Sergeant's

I applied Sergeant's Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for dogs (33lbs and under) to my 12 lb chihuahua 'Obi'. The following day in the evening when I returned home from work, my usual happy and boisterous dog did not come running to great me and slowly stumbled towards the door, tail down and trembling. He trembled and had difficulty moving for most of the night and his breathing seemed strained. We were very worried about him and I thought nothing at all about the product we had applied to him--why should I--you expect products for dogs to be safe to dogs, right?

My first thought was maybe he had Lyme disease. In the morning I took him to the vet who took an x-ray which cost $105. It revealed that he could be experiencing pain from calcification around a couple vertebrae. But she wasn't fully sure that explained the dogs symptoms. So we had a complete 'tick disease' blood work sample taken for $185 and she prescribed some anti-inflammatory meds for my dog. I brought him home after and went out to work. When I got home in the evening he still seemed lethargic.

I let him outside on the grass and he hunkered down on all fours, crawled forward on his belly like a snake, pulling with his front paws, then fell on his side and started scooting around. He was like a zombie. It was very scary and I immediately called the vet and zoomed back over with the dog before they closed at 6pm. When I showed him to the vet he was back to normal! I couldn't believe it, it was like he was faking or something. I explained that this was crazy, he was a spasmodic mess 20 minutes before and then he looked fine. She had asked in the morning on the first visit what sort of tick spray or gel I had used and I said I wasn't sure, I just got it at the local Von's Supermarket.

The vet told me it sounded like my dog had a seizure or muscle spasms and that some cheap brands use something called 'pyrethins or permethrin (which I learned is a synthetic form of pyrethins that is more potent and potentially harmful). She told me to go home and wash the tick medication off completely using 'Dawn' dishwashing soap! I used that exact brand and washed him twice and rinsed him very well. Then I looked at the product I used from Sergeant's and right on the front it listed the ingredients--Permethrin 45%!

This product caused a severe reaction in my dog and scared the hell out of me and ended up costing me $327.31 in a veterinary bill that was unwarranted. This product is not safe and you would be a fool to apply it to your beloved pet! I can't believe Sergeant's sells this product! This company should pay my dog's bill.

We have a Chiweenie. I wish I would have read these post yesterday. I went looking for flea drops for my small dog. I always heard this brand was good for average drops. Well, my husband applied the drops last night less than what was suggested because she so tiny. Within two hours, she was violently throwing up. Through the night she whined, itched, yelped, very confused, can't walk, no visual ability, won't eat or drink, shaking. I hope to get her to the vet this morning if she holds on that long. Please I beg you do not use this product if you value your precious four legged babies.

Last night we treated our two cats with Sergeants Flea and Tick Spot-On treatment using the recommended dose as labeled and described on the packaging. We woke up at 5:30 a.m. to find both cats' head and eyes twitching and having convulsions and bad seizures. One of my cats had such a bad seizure he almost bit his tongue in half. He was bleeding out the side of his mouth. Also, they lost use of their hind legs and could not use their legs. I took them to the vet as soon as they opened at 8 a.m. They are still there receiving treatment. I do not know if they are going to make it. This product should be taken off the market!

My husband and I own a 1-year old lab/German Shepherd mix dog named Kajal. We have been applying Tick & Flea treatment on her for the last 4 months, once a month, and never had an adverse reaction. On Monday Nov 14, 2011, I applied the Sergeant's Evolve Squeeze On 61 product number: 02904 on the dog's back as I usually do. It was the first time I was using Sergeant's product brand. Within 1 hour of application, the dog started scratching herself desperately and non-stop. Her nose started running and her temperature started fluctuating from hot to cold back and forth. Within 4 hours she started twitching and going through spams that looked like seizures. She lost balance in her head and started walking with her head falling on the floor. She would lay down and suddenly twitch without apparent cause and cry incessantly. She had lost all visual focus and could not follow any direction.

When we took her to the vet, the doctor looked in both ears and did not find any insects or external objects that may be hurting her ears/head, it was obvious she had an allergic reaction to the toxic ingredients in Sergeant's product. She had to be given general anesthesia and was unconscious for 3 hours while her system was decompressed. We paid hundreds of dollars at the vet's office to have her treated, my husband missed an entire day of work to monitor her at home, not counting her pain and suffering and ours. I, being the person who gave her the treatment, spent the entire night with a burning sensation in my eyes, lips, and nose and even after several attempts to wash my face with water and soap the burning sensation did not cease for almost 48 hours. It took several doses of antihistamines to make me feel better.

Two days later, my pet was still scratching herself even after bathing her several times with water and soap to take all the product off, and her eyes were as irritated as on the first day, she was on prescription medication for the rest of the week. I demanded a refund from Sergeants plus compensation for our pain and suffering and all they offered was a mere $74 and tried to blame the allergic reaction on an ear infection even after the vet report clearly showed that the dogs ear tests had come back negative! Sergeant's almost killed my dog and their products should be recalled. Please do not use any of their products, go online and do your research. You'll find hundreds of similar reports out there about intoxicated pets due to Sergeant's pet products.

On January 14, 2012, I bought Seargent's Evolve Flea and Tick Drops as a needed precautionary measure. Approximately two hours after putting it on my Shi-poo, I thought she was a ball of fire. She started itching, twitching, scratching, whining, crying and pacing the floor. Unlike her behavior at all. I gave her a bath immediately.

This lasted from 12 noon on Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday. Now my poor baby is so wiped out, she is finally sleeping and too tired to move. This product needs to be removed from the store shelves and used by no one. It is going to end up killing innocent pets. I have kept the remaining product and will contact the company Monday morning. Please, please be careful.

On the 3rd of January I gave my puppy (terrier/fiest mix) the Sargeat's VetScription Wormer. I gave the exact dose that it asked for. That evening she started twitching and looking around frantically. The next day around 4 o' clock she started acting weird, like she couldn't see. Within just a few hours after that my puppy started having small seizures. She would jerk her head backwards and fall. They only last for about 10 seconds and it mostly happened when there was a loud noise or a flash of light.

At 2 o' clock the next morning I woke to the sound of her yelping. When I turned the light on and walked over to her cage she was having a severe seizure and was convulsing all over. She was foaming at the mouth and she was very stiff. It lasted for about 15 seconds. When it stopped, she started to bark and growl. The next day she was fine until that evening. She was having the small seizures. How on earth is this product still on the shelf? This is animal cruelty!

I rated my overall experience as 5 for the worst! I purchased SentryPro XFC flea drops and followed the directions carefully and used on my 6 dogs. Within a short amount of time, my 1.5 years old Pug started acting weird, running around the house, itching and then crying in agony! Two of my other dogs started foaming at mouth and threw up. I started bathing all of them in mild soap, my pug continued to get worse and bathed her again. By morning, at location of application, it started to turn red. By early evening, she dropped in a seizure and I rushed her to ER vet where she told me this was real common! Seizures continued and I thought I was going to lose her. I have pictures of the severe chemical burns she sustained. I keep reading horrible stuff about this product and had many vets tell me how bad it is.

Why is it still in use and why is the public not informed? If a product did this to a human, it would be off the market and lawsuits started. I am horrified and to watch my babies suffer like that! Animal cruelty! She survived and so did the fleas! It did not even kill the fleas!

My husband's dog brought fleas into our home this week and to keep my cat from becoming infested, I purchased a box of Sargeant's spot flea treatment to use on him. Within an hour after application, my 4-year old male tabby began acting very bizarre. His eyes were glassy. He seemed confused and he began twitching. His hind legs would shoot out behind him, shaking uncontrollably and he began biting at and licking his paws. He immediately stopped eating and drinking. He normally sleeps with me every night but that night, he seemed unable to sit still and was up and down all night. He ran from everything and everyone. I began to wonder if he was having a bad reaction to the flea treatment so I went on an internet search. I was shocked to find all the instances of similar problems with Sargeant's.

I gave my boy two baths with dishwashing liquid per suggestions by a number of people. Today, he's eating again. Most of the twitching has stopped and he seems to be doing much better. I hope and pray he comes out of this with no permanent damage but I'm absolutely furious that Sargeant's is selling such a toxic product. I believe they should be forced to remove this product from store shelves.

I had recently taken all three of my cats (ages 10, 4, and 1) to the vet for an unrelated issue. Because you can never tell how recently/thoroughly the examining room has been cleaned, I decided to buy some flea medication and treat all three of them prophylactically. Because they are indoor cats, and I was using the product in a precautionary sense (rather than to treat an existing problem), I figured a basic brand from Krogers would do the trick. That brand was Sergeant's Gold. The box held three vials, so I put one on each cat--between their shoulder blades, as directed. Luckily, the two older cats have had no adverse reactions. Their fur was ridiculously oily for a while, but I figured that was to be expected from a cheap brand of flea medication.

My "little man" has been less fortunate. About two weeks after the application, my husband and I noticed a penny-size bald spot on my youngest cat. We took him to the vet, who suspected an allergic reaction and gave him a cortisone shot. A week later, one bald spot had turned into 5, two of which also included bloody gashes where, I assume, my cat had scratched himself from over-itching. I took him back to the vet, and he got a second, full strength cortisone shot as well as a cortisone cream with anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. I put the cream on him for a week, as directed. As of Monday of this week (the day after I completed the cream regimen), three of the five bald spots--including the two gashes--were not materially worse, but the two largest bald spots had grown exponentially larger.

At this point, my delightful little cat has a four-inch wide bald area that almost completely covers the top arc of his neck and head area. I took him to the vet again today, and she seemed honestly mystified that anything could cause such a serious allergic reaction and such complete hair loss. I've now been referred to a dermatologist for him, but my vet suspects the damage to the hair follicles has already been done--so I can only focus on trying to help him grow his fur back.

Having read the other complaints on this site, I'm grateful beyond words that my youngest cat has only lost his fur. But I'm certainly not thrilled that I've spent over $600 responding to this problem (and I'm not done yet--I don't imagine the dermatologist will be cheap), and that my young, perpetually cheerful little guy has lost his hair and literally scratched himself bloody. At this point, I just hope his fur grows back--and that Sergeant's either reformulates its product or else removes it from shelves.

I used Sergeant's Silver flea and tick drops on my cat. About six hours later, she was vomiting, unable to walk, her eyes were unable to focus or stay open, she was having violent tremors, and I could tell she is in considerable pain (she hid under a table, and hissed at touch). I called my vet in the middle of the night, and the first thing she said was, "oh no. I hate Sergeant's products". I'm lucky. She pulled through (so far). I am sick that this product is on the market, and I feel so guilty about applying something to my pet that caused her such incredible harm.

I bought the product for Flea Prevention from this company called Sergeant. All I can tell you is don't ever use their product! This product will kill your animal! It almost had mine! My little guy got an allergic reaction from their products. I had to take him 2 times to the Veterinarian plus to the emergency room for treatment and blood work! Never use this on any of your animals if you love them! Never!

I put flea drops on my 4 year old cats. They both went into seizures. One died at home before I could get her to the ER vet hospital. The other has some brain damage. The fleas are still alive, but my cat is dead, and my other cat is brain damaged.

To begin, I selected 1 star for a rating because I had no other choice but to select a rating. As far as I'm concerned, my choice is absolutely "zero". We applied Sergeant's Silver Flea & Tick liquid drops for the first time on our 4 1/2 year old cat last night after bathing and grooming her. We usually have her bathed and groomed at PetCo. Due to our busy schedules lately, we decided to bath and groom our cat ourselves. This was our first time ever applying a flea product besides a flea collar which our cat has never liked around her neck. So we decided to try Sergeant's.

Consequently, when I came home from work very tired this evening, the first thing I noticed was my cat acting rather strange. Her hair looked like a porcupine & very oily looking. She's twitching, hiding under the tables and running from us. She's very quiet and acting very weird. She's also trying to lick the product off of the top of her upper mid neck line by wetting her paws and wiping her hair line constantly. I googled a search for reviews about Sergeant's Flea product and I'm in total awe! This is over the top & quite scary! I read one review which stated to use Dawn liquid soap to remove the product. I just tried the method and currently awaiting results. If I don't see any changes I will consult our Vet.

Never say never, but I can reassure I will never, ever use this product on my cat again! My cat is like my child, whom I love very much. The maker of this product should surely be happy I'm unable to converse with them directly because they wouldn't like what I have to convey right now. If anything happens to my (baby) cat I will definitely consult the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & a pet attorney. I will opine my last words about Sergeant's product; Animal activists should be totally aware of this insidious product & it's heartfelt reviews. Does the maker of this product really care about animal welfare! Really? If so, why is this product still being sold?

We are disgusted that this product is allowed to be on the shelves. Yesterday, we put this Sergeant's Flea spot treatment on our 2 dogs and my sister's dog who we watch during the day. This was the first time using this product. All 3 dogs have never had any reaction to flea prevention before. Within 1 hour, they were all itching. My sister's dog, the youngest, a 14-month-old Dachshund began acting very strange, crying, walking sideways and itching. He was up all night.

Tonight he is again walking sideways, crying and itching. When we called the 1-800 number for Sergeant's, they stated that they had not heard of such a thing (the walking sideways) and it may be something else. How is that possible, from a normal and playful puppy to an anxious, crying and walking sideways poor little guy? We are giving Benadryl and bathing in Dawn dish soap. It is horrible to think we gave these guys something that is so bad for them. Do not buy this product and risk the side effects for your pets. We hope our little guy does not have permanent neurological damage from this product.

Sergeant's Flea and Tick treatment (squeeze on). I am angry beyond words. My American bulldog/Staffordshire Terrier just had a terrible reaction to this product. I followed all instructions to the tee. I applied this product to my dog last evening. This morning she woke up and was extremely itchy. Her ear started turning red and she was itching uncontrollably. A few hours later she was trembling and her eyes were red. I realized it was most likely the treatment that I had given her. I quickly gave her a bath in Dove dish soap to get the product off of her skin. It is raw and red where the treatment was applied. I gave her Benadryl and she is improving, but had I not caught this in time, who knows what could have happened.

How can this poison be on the market for unsuspecting consumers? It's an outrage. I am seething at what it did to my dog. After researching the product, I see that there have been tons of complaints. Get this stuff off of the shelves, for God's sake!

On Sunday afternoon at about 2:00 P.M., I bought Sergeants Flea and Tick Drops for my three cats. A few hours later my youngest cat was not acting right and was walking funny and off balance. I found the other two cats and my beloved Oreo was lying on the floor convulsing nonstop, foaming at the mouth, and having massive seizures lasting up to 5-10 minutes. I quickly tried to wash the product off and wrapped him up. In the meantime my daughter tried to wash the product off the other two cats (Sassy and Ace) with a wet cloth with Dawn dish soap. Before we were able to get Oreo out of the house and to the vet, he died in my arms.

I called the vet and was informed that the product was a mixture of nerve gas and poison. I thought the other two cats were going to be fine so we settled out for the night and I dosed off on the couch. I woke up about an hour later, and Sassy was lying on the floor, foaming at the mouth, convulsing, sneezing and crying. Although it was not as severe as Oreo's was, it progressively got worse by the minute. She then began having seizures. I was able to get her to drink milk and water to flush the poison product out of her. I was so scared that she was going to die too. Thankfully she started improving over the hours, and I think she's going to make it.

The baby, Ace, also improved over the hours with eating food and drinking fluids. I cannot believe that this product is available and on the shelves for people to buy. My cat suffered a horrible death and I am devastated about the loss. He was like a child to me and now he is gone. This product needs to be banned from the shelves so that no other animal has to go through what my babies had to go through. To caution to all people out there do not buy any products from the Sergeant's company.

During the week of October 17th 2011, I noticed that my 4-year-old English Bulldog, Aggie, had some fleas.

I had purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze On Medicine. I washed and dried Aggie on Thursday, August 20th 2011, and applied the medicine on her dry coat. Less than an hour afterward, she began to act different by twitching and panting. I toweled the excess medicine off and settled in for a night of sleeplessness. She paces all night and could not sleep. My husband washed her again the next morning and I washed her again that afternoon. We gave her Benadryl which seemed to calm her a little but she is still miserable and is experiencing mobility problems. She falls to the floor when you touch her neck and back side, where the medicine was applied. I don't know what to do except get her to the vet Monday morning.

This medicine is toxic and poisonous and should be ripped from the shelves. Sergeant's needs to reimburse every single pet owner for their dog's pain and suffering, and be held accountable for their negligence!

We gave the product, according to directions, to our four dogs. All of our dogs had a reaction. The shih tzu is itching like crazy and has foaming at the mouth. She is also yelping and being much more vocal than usual. The chihuahua is skittish and has nervous issues of shaking. Our mastiff is throwing up and our terrier this morning was convulsing and foaming at the mouth. She is also unable to stand.

We called poison control and followed their directions. We followed the directions exactly on the box for this product and even bought different products for the size difference with the dogs. I am very upset as this was our first time using this product. With all the chaos and the dogs, my toddler keeps asking if the dogs are going to die. This is not the morning I expected to have.

I hope a 5 rating is the worst. I bathed my dog & then used the Sergeant's Squeeze-On for Dogs & Puppies. Right now, she has the look of death in her eyes. She's panting, heart rate is crazy, & her stomach is as hard as a rock. I'm off to the vet with her.

I put your product on my dog. Within an hour, he was freaking out and severely foaming at the mouth! I then went online to inquire about this. I saw all the complaints about your product killing animals! This is outrageous. I would like my money back and to let you know that I will never use your product again! You'll be lucky if I don't sue!

I can't believe the reviews of this Sergeant's Flea & Tick product. Our Miniature Schnauzer has been acting abnormal ever since we put this on her. If anything happens to her, I'm not sure what I'm going to tell my children. They are going to be devastated.

I put Sergeant's Flea medicine on my 13-year-old cat two days ago. He immediately ran through the house and then hid in a closet scratching. The fur on his neck has now fallen out.

I purchased and used the Sergeant's Evolve 61 on my 122 lb malamute and within 2 hours he was pacing and panting very heavy and trying to lick and bite the area where the product was applied. He has been pacing now for almost 24 hours and I am worried about exhaustion at this point. I contacted Sergeant's and they gave me the Dawn dishwashing liquid speech and a case number. This is a very bad product.

My boyfriend applied Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick on our dog. Within a half hour, she was rolling around on the floor, crying,

This went on all night and the next morning, I brought her to the animal emergency room. I washed her with Dawn, but it was probably too late and I brought her back there 2 more times. That night she was at death's door.

I don't know how she survived, she was so sick, breathing so rapidly and she couldn't even hold her head up. She never really recovered and her body broke down and she is now dead. We are devastated by this loss.

My husband and I applied Sergeant's Gold flea and tick squeeze-on to our two Golden Retrievers two days ago. Within a few minutes, both dogs were hyperactive, agitated and trying to bite at or rub off the liquid.

I recently purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea/Tick Medicine, 3 boxes. I applied it on my 3 dogs: a German Shep, (2-years-old), Rott Mix (3-years-old), and a Chihuahua Claude (1-year-old). Within about 15min my chihuahua began acting strange whimpering and laying. It is not usual as his breed is intense with energy.

I sat with him and noticed the pile of white foam under his mouth. He began blowing bubbles from his mouth and dry heaving following that. He began vomiting a frothy thick foam; denser then 10minutes before. I immediately thought allergic reaction and began a bath for him. In the 5-10minutes of preparing a bath and getting supplies his back had wrenched to the left side and he seemed off balance. Quickly I washed him and wrapped him up. I started down stairs to call the vet. When I heard gagging, immediately my heart sank.

I flew down the stairs to find my Rott mix was also foaming at the mouth, on her side, panting like we just did a run! This couldn't be an allergy. They were showing the same signs! I laid Roscoe down and grabbed Suri up. She was on fire! She was also washed in a hurry, mouth frothy and outlined in a thick foam, shaking out of control with muscle spasms. I seriously believed my beloved Suri was dying in front of me because she didn't seem to be breathing correctly as well.

I contacted our vet right away after washing (Sunday evening) and was informed this medicine is basically poison containing elements of nerve gas! I poisoned the loves of my life! Suri and Roscoe both received emergency medical treatment. I had my German Shep flushed as well just to ensure every drop of this vile poison was removed from my pet's! My German Shepherd, at the time of the incident, was also washed although she showed no signs. I wasn't going to wait for them.

The time between applying and washing off was about 25-30min. In that 1/2 hr, my world was turned upside down. My emergency finances was drained $1,078 later. How can this be available? I contacted Sergeants' customer service and was informed they've never heard of these symptoms and asked me to check my yard for something they ate! Are you kidding!

I am so outraged at the thought of another animal getting sick and the owner's fear of losing their beloved pet(s). This needs to be removed from stores now!

I can't believe all the reviews I have just read. I also had the same experience with the flea and tick product. I used it on my Maltese and she had all the same reactions. I had to take her to the vet and they gave her allergic reaction medicine. I wrote a letter of complaint and told them they need to take their product off the shelves. They sent me a letter back and said that it was an isolated incident. They were sorry for my inconvenience but would be doing nothing to change their product. I think I still have the letter from them. With all these complaints, I cant believe there isn't a law suit taking place and if there is, I would like to be a part of it.

We have a small dog (under 15 lbs.). We applied the Sergeant's flea and tick squeeze on him. Within 1 hour, he was scratching at his ears. I thought he had a bug in his ears. However, my husband realized that he was scratching only a few minutes after the flea medicine was applied. He had been shaking his head and scratching his right ear for 2 days. We looked on the internet and found many people that have the same experiences. We have been bathing out our dog with oatmeal shampoo and dish soap to get rid of the "medicine". Do not use this flea medicine. It will make your dog sick and possibly die.

I found my cat itching and when I checked her, she had fleas. I ran to target and purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Spray. I wet her coat and sprayed as I combed through her coat and removed the fleas. About a half hour in, she started foaming from her mouth; it was like she was choking. I thought maybe one of the times she got loose from my grip that she licked herself and got soap on her tongue, but as I read the complaints, I now know that it was the spray. At night, she is always calm but that night she was jumping around, making noise, not acting as her normal self. I wasn't able to sleep because I was worried for her. This product is terrible. Not only do we have to deal with the flea problem, but also companies selling poison. I will let Target know about this product that I rated 0!

I used this product on my cats and they immediately started sneezing continuously. The next morning, all 5 of them were still sneezing and coughing a weird cough. One of them was breathing funny. I got on the Internet to search and see if it has something to do with the spray since it started as soon as I used it. Sure enough, I saw dozens of stories of animals being poisoned by this and other products made by Sergeant's. In the stories, it was said to wash your pets in dish detergent. I immediately washed all my cats. That was an hour ago. So far, there has been no more sneezing or coughing. Their breathing has returned to normal. With so many complaints, why is this product still on the market? I was lucky--or at least, so far. These products need to be removed from the market. The next person may not be as lucky as others before them. More people are going to lose their beloved pets.

I put their Flea and Tick Squeeze on my dog K-C (4-year old Cavalier Spaniel). After about an hour, he began to rub against the furniture and was going to his bed and sleeping more than usual. This morning (24 hours), he started yelping and acting erratic again rubbing himself on furniture. I called the emergency number written on the package. The lady told me to wash K-C three times with Dawn Dish Detergent on the line down his back where the flea squeeze was placed. She also said to rub mineral oil or Vitamin E onto the same area, and to apply ice packs to try and completely remove the oil based flea ointment. She then gave me a case number. I went online and read some of the reviews on the same product and was shocked at so many with the same problem reaction with their dog. I purchased the product at Safeway and will certainly take it back ($15.99). I will go back to natural medicine for my dog from now on. I'm surprised that Safeway hasn't heard of the danger of the product.

