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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Dangerous Product for Cats Nov 11, 2009
By Fiberholic
"Rose L."
We used this product on our two cats after we discovered fleas on them. Within an hour, both cats were vomiting and drooling due to pyrethroid poisoning. Hartz Ultraguard Flea and Tick Dip for Dogs and Cats contains Pyrethrin, which is derived from Chrysanthemums. Interestingly, Chrysanthemums are toxic to cats.
If we had not washed our cats to remove the dip from their skin and coats, they most likely would not have survived the night without emergency veterinary care.
Please research before using this product, or any other Hartz product. Hartz products have a record of being dangerous for cats, and the company seems to not be concerned about the scores of animals that have been injured or killed after their products were used.
Be aware, there are even websites started by consumers who consider their pets to be victims of poisoning after using Hartz products. Just do a quick web search on Hartz victims and you'll find it.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
PRATICALLY USELESS ON LITTLE DOGS May 20, 2010
By Vincent Rodriguez
"V-Rod"
During winter i bathe my little 15lb chihuahuas with little more than human shampoo and water and this kills what little fleas they get... and we walk over a mile a day around the neighborhood filled with dogs. BUT, when spring comes, so do the fleas. Since the fleas were multiplying, about a dozen or so per dog, I decided to use this product since I bought it at my local grocer; it's all they had. So it killed the fleas faster than regular shampoo and saved me 5 min. per pet... and that was it! Within a few days the fleas were back; not many, just a few, but that's normal for my dogs. THIS PRODUCT IS USELESS FOR FLEAS! Oh, BTW, since i started using garlic in my dogs food a few years ago, the flea population around here is manageable without insecticides; before the infestation would make me run for the hills. I hate using chemicals on my pets, so I only bathe them once a month, the few fleas they do get bother them, but not much, they sure don't bother me. I don't trust chemical companies with my pets... thinking of using essential oils. Oh, BTW, you're gonna love this piece of advice, a few years back when our new addition, a stray, came into our lives, i kept him in the garage until i could be sure he was safe while i searched for his master. I did wind up keeping him. I got him during winter. I don't frequent the garage. By spring, I swear there was over 1,000 fleas infesting the garage. I searched the net for a green way to kill fleas and it worked. I used a shallow serving tray filled with tap water and a few drops of liquid dish soap; put it on the ground with a low wattage light hovering above the tray. I swear the tray was filled with dead fleas the next day. I did this for an entire week, there were that many fleas, until they were all gone; move the tray around because the fleas are territorial; go figure.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not harardous but not good either Oct 27, 2009
By Jessica R. Richards
"Miss Jess"
After moving from San Deigo to West Virginia my dog developed a great love for a large yard along with a great problem with fleas. He never had a single flea in the 2 yrs we lived in San Diego, so I wasnt for sure which brands to try.
I bought the Hartz dip b/c I thought it might work better than the flea collars & sprays & drops I have previously tried. Now mind you I have a Mastiff not a cat, so I did not have the skin issues as the previous reviewer. I used the entire bottle in the apporpriate amount of water.
It worked immediately I could see the dead fleas in the tub, however it gave little more than a few days relief from the fleas.
I am pretty much at my wits end between trying personal decontamination & home foggers & yard (I have mroe than 2 acres of land.
Now I am just waiting for winter & hoping the fleas will go away naturally.
Again, my dog did not have the skin issues that the cat did, but he also is 120 lbs, and this product only gave a few days protection.
I will look elsewhere
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT...IT CAN KILL May 20, 2011
By LOVE MY 4 CATS
I bought this, i mixed it according to manufactures directions, and even added MORE water. as i dipped my first cat in he started howling, well cats hate water. but he never reacted like this before. The other 3 got it too. later i noticed they were all drooling, foaming and my one cat refused to lick herself at all.
a few hours later the litterbox was full of nasty, mucus filled dirrehea. then they vomited.
i couldn't find the first cat Mo. he was upstairs hiding in the shower. he would not come out. he continued hiding the rest of the day. the next day i picked him up and he screamed. i thought he was just mad. but then i noticed he didn't look normal. i left him alone a while longer.
later he had to be taken to the vet. all the skin around his butt and stomach was red. he had to be put under anesthesia and have his stomach and butt and part of his tail shaved so his open sores could be cleaned.
he had to get injections, antiinflamatory, antibiotics, and had to wear a collar cone for 3 days. he was in so much pain and miserable. he had a high fever and the vet said if i hadn't brought him in when i did HE COULD HAVE DIED and that they have been trying to get this off the market because many pets HAVE DIED FROM THIS.
i had to spend over $250.00 to save him.
DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT !!!! I WISH I HAD READ REVIEWS FIRST !!!!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. IT KILLED MY CAT. Jun 04, 2010
By Jen
"jz"
I beg you, do NOT buy this product. It killed my cat. Nuff said. PLEASE AVOID ALL HARTZ PRODUCTS.
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