I have a 3 year old MaltiPeke who has been prone to seizures in the past and I am currently monitoring her carefully.  If you have a dog that has seizures you know that every seizure they have opens the door wider for them to keep having more and more until they get one that never stops.  I had a dog previously that began to have seizures from a dip for a skin infection, he ended up taking Potassium Bromide for the rest of his life.  But now my new baby, PDog has had much milder seizures, but seizures none-the-less in the past.  The moral of my story here is that this morning I gave her a bath with the jasmine scented Hartz Puppy Shampoo and now 4 hours later she just had an episode.  I’ve been thinking back on what we did different today that made her have a seizure and her bath was the only thing.  So I hop online and search “Hartz Puppy Shampoo seizures” and much to my shock I find this website.  I must say that I am furious right now!  I trusted this brand, it says “extra gentle” on the label and I bought it for that reason!  And now my baby has had another seizure because of this and I don’t know what to do right now.  I just rinsed her off really good and she seems to have snapped out of it but I am beside myself with worry.  I guess a trip to the vet will be in order now.  THANKS A LOT HARTZ!!!!!  And thank you all for letting me vent.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Needless to say any Hartz Puppy Shampoo or Hartz product of any kind that I had in the house are down the toilet or in the garbage now!!!

Last week I notice my 1.5yr old pug was itching himself.  I had a close look and noticed a black flee and was planning on taking him to the vet to get a product to help.

That night, I was at wallmart shopping and went to get him a treat, when looking I noticed Walmart sold various flea removal products so I deceided to purchase the Hartz once-a-month drops.

I applied as directed and within the next 12hrs things got bad.  I noticed him being very aggiated and itchy, to the point I could tell he was very uncomfortable and crying/morning.  He could not go more than a few seconds without trying to reach or itch himself, I could tell he was in serious distress.

I gave him a long bath and tried washing the area of application, I repeated 3 more baths in the next hour.  At this point he started vomitting yellow mucuis and could not stand still.

I took him to the emerengcy vet who gave him a shot to assist, also provided a benedryl injection.  I had to keep my pug “drugged” up on benedryl to help with his disress for a few days, which helped the affects to his reaction.  After 4 days, he still has a serious itch problem where the application was applied.  I also have noticed a few other issues, which I think is nerve damage.  He has 2 areas near his back side that if you touch, he back legs will uncontrolably kick quickly.

I feel terrible about this whole situation and guilty for giving this to my best friend.

I love him very much and hope this passes, I cannot stop thinking about how I may of caused permanent damage giving this product to him.

DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT ~ EVER !!!!

My dog Sabrina was 12 yrs old and very healthy, never one problem in her life. She had fleas and I went to Walmart and picked up a Hartz flea shampoo. I also picked up a Hartz Flea spray that you can use on your furniture to kill the flees. Within 2 weeks my dog had tremors and the Vet said it was toxic Poison from Hartz. We left her in the hospital for 4 days and the Vet thought she was better once we took her home she started vomiting blood and we decided to put her to sleep. She never recovered bc of Hartz products, not only did we lose our dog but I am $2000 in debt bc I wasn’t aware these Hartz products can kill.

Yesterday, my dad bought Hartz Ultra Guard Flea and Tick drops for my 6 year old beagle. I put it on her today without doing proper research. I’m seriously about to start crying from these posts.  I believe that I am killing my puppy wuppy! Is it only dangerous if eaten? How do I get it off properly???

I have a kitten, a senior cat (12 years-old and my baby) and a dog whom I adore.  I figured all those prescription flea and tick meds were just basically the same thing as Hartz only way over-priced, so I thought I was being clever by saving all that money using Hartz Gold on all 3 of my beloved pets.  Boy was I wrong!!!  Almost immediately, my oldest cat started throwing up and foaming at the mouth.  Thinking she had somehow managed to ingest some of the “medication”, I called the emergency number on the box.  I talked to a man who said to just wash it off and giver some tuna juice and everything would be fine.  I was relieved, but skeptical, so I Googled “Hartz Gold poisoning” and found this site.  My heart almost stopped after reading the first account of the death of someone’s cat, so I immediately called the Emergency vet.

Here’s how the conversation went:

Me:  Hi, I just put Hartz flea medicine on my cat and…

Vet:  Oh, that stuff is bad.

Me:  Well, my cat started throwing up and now she’s foaming at the mouth.

Vet:  Have the tremors started yet?

Me:  No, but she’s licking her chops a lot.

Vet:  That’s because she’s nauseated.  Hartz flea medicine is basically poison and can attack the nervous system, causing tremors and seizures.  Pets die from it all the time.

Me (freaking out):  Do I need to bring her in?  Will she be o.k.?

Vet:  What you need to do right now is take some Dawn soap and wash her entire body THREE TIMES, concentrating specifically on the medicated spot.  She will probably be o.k., but keep a close eye on her and if she starts having any other symptoms, bring her in right away.

