This issue has been very close to my heart, since a tragic incident for me about 10 years ago. See, I applied "Hartz Flea and Tick Powder for Cats" to the mother of nine kittens. Every single one of those kittens died within a few days, despite the fact that it was not applied directly to them at all; only their mother. While I do feel emensely responsible for this tragedy, it did occur to me that despite my teenage ignorance, there should have been safe guards (better packaging, hazardous chemical warnings or simply a safer product) in place to prevent a rediculous massacre like that. I mean, it's 10 years later and I still think about those little kittens. The worst part was that one of them survived for another two days in the vet's office, until it too finally succumbed to the poison.
This product REALLY frightens me. Have human babies been affected by these products on their household pets? I shudder at the thought.
And for those owners who simply applied Hartz products to their adult animals and had them die as a result of the chemicals, I can not imagine the guilt and pain that they must feel for their simple ignorance. Of course, looking on the internet I have now found many, many people, whose animals (both cats and dogs) have died as a result of these unsafe products sold by Hartz. Stories go back as far as 13 years!!!
I simply can't believe that they are still in business! Even when animals don't die, they are stuck with long - term damage. Some of them are: convulsing, seizures, liver damage, hair falling out, animals biting at their skin, redness on the skin, animals crying, shaking, full or partial paralysis, and full or partial brain death. Why isn't this on the packaging? Why is this product allowed to be sold at all!? About half of the stories that I read on HartzVictims.org included the animal becoming brain dead and suffering through full seizures, until they are finally put to sleep.
How can Hartz continue to sell any of their products!? There are thousands of victims on www.HartzVictims.com, and I'm sure that is only a small fraction of the actual cases.
Hartz even has a note on their contact page of their website in bold letters: "If you think your pet needs medical attention, please contact your vet immediately."
Now that my current cat has confirmed my suspicions (pulled his own fur out with his teeth after getting Hertz drops for a cat half his size), I will never use Hertz again and I will fight them with all of my local resources, news agencies and word of mouth! I now use Frontline, but I should probably look that up too.
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