My cat died from the Sergeant's Flea and Tick. I woke up this morning and she was laying on the floor shaking and panting hysterically. My husband picked her up and she was starting to become stiff. She released her bows and passed away. My cat was like a family to me. I am devastated and I wish that I would have never applied the medicine to her. She is dead and it's all because of the flea medicine.

I used this product on my poodles last night and within 10 minutes, they started to act very odd. They were panting, drooling, running around, scratching, crying and biting! I got online and discovered that this product has killed many pets! I had to bath them four times with dish soap and gave them Benadryl, but they twitched and cried all night. We got NO SLEEP!! This product could have killed my pets had I not searched on the internet about this product. It should be taken off the market!

I bathed our kitten, Ava, this afternoon with Sergeant's flea shampoo, just like what I have been doing before and she was fine. I put Sergeant's flea control on her after I dried her and this was about 4:00 p.m. I then left to go pick my kids up from school. However, when I got home at 7:30 p.m., my 6-year old found Ava in the hallway foaming at the mouth, convulsing and unable to walk.

My little sister and I own two young cats, mine being bought from a cat shelter. She is 6 months old and 7 lbs. Her name is Jynx. And she has a long orange hair. My little sister's cat is 9 months old. He is a male orange tiger strip and 8 lbs. After giving the two cats the treatment, I noticed my cats everywhere, blinking uncontrollably. After a while, she started to shake and unable to walk in a straight line. After that, I wrapped her up in a blanket and laid with her. Then, her mouth and eyes were wide open. Dilated foam started coming from her mouth. I called my mom. Then, I got scared and asked what to do. I washed her off and laid her down. She got worse as the minutes went by. I had to go find my sister's cat. And he was not showing anything at that point. I then washed him off. And after that, I noticed he was laying down lopsided and hiding under the bed.

At that moment, I called for help. My boyfriend then came over and was watching over my cat. She was shaking really bad and couldn't keep her mouth closed. At that point, she started choking on her tongue. When my mom arrived, she instantly washed both cats down. And 3 hours after I had applied it, I rushed them to the vets. They still remain alive at the vets. My cat began to vomit and then was sedated to calm her down. And overnight, she has just lowered down to a few tremors and has started to eat a little. My sister's cat has gotten a little worse overnight. He has been sedated to keep him from shaking and to stay out of the pain. They will remain there till they are okay to leave. I pray that they will get better. They are amazing cats and I love them so much.

I have a 70 pound Samoyed who became so sick after two hours of the product being applied, she began to be restless, panting heavily, then she was not able to walk without her hind legs giving out. I took Heidi to the ER Vet and they said it was a poisoning and the ingrediant Cyphenothrin was the poison , 30 % active ingrediant. I wish i had looked online before using this, i was a lucky one after 4 baths and two showers the first day, night it took a week and today Heidi is much better, she still has a slight loss of her rear leg but its so much better than it was.

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I purchased the Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick treatments for my mini dachshund last night. Within an hour of treatment she was in pain, crying, lethargic and her hind quarters seemed affected. She came up close to me in bed and within seconds my face was burning and so I knew she must be burning fromt his product as well. I bathed her 3 times which helped somewhat, but am terrified what I will find when I get home from work today. This product needs to be removed. I have read on line hundreds of cases of animals similarly affected and some who even died.

I applied Sergeant's Silver Flea Spot treatment on my $1200 Exotic Persian kitty, Macie Rose. She became lethargic, started twitching & I found her DEAD the next morning at the bottom of my stairs. I then called my Vet & was told that the Sergeant Company has several class action lawsuits against them for this product . I am devastated over the loss of my sweet little Macie. This product should be taken off the shelves!

I used this product on my 6-month old kitten. Within hours of applying, we found him behind the television stand, lying in a puddle of his own vomit and having a seizure. We rushed him to the local veterinarian and he was given Valium for the seizures, and steroids. He was critically ill. It's been 24 hours and he still hasn't regained use of his hind legs; and needs help eating, drinking, and using his litter box. This product needs to be removed from the shelves.

I purchased sergeants flea & tick for chihuahua/dachshund mix. Within a couple of hours he was drooling profusely and had lost control of his hindquarters. I took him to the emergency vet where he received some anti nausea meds. I couldn't afford to leave him overnight. The drooling seems better now (12 hours later) but he still doesn't have full control of his rear legs. He will fall asleep & then wake up as if he is trying to get away from something. If a product is sold at a major retailer without warnings, it is assumed to be safe. This is not the case. The emergency vet said they see pets poisoned by sergeants all the time.

I purchased this product for my cat at Fred Meyer in Bellingham, Washington. After applying it, my cat got terrible diarrhea and scratched incessantly - when I picked him up, he was much heavier and limper than usual. Then, I did some Google research and found thousands of complaints and horror stories about this poisonous product and its effects on animals. I called the emergency vet right away, and the vet tech was well aware of the dangers of this product. I want it removed from major retailers.

I was up all night with my three dogs as a result of toxic poisoning from Sergeant's flea and tick medicine I applied to their backs. I usually use Frontline, but decided to use this brand bc it was cheaper......BAD decision! Within 2 hours, Jazz, the maltese, became real restless.....jerking, scratching....just acting weird. I didn't pay much attention to his behavior, I just figured he didn't like having that oil down his back. Anyhow......we went to bed (yes, he sleeps with me) and Jazz would not be still. I reached for him, and discovered his mouth and neck area was soak and wet (like he was lapping up water...he was drooling and foaming from the mouth). I immediately knew what was happening.

About 4 or 5 years ago, I had placed a Hartz's flea and tick collar on Lady, my schnauzer, the SAME thing happened....but worse. She became lethargic, started dragging her hind legs, and by the next day, she could not walk at all, and she would whine when you touched her (muscle failure). Took her to Vet, and as soon as he saw her, he said, "It's the collar". He said many dogs (and cats) have died as a result of these toxic treatments. Within 2 hrs. of removing the collar, she started to come around. Since I knew what was happening, I remembered what to do: wash with Dawn soap and give Benadryl for itching. I then noticed that Lady, the schnauzer, was having the same symptoms!

Alex bathed her then we checked Dixie, the bulldog......same thing! We bathed all 3 of them twice but no relief. I felt so bad for them. They trusted me, and I gave them toxins that could have killed them.....they were miserable the whole night!!! Needless to say, I didn't get any sleep. Jazz and Dixie appear to be doing better this morning but still itching a lot......more Benadryl today. Lady is still very lethargic and hiding under my bed. Thank goodness I acted quickly!!!! Today, I have been doing research online...there are hundreds of similar stories! Many of them ending in the death of the animal :( PLEASE, PLEASE.....DO NOT APPLY ANY HARTZ'S OR SERGEANT'S FLEA AND TICK PRODUCTS ON YOUR PETS!!!!!! I cannot believe these products are still on the market!!!

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I ordered for Sergeant's Evolve Flea and Tick Drops last night to my dogs. I have two pitbulls who are 5 months old. I bought it because the store didn't have our normal Frontline, and I thought the company name and products were reputable. Within an hour of applying the product, both of my dogs were acting weird and whining. This got worse as the night progressed; they didn't sleep and neither did I. They whined, cried, scratched and twitched all night long and into the morning. When I let them out of their pens, they ran around the house rolling around on the floor whining and crying, rubbing up against anything they could find, knocking over chairs and just being very odd.

I did some research and found that there are thousands of complaints about this product. I wish I knew this before the purchase as I would never have bought it. I bathed the dogs immediately, first thing in the morning after reading about the deaths of other dogs. They only had it on for about 7 hours total, and they seem a little better. The scratching has subsided and they're actually asleep now. As they're sleeping, they're twitching though. I'm hoping I got to them early enough that no severe damage has occurred to them. I will never buy another Sergeant's product for my pets again, and I will gladly tell others to stay away. I also bought the Sergeant's gold for my cats, but I'm afraid to use it on them. I already opened the box so I can't return it to the store. So basically, I'm out from the cost of both boxes now. What a waste. Why won't they take these products off of the shelves if they know of these problems?

I put the Sergeant's Evolve flea and Tick Squeeze on for dogs on my dog and he had a severe reaction. I called the 800 number listed above and they told me to give him a bath and put vitamin E cream on him. We did that and he wasn't any better. I called back and she said it would take 48 hours to improve. Our dog still isn't right and it's been 4 days.

I applied Sergeant's Evolve flea and tick medication to 2 of my dogs, one 6-year-old Chihuahua and one 10-month-old terrier mix. Within 2 hours of application, they had toxic poisoning and had to be rushed to the emergency vet. It cost me $550 after. I was sent a letter by Sergeant's telling me it was my fault. They refused to cover 100% of the vet bill, and wanted me to sign a statement to that effect. I refused. I was put on to Supervisor Pam, the head of consumer affairs, who was rude and hung up on me.

I used it as directed on my Chihuahua. Within hours, she was acting frantic and has thrown up at least 3-4 times. I immediately washed her with gentle soap and rinsed her thoroughly. Still, there was no sign of easing. It makes me want to meet a Sergeant's rep in a dark alley. No matter what the outcome is, whether she survives or she doesn't, I will do everything in my power to make sure this company suffers just as my pet and I have.

I applied Sergeant's Gold Squeeze-On for Cats and Kittens over 5 lb onto my 14-lb cat, and he developed a bald spot at the point of application which was between his shoulder blades.

My two daughters and I received a kitten as a special gift from a friend of mine. We spent weeks of prepping for this kitty thinking that she would need to be comfortable. Then, she arrives on a Sunday afternoon. Being excited and, of course, surprised (my girls had no idea), we fussed over her until late that evening. When the house was asleep, me and my friend noticed that the kitten had fleas--lots and lots of fleas! Because I have a dog, long-haired at that and a carpet in my home--that alone gave me the itchiness. So, as I normally do, I went to get shampoo for babies.

Well, here I was at Walmart--my friend was home with the kitten and my girls sleeping, waiting on me. I'm standing with an array of products, none of which have anything to do with kittens except Sergeant's Gold--fresh freesia, kills fleas, ticks eggs, blah blah. I checked the back label, and it was good to go! I got home after what turns out to be the most horrifying purchase ever made to mankind!

I gave the kitten a diluted bath! I used only 3/4 tbsp. of the soap (I used to work in a vet clinic so I knew all about chemicals). But since my kitty just came to me and had to wait for Monday morning for her to be seen, I assumed that it was safe, being it was in Walmart on a shelf! For everyone reading this--within seven hours of shut eye and waking the next morning, our new baby was lethargic, couldn't walk without back legs giving out, and gave a very weak purr.

I initially reacted by giving her a lukewarm Dawn dish soap bath with lots and lots of water. I dried her off after several minutes, and put her in front of her food and water. She ate and I was pleased because it may help absorb toxins. Well, it just got progressively worse. She ended up in the ICU at my vets. For two days of toxicity treatments, and never knowing ever again what it would be like to jump, run, cuddle, be loved on, kissed and even to play with her cat nip balls again, our Jazebell (Jazzy) was put down after three doctors performed their solutions in trying to save Jazzy's life. They (all three) said that they've never seen a kitten that never come out of it--toxicity.

Just so you all know, I have printed up flyers, put on facebook, going to local newspapers and calling Walmart Co. about all of this! It's not what you know, it's who you know. I may not ban them nationwide but I will ban them in Florida state. Jazebelle was a snowshoe seal point with the most beautiful blue eyes you'd ever seen! Even though she was against the odds, she was worth the few hours we had her in our life. Please spread and share this information to everyone you see--family, coworkers, strangers! Shout it from the roof top! Use the technology that we have!

I purchased the Sergeant's Gold poison for my two mini dachshunds; one is two years old the other is one year old. Within one to two hours, my dogs began scratching uncontrollably and crying. I was lucky enough to realize that this was out of the norm for my dogs and gave them both baths right away. What I did not know was that I needed to bathe them with dish soap to correctly remove all of the toxins in the "flea preventative". I did end up calling Sergeant's 800 number to make sure that I had done everything I could for my babies.

I spent 3 very stressful and sleep deprived nights trying to keep my dogs as comfortable as possible, scratching their backs almost non-stop the entire time. It took almost two entire weeks for the effects of Sergeant's poison to work out of their systems. Why do they continue to sell this garbage? Maybe the complaints should be filed with the stores that sell it too. Maybe if they were on the receiving end of this, they would reconsider selling it. I have a chronic pain condition and my dogs have been a constant source of companionship and therapy for me and it just kills me that after everything they do for me, I did this to them. I made a promise to them that I would do what I could to keep other dogs from having to go through the same torture that Sergeant's inflicted on my doxies.

I purchased the medication from a local grocery store. I had seen it many times and figured that my little Chihuahua would benefit from the store brought brand as she usually stays in the house and is not exposed to many other dogs. I applied the product as directed along her back and went about my normal activities. This was at about 9:30 pm that night. About 45 minutes later she started scratching her back, I figured it was because it felt weird having the oily medication on her back and I left her alone. I went to bed and she continued to scratch and cough and wheeze. After 15 minutes, I turned on the light, and to my horror, I found that my little Chihuahua was foaming at the mouth, shaking her head, and obsessively scratching her back.

She was wheezing and appeared to be choking. I picked her up and immediately she threw up all over the place. Trembling, I took her to the sink and quickly gave her a bath in an effort to get the medication off her. The time was no about 11:00 pm.. She continued to throw up 4 more times until about 3:00 am. I wrapped her in a blanket and held her through the night. The next morning, the wheezing had stopped but she was still scratching her back. Worried about her, I monitored her through the day. I gave her 2 more baths and her symptoms gradually improved. It took about 4 days before she was normal. I later Googled Sergeant's and found many other complaints similar to my own terrifying experience.

Although I did not spend money on a vet or emergency room, I am thankful that I gave her the medication while I was at home and not before I went to work. I feel that had I not been there to monitor her and give her a bath at that time, it would have been too late. I cannot believe this product is on the market. My Chihuahua was poisoned by the medication and I have made sure to let everyone know not to use these over-the-counter medications. After reading all the similar stories and the terrible stories of how people lost their pets due to this medication, I have a very hard time understanding why this product is still on the market. It is poison.

I am devastated, she is part of our family and she is gone because I trusted this company and they killed my baby. I am getting a lawyer and I am going to sue them, they took my baby from us and they do not even care. There is no replacing my baby but I can and will speak out for her until there products are off the shelves that is the least I can do for my baby. May she rest in peace. We love you **. I'm so sorry. If there is a lawyer out there that will help me please contact me asap.

I purchased there (Sergeant's) flea drops for cats and kittens. My poor baby went into convulsions, and by the time I got her to the hospital, my baby was dead. I am devastated. She is part of our family and she is gone because I trusted this company and they killed my baby. I am getting a lawyer and I am going to sue them. They took my baby from us and they do not even care. There is no replacing my baby, but I can and will speak out for her until their products are off the shelves. That is the least I can do for my baby. May she rest in peace. We love you, Mrs. Buns. I'm so sorry. If there is a lawyer out there that will help me, please contact me ASAP.

My girlfriend and I used this company's product which is called Sergeant's Silver flea and tick medicine for dogs under 9 lbs. We followed its directions on the label and perfectly did exactly what it said to do. We have a 5-lb mini Pinscher that we used the product on. She was fine for two minutes but after we applied it to her back, she began breathing very strangely and running from room to room. We figured that she was fine because she usually does this on a daily basis, running from room to room that is.

My girlfriend and I went grocery shopping and put the dog in her kennel. When I got home, I heard the dog screaming her head off. I just figured that she was upset about being in her cage so I let her out. However, she could not even stand on all four legs. She kept kicking her back feet and rolling on the floor like she was on fire trying to put out the flame. She kept crying and doing this for ten minutes and then I called our vet. They said that we could try to give her a bath in dish soap but even then, that would not even fully help her. So they suggested we bring the dog into them so they can take a look at her and give her a bath.

I brought the dog in and they gave her a bath and two shots. When I got her back, she was no longer crying but was still irritated. I asked the vet what I could do to help her out because the dog was still uncomfortable. The vet simply said that the only thing i could do was give her a quarter of a tablet of Benadryl to help the itching. I asked if I could give her another bath if it was still being irritated, and the vet said no because it will even dry out her skin more and cause even more problems.

When I got home, I noticed that her whole back, where we applied the product, was really red and irritated. She was not acting like herself. She was being very lethargic and just wanted to sleep and not be bothered. She did not even want to go outside to play. This went on for three days, until the fourth day, she started acting normal again.

I have read thousands of posts exactly like mine about this product. My question is, why do they still have products like these out on the market for everyone to purchase? They harm and, in some instances, have even killed dogs and cats. Why has no one done anything about this? I think that this company should get sued the hell out of for selling poison to people to use on their pets.

I applied the flea and tick treatment to my mini Daschund and within an hour he was shaking his head violently. I assumed that a flea had gotten into his ears so I went out and bought ear treatment. The head shaking was so bad that I bathed him twice to remove the treatment. He also would not eat or drink and just wanted to be outside.

Finally, after 24 hours, I googled his symptoms and found many similar complaints about Sergeants Gold. I have bathed the little dog again and will continue to do so if he does not improve. If he is till shaking his head by morning or gets worse during the nite then I will bring him to the vet.

Their poison nearly killed our dog. Within minutes of application, he was going nuts. After a couple of hours, he was shaking and seriously ill. Several baths, 2 sleepless nights, and some emergency vet calls and he may be out of the woods - but I am not sure. These people should be shot. Just Google "Sergeant's drops", and try to count the number of seriously ill and dead animals from these poisons. It's unbelievable!

My son was recently gotten a kitty by his grandfather, and like most kittens, it was born with worms so I went and bought Sergeant's Sure Shot Liquid Wormer. I followed the directions exactly. Within a couple hours, my son's kitty was foaming at the mouth and couldn't stand up without falling over. He couldn't even sit up so I called the number on the bottle. I was told to give him water which I had already done hoping it would help, but it didn't. This woman started telling me about side affects that could occur but said they were extremely rare and that he didn't need to go to the veterinarian.

I've never had a pet got sick so I didn't know any different and this woman is supposed to be a veterinarian so I listened to her advice and roughly 10 minutes after I got off the phone with her, my son's kitten (Baby Blue) died on my lap. My son was devastated. He's 4 years old and autistic and that kitten was a gift to him. He adored it. He was sitting right next to me begging me to make his kitten better when Baby Blue died and there was nothing I could do. If you love your pets at all, do not ever use any Sergeant's products on your animals. It took roughly 30 minutes from the time Baby Blue started having a reaction till he died for that poison that they call medicine to kill him.

My dog became extremely ill, scratching, biting, wailing in pain, twitching and couldn't walk soon after application of this product. So far I've incurred $100 vet bill, that's if there are no more visits. It's been 3 days and there's not much improvement in my dog's condition. If it persists until tomorrow, it's back to the vet and they will insert an IV and hospitalize him.

I applied as directed. After a couple of hours, our dog started scratching excessively near the area of application. He was also panting and appeared very agitated and shaking his head. The solution was on for less than 24 hours and he was bathed, but continued to scratch for another day. I bathed him again the next day. By day 3, scratching has almost subsided, but now he has a scabby, oozing area on his skin.

The product poisoned my cat. I am grief stricken to think my cat trusted me to take care of him and I used a product that was supposedly to help. This product needs to be taken off all shelves and not be sold ever again to unsuspecting pet owners.

I used Sergeant's Sentry Pro XFC on my 1.5 year old dog. I used the appropriate product for dogs 9-20lbs. I followed the application directions on the box. Within less than a half hour, my dog began behaving strangely. She kept biting at the air, she started having seizures, scratching incessantly, had trouble walking, her eyes were watery and she was whimpering like I had never heard her before. I searched the product box and the inside leaflet for any possible side effects, but there was nothing. My vet was closed so I went online and found that there are many other similar cases associated with this product.

I immediately gave my dog a bath to wash off the product but found this didn't help much. I called the 800 phone number on the box only to be told by a representative that I should give my dog a bath and that she would be okay. I gave my dog another bath with dish washing soap, but that didn't help either. I called her vet the next day but there was nothing they could give her for relief. She did not sleep for three nights for the twitching, scratching, air-biting, moaning and crying, and from whatever other discomfort/pain she may be feeling. After 8 baths in four days, the symptoms have decreased in severity but they still remain. Please do not use this product on your pet.

I bought this product for my adult cat thinking the Sergeant's name could be trusted. After applying the product as instructed, within a few hours my cat became ill, throwing up, racing madly around the house, trembling and twitching and urinating on herself. She hid in the garage and would not come out. I finally found her about 15 hours later. She was lethargic and her skin was twitching all over (muscle fasciculation). She would not eat, but did drink some water. I found a website that told about the dangers of this product poisoning cats and dogs, so we gave her a bath using dish detergent. This product should be taken off the market and this company should be sued for knowingly selling products that are poisonous to animals! If our cat's condition doesn't improve, we will take her to the vet tomorrow.

I purchased this flea treatment after my cat was treated for tapeworms. I don't have fleas at home and my cat is in an indoor cat. Anyhow, the veterinarian said that maybe it got into my clothes. I decided to treat Tita since I was afraid of any fleas getting into the house. Today at 2:30 pm, after I applied the product Tita started losing her hair. I guess she was scratching but now at 10 pm, she is under the dining room table acting very strange. I tried to remove the product with a paper towel and dishwashing soap and then a few more wet ones, my cat don't allow me to bathe her. I take her to the groomer every now and then. I called Sergeant about a half hour and they just said to give her a bath. That's her behavior, that shouldn't have changed and told me to call them back if anything gets worse at their emergency line ****.

I put Sergeant's gold on my 13-year-old cat last night. Today she is having hallucinations and acting crazy. I immediately washed the stuff off, but it was on her for 9 or 10 hours. Tonight I called Sergeant's and they said this is not a symptom of their product. It is the only new thing in her life. She is doing this weird ducking like she is being dive-bombed and springing into the air like something is attacking her from behind. I also saw her chasing something imaginary like a butterfly in the air. She is eating but won't drink. She occasionally twitches, but she is not staggering or drooling and is not lethargic. I am going to give her another bath, but I don't know if it will do any good.

My family went to the local shelter last Wednesday to find a forever friend to become apart of our family. We immediately became enamored with the cutest little four-month old kitten. Being from a shelter, he was fairly infested with fleas so we stopped by our base PX on the way home to get some flea shampoo. The only line of products they carried was Sergeants Flea and Tick. We purchased the shampoo and the neck drops.

We got him home and played a bit with him and then I gave him a bath in the flea shampoo. His demeanor immediately changed after his bath. He was no longer playful nor did he purr when we loved on him. That night, he began throwing up and had diarrhea. He stopped eating and drinking. We figured he was just adjusting to his new home so we monitored him. By Friday morning, he had become quite lethargic. He still wasn't eating or drinking and was still stricken with diarrhea and vomiting. We called around to find a veterinarian who would see him that day as we didn't feel safe waiting until his Tuesday appointment. Initially, he was diagnosed with a sore throat and we were given medication to give him every 12 hours.

As Friday and Saturday passed, his condition began to deteriorate further and it became obvious that it was a little more than a sore throat. I began to research online. Random things from my house such as air fresheners, the food/litter we were using, the toys I'd purchased him as well as the flea products. I came across article upon article of horror stories of pet experiences with these flea products and immediately felt like the biggest fool in the world to learn that I'd possibly done this to my kitty. I mean, if they sell it, it's safe. Right?