So, I bathed her three times and scrubbed that spot for all I was worth.  After drying her off, I checked on the kitten and he was licking his chops rapidly.  So into the tub he went for a triple dip with some dish soap.  I didn’t need to wait for symptoms to start manifesting themselves with my dog, and he too got the three bath treatment.  Now I am sitting here, with 3 very wet and very pissed-off pets, cursing Hartz and watching the animals as closely as possible, praying that I reacted in time to prevent anything really serious or even fatal.

I will never, EVER again use any of their products.  They should be ashamed of themselves for hurting our animals.

I am a veterinary technician and have been in the field for over 15 years. Today I received a call from my fiancee asking me to come to his parents house as their cat Patches was very ill. I rushed over to find the poor cat in the midst of severe seizure activity. As I was looking over Patches I saw the tell tale greasy spot on the back of the neck. I immediatly knew why their perefctly healthy cat was now near death. I asked them if they had recently applied any Hartz Mountain flea product, and they confirmed that they had applied the flea drops the day before. I immediatly called the veterinarian I worked with and arranged to meet him at the clinic. I washed off the offending product quickly and sped off to reach the animal hospital. En route Patches became agonal and died on my fiancees lap. It was not peaceful, it was not painless, and it was completly senceless.

I wish this was an isolated incident, but as you can tell from this website, it is not. Over the years I have seen many, many patients either become severly ill or die as a result of Hartz Mountains products. What enrages me the most is that the owners of these pets are following manufacturer instructions for a product that the company markets as a safe and effective means of flea control, and it has disasterous concequences. I cannot comprehend why Hartz is allowed to sell these products, and why stores will put them on the shelves. There are numerous safe and effective means of flea control and most are over the counter now, there is no acceptable reason why Hartz should be allowed to continue to kill pets with their products.

I implore everyone to continue to spread the word that these products are unsafe and kill pets. If you see someone picking some up at the store, stop them and share your personel experiance and direct them to this website. I always tell people in the store that while Frontline and Advantage may be slightly more expensive, it’s a lot cheaper than a major vet bill, and you certainly cannot put a price on your pets life……..

Today I bought Hartz drops for ticks and fleas at Walmart and applied them on my puppy “Leo” as intructed in the box. Within 20 minutes he started to drool heavily and foam started to come out of his mouth. I immediately rushed him to the animal hospital and they told me to bathe him with dawn and prescribed a medication for his stomach called CARAFATE. He has been sleeping since he got home after I gave him a bath with dawn and dried him with a hair drier. I hope he is ok because I love him like another child so does my husband. He is the best dog ever. If something happens to him I swear I will sue this hartz retards that only care about making money and are killing millions of precious pets out there. I just wanted to share my story and I am sorry for those of you who lost pets. We should get together and do something about this because animals are beautiful creatures that only brighten our days!

Best regards to all

Michelle

I recently lost my cat Fluffy he was 7 years old and very healthy I also have a cat named Moe he is 3 years old

I applied the hartz gold flea and tick to my dog today and it made her very sick. The scratching, restlessness, foaming at the mouth, vomiting really scared me. I called the vet and they said  to bath her with dawn dishwashing liquid and wash that stuff of her. They also recommended call the emergency 800 # and they also said to wash it off and encourage her to drink. I hope she will be ok.

Last week I bought Hartz Plus, for my 2 cats. They were born 9-17-2001. On Sunday 8-17-2008 6:28 am one of them died from acute respiratory arrest after applying the Hartz Plus flea/tick medicine AS DIRECTED 2 days prior. She was ok at first and it seemed to be working. Then the next day she was a little lethargic and not eating as much, after watching her closely she began to return to her normal self. Then next evening the suddenly fell quite ill and wouldn’t eat or drink. all she could do was lay there. and groan. She was promptly bathed and bottle fed water and liquid food. Once again her condition improved. My wife and I took shifts watching her over the night so we could take her to the vet as soon as they opened. And all was well until about 6:00am. She began to have difficulty breathing. Without hesitation I rushed her to the emergency animal clinic as fast as I could. Speeding, not coming to complete stops, I was lucky to not get pulled over. I arrived at the emergency clinic 6:26 and she was admitted right away. we made it to about as far as the table when she started to have violent convulsions and making the worst wailing sound I have ever heard. She was rushed to the operating table immediately and died within seconds before much could be done to save her. Unfortunately the only bit of relief i could be given was an apology and a statement “We have had increasing amounts of Hartz related deaths”. Then the doctor didn’t even charge me for the services, which is very unlike the emergency animal clinic. They normally charge $96 just for walking in, which is a major detourant for those of us with low budgets, another reason we purchased Hartz, as apposed to Frontline as we would usually get. After this, I will NEVER use Hartz products, EVER AGAIN.

R.I.P.

Guenhywvar

9-17-2001 - 8-17-2008