Hartz Does Not Kill Fleas, It Kills Pets!

In these economic times many of us are trying to find ways to cut costs. One way of doing this is to buy generic products. Usually there is not a noticeable difference, but in some cases there is a huge difference. My friend found out the hard way.

About three months ago he bought Hartz flea drops, instead of the vet prescribed drops, for his dog. Later that day his dog, Lucy, started acting lethargic and crying out in pain. Ironically, Lucy also had an eye laceration so the veternarian attributed her pain to that. Lucy's eye healed and after 10 days she stopped crying out in pain.

About 5 days ago my friend gave his dog the flea drops again. The next morning, Lucy was again very lethargic. She was crying, wouldn't eat, and kept shaking. It was then my friend decided to investigate the side effects of this flea medicine using Google.

Long story short, it turns out the flea medicine he used has killed numerous cats and dogs. Hartz Mountain Corporation has pulled the medicine off the shelves for cats, however they still make it for dogs and will not pull it. (but many people still use the drops they make for dogs on their cat). Apparently the Environmental Protection Agency does not require they pull the poison, but the EPA asks them to label the product saying it can cause death.

Various websites suggested he bathe Lucy with Dawn detergent to remove the oily product from her hair. After doing this, Lucy was slightly better. After another week, she was fully recovered. However there are many animals that have not been so lucky, and have had very painful deaths.

For more information, visit www.hartzkills.org. Warm weather brings fleas so many people begin their flea treatment. You may want to investigate exactly what kind you use before applying it to your pup.