Yeah, okay. So with my new-found knowledge, I called the local emergency veterinarian to get Wicket in and have him seen about. Until Sunday, he had been poisoned by this product. He was given fluids and a high protein paste for the night. This was by far the hardest night so far. I sat in my bathroom floor with this baby for hours thinking that any minute he's going to take his last breath. He lay there panting, burning up with fever, very stiff, lethargic and barely coherent. Then he would switch from panting to there being a very distinct 1-2 second pause between his much labored breaths. He rarely tried to move out of his own vomit/diarrhea anymore and when he did he was very clumsy, his little back-end would fall to one side as he semi-drug himself across the floor.

I took him back to his veterinarian the next morning, explained about the flea and tick shampoo that I didn't realize was poison when I'd first taken him in. By this time, he is vomiting blood and has bloody stools. The veterinarian immediately asked to keep him, gave him anti-bleeding shots as well as two very strong antibiotics. He's being given more fluids and is being nursed every second. The prognosis at this moment is still not looking very good. Chances are at this point, that due to myself being a trusting consumer of this proclaimed non-toxic product, that I have very likely killed the beautiful little kitten I rescued to become a part of my family. We're still not done racking up the veterinarian bills in an attempt to save his little life due to one $3 bottle of poison.

I put Sergeant's Gold on my Dachshund for dogs 9 to 20 pounds. Mine weighs approximately 13lbs. He has a very red rash and is scratching himself all over. He has a cough and is rubbing his nose on the floor. He is not on any meds. I also put same flea meds on my female Dachshund and she has also gotten a rash and is coughing.

I bought Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze on for dogs and within 2 hours, both of my dogs were scratching uncontrollably, whimpering, and trying to rub their heads on the carpet for relief. This product needs to be removed from the shelves. It's not safe. My dogs experienced physical pain and suffering and unknown long-term damage.

I purchased Sergeant's Gold flea drops. The cat broke into seizure, foaming at the mouth and had to be rushed to the Vet ER. Not only is it horrible to watch that the animal suffers but I couldn't spend the $1,300 to have it admitted. Instead, I opted to get treatment and hope it will recover in the next couple of days. This company should be ashamed of what they are selling. It's unethical and inexcusable that this is still on the shelves.

We first bought Sentry on July 14, 2010 instead of using our regular anti-flea product Advantage. We were trying to save a few dollars since currently money is a little tight right now. We have three wonderful cats that we love dearly, one of whom was poisoned and treated for toxicity after applying the Sentry Purrscriptions Flea treatment.

The product was placed at approximately 9 pm in the evening. The first application was applied to the first cat, Daggett. He acted a little funny after. We thought perhaps this was from the product being a little cold as it is a liquid. We continued applying the product to the other two cats (Norbert and Booger) in our household. When all three cats had been treated, our first cat began to have an adverse reaction. He began to race around the house trying to shake the product off. He also ran to his cat box and had a bout of incontinence. The second cat was given the flea treatment and also ran around the house trying to get the product off of him. He began to squint his eyes and experience lacrimation. The third cat, luckily, had no immediate reaction to this product. The smell from this product also began to stink up our apartment and smelled like bug spray.

The product was not on our animals for any longer than 5-10 minutes. I immediately called the 800 emergency line listed on the back of the product to ask what I could use to wash this off of our pets. I spoke with a representative and gave him the box information. He explained some animals do have a reaction to the product. You can use Dawn dish soap since our product is oil based and this should help remove the product from your cat's fur. Since skin irritation may occur so you can also apply some Vitamin E. The cats may be experiencing a tingling sensation and this sometimes can bother some animals. Our product is non-toxic so your animals should be okay.

I also told him of the lacrimation. He asked if the cats had licked the product. None of our cats licked the product as we were monitoring them. I told the representative that I was wearing medical grade gloves to handle my cats and their product had not only seeped through the protective barrier but was also burning my hands. I reiterated to him this is not a tingling sensation, this is chemical burning happening; he again stated their product is non-toxic. He explained I should wash with the Dawn soap and apply Vitamin E as well. I was assigned a case number to report any additional adverse reactions. If a product is non-toxic, how does an adverse reaction occur?

We washed our cats and did our best to get this product off of them. This was no easy task as it is oil based, not to mention having to bathe cats. Our cats seemed a little better after we bathed them. However, two of our cats were now shaken after the experience, crouching on the floor and hiding. After this incident, I went online and did some researching only to be horrified at all of the other experiences pet owners have had. These experiences not only include cats and dogs but incidents caused by other Sentry products as well.

The next day, on July 15, I began to notice clumps of fur around my apartment and immediately re-inspected my pets. All three were experiencing fur loss. I called and spoke to Sentry again and informed the representative that I wanted my case number updated to reflect an update to the already reported adverse effects. It was explained to me to gently brush the cats to stimulate fur growth and keep applying the vitamin E. Sentry Purrscription has now caused my cats to lose their fur in the spot their product was applied.

One cat (Norbert) was affected worse than the others. His fur was significantly shorter and he had loss the most fur out of the other two cats. He was also not acting appropriately. He was breathing fast; panting, hot to the touch; his gums and inner eyelids were pale and he was crouched on the floor in a corner. I looked up his symptoms online and included the poisoning in my search. I found multiple online resources reflecting information on toxicity and this situation being a medical emergency. (Keep in mind their product is "non-toxic"). I called my vet and they told me to bring Norbert in.

The vet assessed him and asked if he had ingested the product. I explained we had monitored the cats and none of them ingested the product. I also relayed the additional behavior the cats displayed after use of this product. Norbert was treated with Lactaded Ringers and Atropine for absorption toxicity from Pyriproxyfen. This chemical is used as pesticide. Pesticide exposure to humans is hazardous and can be fatal. The same applies to animals. I can't believe that this product is considered safe to use on our beloved friends and is so readily available. This is marketing deception at its absolute best.

Sentry is allowing us to unknowingly harm our pets with the full knowledge of how dangerous their own product is. I consider myself one of the lucky pet owners whose animals so far are going to be all right; however, I do not know the long-term effects of this exposure to my three cats. This is unfair to not only our pets, but to those of us who are being led to believe we are taking care of them. I can only imagine the anger and grief experienced by other pet parents who have not been so lucky. I'm amazed that some of the first few websites that come up while doing research on Sentry pet products happen to be the Consumer Affairs website. This is just verifying that something is not right. Multiple people have and are documenting the same experience. Obviously, it isn't the pet owners making mistakes.

Those of us who have been placed in these situations have suffered damages as a result of Sentry's lack of action and concern for our pets. Why is Sentry allowed to get away with this? Why is nothing being done? Consumer Affairs, I thought you were on the public's side regarding this type of victimization. Allowing Sergeants/Sentry to pick up our vet bills is just allowing them to continue their harmful practices. Please warn other pet owners. Call your pet shops and let them know of your experience. Shame on you, Sentry.

I bought this horrible product today at Walmart. I applied it at 3PM and it is now 10:30PM. My cat has had no relief, no reduction in fleas and is sick. She is lethargic, scratching, crying when touched and extremely thirsty. I followed all directions for the application. This is not the first time I've ever administered this type of product. I will never buy this crap again. This stuff should be pulled from all retailers. This is a horrible, horrible product.

How can they sell such a product to those of us who are just trying to do the best we can for our pets? I should have taken the time to find some Advantage. I will trumpet this product's nastiness and failure as loud as I can to family, friends and everyone who will read/hear it via phone, internet and whatever other mode I can think of. I have now read numerous reviews online about this product and wonder why Sergeant's has not been forced to pull it from all shelves.

I reported on Friday that my kittens had died for using this product. I regret to say that today, the only kitten I had left passed away from the same symptoms as the others did. She had stopped eating, wouldn't move, then she just went paralyzed and finally stopped breathing. She died 3 days after the first 3 kittens died. I'm very upset and very sad. I feel like it's my fault for using the product on my kittens.

I had purchased Sergeant's flea drops for my 3 cats. Sweet Pea is around 3 months old, Sugar is about 7 years old and our latest is 1 1/2 years old with five 2-week old kittens. I read the warning labels on and sort of said it would be harmful to mothers or to any of our cats. I came home from work finding Sweet Pea behind the dryer shaking in pain and also in a stiff position. Sugar was on the window but when she got up to walk, she was in so much pain on her back that caused her to hardly walk.

Squickers, the mother cat, so far is not showing harm to her kittens but it does affect the feeding. It will harm the kittens. At this point, we are worried due to the harm that this company has caused. We want a resolution. All the company's customer service could say is to take them to a bath which we did do before we called. They gave us a case number and said that was all they can do. They know that it's a harmful product, why would they allow our pets to be harmed?

I gave my three Dachshunds Sentry Pro and all three have what appears to be neurological side effect, "tick." They thrust their heads forward like chickens and shake their heads all in one motion. Their back legs will lock up and stick straight out behind them. I called Sargent and their "poison control" and they both provided BS answers. ALL the reviews I have read online say the same thing. Some of the animals I have read about have even died. I just used the product two days ago so at this time I do not know how bad my dogs are going to get. Something needs to be done, please.

I washed my kittens with this product and they next day they were paralyzed and barely breathing and they died. I washed just 2 of the kittens and their mother and the next day I had 3 kittens die. I was told that the stuff goes in the mothers milk and can kill the kittens by poisoning them. It doesn't say anything about this happening on the label.

I had to find a vet to see my dog when we were away from home. I thought my vet fees (less than $150) were reasonable for the care he got. He will be followed up by my usual vet in two weeks. He seems to be healing, and is tolerating the prescribed medicines well, so I hope for a full recovery.

I used a couple of drops not even the full dose of Seargent's flea and tick control on my two cats. Within 12 hours they were having seizures and uncontrolled shaking and foaming at the mouth and crying in pain. There has been numerous cases about this company yet you still do not investigate and have their products pulled off the shelf. I will be looking into legal action against the company if my animals do not make it through this horrific experience.

I purchased Sentry XFC from Petco, was told this was equal to frontline, not. I put this on my dogs and they started running around digging, vomiting, whining and crying. I decided to look online and Im glad I did. I washed them with dish soap and gave them benadryl. Will keep you updated on the dogs. My children are complaining about headaches, nose burning, and burning in the throat and tongue. Was told to give them benadryl as well. My dog could die from this or have permant damage.

We applied Sergeants Gold Flea an tick to our dogs on a Sunday afternoon. Within 2-3hrs they where shaking, whining and rubbing against anything they could. They could not sleed that night and by the next morning one dog was having problems walking straight. After calling the Vet, who knew right away it must have been Sergeants that we used, directed us to bathe them immediatley with Dawn and dose them with Benadryl. After 3 days know they are slowly recovering.

The real kicker is my wife called Sergean's customer service and told them what was going on and they acted completly suprised, had never heard of such a thing. But then turned right around and asked if we tried bathing them with Dawn and giving them a Benadryl, exactly what the Vet had told us to do the day before. Yet it was a complete suprise to them this was happening, right! This product needs removed from the shelves. My dogs, as far as we know at this time, do not have any long term repercussions, others however do not sound so lucky.

It was absolutely devastating! No one should ever have to go thru this kind of Trauma especially a defenseless little kitten! I was up for 4 day's making myself physically ill! I didn't eat, sleep nothin because I was afraid if I slept I would wake up and they would be dead! I can't even begin to explain it! I am trying to get these animal killing products off the market! My vet said he can not believe that this stuff is aloud to be sold in stores and that this product should have been taken off the market 10 years! I'm looking to file a class action law suit! If anyone knows of one presently going on please let me know! I have contacted the proper authorities and am waiting on responses! It cost me over 400.00 and the physical abuse that my cat's had to go thru is beyond explanation not including the Mental anguish myself, my son and fiance went thru! It was sheer HELL!

I placed Sergeants gold plus on my poodle, he is suffering dearly, he has an opened wound that is much like a burn or bad skin irritation, he is lethargic and clearly in very much pain. I applied this on 5/31/2010 and my dog is still in so much pain. I took him to the animal hospital. I am very upset, I should have looked this medicine up before applying, but with a reputable name as sergeant I took it for granted that the flea med was ok. he is burned, and skin irritation. He is lathargic, in pain. He has been crying for three day. He just started eating last night.

i applied the flea and tick drops to my dogs i have 3 dogs 2 poodles and 1 mixed small breed all 3 started itching and scatching uncontrollable i gave them all a bath it seemed to help one dog but the 2 poodles itched all night and they had sores on them the next day i took them to the vet cost 200 dollars and they still itched for days and had open sores i had to treat everyday for 2 weeks 1 poodle now has hotspots on 3 spots on her back and the hair is completely gone this product shold be removed and the company should have to pay since they know what it does it this had happened to children it would have been pulled and the company would have to pay !!!!!

I have used Sergeant's Gold on my two cats to prevent fleas and ticks. I followed the instructions perfectly how it is described on the packet. About couple hours later they both got letargic and were salivating uncontrollably. I thought they were grooming each other and got some of that stuff on their tongues so I didn't pay much attention to it. Next morning I woke up to one of my cats vomiting his dinner on my floor. I checked on them both. One cat was barely responsive, and the other one was hiding in the corner and shaking his head and salivating. I started panicking because I have never seen my cats acting like that.

I went online to see any local emergency vets and more information on the pesticides that I just put on my pets. I washed them with dish soap and cold water right away to wash off that stuff. My one cat seemed to be ok after bath, but the other started twitching and folling over so I took him to the vet immediately. Doctor said that it is reaction to the flea medicine. It appeared to be too toxic and doctor said that she would never put anything like that on the kitten especially(box states that it is ok for kittens.

My cat is an adult male cat, very healthy, never been on meds before). They put him on IV fluids and gave him meds to stop the twitching. So I have spent all morning in emergency room. They let us go home sincethe vital have improved, and said to have an eye on him within first 24 hours and see if he going to get better. My cat is not getting any better. Poor thing is just sleeping and throwing up uncontrollably. He can not hold in any food or water.

We are going to a vet tomorrow again because I cant see my baby suffering like that anymore. I thougt pesticides suppose to kill fleas and ticks, not the pets...I only wonder how many people lost their pets to this poison. That stuff is not even suppose to be on the shelves of the markets. Shame on FDA that allows that to happen. It's all about the money isn't it? Emergency bill $198.50 I lost half a day at work and we are going to the doctors again tomorrow, so I have no idea how much am I gonna end up paying and missing. I am not even saying about all the emotional stress seeing your pet being in that conditon. If there is a lawsuit brewing I would like to testify or add my signature on the witness list.

Thinking I was helping my two dogs, I applied Sargeant's flea and tick preparation as directed. The dogs weigh 72 and 92 lbs, so I bought the package for >61 lbs. I followed the instructions perfectly, and within a half hour, they started shaking, wobbling, crying (or, as the hotline person said, "Vocalizing"), spinning uncontrollably, twitching, running into furniture, trees, and the like - all in an effort to stop whatever sensation they were feeling. We immediately bathed them in cold water using dish detergent to remove the oil. That didn't help. We did it again and again and again. Seven baths later, they were no better than before. The only thing that soothes them for a moment is the icy water of the hose. This is deplorable. Now that I've been a victim of this, I've learned how many tens of thousands of people have inadvertently harmed or even killed their pets, all because this greedy company wants to make a buck. According to what I read, they feel that 44,000 adverse reactions including death in 2009 is an acceptable number because so many people have used the product. It isn't. These products should be taken off the market shelves immediately.

I purchased Sergeants Gold Flea & tick shampoo for cats & kittens. I washed my kitten with this product on 5/14/10 and she died on 5/17/10. I am so sad. I am certain it was this product that killed her. She was fine before I washed her. She was eating and playing.

This product seriously affected 2 of my dogs. Three days later, they are still having effects.

My beautiful shih-tzu dog suffered a great allergic reaction to Sentry Pro XFC. After an hour of the application of the product, my dog started panting heavily, scratching and walking unstoppable all around the house. She couldn't almost breathe. We had to take her to the Emergency Vet. They told me that this product was generating a lot of trouble. Casually, that same night, they treated the two dogs for the same issue. I had to bad her twice, and the vet injected Dexamethasone and Diphenhydramine, which cost me $110.00 and a visit that lasted till 1:29 a.m.

I used the Heartz Gold Flea and Tick drops on my dog and he is miserable, agitated and acts like something is biting him. He is freaking out! It is almost one in the morning. I have a super busy day tomorrow and my dog is sick because of this. I think we need to sue this company for Millions!

I applied Sergeant's silver as directed to my chihuahua and 20 minutes later he was running warp speed through the house, rolling on his back, biting at his back, fighting with himself, crying, having muscle spasms, and trying to jump out of his skin. I gave him a bath in Dawn dish soap. He is taking Benadryl and Tramadol for discomfort. He is still having issues and I don't know how else to help him. He has been to the vet and the next step is a steroid shot and they really don't want to do that as he is old. Why is this still on the market? I am willing to talk to others who want to stop this product from being sold and hurting our dogs.

I put product on my lhasa apso as directed. He started scratching more and more. He started panting heavily and could not calm down to sleep. I read the back of box and said to use warm soapy water on area product was placed. Dog did not settle down. I read online of numerous complaints against the product. It should be removed from the market

Bought Sergeant's Flea and Tick Spray for Cats and applied to my healthy 2 year old indoor cat after recently spotting a couple fleas him. The directions which I read and followed closely, said to spray the animal thoroughly, avoiding the animals eyes, mouth and genitals, but saturating all other areas to the skin and fluffing the skin to assure contact of product with animal's skin. The box said to then let the cat air-dry, or blow dry if necessary. I proceeded to blow dry the cat to aid his comfort but found when I had done so that he proceeded to groom himself but licking his fur--a fundamental instinctual behavior of all cats.

Since that time, the cat has had several small seizures, has had periodic loss of limb control, drools excessively and experiences periods of hyper-activity. Because I applied this at night on a Saturday and there are no local vets available on Sunday, I am forced to watch him suffer. I have since found out this is a nearly universal problem with this product and its shampoo and drop-based derivatives. I thoroughly washed the cat in hopes of removing the poison, but his symptoms persist and I fear he may die. The real kick in the ass is that he still has fleas. The product did not even work.

My cat is on the verge of death, and if he survives may have permanent neurological impairment.

I applied this product to 3 of my 4 dogs. As I had 1 from another company left over. Almost instantly, they were trying to bite their backs to get off what ever was annoying them. This went on for almost 4 days! On 2 of my dogs, they have huge scabs and open sores on their backs where I applied the drops! I will never ever use this product again. This needs to be taken off the market! Have had to take all of them to the vet. It has cost me hundreds of dollars for care.

We purchased the product on Saturday, April 10, 2010, approx. 10 - 15 minutes after applying the product as directed. My mini daschound "peanut" started acting very strange and in about 15 more minutes started to foam at the mount and itching and scratching and constantly gnawing at her back where we applied the product. The foaming at the mouth lasted about 20 minutes to a half hour as we were getting ready to take her to a local vet. It seemed as if she was starting to feel a little better. I wrapped her in a towel as I thought maybe she was cold because she was still shaking. We thought maybe she ate something bad. We stayed with her constantly all night as she stopped convulsing but was definitely not herself. She kept scratching at her ears and her back all night and the next day. She was constantly looking for places to hide, didn't play with any of her toys and would not respond actively to any treats at all. This was definitely not her.

All day, Sunday and Monday she was pretty much the same. I felt helpless to see her act this way. I gave her a bath with medicated shampoo and cleaned her ears out as I thought maybe she had ear mites. The bath did absolutely nothing as she started scratching her ears and still gnawing at her back as soon as I took her out of the tub. Again, I kept her in a towel for about 2 hours but all night she was still very uncomfortable. This is now Wednesday evening (4 days later) and she appears to be just starting to get back to her regular self. She still scratches her back and shakes her ears a lot but she is also starting to play with her toys again. I've read an awful lot about this product on-line since and I find it very hard to believe that this product has not been taken off the shelf. My heart goes out to all of those who went through similar problems and I would certainly participate in any petitions to help prevent this product from being sold any more. This is just ridiculous that this item is still being sold in any stores at all!

I applied the Sergeant's flee and tick medication to my dogs back as directed. A few hours after the application, I noticed my dog seemed very agitated. He could not get comfortable and was "crying". This is not normal behavior for my dog. He could not sleep, he kept scratching at the spot of application. I gave him a bath, however, that did not seem to work.

I then called the manufacturer and was told to give my dog a bath in Dawn dish soap. I didn't trust their advice and called my vet. He confirmed that my dog needed to be bathed in dish soap. I am still waiting to see if my dog is going to be alright. Please do not use this product. I feel awful that I was trying to save money by purchasing this product instead of Frontline. Vet bill and possible long term harm to my dog.

I used the product for flea and tick prevention yesterday and it has caused my two dogs to have pain, itching, burning, seizures and severe drooling. I am monitoring them now and am praying that they won't die. I've since learned that this product has been poisoning pets for years and that many have even died. I am still worried about my two dogs.

We used Sergeant's Gold flea/tick for dogs more than 60 pounds. I also got some on my face. it started tingling/burning on me, and when I drank water, my taste buds felt as if they had been burned. My dogs have also been showing some concerning symptoms like, drooling, and reluctance to drink their water. They make a "face" when they try to drink it, no matter how fresh the water I give them.

I purchased Sentry Pro XFC flea and tick drops from PetSmart store last week and administered the product to our pets (Maltese mix and Chihuahua mix) last night. They immediately reacted with discomfort and agitation. We typically use another product and believe me I am feeling horrible for trying something else that seemed comparable. I will never again assume that products are tested as extensively as they are for humans. After reading all the complaints about this product, it is shocking that Sergeants still sells this product to unknowing consumers. Our pets count on us to do the right thing for them. They are helpless.

We rinsed immediately, called the hotline and were advised to use dish washing liquid to dissolve the oily content of the chemical. We did this several times and applied vitamin E. That is all they recommended. Even after calling back to report that none of this worked, they had nothing for us. We then took our dogs to the E.R. vet, they were in agony, and still are in to next day. It is as if they are trying to get away from their own skin.

"Dawn" dish soap worked best, along with regular doses of Benadryl. This quieted down the discomfort a little bit, but still pretty agitated. It is so hard to see your pets go through this in the name of fleas. The worst flea infestation is still better than this. I am so sorry for using this product and I will not stop here. I will never use this or any other flea drops again. There has to be a natural way to go. Our dogs are still lying around and constantly crying, scratching and whimpering in pain because of this product.

Three months ago I gave my 9-month old Saluki-mix puppy a dose of SentryPro XFC flea and tick medication appropriate for her weight category and experienced a terrifying day of helplessly watching her foam at the mouth, experience muscle spasms that left her lurching around like she was drunk, vomit, scratch and bite constantly at her back and ears all the while whimpering pathetically and looking to me for some sort of relief. I wiped off the spots where I had applied the drops after I saw her foaming, and searched online for how, when, and if to induce vomiting in case of accidental ingestion even though I had only applied it on one spot between her shoulder blades per package instructions. Then I looked up the product itself. Almost the entire first page of Google results for "SentryPro XFC" is full of warnings about this dangerous product, and I don't understand how Sergeant's representatives can claim these are "very rare allergic reactions" that our pets are experiencing.

