to let everyone know that I wrote to the supermarket (Sobeys) where we purchased the product. I told them what happened and I posted the Petition link in the email for them to view. I'll let you know if I hear anything back...but they probably won't take it off the shelves.

[QueenScoopalot]

Just type Hartz Flea Products into any search engine, and most of the pages that come up are about all the deaths, etc. associated with this stuff! I would NEVER use any of their products...not even the catnip which (if they still make it) looks like sawdust!