There's one journal site with close to 700 posts from people who have experienced similar reactions in their pets dating back to May 2007! Most of the accounts I have read are by pet owners who used this product on more than one pet and saw similar reactions in all of them, even when they are different breeds, ages, weights, etc. I've been using flea and tick products on dogs for the past 20 years, and not once have I seen a reaction anything like what happened to my poor Spuddy. I am wracked with guilt for choosing this horrible product simply because it was a few dollars cheaper than the rest, and feel incredibly naive that I had somehow assumed it had been adequately tested and safety-approved by the appropriate powers that be in order for it to be on the shelves at US retailers. Based on everything I've read about SentryPro XFC, including all the responses from Sergeant's PR team, I strongly believe this product should be immediately removed from the market. It is mind-boggling to me that these heart-breaking accounts I've read about date back to more than two years and this dangerous product is still widely available and actively promoted by stores like PetSmart and their affiliated veterinary clinic Banfield. The consequences are vet bills totaling about $100, and pain and suffering for my dog, my husband and myself that I would not wish on anyone for any amount of financial compensation.

I gave my pug Sergeant's Silver Tick medicine and he damn near died! He started salivating within an hour and scratching uncontrollably and kept biting/licking his paws, on top of acting "jerky" with body movements. After a half day of this (as once in a while he actually acted normal), I finally called the vet who told me to give him 25mg. of Benadryl every 12 hrs.

When this didn't seem to work, I went on the internet and saw that dogs (especially little ones) have even died from this due to allergic reactions. I was mortified, and bathed him with Dawn dish soap as that's what others said they did and I took him to the ER (as it was the middle of the night by this time), where they gave him a steroid shot, muscle relaxers and Vitamin E and said luckily he hasn't gone into spasms. So, $139.98 later (on top of the Benadryl and the days work I lost to the tune of $250.00 (from being up all night), the vet said he should be alright in a day or so.

The poor little thing is breathing hard as he certainly doesn't understand why he's itching (the vet said he feels like he has pins and needles) and why he can't sleep, thus, he's worked-up and if anyone knows pugs, they have breathing problems to begin with! I'm not letting this go and Sergeant had better hope he's going to be okay! I'm submitting a nasty letter to them, demanding reimbursement and I'd like to know if anyone else out there feels like partaking in a law suit as I certainly intend to do something!

I purchased SentryPro XFC (Flea and Tick on spot treatment) for my two small dogs (Maltese and Javanese). I followed the instructions on the box and after about 1hour they started showing the following reactions: hyper activity, scratching and biting the area where product was applied. Repeating the following over and over, running around then stopping at a halt to lie down.

I gave both dogs a bath, soaked them in water and used an all natural dog shampoo to remove the SentryPro XFC. The dogs were relieved at first but after about 20 minutes, the reactions came back.

Also, I should mention that after applying the medication on my dogs, I started feeling itchy on my arms and face. It was then that I realized that my dogs were having an allergic reaction to the medication. And that some medication must have come in contact with my hands (which could have spread by touching my arms and face).

On March 23rd, I purchased Sentry Pro XFC flea and tick protection for my dog--a healthy three-year old Shih Tzu. About 15 minutes after applying the product, my dog became agitated. He kept moving around and appeared unable to get comfortable. I thought maybe the oily substance on his back from the product was bothering him so I wiped some off with a cloth. Another 30 minutes passed and my dog began whimpering while laying on the floor. I decided that he was having an adverse reaction to the product and I bathed the dog.

I thought that would resolve the problem but my dog continued to whine and wonder around the house aimlessly, as well as panting and licking the air. By this time, another hour had passed and I decided to take him to the vet. The vet gave him two shots--steroid and antibiotic. As well as three weeks worth of oral medication. Once I brought the dog home, he continued with the same behavior and we were both awake most of the night. It has been three days since this occurred and he is better. However, he is still not fully recovered from this harrowing experience. I can't believe that this product is still on the market, especially after reading so many complaints.

I used Sergeants Gold flea/tick on my cat as directed. As a direct result, my cat's neck and ears started to burn causing her severe pain and distress. We had to take her to the vet at 2am. We ended up paying $180 dollars for this emergency visit. Severe emotional and physical pain to our pet... $180 vet bill.

Last week I purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On for my three rat terriers who had fleas. Within one hour of applying the treatment as directed on the packaging, all three displayed these symptoms: panting, salivating, nausea, extreme itching, whining and agitation. Now four days later, they are still panting, whining and enduring extreme itching. Skin lesions itch so badly that my dogs scratch enough to cause bleeding. The itch sites are at the places on the backside where the chemicals were applied and at places where it was not applied. These are symptoms of poisoning as well as an allergic response. Under veterinarians care, my wife and I are treating them now for the allergic responses that continue. One of them also required antibiotic medication. This is because he so violently scratched the lesions caused by their product; those lesions became infected.

A simple Internet search revealed the many problems their customers have experienced from using this product including extreme toxic sickness that has even led to death. So, it is well known that Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On is toxic to dogs. Evidently, it is so toxic that Sergeant's Pet Care Products must keep available a staff of emergency pet care experts on call at all times in case of poisoning. And, without a doubt, if the information is readily available on a Google search, it is also known by Sergeant's Pet Care Products. Nevertheless, this company continues to sell it to an uninformed public.

Their Consumer Affairs Department representatives refused to give me any way to communicate with company managers, thus insulating them from the truth about Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On and the suffering it has caused. When I suggested that Sergeant's Pet Care Products, Inc. recall the product, they assured me that this will certainly not ever happen. This apparently soul-less corporation should immediately recall all of Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On to prevent any more poisoning. If cannot do that, at least include on the packaging a candid warning about: (1) The many dangerous side effects of these chemicals and (2) what to do about them. Their Consumer Affairs Department said that they will send me some forms to fill out to officially document the incident, big deal! And she mentioned that the corporation has a committee to decide on whether or not to reimburse me for my vet bills, another big deal! Three sick dogs 5 days later.

I purchased the Sentry Pro XFC for my dog. Within an hour, he was liking the air, trying to vomit and was walking in circles. I gave him water right away and called the number on the back of the box. They said this could be a mild reaction and to keep a close watch on him and if he did not seem to get any better to contact my vet. I watched him closely for the next couple of hours. He did vomit up his breakfast and had a little bit to drink. By the next morning, he was doing better but lost his appetite. By the second day, he was better. Will never use this product again. You get what you pay for and this stuff is cheap and put my dog through this misery.

My dog (German Shepard 120 lbs) had to suffer for over a day vomiting, licking the air and walking in circles. My kids thought what's happening to him. Petco would not take product back, saying I had used it and I told them what happened and I said I did, but they said it was up to them to issue a refund. What a traumatic event and nobody even cares that it's still on the market. I am scared for the people who purchase this and use on their animals.

I think I almost killed my little Pomeranian, Doob. I applied Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick drops to him and within an hour, he was hyper-ventilating, drooling, crying, scratching and just acting like he was in so much pain. I assumed it was the flea drops because nothing else was different about what he had done or eaten that day. I immediately brought him to an emergency vet hospital, of course, my vet was already closed. They said he had an allergic reaction to the Sergeants' flea drops and they were giving him a de-contaminating bath.

He didn't seem any better when I got home and basically didn't sleep the entire night. So I brought him to my vet next day, same diagnosis. Vet put him on anti-histamine and anti-biotic. It is now the third day of this and the little guy is still uncomfortable and acting like he is in pain. Vet said to wait one more day and if he isn't better, to bring him back and they will have to do the full blood work up on him.

I am ashamed that as a consumer, this country is doing nothing to protect us from horrible, horrible companies like Sergeant's. How can the almighty buck go this far as to let them poison our pets? I have had many pets in my lifetime and all lived healthy long lives. This is the first time I have used Sergeant's products and believe me it will be the last! I will work hard to get the word out on the terrible company. Just don't ever use anything this horrid company manufactures for any of your pets!

I applied this product to my 14 yr old dog and 12 hours later, she was drooling, shaking and could hardly walk! There were no dangerous side effects listed on the box. I called the emergency number on the box and was told she was having an adverse reaction to the meds. I had to give her 3 bathes with dish soap, pour water down her throat and also give her vitamin E oil. I am still watching her behavior closely. I have read on the internet several complaints on this product. I had no idea or I would have never bought and risked the life of my 14 year buddy! Why is the product still on the shelves?

I used Sargeant's Gold Flea and Tick on my Shihtzupooh Gizmo. He suffered a chemical burn on the back of his neck and around his tail. I called the 800 emergency number on the box and was given a claim number 602499. I was told to bathe him in dish soap twice and put vitamin E on it. I am still waiting to see as he has stopped whining and scratching so much. I need to take him to the vet still. How is this on the market with all the blogs I have read?

I purchased Sergeant's Gold flea and tick and applied it to my 10.9 pound yorkie mix. Since then he has been at the vet twice with another appointment this Friday. He suffered seizures and a severe chemical burn. This ** needs to be taken off the shelves! I am waiting on them to do their "investigation" to see if they will pay for my vet bills. My poor baby has been in so much pain! They tried to blame me and say I didn't read the label right or misused it. They are crazy! I have used Frontline in the past with no problems. Also, never had a reaction to vaccines or anything! This is poison! My vet put in writing that this product caused this. You should see my pictures! They are horrible! The vet said his hair will probably never grow back where the burn is. It is a massive burn! It caused seizures, scarred tissue, loss of hair, big vet bill, lots of pain, itching, and stress on all of us!

I gave Sergeants flea drops to my cat Midnight. She acted strange and stopped eating. I rushed her to the vet and he said she was dying. He gave her an antibiotic shot, but then we decided she was not going to live, so I had to put her to sleep. I reported it to Hartz and they are paying me $58.00 for her life. Something has to be done with them.

I put Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick on my dog and instantly. She was twitching, banting, acting so crazy. I did right away rush her to our vet. They bathed her with dawn dish soap. From what I understand, that is about all that can be done. She today after 30 hours later, she is still suffering. I am told about three days or so until she feels better. How can this product be allowed still to be sold? Please Google Sergeants Flea and Tick and read the endless posts on this very product. I hope someone contacts me to further discuss this.

In early April 2009, my husband and I returned from a 10 holiday. Upon arriving home, we were told that Oliver had snuck out of the house a couple times, as was normal for him in the early spring. Oliver loved to be outdoors. I examined Oliver that evening and saw ticks on his back near his tail. As our Frontline treatment had not arrived in the mail, I went to Wal-mart and bought Sergeants Flea and Tick Powder for Cats.

A couple days following, I noticed that Oliver was having what looked like muscle spams. When I took him to the vet, I was asked if I had applied any topical powder to him and was then told that the active ingredients in Sergeants Flea and Tick Powder for Cats, Pyrethrins, are harmful to felines and was causing the tremors. Oliver was poisoned.

At the end of May, I took Oliver in to discuss treatment, as the tremors had not ceased. My vet suggested that we may be looking at extensive neurological damage and that he needed to stay on meds to continue to treat the tremors. Since he had been taking Diazepam (Valium) for more than a month, a full blood work up on him was necessary to be sure the drugs weren't harming his liver.

As I waited for the results, I watched my once energetic, playful kitty tremor away feeling completely helpless and saddened that he may never be the same. All I wanted was for him to be well and wished I could get back the day I dusted him with that poison. 15 minutes passed, and my vet entered the room with a somber look on her face. Oliver's blood work showed he was in the advanced stages of Kidney Failure (CRF). My sweet kitty was dying.

For two months, we aggressively treated Oliver at the animal hospital and at home. He was fed and watered via syringe. He required a saline drip, sometimes twice a day. He was "pilled" four times a day. My kitty who once ran to the door to greet me every day for five years, ran from me as he knew what seeing me meant. I was the one closest to Oliver, so I'm the one who did his treatments.

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, while sitting with Oliver in our backyard, comforting him after a "pilling" session, the thing I knew that was coming, yet dreaded, happened. Oliver looked at me and let me know that he was tired. He needed me to let him go. On August 10, 2009, we gave Oliver his wings. We were with him until he closed his eyes for the last time. He left this world so loved. Although it was and still is very difficult, we know he is at peace. Now, he's our angel.

I bought their product to use on my Min Pin; within 1 hour of applying to my dog she was convulsing, agitated, scratching, biting, writhing in pain. Her eyes are swelled up, her head is scratched from her rolling around bumping her head into things as she flails attempting to rid herself of whatever is on her skin. I did research and these are the same symptoms many are having with this product. I've taken the recommended precautions. I washed her in Dawn, dried her several times and I'm attempting to get her to drink water.

I'm very upset that this 12 dollar product may cost me in the thousands to save my beloved pet who is a member of my family and has been for almost 6 years. She was healthy and happy until I applied this poison to her and I'm now petrified at the looming consequences. My dog may have seizures, and/or worse health symptoms for life due to this product and if this happened to someone's child, this company would be forced to shut down. I want action! I want someone to be held accountable!

I brought this Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick squeeze on medicine for my little dog. And within an hour she was going crazy, whining, barking, jumping up and laying down, rolling over and running and laying down and back up and running. She's breathing hard and drooling at the mouth and throwing up! I read and followed the instructions on the box and after she started reacting to this stuff, I got on the internet and found out how horrible this Sergeant's Flea is! I have bathed my dog four times and she is still going off her rocker.

It is late and the vets are closed! This stuff is dangerous. I even got a little on my finger while putting it on her and I washed my hands. Within a few minutes my lips started tingling and I started having a hard time breathing myself! This stuff is a danger to ones health not to mention your pet! They know this is bad, why haven't this been taken off the market? So far my little dog is still acting weird, restless and barking, jumping and biting at her back and tail! I am one **.

I purchased the Sergeant's Silver Flea squeeze on medication for my 2-year old shitzu dog. After about 45 minutes of his bath and application he began showing signs that were not normal and had never been seen by us. He was roaming around the house to strange places, crying and jerking his head backward, and uncontrollably throwing himself down on the floor and jerking back and forth. I also thought the fleas were bothering him even though I could not find any on him.

After about an hour and a half, I went directly to give him a bath to wash it off. He continued to get worse with his symptoms, so I gave him the prescribed dose of Benadryl for dogs his size and that did not give him any relief. After watching him for hours I got online to research and see if I could find anything about his symptoms. I immediately found countless complaints about this brand, Sergeant's Gold and Silver with the same symptoms. I immediately gave him another bath with dishwashing liquid and dried him. He is still showing symptoms and seems to be in pain.

So far, his walking is ok, but his jerking and trying to scratch and cry are all still present. I put it on my larger dog outside and he is digging and scratching and wasn't doing any of that before, so we bathed him too and are watching him close. I will follow up on what damage comes from this and I don't intend to let it go in the event that I have found this product is unsafe and has been left on the market with the company knowing this. I am extremely disappointed that a consumer like me cannot go to the store and buy a product in confidence that their animal will be safe from using it. I would never buy anything with a history of this medication. Next time I will research it; however, I do not believe that should have to be done once a product has been approved for the market. I will do everything in my power to get this product off the market. I consider my animals as much a part of my life as my three children and loved ones. I will take care of them the same.

After applying Sargent's Silver Flea Spot treatment to my cat, per the directions, she lost the ability to walk about 10 hours later. Then didn't eat drink or use the bathroom. Finally, her tongue turned clay grey at about 48 hours when I rushed her to the vet. The vet bathed her, gave her fluids and then her heart stopped. Blood tests showed no other reason by the Sergeant's Silver Flea Spot treatment that could have been responsible. I don't know what the vet bill will be, but the loss of my precious 10-year old cat is beyond devastation and will be difficult for me to get over. My vet, Miramar Vet Hospital, in Jacksonville, FL is also reporting this.

I purchased "Sentry Pro Squeeze-On Flea & Tick Control for Dogs" at PetSmart and followed the directions on the package to apply it on my dog's back on Sunday, January 10. He began vomiting late that evening and sporadically throughout the following day. He wouldn't eat or drink and was getting pretty lethargic. By the next morning (January 12), he was in really bad shape. He threw up twice in the vet's parking lot, was having trouble walking, and had very labored breathing. The vet examined him and said that he also was extremely pale (his gums were clay-colored instead of pink). He was kept at the vet for blood tests and x-rays.

The test results on my dog indicated that he had a problem with his liver and that he was very dehydrated from vomiting and not drinking any water. During our discussion of possible causes of my dog's problem, I asked the vet if it could be related to the tick medicine I had put on him a couple of days earlier. She told me that there have been countless numbers of pets being harmed or killed by the Permethrin used by Sergeant's and Hartz for flea and tick control, and that places like PetSmart know this but continue to sell the products anyway. She said that my dog's symptoms were indicative of poisoning by such a drug. My dog had to remain at the vet to have a detox bath, IV for rehydration, and treatment for liver and upset stomach.

I was able to pick up my dog from the vet the afternoon of January 13 after paying more than $500. The vet informed me that his liver damage could be permanent and that he will have to eat a special food ($50/bag) for the rest of his life (he's only 6). He now has several medications that I have to give him twice a day. I have to take him back to the vet in one week to re-test his liver function. If it hasn't improved, or has gotten worse, then she mentioned he may need to have an ultrasound or, possibly, exploratory surgery.

The first bill was a shock, especially so soon after Christmas. I'm terrified by the thought of more vet bills that I can't afford. I wouldn't have been put into this situation if I hadn't used Sergeant's Sentry Pro. I thought I was helping my dog, but instead it almost killed him. I was lucky. This chemical needs to be outlawed, and companies like Sergeant's and PetSmart need to be prohibited from manufacturing and/or selling it.

I applied Sergeant's Gold squeeze-on flea and tick treatment to my dog at 4:45 pm Eastern Time. After the tube was applied to my dog, he started going crazy pacing back and forth. I thought the fleas were driving him crazy until he went into a seizure and non stop foaming at the mouth, panting, huge pupils, shaking, convulsing, eyes twitching, bloating, high temp. and losing walking ability. I called the emergency hotline for Sergeant's and was talking to the lady when my dog went into yet another seizure. She said, "Oh My God, is that your dog I hear in the back ground?" I said, "yes he is having another seizure". She said, "get off the phone and call you vet now!" I called the vet and they said put him in the tub now and wash him off with dawn dishsoap until we can get to our off ice seems how it was an emergency call and after hours. He was in the tub for a total of 30 minutes and calmed down just a little, not as many seizures, but still heavy breathing, bloating even more than before, twitching, uncontrollable eye shaking and twitching, still not able to walk, or move, his gums were so purple and they looked black. The bottoms of his legs were bright red, almost to the point of open areas due to so much shaking. We put towels under his legs for cushion.

When we got to the vet, he was still shaking and all the symptoms as before. His shaking was so bad, it took 5 of us to hold him just to get the needle in his leg. They gave him an IV, valium, phenobarbital and robaxin due to the fact that one was not working so they had to keep giving more to get him to calm down and stop shaking so much and twitching. He had to stay overnight and be watched, making sure he was going to make it overnight.

The next day, he was better and got to come home. He did nothing but slept for 2 days. He wouldn't move, only ate a little, started running into things around the house with his head and body, ran into the back of my legs when I was walking. He wouldn't get up when people came over, just laid there. He is better now but still not all the way back to himself.

It was basically poison. I have read many other stories on the internet about this product doing the same thing to other animals, even to the point of them dying. This needs to be pulled from the shelves before more people have to go through what I and other people already have. It is very scary and my 4 years old was with me also and crying saying, "mom, I don't want Tyson to die. I love him". I had my parents come over and help me with him because I couldn't do it by myself. I also got video on my phone of him trying to walk. It's too bad, my video camera was dead or I would have recorded the whole thing.

On January 18, 2008, I used Sergeant's flea and tick product, Sentry Pro XFC, according to the instructions on the box for my 10-lb. dog. I left the house for a few hours and when I returned Mimi had vomited, urinated and defecated all over the house. She was foamining at the mouth and jerking her body. I rushed her to the vet and he administered and IV and kept her overnight. Luckily, she pulled through. I wrote a letter to Pamela Eby about the incident, requesting a full refund of the vet bills (over $400) and they sent me a Release form offering me $266.35, with the stipulation that I sign and agree to never make any oral or written communication which would disparage Sergeant's. I declined the offer, called the EPA, and tried to pursue small claims court but reached a dead end.

My husband and I used Sergeant's flea and tick spray for cats on our cat on a Thursday. By the next day, the cat was foaming at the mouth, low growling, and lost its appetite. We immediately took it to our vet, bringing the product with us. Our vet told us about the ingredient, Permethrin(3-pheno-xyphenyl)and that it is absolutely Poison to cats! We followed the manufacturer directions for application and made sure again, it was for cats. Our cat, Cricket, stayed in the hospital, on IV fluids for 5 days! We went to pick him up and the vet said, "now he's still a little shaky, so keep an eye on him".

Cricket was very weak standing, continuously did a "back-up" motion, growled, hissed and wouldn't eat. It's like he had seizures and went into a "zone" for a few minutes. This happened all day. That night, my husband and I awoke to Cricket, in our bedroom, huddled in the corner, freaking out! We were sure he had rabies! That is the sound and reaction he was having. We put Cricket in a box and taped it up because we seriously thought he had rabies!

In the morning, we called the vet to give them an update and they asked what the syptoms were. Growling, hissing, by this time he couldn't see, and he couldn't stand. The toxin had gone completely through Crickets bloodstream and affected his entire nervous system. We had two options. We could hold Cricket until he died, or we could have him put down. My husband and I have had animals our whole lives and have never experienced anything like this.

Cricket was put down that day. My husband and I cried all day. We were curious to about the product and "shocked" to see how many pet stores and discount stores sell this product and other Sergeant's products with Permethrin in it!! This stuff should be off the market!

A few years back, we remembered that for awhile, we could not find the flea and tick drops at the local WalMart. Well, that was because, Hartz and other manufacturers saw the dangers of Permethrin and removed it from their products! Not Sergeant's! They continue to put it in their products! This is a crime. This should be investigated. This should constitute a class action suit against Sergeant's and we would be happy to participate.

We lost Cricket and so many other people we have met and talked with since this incident, have had such similar stories. My vet continuosly reports Sergeant's to the authorities in every case they find! Can we please get someone to listen? Vet bill: $250.00 (and they gave us a discount) Not including the fee to have Cricket put down.

My dog nearly died from this product. It has cost me 206.00 at the vet to get her health back and still running. Today it will cost me another 20.00 for some more meds. Others have had these problems. It needs to be off all store shelves. My dog got a large raw spot on her lower back and was panting. It was allergic reation and she still has problems.

I applied their product SentryPro XFC to my 3 Bichons last night at 930am. This morning I was awakened by one of the dogs who was vomiting, coughing, dryheaving, whining, and couldn't sit still. My other small dog was very hyper, though not herself, and kept scratching at the application site. I googled the product and was horrified that for several years, there have been numerous complaints about this exact thing happening to thousands of pets! Why is this stuff still being sold at Petsmart? I have been bathing my dogs which probably won't do much good as it was applied last night- and giving them benadryl all day. They are still sick!!!! If this many reports had been made on a human drug, the FDA would've pulled it a looong time ago. Why is it that pets don't get the same protection? This company should not be allowed to make and sell this product!!!

I applied Sergeant's silver flea & tick squeeze-on to both of my dogs and within a few minutes they both started scratching, drooling, running around, panting, twitching, vomiting, rolling around, etc... I PANICKED! and immediately called my vet and they told me to use Dawn dishwashing liquid to remove the product immediately. After I bathed my dogs, I later called the Sergeant's emergency hotline and they basically told me the same thing and just gave me a case #. After bathing my dogs, the symptoms still persisted and I was up all night long checking up on them and listening to my dogs cry and whimper. They both scratched so hard, the next morning their skin was bleeding. Terrified, I ran to the vet.

Their doctor prescribed them medication and it took weeks for it heal. My dog still has a scar on his back that may never go away. He has white fur and all I see is this dark mark on his back to remind me daily of what happened. I don't know why Sergeant's is still in business!!!! I never cried so much in my life. I almost KILLED my dogs with this stupid product. The vet said there is a chemical in the Sergeant's brand that many dogs are allergic to. I used other flea & tick products in the past and NEVER had a problem. I ran out of my usual product and used this Sergeants GARBAGE in the meantime. BIG MISTAKE. I hope others will see all the complaints on line and spare their poor pets this horrible nightmare. Sergeant's should be OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!! I will never buy anything with the name Sergeant's on it. EVER!!! I have a complete diary of my nightmare that is too much to list here.

We purchased the OTC Flea & Tick medicine for our 2 cats and 2 dogs. It was a last minute decision since it was Sunday and the Vet was closed. My husband brought the medicine home from the store. I told him I wasn't sure about using the meds b/c I'd heard from my Vet that the other brands can be extremely harmful. After we administered the meds, I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I decided to do web research and found so many horrible stories. I was sick! I immediately started washing it off all the animals. Within an hour I noticed one of my dogs could not sit still. She was pacing and panting. She would sit still for a second and then jerk around. She started scratching and whimpering.

I called the emergency vet and now we are waiting to find out what's going on. I hope it's not too late. Cost of an emergency vet visit so far and I'm sure the cost will be more. Not sure of the long term damage it has caused our family at this point.

The vet said I needed to be concerned about possible long-term liver damage w/ both dogs!

I came home & Googled Sentry Pro XFC & there is absolutely nothing but heart-breaking story, after heart-breaking story. The negative effects & reactions to this product are widely known & stated. Individuals have posted they filed a complaint w/ Consumer Affairs, but the date on that post is 2007. Please get involved. I'm a professional 31 year-old single female w/o children. If I lose my dog over this or if either dog suffers liver damage, it will be truly sad b/c this product should already have been pulled off the shelves & Sergeant's should be help responsible for creating so much heartbreak to so many families. Please help us!

My husband and I recently purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick medication for our two pugs, both under 25 pounds. The medication was for dogs 25 pounds and under. A few hours after applying the medication to our dogs, both of them began to act completely out of character. They were both vomiting, foaming at the mouth, running around and smashing their bodies into fences, furniture, bushes, etc., shaking their heads violently almost as if something was inside their ears. We had no idea what was happening. We brought our youngest dog to the vet, and received a $75 bill. Later that night, things got progressively worse.

There was no way both of our dogs came down with ear infections. That is what the vet had thought, however, we began to think the only thing that had changed with our care of our pugs was this new flea and tick medication. We immediately bathed them with dish soap and water several times, and administered them Benadryl. We called a 24 hour vet hotline, and we were told the dogs were having an allergic reaction. It took days to get this poison out of their systems. We had to constantly monitor them, and give them Benadryl.

We finally got the residue off of our younger pug. It had dried up and turned rock hard along his neck, even after bathing him frequently. The outcome was horrible. Chunks and chunks of his black hair came out, and he now has a very irritated, large bald spot right where the medication had hardened up. I called Andrea from Sergeant's to file a complaint tonight. She is sending me a form to fill out. I have pictures, the huge chunk of hair, and a package of this medication that we used. I would like to be reimbursed for our vet bill, and I would like this product taken off the shelves. It is poison, and complaints are all over the internet about it. How can this product still be on shelves?

just as directed, and have used this product before. Almost immediately after application my cat became lethargic depressed loss of appetite etc.She hates this product anyways so i assumed it had something to do with that then the next day i noticed she started having trouble breathing very labored breathing thorough her mouth this worried me so i took her to the emergency after hours vet immediatley they said her heart beat was near 200 beats per min& her breathing was awful they put her in an oxygen tank then told me they would have to sedate her and give her a detox bath they told me she would get iv fluids stay over night then be picked up in the morning...well within an hour of dropping her off they called me back to let me know that she crashed her lungs filled with fluid and blood.this product killed my 2 year old kitten who was extremely healthy otherwise; she had just had all her updated shots and a complete check up at the end of april 2009. I was completely shocked,hurt,and angry when i found out and now i just want to make sure that this doesn't happen to someone else like me or my cat.

I put sergeants gold flea and tick on my dachshund/doxen I used the one for small dogs (9-20lbs) and just a few hours later my dog started itching and was extremely uncomfortable I thought he was just irritated by having the liquid drying on his fur, but through the night it got worse. He continued to be uncomfortable and couldn't hold still, he wouldn't eat or drink. He kept jerking and shaking his head and trying to rub himself on everything. Later in the night he got extremely hyped up and couldn't lay down, and then when I finally got him to lay down he started twitching excessively. I got up in the middle of the night to give him a bath and now still almost 9 hours later he is still twitching when he is still and he is still so uncomfortable.

I used Sergeant's gold flea and tick squeeze-on on my dog on November 27, 2009 at approx 8:30 p.m. On 11/28, 2009 at around 3:30 a.m. I noticed that my dog could not sleep nor get comfortable. She would lick her paws and scratch at her body non-stop. I also noticed that she was drooling excessivedly. I bathed my dog with an oatmeal shampoo to no relief. I gave her a small amount of a benadryl to no relief also. I will be taking her to the vet at 12:15 today, 11/28/09. I am in hopes that she will be ok until we can get her treatment. This product should be pulled from the stores as it is unsafe for use on your pet.

11-22-09 1700 hrs. well i to was in the dark about this very dangerous product sergeants silver flee and tick for dogs. i applied per manufacture directions. i now have two very sick adult dogs. symptoms include foaming at mouth, sever inching, erratic behavior ticking,lethargic, trouble breathing. i call the 800 # and was told to wash the dogs witch i did, no improvement.

today 11-23-09 [14 hrs later] they went to the vet got a steroid shot and antibiotics for a infection from itching/scratching, benadrly and a tropical steroid spray still no improvement 24 hr later. i also called the EPA #. the dogs are a part of the family and Im very angry over the lack of information on the package. i hope my dogs get better. 11-26-09 dogs still sick and very uncomfortable please get these product pulled from the shelfs wal-mart ect many animals getting sick visit hartzvictim.com for hundreds of thousands of stories.

The vet said it was the product. My dog suffered while haveing the seizures and I suffered economicaly because i had to pay 540 dollars in unexpected vet bills because of this product.

My sister applied the Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tic medication to my dog on November 22nd, 2009 around lunchtime. By about 4 pm my dog started crying and moaning. She then began twitching and biting her paws, back, and bottom. First, my sister bathed her in her regular dog shampoo. There was no relief. We then took my dog to an emergency vet clinic where she was given a muscle relaxer that did not help. My dog twicthed and walked in circles all night. Every time she layed down, she would jump up immediately, as if if hurt her to lay. She whined and cried all throughout the night. The following morning (11/23) the symptoms were still persisting after my sister and my dog had gone with no sleep. I drove my dog thrity miles to my hometown to our regular vet where she was kept. She is there now having a steroid shot and an IV.

Both doctors likened this product to poison and have said that they have seen numerous cases of this same problem. Both vets have said that they have no idea how this stuff is still in stores.

There must be some way to keep this from happening to other dogs! We are poisoning our pets withouth even knowing it. I am willing to do whatever I can to get this products off shelves everywhere! Our pets should not suffer needlessly!

My 6 yr old beagle, Tobey, has fleas and I've never dealt with this problem before so I went to Petsmart and got advise from a rep there. He advised I buy the Sentry Pro XFC as it was a good product. It was the worst action I have ever taken in regards to my dog's health.

On Nov 22 around noon, I administered this poison as directed on the box. About 4-5 hrs later he was shaking his head and his body as if he were wet or had something in his ears. He couldn't sit still or get comfortable. Then the crying and whimpering began. The best way to describe my dog's behavior is him being on speed and in pain. I couldn't even hold him.

I called the emergency number on the box and explained the situation, oblivious that others had experienced the same if not worse. I was told to bathe him multiple times with dish soap to remove the oily residue of the "medicine". After 3 baths from 10pm - 1:30 am, it still did not help.

I called the 24 hr animal hospital and explained everything and what course of acton I had taken thus far. She advised I give him benedryl to counteract some of the effects. I administered 2 tsp of childrens benedryl and 15 min later, he calmed down and was able to sleep. I slept next to him all night to monitor his breathing.

I am going to take him to the vet soon to make sure this vile product did not affect him any further than what happened. I want this product recalled until they figure out what is causing this in our animals. My dog seemed to have lost control neurologically. I paid $20 to give my dog poison and now I am waiting for the vet's office to open to see if they can bill me next Monday because I am struggling financially.

I came home from college the weekend of 11/6-11/8 and my dog had been suffering from a terrible infestation of flea's so my brother went to walmart and purchased that horrible product Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick medication. We applied it as directed and went about our day as usual. Later that Friday night, my dog started foaming at the mouth and whining as though he was in pain. I asked my mother if he was sick and she said no and that he was fine all day and all that week and told me and my brother to keep an eye on him because this was unusual for him. Around 4 a.m. on what was now Saturday morning my dog begin seizing. His legs where flopping, his head twitching uncontrollably, he was whining and crying, and he was breathing unbelievably heavy.

Before discovered, everyone in the house was sleep but were awaken by the banging of my dogs body jerking against the wall. I was in panic and couldn't do anything but cry while my dad and brother tried to give my dog some water and cool him down because he was extremely hot. At this time any near by vet was closed so my dog was forced to suffer, and it was not until 8 a.m. that my dog was driven to the nearest Pet Meds. Unfortunately, by the time my mother and brother walked into the vet my dog went into cardiac arrest and they couldn't revive him.

My dog died sometime between 8:30-9 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009. I am completely heart broken. I can't go a day without tearing up and every time I replay this traumatic moment over in my head I get nauseous. I want justice for my dog, and I want this product removed IMMEDIATELY!!!! If I had known to go online and find some remedy that could possibly save my dog then I would have, but at that time the only thing that was going through my mind was not letting him die suffering, but that is the way he went...SUFFERING AND IN PAIN!!!!!!!!

I bought Sargeant's gold flea&tick squeeze on for dogs over the counter at a local Walmart for my two SHIH-TUZES. Within 2 hours of putting one vial on each dog, they were both foaming at the mouth, vomiting and twiching with seizure -like symtoms. I went on-line and google this brand name only to find that there have been many complaints from animal lovers.the dogs having the same /similiar symtons on different breeds and weight. I called the medical number on the box and was informed to wsh my dogs repeatedly with Dawn dish detergent which is a degreaser. And to flush the mouths out with water and give chicken broth. I spent the next several hours washing this killer product out of my dogs. All night long my older 3 1/2 shih tue was racing around the house. She kept trying to comfort herself by rubbing her backon anything she could find.

I used Sergeant Gold as directed per the box last night and this morning my dog has been twitching, itching, biting his feet, plagued by pains, not eating or drinking. I bathed him twice with liquid dish soup and took him to the vet who suggested that the medication has given him a neurological reaction... his nerves are receiving impulsed from stimuli he is not actually experiencing. They are very strong and making him very uncomfortable, if the poison doesn't kill him, he will probably break his neck from twitching. Even after being medicated by the vet he has no relief. As I'm writing this I'm listening to him whimper under his covers. There are apparently a lot of pet owner complaining about this product.. IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE SHELF ASAP!

I purchased Sergeant's Silver flea & tick squeeze-on for dogs and applied it as directed to my 13lb. dog. Within a half hour he was twitching, scratching and dragging himself across the furniture, experiencing uncontrollable spasms and would not eat or drink. I called Sergeants and they suggested bathing him twice with a detergent that will remove oil. I did this and he continues to have muscle spasms and scratching but he has begun to eat and drink. He is still lithargic 16 hours later.

Then the other symptons began to present themselves.

This has been the worst nightmare I have ever had with being responsible for bringing harm to my pet! I have had dogs and cats among many other pets, for 50 years, and NEVER have I been through anything like this! Sergeants is a long time name, that has taken advantage of their longstanding name. The corporation heads are absolutely behind the behavior that allows a product like this out into the public. It is a loss game, where they know the losses they experience due to the defective product, is still less than the gains they will experience by the sales.

Sergeant's, You have gone too far!! I hope to obtain an attorney for criminal neglect and anything else I can come up with.

after 10 minutes of apply HALF (50% of the recommended application) to my dogs, they are both running around crying and yelping, scratching at their backs like they are in intense pain . After 4 baths washing with dish soap (vet recommended) and applications of vitamin E oil.. my dogs are still in intense distress from this.

I bought "Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On" for dogs on 29 October 2009 at Price Chopper. We put the stuff on our dog within hours he was whining, running around, itching and acting like he was seeing things. It was horrible, of course living in the country we were not sure what do, so I went to the internet and when searching for the company I came across all the complaints and the remedy subscribed to them. So at 1 o'clock in the AM I am bathing my two dogs with dish soap. I had to wash them three times to get relief for one dog (George), the other dog (Lady) did not seem to be affected as bad as George but we scrubbed her just in case. George had a very restless night, it seemed he couldn't get comfortable and whined off and on all night. He is still whining occasionally and it is 3 o'clock pm 30 Oct 09. I love my dogs and I fell I intentionally hurt them by buying something other than K-9 Advantage.

I am outraged that such a product is able to keep getting sold while our animals suffer for it. I feel the stores should remove this product name from all stores for the safety of all their customers furry friends. I am going to take the following action;
1) I am filling a complaint with Price Chopper, asking for removal of all Sergeant's products.
2) I will fill a complaint with the National Pesticide Information Center.
3) I will file a complaint with Consumer Affairs.

4) I will file a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Applied the medication to my large dog, a 75lbs 11 mos old wiemereiner/lab mix and about three hours later noticed copious drooling. Called my sister who is a vet who told me that this stuff is poisonous and that i needed to bather her immediately in dawn dishwashing liquid which I did twice and giver her some benadryl. I did both of those things and now I just have to watch and wait and pray to God that she will not experience all of the horrible awful side effects that all the other pets have suffered.

I applied the sentry Purrscriptions plus on our cat 5 days ago. I bought the cheap brand because I didn't want to pay 3 times as much for frontline (big mistake!)She has not stopped scratching, is lethargic, not eating and my daughter and I have flea bites all over our ankles. We can't sleep at night for feeling fleas crawl on us, wheather they are or not, we've seen them on our bed sheets and even on the box of flea prescription!

The area where I had applied the Sergeant's had also turned beet red and was very irritated. I immediately realized that she was having a serious reaction to the Sergeant's and bathed her to get the stuff off. I didn't know about using dawn, so I used her normal pet shampoo. The first bath gave her no relief at all and actually seemed to intensify the effect. It was after hours on a Friday night and I could not afford the $300.00 emergency vet fee to take her in. I continued to bathe her two more times, and gave her a benadryl, but to no avail. The poor dog was still whining, itching, and writhing in pain for more than 24 hours.

The next morning, I had to put a dog shirt on her to keep her from scratching herself into a bloody mass. She was dehydrated and whenever she drank, she would throw up the water I gave her. Her skin was hot to the touch and very red. She was in so much agony and there was nothing I could do. I've never felt so guilty and helpless in my life! It's been a week now, and her skin is still red and sore, but she is getting better, thank God. I talked to my vet on Monday morning, after the incident, and she told me that she has seen this reaction in animals numerous times and not to use Sergeant's as it is very toxic to animals. I asked her about the flea collars (I had purchased one at the same time I purchased the squeeze on along with some cat wormer for my cats) and she told me that the collars were toxic as well and not to use them.

I immediately called the store manager where I had purchased the Sergeant's products, and he told me to bring the unused tubes of flea control back to him as well as the other products I had purchased. When I took them back, the manager was puzzled as to how I had gotten the flea control from his store because he had pulled the product the month prior due to numerous customer complaints and a recall on the same product. Then he looked at the product package and knew immediately what had happened. Sergeant's had sent out a new batch of the Squeeze on in different packaging, but with the same horrible results to pets! He was horrified, and immediately ordered his staff to pull all of Sergeant's products from their shelves and notified their corporate office of what had happened. He also graciously reimbursed me for all of the Sergean't products I had purchsed.

I won't use any of them after that incident. My dog is still chewing at her paws and scratching constantly. Under my vets advice, I can't even treat her for fleas again with the Frontline for at least a month to give her skin time to heal, so she has that issue to deal with as well. I have since read thousands of letters and complaints regarding the dangers of the Sergeant's products. When I e-mailed Sergeant's, they did reply a couple of days later with so called "sympathy" for my pet and apologized for the fact that my dog "may have had a reaction to their product", and more or less told me that this does happen from time to time but the numbers were statistically low. Bull....! My dog definitely had a severe reaction and could have died and from what I have read and researched in the last week, the numbers are way more than "low"! They also asked me to send them the package or proof of purchase so they could "start their own investigation".

I e-mailed them back and let them know that I had already been reimbursed for their atrocity by the store and let them know that I was going to do everything in my power to get their products pulled from every shelf. I have so far accomplished that feat with one store. This product is dangerous and I will warn everyone I come in contact with about Sergeant's and their negligence. This company is heartless and needs to be shut down before any more pets have to suffer! Please help to stop them.

I applied Sargeant's gold flea and tick product on to my dogs. Approximately 2 hours later my shih tzu was foaming heavily and having tremors badly. I called the number on the box for help and did exactly what I was told to do. We bathed her 3 times with dish soap and gave her tuna water to help her. This did not work. I then had to take her to the emergency vet hospital for treatment. They gave her I.V. fluids and two other medications to help her.she was given butorphanol and diphenhydramine. It is now 8:30 a.m. she only slept an hour or two even though she was given those types of sedatives.She cried and whined all night long. She also was twitching and scratching very badly. I then took her to her regular vet. She was examined closely and given two more medications prednisone and valium to help with the irritation and tremors. I am to watch her closely for the next several days and I am to return if she does not get better or if she gets worse. The bills have come to a total of $236.13 + $30.00 for the flea remedy that I purchased at Fred Meyer's in Tacoma for both of our dogs in which had to be washed off thoroughly so Plinko would not be exposed further and they cannot use any longer. I feel strongly that Sargeants should reimburse me for all charges both the flea and tick medication and the vet bills. This product should be pulled off the market. It can be a death sentence for many pets.

Sergeants gold flea and tick is JUNK, JUNK, JUNK! I have a 29 lb dog, applied the 21 to 39lb product and he absolutely went nuts! Crying, whining, barking, he was miserable for 2 days. I finally called the number on the back of the box and was told to wash him thoroughly with dish soap to try to get it off his skin. I have an appointment with the vet today, hopefully the bath will make hime feel better. What a terrible product! Stay clear! I see there are over 48 pages of complaints on this site about this product! How can it still be on the market?

On October 7th, 2009 I applied to directed amount of Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick treatment to my dog. Approximately 3 hours later my dog could NOT sit still. She was running rapidly around the house. The entire time she was running around the house she was drooling excessively and even vomited a little white foam two times. My dog was very ill for a few hours. It has only been a few hours since this has happened. Therefore, I don't know what is going to happen in the upcoming days. For all that I have read on the Internet about this product I would VERY MUCH like to file a complaint on this company!! How is this product on the shelves?!?!?! If I have to take my dog to the vet or the hospital I would like to be paid compensation for my problems and for my dog's suffering!!!

The one I really am happy with is using chicken broth and water mixture. The posting stated that the chicken broth help to get the poison out of her system. The best thing is I was able get enough fluid down her to help her not to become dehydrated. This product is dangerous to our friends. I hope it is taken off the market. So far my chihuahua is suffering the itching, soreness and burning.

I started to freak out thinking this is my Son's cat and how would I explain this to my kids if she had passed. Took her to the vet pronto! They washed her off twice and had to stick her neck with solution in various places to flush it out and had to keep an eye on her throughout the night. And left me with a pricey Vet bill!

I am outraged that such a product is able to go on and keep getting sold while our animals suffer for it. Right now we just have the scabs on his back and the itching. I hope nothing else is there or long lasting.

On the evening of October 3, 2009, I went to a Lucky grocery store looking for a topical flea and tick medication since I had run out of Sentinel and I needed something in the meantime.... so I chose Sergeants silver flea and tick medication.... what a HUGE mistake that was!!! Within an hour my dog was whimpering, rolling around, twitching and vomiting.

I was not quite sure what is was since he has been battling hot spots for the last week and I had found 3 fleas on him the previous day... so I did not make the connection right away; luckily, within the next few hours, I began researching on the internet about this product, symptoms, and what to do with the symptoms. I could not BELIEVE how many pages of complaints I found on the ACPSA online community.... and then I was referred to this page and there are EVEN more pages of complaints outlining similar reactions in their dogs and what to do; I washed my dog several times with mild dishwashing detergent within a 24 hour period, applied vitamin E oil and fed him chicken broth- finally after 14 hours of fidgeting around, he is sleeping comfortably. This is a TRAVESTY- WHY in the WORLD would this product continue to be sold?

Is there not a FDA procedure for pet products? Is the criterion so low that Sergeants can still be in business selling this HORRIBLE product while infecting the felines and hounds of the United States? I will write their company as well as encourage Lucky and Wal-mart to take this CRAP off their shelves IMMEDIATELY!! Why isn't there a class-action suit against them? I believe as consumers we are in every right to sue this company for the harm and future harm of domestic pets such as cats and dogs. I think PETA should be informed as well(they probably already know)- PLEASE PASS this along....I would hate for any other animal owners to be duped by this product and think it is okay to buy it since it is sold in the animal section of a local store.

As a pet owner, there is NO WORSE feeling... knowing that you unintentionally put your pet in harms way.DO NOT BUY or SUPPORT SARGEANTS or ANY STORE BOUGHT BRAND OF FLEA and TICK MEDICATION- there is a REASON that veterinarian DO NOT SUPPORT THOSE brands and encourage you to buy Sentinel or Frontline

I used sergeant's gold on my two dogs and it was a nightmare for me and my dogs. one dog was up all night crying, i gave her two baths and put hydrocortisone cream on her and gave her diphenhydramine. the second night i thought i mite lose her she was so bad. the other dog was really bad too, not as bad as her but he was still very sick, after he had two baths and so on. this should be taken off the market. it was advertise as being better then frontline there is no way as good maybe better at killing your dog. I am not going to stop at this complain. I love my dogs and it was awful to see them suffer like they did.

Yesterday (9/28/09) my husband applied the Sentry Pro XFC flea and tick spot treatment to our 12 yr old Weimaraner. He followed the directions exactly, not having to apply any of this medication before. Not more than an hour later he started shaking, panting uncontrolably, and constantly itching his skin. His temperture soared as he paced frantically around our house. I called the vet who said to bath him immediately, which we did twice, and to keep him cool due to his very hot skin. We applied cold towels, and tried to calm him down with no avail. We then called the emergency animal hospital who told us to come in right away. They said that this particular treatment was very bad and to not use it again. They then give our dog a shot of Benadryl which seemed to at least help him sleep last night and cool his temp. Not only has this caused me to incur a vet bill of $190, but I have to take some sick time to watch my pet and administer more Benadryl as the symptoms return.

I'm so upset that this product remains on the shelves when I have seen so many complaints that match my dog's symptoms exactly. There are no warnings on the box of possible side affects like this, yet the thousands of complaints I have read all seem to all have the same reactions that my dog exhibited. Pet owners need to know how bad this product can affect their pet. If I had known what could have possibly happened, I woud have never bought this treatment. I'm sickened to know that this treatment is still out there, and pet-lovers like me are still buying it with horrible results.

I applied the product as directed to my 9lb Terrier mix. We have used other brands of topical squeeze on flea protection before and he has never had any problems. He immediately began to whine, cry and try to scratch and rub the mediine off. He was panting and obviously uncomfortable. I immediately called the 800 number and was basically told that I should not have used a flea shampoo prior to applying the Sentry Pro product. No where on the box does it say this. I was told to wash the dog 3-4 times with Dawn dishsoap which I did. The poor thing cried miserably while I washed him, water seems to further irritate the area. It also did not relieve the itching. I had to go out a purchase benedryl and apply aloe to the area to help lesson the discomfort. He is still scratching but I am not seeing any visable irratation although he is starting to lose some hair in clumps.

I WISH I had read the on site info regarding this product as others have had similar experiences based on the postings. When you purchase a product form a company you assume is reputable and from a store that is reputable, you don't expect to have to look everything up prior to purchase. For my dog as well as others to have such a severe reaction and to still have this product on the shelves is horrible. I wrote Sergeants a nasty email and am taking the remaining products back to Petsmart and insisting on seeing a manager! Our pets depend on us to take care of them, not cause them pain. And for the woman who basically said it was my fault for bathing him in flea shampoo...what a crock, I waited over 72 hrs before I applied the flea treatment. This is pretty standard proceedure for most folks and I do NOT leave the flea shampoo on the dog, just a wash and rinse. Sergeants should be sued! Seems like there are enough complaints on here to warrent it. I might even post a video on You-Tube warning others!

She told me she will only use products proven like Frontline and Advantage!!!!

We applied the sergeants gold to our shitzu tonight and we hope he makes it he is going insane we have done everything they said to do, how can they continue to poisen peoples pets they must be stopped we could not believe all the people we have found on line that this has happened to. Our dog had better be alright or there will be trouble for sure

We used the Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On on both my Aussie puppies (each around 14 lbs). Within a couple of hours one of our puppies was vomitting, salivating profusely, had dialated pupils, and extremely skiddish behavior including rubbing his face all over the carpet in circles. He whimpered all night and was extremely uncomfortable as were we as we were up with him all night. Our other puppy experienced a little bit of peculiar behavior but not nearly as bad as her brother. We were afraid we would lose him during the night - He really was that bad off! I have contacted Sergeant's and they are claiming if I send the vet bill and empty box of Sergeant's Gold that they will reimburse us for both but we will see. The sad thing is you buy a product trying to protect your pet and then find out you poisoned them yourself - it doesn't make you feel too good. This has caused agony to our family and I just hope and pray our little boy will be okay and will recover quickly.

I used Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick for my 9 year old hound dog two days ago. He had a horrible reaction which caused him to seizure and vomit. He was licking and drooling uncontrollably. I immediately called the poison control number on the back of the box and was told to wash him with Dawn dish soap, give him Tuna water to drink, and to rub vitamin D oil on his skin where a rash had begun to develop. We washed him as directed however the itching and burning, vomiting, and fatigue was so extreme we took him to the vet.

Once at the vet he laid on the floor and cried until they gave him medication for his pain. After the exam the Vet gave him Prednizone and Antibiotics as well as Pain medication and an acid reducer due to having to take so much medication. Its been two days and blisters have now formed on his skin where the medication was applied. I am heartbroken that this has happened. My pets ARE my kids and I would NEVER use a product knowing that it could hurt or kill them. He is still slowly recovering, and when I spoke to Sergeants about the vet bills I was informed that it was a legal issue that they could not speak to me about.

after applying the flea meds to two of my dogs 1 of them immediately began vomiting and unable to breathe, after taking him to the emergency vet and bathing him he seemed to improve. the second one spent the night at the emergency vet due to the meds poisoning him and causing him so much pain. its been 24 hrs and he is still in major distress and unable to get comfortable.

I applied the flea and tick solution to my dog. Within 15-30 minutes he was tryin to lick it off his back as if in a panic. At first I thought that he was just sensitive about the application of it being wet, but then he began to run around irraticly acting as if it might be burning his skin. He would try to chew at the site and which and yelp in pain. I tried to calm him and he was watering at the mouth. After about two hours, he was even more distressed and panting heavily even as I had him lying down as I tried to calm him. His heart rate was very rapid. I finally decided to just bathe him and take the flea and tick product off. He is still acting odd today and will stop frequently and just scratch the area behind his neck and yelp. He's definetly not back to normal yet. He seems lethargic yet scared, as if he is still experiencing pain.

Applied as directed Sergeants Silver Flea & tick squeeze on for dogs. For dogs 9 lbs to 20 lbs on my 5 pomeranians. During the first hour they all were stating to scratch which I believed was due to the killing of the fleas that where on them. As time progressed the scratching became immensly worse. At this time I decided this is not what should be happening. I looked on the product to see if there was anything pertaining to what to do if a problem arouse. Nothing but phone numbers.

I called the 800 number and told them of the problem I was having instead of forwarding me to the poison control area, they ask some stupid questions that wouldnt have anything to do with how to relieve the situation. For example the names of the dogs? Finally after fifty million questions, they transferred me over to posion control, they said that there was a potent ingreadient in this product that could cause toxic reactions. They said immediately bath each dog 3 times with Dawn dish liquid. Thats was a feat with 5 dogs. It seemed to help a couple of them somewhat. They all where still scratching at the area where product was applied.

Called my dogs vet and told him what happened and he asked if any of the dogs where drooling and or shaking. One of the dogs was doing such and he said immediately to get to the office and pick up a prescription of Diazapam to stop the convulsion and the drooling and to make sure the others didnt start doing the same. It relaxed 4 of them and made them tired. One of my females it didnt help at all. She still was just like she was out of her mind. She couldnt sit still. Gave another pill as directed by vet and still nothing happened.

Called vet to let him know and he suggested to give cold compresses on the area, and then put some baby oil and massage on the area and another bath of dawn dish liquid and see if that help another pill if needed. So did all that. Still all night she didnt sleep, cried and hollered like I have never heard a dog do. She was in major pain and me also to see her suffering. Next morning called vets office and they told me to bring her in. The other dogs where still itching but not drooling or anything. Thank God. Vet gave her a shot of Dexamethasone and sprayed some medication on the area of application which was now a major burn. She cried and cried. Gave prednisolone for itching to give to all the dogs.

The shot and all finally made her relax so she got some sleep. A day later 3 out of the 5 dogs have major sores where the application was applied and raw where it burned there skin right off.

I again went to the vet and got some spray on medication to put on spots of the burns. I took the female that had the worse burn because it had created a big bump. He checked her over and said that he had never seen it that bad before it was like a 3rd degree burn from that product. So now its a waiting game to see what else will come from this product that needs to be taken off the shelf before more dogs have to suffer along with their owners.

Two days ago, I bought Sentry XFC Pro from the pet store since I know my shih-tzu has fleas. This is the first time he ever experience having fleas. Once I got home, I applied the one application as direction on the box from the neck to the mid section of his back. Two hours later, he was pacing back and forth, barking, whimpering and in obvious pain. I initially thought that the medicine was working and the fleas were probably grabbing extra to dear life on his coat of hair. However, this went out ALL NIGHT! I stayed up with him trying to rub his tummy to sleep. Typically, he loves it but that night, he will close his eyes and jump up all of a sudden. He was panting and this went on for the whole entire night. I knew there was something wrong, so I helped him take a bath hoping to get rid of the medicine. The second night (24 hours) later he was still twitching here and there and noticeably uncomfortable sleeping. After reading the reviews, all pet stores needs to take this product! It heart-wrenching for a pet lover to know how much pain your pet is going through.

I applied Sergeants on my 10 lb shihtzu- within minutes, he was pacing, panting, and just very agitated. I read the back of box, and immediately gave my dog a bath. Then called 800 # who advised to wash again, but use Dawn dish soap - which I did. This reaction continued all night. I gave him one more bath, but he could not stop scrathing. The following morning I took him to the vet, the vet confirmed that they have seen many dogs after using this product who have had severe reactions. They gave my dog some benedryl and he was much better by that evening. I am going back to the store where I purchased it, and returning the second box... and also giving them a print out of these complaints. THIS PRODUCT needs to come off the shelf. I thank GOD that I was home, and did not apply and leave for work. I cannot imagine what I would have came home to.

My Goldendoodle has a bad reaction to this tick and flea product from Sergeant. About 2 hrs after application, the dog experienced heightened agitation, nervousness, pacing, etc. Our dog was obviously in distress and could not relax long enough to fall asleep. On the advice of the ASPCA Poision Control Hotline, we bathed our dog over several hours with Dawn Dishwashing soap. The product packaging did not accurately state the potential for negative reaction to this product and the control centers seemed to be very familiar with the reaction to this product. I can not see the value of offering this product for sale after experiencing firsthand the suffering it can cause. Thankfully after 24 hrs our dog seems to have returned to normal, I consider us lucky although I would not want to experience that again nor have any other dowg owners go through this.

We just bought Sergeant's Silver flea and tick squeeze on last night and put it on our dog. After putting it on her whole personality changed but I didn't connect it to this flea product until this morning after she had a complete night of not sleeping, restlessness, moaning and crying, and pacing back and forth. I immediately went on the internet and was horrified at all the stories I read about this product and it is still being sold in stores.

What kind of company would allow a product to be sold in stores knowing how these dogs are suffering. If this ever happened to a human being, this product would have been pulled off the shelves immediately. Why not a dog? Dogs have feelings of pain and discomfort. How come this product is still on the shelves? How many more dogs have to suffer and go through this torture before somebody takes action.

Unfortunately, I am in a wheelchair and to see my dog go through this torture was unbearable. I am treated for heart palpitations and this didn't help the matter seeing my dog in such distress. In a lot of ways I am pretty helpless because I had to wait until my husband came home to give her a bath to wash this product off of her body. That alone was very frustrating.

I gave my two month old Boston Terrier puppy a Sergeant's Puppy Teething Bone. The product contained no warnings whatsoever. The puppy teething bone became lodged in my dog's throat. I had to take the dog to three different emergency veterinariens. The puppy teething bone was finally removed by means of an Thoracotomy with Esophogatomy.

$ 6,000.00. Sergeant's has refused to remimburse me for actual damages. Sergeant's blames the Veterinariens for causing the bone to be further stuck in the puppy's esophagus.

The product is still sold at stores with no warnings.

we used this product on our 2 dauchands and within 2 hours they were pacing rubbing their backs on carpet . We called sargeant's emergency # after washing them and giving benadryl and was told to wash 3 more times using dish detergent. We did this and they settled down for a little while.

the next morning they were both shaking their heads constanly like their ears were itching. I called our vet and he came over and gave them 2 shots - 1 a steroid and 2- think magnesium.

this is day 3 and they are still shaking their ears and one is pacing the other one is just lethargic . This should be taken off the market!!!

I used Sergeant's Gold flea and tick treatment on my small dog. She immediately had a terrible reaction, crying, growling, shaking, unable to stay still. It was the most terrifying and sad thing to watch. It took two days for her to recover. I can't believe this product is still on the market!! I will be happy to assist in any way should some legal action be initiated.

Applied ar directed. Both my dogs became viloently ill. Throwing up, tremors, barely coudl walk, restless coudltn sleep all night biting and itching at application site, fomaing and drooling profusely at the mouth. I learend they were poisoned by this product.

I applied this on my dog at around 11 AM and I awoke that night at about 11:30 PM to her intense crying. I have never seen her like that. After trying to put a finger on her symptoms, I researched online and found this was a very normal reaction after using this product. I have followed all instructions....bath her with dish soap and vitamin E. Lack of sleep and resulting day of limited ability to work (I work from home so her needs trumped work) from comforting and taking care of the affected dog.

Knowning he was experiencing a reaction, I immediately gave him some Benadryl. I contacted the company and was instructed to bath him using Dawn dish soap. We did this 8 times during the night and he was very uncomfortable. We took him to the Vet in the morning and he was given 2 shots for the reaction. This product needs to come off the market. I was told by Sergeant's they would reimburse me for the product and Vet bill. I've submitted all the requested documents and this hasn't happened yet!!! Why am I not suprised!!! We did get a get well card, wow. I tell my experience to anyone with a dog or cat not to buy Sergeant's products.

I applied the Sergeants Gold flea & tick squeeze on 21-39lbs to my two cockapoos on August 30th.2009 appr.11pm.noticed them shaking their heads & trying to rub it off.On Sept.1st.I felt what I thought was dogs hair matted on both necks?I put them in the shower to wash them off & see what was in their hair & saw that their necks were burned where I had applied the flea drops.Burned through their skin like like cigar type burn would look like.I am horrified that I did this to them.This product nee'd to be removed from the shelves.I did contact the company & they said they would refund me if I send my tube of drops in.I don't want a refund I just want them to investigate the problem.

I applies Sergeants Flea/Tick for 9lb. dogs on my Chihuahua, and she almost died. $190.00 vet bill. She was just under the nine pound, so I only applied one hald tube. Sergenats refuses to pay vet bill, as she is under nine pounds. You will note that there are hundreds of very similiar complaints on the web site, and I'm sure that these people used the dosage properly according to Sergeants standards. There should be a class action lawsuit against this company, as their product is causing many dogs to become very sick, some dying. Dog almost died. $190.00 vet bill, as a result of this bad product. This flea/tick gel should be taken off the market, immediately!

My chihuahua is another victim of Sergeants gold flea medication. I put it on my dog around 8pm 2 nights ago. Within hours my dog was running around rolling,scratching and twitching. I immediately thought of the flea medication so I called a emergency vet and he recommended that I bathe my dog in dishwashing liquid and give him benedryl and if he was still having problems in the am take him to my regular vet. He also knew when I had told him I put on Sergeants what the problem was. He told me he gets constant calls from pet owners going through the same thing. I took my dog in and he had to be placed on IV's all day and benedryl. It has been two days and my poor dog has not slept more than 10-15 minutes at a time because of the constant jerking and twitching.I cannot reading some of these posts that a attorney has not picked up on this and contacted any of us to start a class action lawsuit against these people.I called the customer complaint number and pretty much got yeah,we're so sorry, I'll have someone call you.

put this flea med on my dog. dog had a reaction, look it up online, this company should be sued. dog foaming out of mouth

PLEASE TAKE THIS PRODUCT OFF OF THE SHELVES!

I purchased seargants flea & tick gold from my local grocery store, as it was late at night and my dog was suffering from fleas, boy what a mistake, within a half hour he was twitching, crying terribly, gave him a bath immediatly to try and wash it off, didn't help, gave him a second bath, didn't help. Can't get him to drink any liquids. Bathed again twice with Dawn dish soap, still no releif, unfortunatly I am getting ready to take him to our vet, who told me they are currently treating a cat due to the use of this medicine, they have had to have it on liquids all night. I sure hope my dog does not have any lasting effects. Please do not use this product on any animal. I don't understand why a class action lawsuit has not been brought against this company with so many complaints.

Last night which was the 21 st, of August I used the Sergeants flea and tic gold squeeze on for my dog, who is a chihuahua, rat terrier mix.She is a year old and weighs 10 pounds. After I put the product on her she started running around as if thousands of fleas were attacking her, she was frantic, panting, and was up all night crying, and scratching. the only time she would calm down was if i put my hand on her, then she would jump like she was jerking. I am so upset with this product and i read so many horrific stories, it should be pulled from the shelves. please help all of the pet lovers out there, our pets are like our children and they hurt too, and look at us for comfort and safety. I am washing her in dawn dish liquid, and giving her chicken broth to such out the poison.

my 12 lb shih tsu is going through living hell. i bought the product and applied as directed and now my dog is losing his mind. this product is causing pain and suffering to both pets and pet owners, something needs to be done! my dog is drooling, foaming at the mouth, twitching and jumping around, is very nervous, can't sleep, drink or eat anything!

I bought Sergeant's gold Squeeze-on flea and tick treatment for my cat. The product specified 'above 5 lbs.' and 'older than 12 weeks', both of which describe my cat. Within an hour, maybe sooner, of applying the medicine to him (following the directions carefully), he started twitching, acting jumpy, and drooling excessively. I called a veterinarian, who immediately asked what brand I used. When I told her 'sergeant's gold', she said I needed to bring him in immediately to the animal hospital, as that brand, sergeant's gold, had been known to cause seizures and death in animals. She referred me to an animal as they were about to close.

The damage that resulted was a veterinarian bill of almost $800. My cat, Sue, is doing okay as far as I can tell. I would like for Sergeant's Gold to compensate me for this money.

I applied sergeant's gold flea and tick squeeze on for dogs(for small dogs) to my pug, carefully following the instructions, and within one hour, he was scratching, crying, irritable, would run and hide. His hind legs were twitching. He would sit for about 30 seconds then jump up like something bit him, then sit, and repeat that over and over. He can't sleep because his legs won't stop twitching and he won't eat or drink. He was also vomiting. I researched what to do(washing him in Dawn), and did this several times. It has been 24 hrs and he is still sick.

we used the sergeants gold topical on our Chihuahua and she started running around the house barking and winning like she got hurt, then she started getting sick ,scratching all over. We did not know what was wrong and when we put this on her is was about 9.00pm at night the vets office was closed so we were up with her all night and we had to keep rubbing her if not she would start scracting and running around she could not sit still.The next day after work i had to take her to the Animal Emergency Center and they told me of all the problems they see from people using this product. The vet ended up giving her a couple shots iv fluid and some medicine to take every 8 hours and also she has had 4 baths allready. She is still not over it but i believe she is doing better.she is still not eating much at all and she has to be right by my side. THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PULLED AND NOT SOLD ANYMORE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO HELP ANIMALS NOT HURT THEM.

Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to get our dog flea medicine, we went ahead and stopped at the local CVS down the street for a solvent to flea control. In doubt my boyfriend purchased the only flea and tick product they had which was the Sargeants' gold flea and tick POISON. The doubt was in the whole generic product.

For something that is suppose to be so popular in resulted in our dog being very ill for the rest of the night until today (2:20).

The sypmtoms he started to experience first was the excess amout of drool that started at his mouth and the soaked his neck and made it down to his belly . He also threw up all morning! He has a loss of appetite! And he also only wanted to cuddle up next to me. He didn't want to be alone at all. One more thing is that his whole body was shaking and every time he scartched himself he cried because it made his skin so sensitive.

Within hours of applying this to my dog, he had a severe reaction which has left him burned. He began running around frantically, crying, and rubbing himself. He could not stop moving for 24 hours straight and scratched himself raw. He know has scabs all over his body and his hind legs were spasming. Had I not Googled about this product and read all the hundreds of complaints my dog could have died.

I purchased Sergeant's Gold flea treatment for my 4 month old min-pin puppy. When I used this product on him he began vomiting, frothing at the mouth, drooling, shaking violently, and growling while running and hiding. I have started to do all the recommended treatments to help him but I still feel this company needs to be charged with animal endangerment. If we as owners hurt our pets we get charged, so why shouldn't a large company be held to the same standard!!

I used their over the counter flea prevention product on my cat and within about 15 minutes my cat started to act funny. He started to tremble like having a seizure. I called the emergency vet hospital right away and they said to bring him in immediately. I did not have a credit card and I had approx. $10.00 in the bank. I had asked if I could write a post dated check because payday was four days away and they said no. They told me to bath the cat repeatedly and give the cat fluids. have you ever tried to bathe a cat and get it to spontaneously drink? I called Sergeant and they said this is a common reaction and to bathe my cat in a mild dish liquid like Dawn. I bathed my cat repeatedly for approx. four hours and gave the cat fluids via a medicine dropper as much as I could.

I missed a days work because I didn't want to leave my cat alone the next day. Also I was up until about 3 in the morning holding my cat and trying to calm him down. I'm sure this aged him unnecessarily. Luckily my cat escaped the ordeal. I find it appalling that the vet that took a vow to help animals would not help mine. It is the only animal hospital around and if an emergency arises with any of my animals unfortunately I will have to use them. I do not think these over the counter "poisons" should be allowed on the market. The stress of the ordeal was horrific. My kids were crying. I had to try and keep a "game face" for them so they were not so scared. I was terrified inside and the stress drained me. The fact that there was nothing I could do other than bathe my cat was an awful feeling. None of my animals ever get flea medication. I keep my fingers crossed they do not get fleas. My cat is NOW an inside cat only. My dogs go out and do their business....we play for a little. If they try and lay down, I bring them in right away. I will not take a chance with the products ever again. I won't even use the ones you get from the vet.

We noticed that one of our 4 dogs had a flea on him so we bathed all 4 dogs and used Sergeants Gold flea and tick squeeze-on for dogs. Within 30mins our dogs seemed to be biting and running around frantically. One of our dogs began to vomit foam and was freaking out and twitching. I looked at my dogs skin and found that their skin was bright red and irritated. The other 3 dogs were nipping at their skin and rolling around the ground. I google searched this product and found tons of complaints and similar horror stories about other dogs. We washed our dogs multiple times in Dawn dish soap as was suggested. We placed vitamin e oil on the worst of the dogs and am hoping for the best.

three hrs after giving this product to my dog Peanut, she started to get very agitated. She was scratching and digging at the ground. Running around like she was on fire. She was clearly uncomfortable. She could not even sleep even after I gave her bath and gave her benadryl. I had to take her to emergency. The vet was not at all surprised when I told her the product name. She stated they get complaints all the time regarding this product.

We had been having trouble with our Samoyed getting wood ticks lately so I decided to stop and get her some flea and tick medication. I got home with the Sentry PRO XFC (it was purchased at the PetSmart in Fargo, ND) and imediately put it on her. We did exactly what the package said- doseage wise (put a line down the spine only going halfway to the rear). It wasn't within minutes that she started wanting to rub her back on things. We figured it was just because the medicine was soaking in and wet. Not long after that she was pasing all over the house. She'd lay down for a minute and then jump up as if something had bit her. She continued to do this throughout the night. My husband came home at lunch and gave her a bath as the vet has suggested. When he got home from work, she was still itching so he bathed her again and we also gave her some benadryl to help with the itching. She seems to have gotten better but still not the same. Last night she didn't sleep well again. If you rubbed the spots that she itches she actually falls asleep for an hour or so but as soon as you stopped rubbing she'd wake up and start crying and scratching. This product needs to be take off the shelves immediately!! At this point in our lives she is our child. We need to stop this company from harming our pets!

I wish I had just done a little research before using them on my poor little baby; had I, I would have discovered thousands of adverse reactions just like mine, some worse and some fatal. It causes severe allergic reactions, my little chihuahua had to endure such misery as, shaking, scratching, couldnt lie still, rubbing his head, ears twitching non stop, licking, vomiting, crying, falling over, labored breathing and it burned his skin. I felt so horrible knowing what suffering he was going through and that it was basically my fault. 24 hours later he is better, but still shakey and ears twitching, it makes me worry what permanent damage this wretched product may have caused him.

Sergeant says they read our daily cases of suffering yet they will not take this product off the market. Instead they continue to collect financial profits off of innocent pets owners suffering.

I purchased this product from Raley's Grocery Store in Carmichael, CA. After I put this product on my 9 pound Yorkshire Terrier (I usually use frontline)He became extremely aggitated started running around digging at his ears. He was only calm when we would rub him. I read on line where this product has POISENED many animals before my dog so I did as they had been instructed to do by their vets. I bathed my dog 4 times. Gave him milk, cottage cheese and ice chips for several hours. When it was time to go to bed at midnight (3 hours past our normal bedtime) my daughter, son and I took turns rubbing him ALL NIGHT so he would stay calm. Finally at 5am he went and layed on his own and fell asleep. The next day when he was awake he would still run and try to rub on everything. Darting around. I was tempted to film him but we were too exhausted. We are now in to day 3 and he has calmed down somewhat.

I cannot believe this product is still on the shelves after the 1000's of stories I have read on the internet about how this product has killed and harmed animals for several years. When I went to write this I looked again at the box and they have the nerve to have put a sticker on the box that says "New Improved Formula with Skin Protection Technology" This product needs to be removed from all stores and the people who have lost their animals and incurred vet bills be reimbursed. Although had my 9 year old Yorkie died from this, you can bet my lawyer would be dealing with this not me!

This product poisoned my dog. We had to take him to the emergency vet and they told us this happens all the time with this product, also with hartz. She said it was pretty much a pesticide. Lucky for us our dog is ok but there are many horror stories online about pets who did not survive or are not the same. Its horrible to think pet owners buy this product and unknowingly poison their own pet.

We purchased Sergeant's Flee & Tick for Dogs and our dog started experiencing tremors and spasms soon thereafter. After doing some research online, it appears this product has caused major health issues and death in pets. I have no idea why this product is on the shelves. I am writing all parties involved to get this off the market. There are already many complaints and I want to make sure I included my own so the necessary action can take place.

My 7 year old Pharaoh Hound experienced pain, itching, burning, excessive drooling, and spasms from this product. We have bathed her in Dawn as read on this post- and gave her Benadryl to try to calm her down- she is crying, pacing, can't sit still- drooling all over. She just whines and looks at me to help her but I can't do anything to make her feel any better. It is terrible. Why hasn't someone filed a suit to make them quit selling this stuff?????

On July 30th at 7:30 pm, I applied Sargeants Flea and Tick solution to all 3 of my dogs. I was woke up at 2:30am to one of the dogs vomiting foam. When I got up to see what was going on, he would not respond to any of my calls, he stood there with a blank glassy look, tail tucked between his legs. When I got up my other 2 dogs got out of bed and then I noticed that all 3 dogs were having problems walking. It seemed like all of the dogs back legs were not working correctly. I got on the internet and found that the product I used was extremely poisonous and this what was causing all of their problems.

I called the 800 on the product and documented my experience and they told me to take the dog that was vomiting to the emergency vet. Thank goodness I did, because if I hadn't, he definitely would have died. As I type, my dog is still at the vet on IV fluids and a catheter to try to remove the toxins from his body. I do believe that he will make it but I am not certain what the long term effects can be. I will have blood work done later this afternoon to determine if his organs are fully functional. I really hope that he recovers 100%. I can't understand why this product is still on the market with all of these adverse reactions. What else can we do? I am going to contact my local Walmart and have already contacted my local news station and paper.

I put it Sergeants Gold 5 way on my dog Maiya at 11 am and by 5 pm that evening she was drooling excessively and the evening she was whining and running around like crazy. She was also walking crooked as if she was drunk. I called the hot line which advised me I should wash her in dish detergent three times to stop this reaction she was having. I washed her three time and she progressively became worse. By 8:30/9 pm she could not walk and was dragging her hind legs.

I called back they told me to wash her again in Dawn dish detergent, so I did. She did not improve so I had to take her to the ER because by then she was shaking profusely, had a fever of 105 and couldn't walk at all. I had to carry her into the vets office and I was there for nearly 8 hours. When we got to the vet she was shaking, having tremors, lethargic and was whimpering. Had I not taken her to the ER she could have had a seizuere and died. When I looked on line for how to file a complaint I saw that this product has been associated with NUMEROUS amounts of deaths and injuries to pets!!

This product should be taken off of the market!! I have spend over 500.00 in care just for this problem alone, not to mention loss of my time and the extreme stress I went though. I want my vet bills be paid, not just now but for any future incidence related to the use of this product. The vet said that the tremors may not stop for another 4 to 6 weeks IF THEY STOP. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY DOG BEFORE USING YOUR PRODUCT ON HER!!! Would someone please help me recoup what I have lost??

We purchased Sargents Gold and applied it to our Beagle when on a trip to Michigan. She began to act strange - pacing, laying down, jumping up (ALL day), disoriented. We googled this product and found that this reaction is not uncommon! After bathing, she is beginning to do better, but this isn't always the case.

I administered one dose of Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick solution on my 45-pound dog on July 5, 2009. The dose is for 40-60 pound dogs. After a few hours, he began to itch and scratch incessantly. He rolled in the dirt and tried to rub up against walls so he could scratch his back. He panted and paced and acted very unsettled. I realized that he must be having a reaction to the flea and tick solution.

I called the 1-800-781-4738 Emergency phone number to get assistance. The responder told me to bathe him three times using a mild detergent and to rub Vitamin E on the skin where I administered the solution. My dog was uncomfortable all night. I called a vet the next morning, and the vet told me to give my dog benadryl. My dog was miserable all that day, but he did appear to feel better with the benadryl.

We were on vacation when this happened. We considered taking our dog to an emergency vet for treatment. Our dog seems to be fine now, but I am surprised that this product is still on the market. After the fact, I thought it was strange that the package listed a dedicated 1-800 number for emergencies. Obviously, other pets have had reactions to this product. Why is this product still on the market?

Applied product to my dog for fleas, and she lost the use of her back legs for almost 48 hours. she had seizures, trimmers, labored breathing, itching, excessive drooling

Like everyone else online, I innocently applied Sergeants Gold Flea squeeze on my 12-year Labrador, who immediately ran outside to try rubbing it off. The rest of the day she spent trembling, restless and lost control of her legs. We are still dealing with this 2 days later after washing it off, making sure she is drinking plenty of water and resting. She has other health issues so thought it was that UNTIL I looked this product up online and now feel extremely guilty. WHY is this stuff still on the market??? It is poisonous.

I gave my two 90 lb dogs the Sergeants Gold Flea Meds and they became very ill. I had to take them to the vet and they immediately received baths and the vet observed them for the day. It was an obvious poisoning. They would have died if I had not taken them to the vet. I tell everyone I know not to take a chance on their pets by using Sergeants products. The visit to the vet was over two hundred dollars. Luckily my babies are alive, some people lost their precious loved ones.

I put Sergeant's Gold squeeze-on flea medication on my healthy 5 year old Siberian Husky. About an hour and a half later she began walking funny and vomiting. I called the 800 number on the box and described her symptoms to them. They told me to give her a bath with dish soap and she should be fine. At this point she had begun foaming at the mouth, having muscle spasms and was unable to walk. I bathed her and called Sergeants again. This time they told me to rush her to an emergency vet. On the way to the vet she began seizuring. The vet sedated her over night to control her seizures. The vet released her after 6 hours. I brought her home and after an hour she began seizuring again. I rushed her to another emergency vet. They told me her temperature was high enough to cause brain and organ damage. It took them 3 hours and high dosages of sedatives to finally control her seizures and get her temperature down. As of today she is still at the vet, having muscle spasms and is unable to walk.

I applied the flea and tick killer to our 7 month old golden/lab mix. Peaches immediately began to run around and acted strange. I wiped her back and then when she began to whine and run more I cleaned her with soap and water. She acted weird all night with whining etc. I will not use this product again!

I applied the Flea & Tick control as directed on the package in the morning & went to work. When my son went home at lunchtime the dog was foaming at the mouth & vomitted. By 4 pm he was pacing constantly, vomitting, and biting at his back. We bathed him to get the poison off & clouds of hair came off as well (he is a boxer mix, short hair, doesn't normally shed). He was still vomitting foam this morning & pacing.

Had I only known the many complaints filed against this product, NO way I would have purchased it. Like the complaints before mine, after applying the application within one hour, my 19 lbs. Bichon Frise began to demonstrate behavior of someone on CRACK cocaine! He starting racing around in circles, itching, crying and bitting himself uncontrollably. He constantly shakes his head, jerks, and jumps as if he's being startled. Like the others, I too called the 1 800 number on the back of the package and was told to bathe Maxx in dish liquid and apply vitamin E oil to his skin. My dog had 3 baths in one day! and he's was still acting abnormally. I took him to my vet and having paid over $200.00 he is still not out of the woods. There is little sleep for either of us, I pray each day that he gets better. PLEASE, PLEASE, TAKE THIS PRODUCT OFF THE MARKET! No animal should have to suffer this way, and no pet owner should have to watch their agony for there is little we can do to ease their pain. Must dogs have to die before this product is removed from the market? I certainly hope not.

I bought two packages of Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs for my two dogs that are different weights. Both dogs have been miserable since a few hours after application. My larger dog has been incessantly licking herself and scratching at the application site. She has also been very irritable. My smaller dog has been exhibiting the same symptoms minus the irritability. I was devastated to check on line and see so many complaints already about a product from a company I thought was reputable.

ones with pets to never use any products made from Sergeants.

I applied an application of the tick and flea treatment to my two small dogs 8
and 12 pds each. Within one hour the nightmare begin. My dogs started to cry and
jerk. Their poor backs were red and it seemed to be eating at their hair. I
frantically called the only number on the back of the box and guess what it went
straight to FDA, not sergeants. The calm young man took all my frantic
information and informed me to bath both dogs in dawn dish detergent (Thank God
I had some), apply cold compresses (A bag of frozen peas for each). The jerking
seem to let up and the redness slowly was going away. But both dogs had server
burns on their skin. I informed Food Lion, but they can not pull a product with

out a home office FDA request.

With only 2 hours of sleep at 7:30 am Saturday morning I am in the vets office.
My dogs have been poisoned. The treatments go straight into the blood stream.
After ivs shaving their poor hair in spots, Hydro pills for each and cortisone

spray, and over $200.22 dollars the vet said they still may not make it.

With lots of prayers and tears and now it is Monday, I think they will make it.
The shaking has stopped and they are eating and drinking. Still a little jerky

and big scars still to heal.

When I pulled this up on the Internet there has been 100's of complaints to the
FDA and Consumer reports. I dont know what it will take to get this crap off
the shelves. I have an open case started with Sergeants which my vet actually
helped me to start. PLEASE pass this on to any pet owners you know. And PLEASE

keep us in your prayers, they may have permanent nerve damage.

I recently applied Sergents "Sentry Natural Defense Flea & Tick Squeeze-On" on all 3 of my dogs exactly per the directions on the back of the product box. That night and for 3 consecutive nights my 6 year old chocolate lab flew off the bed in the middle of the night screaming in agony, seriously screaming, and frantically rolled around on the floor, ran to the couch and rolled upside down amongst the couch cushions and pillows, he was throwing his body all over. I finally had to take him to the emergency vet. The tick product burned my dogs back from his shoulder blades to the base of his tail, exactly where the product had been applied. One of my other dogs had large red burn-type welts in the same area and was also rolling on his back for relief. My 3rd dog was not affected quite as bad but he had red spots all down his back and had some discomfort. All 3 dogs skin is now dry and flaking along their backs in the area where the product was applied.

Unfortunately I did not check online for comments prior to using this product but have since read hundreds of complaints, dogs & cats were in "extreme distress" after using this product, their skin was burned, cats hair fell out, a cat died, etc etc. Many people have encountered these horrific symptoms. Bottom line this product is dangerous and should be taken off the market. It is extremely unfair to manufacture and distribute a product that can cause such horrific conditions, the saddest part of all is we think that "natural" products are better when in fact they can cause very serious side effects, sometimes more harmful than non-natural products.

We applied Sergeant's flea & tick squeeze-on to our 1 and 1/2 year old yellow lab about 8pm and within 1-2 hrs he was a totally different dog. He was very aggitated and shakey. He was slobbering so bad that it covered the entire bottom of his HUGE kennel. He was whining, scratching and at one point dropped to the ground and started shivering. He also had some muscle jerking. We immediately gave him a bath with Dawn dishwashing liquid. This helped with the skin irritation but he was still slobbering uncontrobly. We went to the drug store and got benedryl (both the fast dissolve strips and tablets). We forced 2 of the strips in his mouth which he probably only got a total of one. We also gave him a 25 mg tablet wrapped up in a small piece of sandwich meat and he gobbled it right down within 45 min we could see a difference. He started calming down and the slobbering stopped. He still had some itching but not like it was before.

Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick squeeze on is poison! I applied this to my dog as instructed on the box and the foaming of the mouth, running crazily like they had acid on their skin, cant lie down, rapid heart beat and now after 8 days red, raw, bloody patches with no hair!!!! This needs off the shelves ASAP! I see others complaining on the website and this was a year ago so how can this poison still be sold?????

We purchased this item from our local Petsmart. It was applied to the appropriate area at approximately 8pm. By 5 am the next morning, our dog, a Border Collie/Labrador mix, was restless, whining and scratching uncontrollably. By 8:30am we gave him a 25mg Benadryl and by 9am, we bathed him with luke-warm water and Dawn dishsoap. He is a bit better and we are planning to give more baths to help cleanse his skin and hair of this product. We are making sure that he has water available at all times. He has vomited once since this morning, about 11:30am and it was mostly water/saliva.

On July 11th 2009, we purchased sergeants gold for dogs for our 9 month old Shepard mix. After 2 hours she had began to whine, vomit and pant very heavily. She ran around the house as if she had bugs all over her, threw herself against doors and scratch so bad at the site of application that she began to bleed. She could not lay or sit down she was hot and very thirsty no amount of water could satisfy her. We were very concerned about not being able to help our heart surgery survivor not knowing if this would interfere with her healing because at this point her heart was working overtime.

Frankly after the 2 hours we couldn't take it anymore so we gave her a bath, this was about 3 am with her antibacterial shampoo and rinsed her with cold water. After the bath it had seemed to calm her but she now had diarrhea. Now at about 4 am she was still jerky, itchy and very unpleasant and so we had some children's benedryl and broke it into half and gave it to her. She finally seemed to get some ease after her and our traumatic experience. This product should be taken off the shelf immediately because someone else won't be as lucky as just giving their dog a bath or children's benedryl.

With in 1 hour my dogs was crying, hiding, trembling all over and severly scratching. It was as though she was having a painful fit. I called the phone number on the Sargeant's Gold container and they said to wash her 2 times in dishwashing liquid and suggested putting vitamin E oil and cold compresses on her. They did give me a reference number for the call. We did all of the above and nothing seemed to relieve her. I was up all night massaging her back and putting compresses on her. This morning I immediately took her to the vet where she was thoroughly examined and given Medral tablet for her pain.

My dog is 1 1/2 hears old and never let out any whimpers. As a dog owner, this was freightening, frustrating, and exhausting. I really thought she was going crazy and was going to hurt herself from the pain. She and I got no sleep, spent $80 at the vet and $6.99 on the Vitamin E Oil. Please do what you can to get this product off the market. It is very dangerous.

During the night I could hear that Earl work up and was walking around the house. I work up early the next Morning to find Earl agitated and drooling from the nose and frothing at the mouth. He was shaking. I immediately called the help line on the box to see what I could do for my dog. I was told to give him milk in water and to remove the Sentry pro by using Dawn dish detergent. I followed the directions and saw that no relief was given to Earl.

Ranger had diarrhea for a week but is fine.

Last night I applied Sergeant's Gold to my 8 yr old (10lb) Shih-Tzu as directed. Within an hour she was panting and scratching and acting like she was trying to get away from something on her skin. This went on for several hours. After a search of the internet regarding side effects, I immediately bathed her using dish soap. This helped with the panting but she still was jerky in her movements as if she was trying to get away from something on her back. I stayed awake most of the night to keep her calm. She was able to go to sleep only if I was petting her. This seemed to sidetrack her from the reactive jerky movements of whatever was irritating her. Also, kept her somewhat confined in a towel otherwise she would jerk away. She is doing a bit better today.

I took her to the emergency vet and spent $104 to treat her for a reaction.

Several hours ago I bought the product and applied as directed to my dog. Within 10 minutes his skin had turned bright red, he was slobbering and became increasingly restless and just acts weird. I shampooed him and rinsed him several times. That seemed to help, but he is now still restless, and whining - obviously VERY uncomfortable. This product should not be sold anywhere!

My dog experienced severe itching,scratching, and crazed behavior after we put the product on her.

I used this on my dog at 2:00am by 3:00 he was drooling like crazy and really hyper, foaming at the mouth.. My two other dogs seem fine. I gave him benadryl and bathed him 3 times with dawn hopefully this will calm him down. Hopefully it works or I am headed to the vet. There are harmful reactions that people all over the internet have said their dogs went through the same thing. Some people say it doesnt affect their dogs. I studued up ad their haave been deaths in dogs and cats because of ths medication. Please be cautious. They should have taken this medication off the shelf a long time ago. My dogs are like children to me. I cannot relax knowing my dog is not feeling good.

On June 8, 2009, our family brought home a wonderful pet from the Fox Valley Humane Society shelter. Bruiser is a 3 or 4 year old Shih Tzu who proved to be a mild-mannered, mature dog who quickly adapted to his new home and thrived on just having the companionship of a family. At his 1st regular visit to the vet. on June 15, 2009, he was given a clean bill of health. On June 21, 2009, on the recommendation of the Humane Society and our local PetSmart store where we were advised to purchase this particular product by them, we applied Sentry ProXFC according to pkg. instructions, though only using about 1/2 of the recommended dose.

Thank goodness we didn't apply the whole dose, because within 1 hour, our previously docile dog began pacing the floor, scratching and barking wildly, and breathing very rapidly and shallowly. We quickly suspected some sort of adverse reaction to the flea repellant, so we bathed him twice with both regular pet shampoo and then, on the advise of the local vet. er., with Dawn dishwashing liquid. Even so, within 3-4 hours, he had developed uncontrollable myoclonic jerking which was so severe that, when he walked or simply tried to sleep, every few seconds he would jerk violently as if he'd been shocked with a cattle prod. We went into the animal er. that evening, followed by a visit to our vet the next day only to discover that there have been not a few, or a few hundred, or even a few thousand complaints about Sentry Pro flea and tick repellant, but TENS OF THOUSANDS of complaints!

And yet this poison remains in stores where largely ignorant employees continue to recommend its use. After the onset of symptoms, we spent the next 7 DAYS!! having to work in shifts around the clock to keep him calm. The only was he could sleep for more than a few seconds was if someone was calmly and rhythmically stroking his back. Even when sedated with med. from our vet., he couldn't sleep more than 1 or 2 hours in the middle of the night. Thankfully, after 7 days, 6 very long nights, 1 trip to the er as well as a trip to our vet, the symptoms slowly abated and he's back to his previous calm, happy, loving self. To the powers that be at Sergeant's Pet Care Products, I can only say this: If your product was marketed to humans instead of animals, you would have been prosecuted long ago! How this remains on the market with your FULL KNOWLEDGE of its dangers is unconscionable!!

I purchased this product at a local grocery store when I needed a product that would kill the fleas on my Shih-Tzu. I selected the right kind for my dog. After carefully reading the entire back of the box, and following the instructions, I applied one application to the back of my dog according to the description and picture.

About 5 hours later, my dog began acting strange and restless. He would not sit still and cry and would not sleep. I thought that it was the medicine killing the fleas and it was just irritating him a bit. After he did not sleep during the night and his symptoms became worse, I became worried. He will only calm down when someone is constantly petting him, otherwise he falls over and/or runs to a corner crying. We immediately called the animal hospital and we were advised to wash him in Palmolive soap. Apparently the hospital gets numerous calls about this product all the time. Terrible.

I bought Sergeants Silver Flea and Tick Squeeze On for 9 - 20 lb dogs. I applied it 9:00pm last night. My dogs were miserable with in 2 hours and got steadily worse all night and into the next day. I washed them with human shampoo 3 hours after application. We were up all night with 2 cute little chiuauahas. They both looked at me all night helplessly for help. The were kicking their back legs uncontrollable. Itching biting and crying.

In the morning I called Seargeants and they told me to wash the dogs with Palmolive or Ivory which I did twice. My vet told me to give them 12 mg of benadryle and 1/2 of a 80mg baby aspirin. They were still very bad 3 hours later. Lathargic, itching, no appetite and darting occasionlly across the room or screaming out in pain.

I suffer from end stage renal failure and dialysis. These 2 little dogs are all I have and could not bare to loose them or even see them so miserable. Please everyone we must get this awful product off the market.

I administered 1/2 the recommended dosage of the Gold flea & tick squeeze-on (package for dogs 9-20 lbs) on my 13 lb. Toy Poodle. Within the hour he showed all the neuroligical disorders of twitching, pacing, and hypertension exhibited by so many others dogs noted in my web search. His skin was hot, and given a choice, he would have shed it. But alas he could not. Our ER vet said that the reaction is "common... more of a poisoning than a true allergy." This is unacceptable.

About 9:00 last night I put Sentry Pro XFC on both our 70/75 pound golden retrievers. This is the second time I used this product and the first time, there was no adverse reaction. This time has been a nightmare! Our younger one (she is 7 1/2) has been panting and upset all night. My 22 year old son and I have been up with her all night. She has not been able to lay down and rest. She was walked within an hour of putting the Sentry on her so when she was originally panting I didn't put the two together.

When she first started panting I thought the kids took her on a major walk.... then we thought she must have eaten something that disagreed with her. She was panting, drinking water, eating grass, trying to vomit and not able to sit or lay down for more than a few seconds. By the time I went online and looked up other peoples problems with the product the poison had been on her for about 5 hours. I washed her as soon as I realized the connection, but it didn't help. We have been up with her all night!! We have used Advantage and Frontline in the past and she has reactions to them -- nasty bald spots and wounds - the vet says she is allergic to fleas .... the reactions ONLY occur after treating her with those 2 medications so I am thinking her reaction is actually a combination of flea bites and those flea treatments.

We tried an over the counter treatment and did not have the wounds so we have used the over the counter stuff on her for 2 years without incident. Then PetCo stopped carrying the flea treatment we were using so we switched to this one. When I applied it in March her coat was thicker and I remember thinking I wasn't even sure it toucher her skin... This time I know it did and it has been horrible. Her heart rate is high, she can't sit still, she is panting and drooling.

She will eat and is drinking water. Most people online seem to have small dogs that are having issues. Our older dog (she is 10 1/2) has slept fine through the night and is panting slightly more than normal this morning, but if the younger one was not this upset I might not have even noticed.

I applied Sergeant's Nature's Guardian Flea Spray to a litter of 4 kittens. Each kitten had an immediately bad reaction and were shampooed as per the product's instructions.

After shampooing two kittens were fine,one kitten went into convulsions and died and one kitten had a very high fever.

I took the ill cat to the emergency vet where she remained for 3 days. Upon release she went to our family vet and was admitted for four more days of intensive care.

The ill cat recovered but I was left with a vet. bill totalling nearly $2000.00.

My contacts in writing with Sergeant's Consumer Affairs Rep. have yielded no satisfaction.

The internet is ablaze with testimonials from other consumers who have lost cats due to the use of the aforementioned product as well.

Thank goodness for all of the people on the web who informed me on what to do to help my dog. I bathed him 5 times, gave Benedryl and baby asprin. I had applied this POISON on Rufus's brother whom is bigger than he is, Rusty had been poisoned also, but, he did not have as many symptoms as Rufus. These dogs still tried to protect us whenever someone knocked on the door or they heard a strange sound, even tho they were so sick. I feel like we ALL should be as LOYAL to our pets as they are to us, which means we have to do something about this no matter how long it takes or whatever we have to do. They can not speak up, so it is OUR DUTY as pet owners to speak up for our beloved animals & get this POISON off of the market....we will be SAVING LIVES!!!!!

Thankfully, almost immediately after his Palmolive bath, he stopped drooling/frothing and drinking excessive amounts of water. However he was not nearly out of the woods as other symptoms developed!Throughout that night he shook from time to time or flailed his legs at random, seemed very unsettled as if he could not rest regardless of how tired he must have been, breathed heavily and had a heightened heart beat. But all those symptoms would come and then go, but not all at once. One would show up as another would dissapear. At times, I couldn't tell if he was getting better or worse. His appetite was diminshed, as he would not touch his regularly devoured dry dog food or his favorite dog treats. However, he would eat chicken, Tuna & hotdogs.

48 hours after applying, he seemed a little better. But, he was still very low key, mellow and subdued. Very unlike how my very energetic lil guy usually is.

3 days after application he had a vet visit, due to the weakness in his hind legs. Ontop of a complete checkup, he had his vitals & blood checked, all checked out ok, the paralysis could not be explained. It does not appear he is in "pain" persay, but the weakness is there for some reason! I was told to keep him quiet and relaxed for 14 days. Which is easy, b/c he can't act any differently!

It has been 5 whole days and he is still VERY VERY reserved & laxidazical. He barely gets up and when he does his hind legs seem like they barely support him! Unless absolutely necessary (like to urinate or BM), he sits or lays. When he does walk, it's more of a drunken stumble, he drags the tops of his hind legs and can only walk a few 10 feet or so before sitting. Before applying this terrible poisen he would run upstairs within the blink of an eye, run like a race track dog around the back yard, or up onto my bed or lazyboy recliners and sit on the top like a cat would! I called him my mountain goat b/c he would jump, run & climb onto anything!! He would follow me EVERY where, even if I was just walking into a different room! Sometimes I even complained how he would never leave me alone and that I couldn't even walk out front without him howling at the door because he wasn't outside with me! NOW I have to coax him (when he does seem to be able to walk) but more often than not carry him outside/inside the house b/c he cannot make the journey let alone the 1 step up/out my side door! But like I said, it's been 5 whole f'n days and he is no where NO WHERE near, not even close to being any physically better!

I know it's a "buyer beware society" that we live in, but this is rediculous! The amount of terrible run-ins with this product is unbearable to read and even harder to accept it keeps being sold!

Prior to buying it I spoke with a PetSmart vet, the only "bad" thing she had to say was "it may not work, it's not guaranteed that's the only reason it's cheaper," meaning he may still get fleas after application. How about the fact he could have died and that nothing is good with this product! That not a single person has listed positive results online or anywhere else! That there are more horror stories than I can stomach! That countless dogs have been injured/poisened in drastic and deathly serious ways while their owners writhe in pain and guilt as all they can do is watch and hope! I have 2 cats as well, I can only imagine people's stories with the cat version of this disgusting toxin!

I've used Frontline in the past without incident, not a SINGLE side-effect! In trying to save a few bucks, I caused a perfectly happy & healthy Beagle to become a lump of barely living meat. All for what! The guilt is unbearable! I wish he got fleas instead of enduring this catastrophe!!!! All we can do is wait it out...I just want my bubbly beagle back!

The owner/employees who are making this disgusting product should be force fed the crap! How they have suceeded to overcome class action after class action, complaint after complaint is deplorable! I am an educated & moral person. I would not wish harm on anyone, but I do to those who continue to turn a blind eye and those who continue to keep this product on the market!

Used Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs on pet at directed on package. 2 hours later, my dog was foaming at the mouth and vomiting everywhere. She trembled and cried. I took her to vet immediately who advised she had been poisoned by this product and they kept her all day, bathed her, flushed her system and gave her anti-nauseau drugs. The vet reported the incident to the company who offered only to refund the purchase price of the product but refused to cover the vet bill. The vet stated she had seen this issue before with this and similar products and that dogs had died as a result. My dog appears to have made a full recovery but only because I got her to the vet in time.

purcased Sergeants Silver and applied it to my 10lb dog this afternoon - within an hour he began drooling excessively, shaking his head and howling. I immediatly gave him a bath to wash it off but he is not acting himself. Contacted the vet and they stated to continue to wash him and keep an eye on him if his symptoms get worse to take him to an er immediatly. after searching on line I can not believe the number of people whos pets have been adversly affected by this product and yet it still remains on the shelves. I will be up all night monitoring my pet and could kick myself for not reading up on a product to see if there are any people who have been mislead on its safety as I have

purcased Sergeants Silver and applied it to my 10lb dog this afternoon - within an hour he began drooling excessively, shaking his head and howling. I immediatly gave him a bath to wash it off but he is not acting himself. Contacted the vet and they stated to continue to wash him and keep an eye on him if his symptoms get worse to take him to an er immediatly. after searching on line I can not believe the number of people whos pets have been adversly affected by this product and yet it still remains on the shelves. I will be up all night monitoring my pet and could kick myself for not reading up on a product to see if there are any people who have been mislead on its safety as I have

I gave my dog a bath and then after drying him i applyed the sergeants gold on him and after while he started acting weird could not drink his water like he had a bad taste in mouth he was druling all over the place breathing hard and i was up at 1 am calling the er vet something needs to happen with this flea stuff it could kill your dog hell i would rather him have fleas instead of dying on us he is just like a kid to us it is like people dont give a **** about noone it is all about making money to the tune of dead animals.that is sad.

I bought the Sergeants Flea and tick product my my dog who is 15lbs. Two days later he was very weak and wouldnt move, eat or drink water. I took him to the animal emergency clinic and was told he had diarrea and was dehydrated. I had to take him back to his vet because he was still in a lot of pain and wouldnt eat or drink.I was told that his kidneys were failing at that point.

The next day he had to go back to the vet and thats when his vet saw that his skin was spelling off and i was told he had a serious chemical burn on his back.The only chemical that was applied to him was the Flea and tick med. I spent over 900 so far in doctor bills. This is crazy..

My dog began hypersalicating, twitching, yelping, and writhing around on the floor in pain. He is a 10 lb Chihuahua. After taking him to an emergency after hours vet I learned of the horrors of this product. My dog could still suffer renal damage or others problems later due this this product. It should not be allowed to be sold on shelves throughout America. I see all these postings about this product and its extreme dangers. Why have you not acted on this? Its very dissapoining. I sincerely hope something is done soon so that Sargeant's will not be allowed to poison our pets any longer!

I was very disheartened after I started looking on the internet for information about this product. I cannot believe that it is still on the shelves. I will never try and save a little money when it comes to my dogs again. Hopefully my dogs get back to normal soon. This product is poison and should be removed from the shelves asap. I returned the product to the store this morning and purchased the Advantage that I have always used and trusted in the past. Now I know why my vet recommends this product.

I wrote a complaint on this product I believe in April. I come back to this page and see all the people who have been affected by this product that is sold on the shelves and how it can harm our pets, kill our pets and STILL it is being sold!

Anybody who reads this I was wondering if anybody would be interested in starting a group to make this known. It seems we all have the problem of not being heard until its too late! If your interested please let me know and lets band up and push this product off the shelves! It make take time but we have to do something! I wrote a complaint on this product I believe in April. I come back to this page and see all the people who have been affected by this product that is sold on the shelves and how it can harm our pets, kill our pets and STILL it is being sold!

This flea medication (i.e. POISON) almost killed my beautiful mixed-Terrier, Ellie. Why is this medication still being sold to consumers after numerous complaints of pet sickness and even death??

Shortly after applying topical flea and tick medication, both of my dogs started shaking, scratching, and drooling. I suspected the medication since this was the only product or food given to them. I then washed both dogs with soap, which the instructions on the package told me to do if their was a reaction after application of the product. Washing the dogs did not help. I washed both dogs again which was also no help. I then contacted a vet who told me to bring in both dogs. The vet washed both dogs with a medicated soap and applied a topical steroid which seemed to help for a little while. One of my dogs did not sleep the whole night and I had to keep him in my arms and pet him to try to keep him comfortable. The next morning I called the vet back and he told me to give the dogs benadryl to help relive their symptoms. I also learned from the vet that he has seen many problems with this( Sergeant's Gold) and other similar products. I also searched the internet and found many stories and complaints about this product that were similar to my dog's problems. I can't believe that this product and others like it are still being sold

Two hours after applying Seargent's Gold (Not a Hartz product) to my Boxers they both started to act hyper. They could not sit still and started whining. They both walked with their hind ends bent to one side and lowered, then roll on their back while whining. Four hours after application this behavior became worse, so I washed them with water only. Each dog had a 15 minute rinsing until it seemed all the Seargent's Gold was off of them. This didn't do anything to help, and new symptoms appeared as they both had white foamy mouths briefly, one threw up. The next day I took them both to my vet, and he said it was the carrying agent within the product that was agitating my dogs. He told me to wash them with a mild shampoo, which I did. This did nothing to relieve tham, and they kept walking around brushing up against things, and rolling on the floor while moaning. Today (day 3) they are still whining, and unable to stay still for prolonged periods,

I used the product for dogs 51 pounds or over since my female boxer is 71 pounds, and the male 90 pounds. I used one tube per dog according to the instructions.

I think this is a horrible product, I will never buy any Seargent's product again! To see and hear my dogs suffering is very stressful.

I think Seargent's should get sued mightily since they've apparently done nothing about this issue!

In April '08, my poodle Tori, Suffered the dose to this flea treatment. Once the medicine was applied, she ran around in circles biting at her back side, she was itchy and miserable, The reps stated from Sargents that it feels like "pins and needles" to the pet. We washed her as recommended with joy liquid soap. That did not relieve my Tori, it took 3 vet visits over the course of 5days to alleviate her enough for us/ and Her to sleep, She never acted the same since. She suffered much nausea, and then after 3 more vet visits and 6 months later, my Tori was diagnosed with a Renal cell Tumor.She dies 2 months later. We are miserable that this has happened , we would have never used Sargents Gold flea products on her had we known that it was dangerous. It took our little family member out of our lives forever. They should not be allowed to market this drug OTC at all !!! People should be warned!! They should be ashamed! They tried to put the blame on me and 44,000 others. Dispicable I say!

I like like many others have applied this to my little terrier and she had a horrifying night! I picked this product up from a Menards store (which i have also contacted) thinking it would keep fleas and ticks off my dog. After reading all the directions on the package and seeing no URGENT WARNINGS on the back I applied it to my pet. It took a couple of hours to start noticing the effects. I pulled the package from the trash and re-read the directions only stating to bath your pet and they should be fine!?! I gave her two baths that night and we went to bed where she was panting uncontroably and howling with pain. For about 3 hours she was howling and crying with pain and having sezures! We took her to the vet where they perscribes benadryl and gave her steriods and pain meds. It took about 3 days for her start to recover. It took much longer for me to recover from apply this toxic mess to my pet. I do beleive that this product needs to be removed from the shelved immeaditly. If this were a product comsumed by humans it not still be widely available. PLEASE HELP DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT ON YOUR PETS!!!!!!

I purchased Sergeant's Silver Flea and Tick spot treatment and placed a half dose on my two chihuahuas. The next day both were very itchy and seemed lathargic. Two days later, both could barely walk. Their back legs did not want to cooperate with them. They could not sleep and were constantly uncomfortable. As I write this, they are currently as the vet for observation and having to be bathed and given muscle relaxers to calm them.

This flea treatment MUST be removed from all stores. It is insane that such a product is out on the shelves for purchase. I will be contacting attorneys to try to find one willing to file a class action lawsuit which I believe is necessary. I'm sure I will have no problem finding other consumers who will go along with me.

My first vet bill was 175.00 and I have not yet gotten a total on today's visit. It is very hurtful to see them suffering and cannot be of much help. It also makes me feel extremely guilty for purchasing and using such a product.

I am like most people right now and having to pinch pennies so I thought I was doing a good thing and getting some flea meds for my dogs at walmart last night before they got bad with no idea of what would take place next. I have dogs of the following weight 30#, 25# & 13# that I applied this medicine to.

My 30# Foxy almost immediately started coughing, gagging. A little later she had drool dripping from her mouth and had began to throw up. I babied and watched her and she started improving then to my surprise my 13# Daisy was acting very strange and also had drool dripping from her mouth more so than Foxy had earlier. I then realized that this has to be a reaction from the meds and gave them both a very good scrubbing in the tub.

Foxy improved almost immediately while Daisy was getting noticeably worse she now not only had drool stringing from her mouth but she also had developed a "twitch" and continued to shake her ears and head (like dogs do when they get their heads wet) but she was dry. I also noticed that she was very high strung and kept looking around quickly as though she saw something behind her in the meanwhile gnawing at her body.

I called the vet and he advised me to monitor her very closely of which I was already doing. By this time she was having trouble with her left hind leg it was not wanting to function as normal appeared to be very stiff. I laid awake with her all night as the only thing that seemed to keep her still and calm was to have her lay right at my side while continuing to pet her head. The second that I would stop petting her she would begin the twitches again.
This morning the drooling was almost completely gone but she was still not able to lay in one spot unless being pet. It is like she has drank a pot of coffee and cant lay or sit still but you can look in her eyes (that have been completely in a daze) and see that she is so very tired.

I have now not had a bit of sleep in 28+ hours and am emotionally drained. It is horrible watching someone or something that you love so dearly suffer and feel guilty cause you put the meds on them and helpless cause there is really not much else you can do. I will be keeping in touch with my vet as we progress and hope that she is able to come through this with no permanent side affects.

This website has postings for years about how dogs and cats have had repeated terrible reactions to this product. What have you done?

If you are going to be the consumer affairs site then do something for the consumers.

My dog (21 lb Powderpuff Chinese Crested) has been pacinng for 2 days now from using Seargents Gold Flea & Tick.

File that class action suit and I will be happy to participate.

But continue to accept postings without doing something means your site is USELESS.

Applied Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick on the back of my cat's neck as directed. 15 mins later she was dry heaving. About a half an hour after that, she was in a daze. She was extremely lethargic, non-responsive, and breathing heavily. She remained in a position as if she were going to vomit for several hours, but she did not vomit. Her little heart was racing for hours, and here pupils were dilated. Called the vet, and without even hearing my story, she immediately said, "WASH IT OFF!" This is a common problem with smaller animals. (-cats!) This crap should be removed from the market. What a joke. Do some real testing before you market crap like this to people that are just trying to improve the lives of an animal. I now feel guilty for giving this to my cat, and my cat is seriously ill. Unbelievable!

I put the flea treatment product on my dog before going to sleep because he has been having flea problems. Within 30 minutes he started drooling excessively, running from room to room, rubbing himself on all the furniture, and having muscle spasms. We put the recommended dose and we put it on correctly. The box does not warn that this is a danger and does not tell you what to do when it does. I had to research online to wash the product off with de-greasing dishwashing soap and apparently give them tuna water. This product is completely dangerous and needs to be off the shelves. We had to stay up all night, bathe our dog multiple times and watch him for seizures. We also plan on taking him to the vet today.

I bought this product about 1 week ago. Unfortunately, not at the store I usually go to when I buy my dog's flea & tick prevention. I applied the product as directed to my 3yo daschund mix Fergie May 20th late at night. About 30min later, she was scratching her face, shaking and whining. I thought it was her usual behavior she exhibits when she is done getting her bath. She also seemed to start coughing and sort of wheezing a little. I didn't think anymore about it and we went to bed as usual.

The next morning (May 21st), she ALWAYS practically beats me to the front door to take her outside for the morning but she seemed really tired and sluggish. Didn't think anything of it, maybe she didn't sleep well. I went out for the day to work. I came home about 545pm. As usual when I come home from work, she is always at the front door ready for me to come in, today-she was laying out on my couch. I thought it was strange. Tried to get her to interact with me all night. She stayed in her bed the whole time. Also discovered a very large wet spot on my couch, which we figured out to be her drool.

Well, my bf and I recounted the events of the past day...and to sum it up, the only new thing she had experienced was this new flea and tick drop. He started researching online and we started reading all these stories about MANY other dogs and cats suffering, some even had died. I AM COMPLETELY HORRIFIED and stressed to say the least. I can't believe my dog could've died.

Luckily we washed her 3 times with plain oatmeal shampoo and dove soap. I also gave her OTC anti-histamine, chicken broth, fluids and happened to have some steroids on hand to give her. She is still scratching, shaking some and drooling. I will be calling my vet in the morning to make sure if there is anything else I need to do.

I am very disgusted that this product is still on store shelves and being sold. I WILL NEVER BUY THIS OR ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN!!! Please share this story with all your family and friends who have canine and feline pets.

I went cheap last week and bought this Sergeants Gold instead of Frontline. Used it on all five dogs. About seven hours later one started shaking and drooling. It got so bad he was spasming like he was on the verge of a seizure could barely walk. Took him to the emergency vet about 1 AM Sunday morning and by the time we got there the worst was over. They kept him overnight and gave him some fluids, muscle relaxants, and some other kind of shot. Picked him up just after noon on Sunday and he was back to normal, just tired. Scared the crap out of us. Looked it up on the internet and found hundreds of reports on this stuff how the hell can they keep selling it?

I used Sergeant's according to directions and watched her. My boyfriend thinks she's doped up because she's been nice to him all day. She's been resting and snoozing on and off peacefully. She always likes to curl up on mommy, but never on my boyfriend. Well today she curled up on boyfriend's lap too for the first time. She's been so pleasant.

We applied this product(Sergeants Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze On) on my mothers dog last night, she is a poodle mix about 15 lbs. Shortly after applying she began acting uncomfortable and when taken outside she wouldnt stop rubbing her nose in the ground and at times her whole body. She kept my mother awake most of the night rubbing up herself up and down the bed. She wasn't eating or drinking.

This morning she still was acting strange and her back legs were twitching alot. She would dart around and lay still for short periods. She was calmest laying in one of our laps. I got online and typed in the product name and was shocked at all the postings of pets who were affected by this product and others made by this company. I then bathed her in Dawn dish detergent like many of the people said they had done. While I was bathing her my mother called her vet to see what they said and they said that once I finished bathing her to take some Dawn and put directly on the spot it was applied and this would help draw it out of her.

She finally ate a little something now and calmed down a bit. Her back legs are still twitching and she was wimpering around we are trying to keep her calm by holding and petting her. I am going to bath her again later this evening. We threw out the remaining product and our letting friends know to not use any Sergeants or Hartz products. Something really needs to be done to get the products off the shelves.

As a pet parent, this is just as hard on me watching her go through this, that it is for her. Little did I know, the main ingredient, Cyphenothrin, is a toxic pesticide! I feel terrible, I bought these drops to help her with her fleas, instead I unwillingly poisoned my dog! SERGEANT'S SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF SHELVES NATION WIDE!!

Our dog, a sweet, mild-mannered Havanese named Cosmo, was still having fleas after using Topline for an extended period of time. The decision to try Sergeants Gold was not to save money. The decision was made because our vet suggested trying an OTC flea powder before going to an oral solution, and because Sergeants and Hartz are brands that have spent a lot of money on marketing and research telling us they can be trusted, and we believed them.

Within a few hours of giving Cosmo a small dose of Gold, he began to display bizarre symptoms of constant panting, scratching, crying and jerking around as though hallucinating. By that night he was in such agonizing pain that we took him to the emergency clinic where he was given a steroid, an antihistamine and a sedative. Even with that treatment, and with us giving him baths with dish soap, we were up for two days and two nights as he cried constantly for 18 hours straight and tried to bite or scratch at every burning sensation on his body. Only after about 72 hours did he begin to ease out of the agony.

By evidence of the tens of thousands of posts online it is clear this is more than a rare chance of a side effect or poisoning. And its a safe guess that there are probably tens of thousands more victims who simply havent posted online. Our vet at the clinic told us that Cosmo was the second patient who came THAT DAY with toxic poisoning from Sergeants Gold.

The product should be taken off the shelf and Sergeant/Hartz should be boycotted by every pet owner in this country.

I became concerned and continued to monitor both cats behavior. I tried to call the "Emergency" number as listed on the box only to be put on hold for 20mintues. While on hold I looked at their website and when I found nothing there I searched the internet. When I came across other stories of strange side effects I knew I must act quickly. At that point my short hair cat was continually licking himself. I think he was trying to sooth the irration. The long hair was doing the same. The long hair then began drinking alot of water. I gave each cat a bath with my shampoo and dryed them off. Almost immediately I notice that they both calmed down and seemed at ease.

I am very angry that not only is there an unsafe product on the shelves and being sold to trusting pet lovers but that no one is doing anything to stop this. We live in America and are suppose to be able to trust products that have EPA regulation numbers on them. Why has the EPA not investigated this further? What are they doing with our tax dollars? I suppose a payoff from a big corporation to turn their heads is a better pay check, but at what cost. Today pet products... tomorrow products that we use for our children.

Please let my story serve to educate all who will read this. DO NOT USE ANY SERGEANT PRODUCTS ON YOUR PETS. They trust us to protect and care for them and I am sure they are confused when we put this product on them and they experience pain.

I thought my 64 pound lab was going crazy after I applied this flea and tick med. He's been frantically racing around and rubbing into me and anything he can rub against; when he tries to lie down he whimpers and has to shift positions. He was also sticking his tongue out like he was trying to gag. I put him in the shower and washed as much off as I could. Now I see dozens of entries on line from people who had the same problem with the same product, as well as with similar brands. What is going on here? Isn't there some organization who is supposed to be protecting our pets from such trauma ?? !!

I called their non-emergency line, waited on hold for awhile, and after trying to find the vaguely imprinted lot number on the box whith obviously irritated Tiffany, I was transferred to thier emergency line. They said that the dogs were most likely experiences a "pins-and-needles" sensation and that this product was only topical and to bath them in dish washing soad a couple of more times, apply vitamin E oil and cold compresses. I don't know if that will work yet, because I now have to try to find some Vitamin E oil in a rural town on a Saturday afternoon. CLASS ACTION LAWYERS, please start a case against these jerks. I would never put my dogs through this if I'd known. Hell, the damned ticks don't bother them or us as bad as this. The fact that I have 3 dogs and ALL of them had the same problem means that there is a problem with the product that COMMONLY affects dogs. In other words, it isn't just a rare side effect!

I bought the Sergeant's Silver flea and tick squeeze-on treatment for dogs that weigh 61 lbs or more. I followed all the direction for application. My Lab which weighs 95 lbs., later that night started vomiting. A day later I noticed his skin was very red where I applied the treatment. For days now, he's been in a lot of pain and the skin looks like it's been burned. The Vet said I need to wash the area a few times and day and give him chicken broth to help clear the posion. If you google this company there are a lot of complaints about this product. It should be taken off the shelf.

The three of them whimpered all night...excessive drooling to the point that my covers and sheets were thoroughly soaked thru. My pug had a neurological reaction where she cannot control part of her body and back leg and tail. She falls continually and is very uncomfortable. The three of the were licking and biting themselves continually, vomitting, distress in breathing and one has lost her fur in an area and has a huge raw sore that is very painful. 2 of them have lost much energy and are obviously not feeling well at all. we have vet bills because of this, medication bills and they are still under the vets care.

I applied Sergeant's Gold squeeze on for cats and kittens over 5 lbs. in the morning and when I got home my dog sitter had let her in the house. She was laying on my bed completely dead weight and this is very unusual for her to be inside during the day. I found vomit outside in the driveway later that same day. I typed in Sergeants and reviews and saw that cats and dogs were getting extremely sick and some were fatal. I immediately began to cry and washed my cat off with Dawns liquid soap, like I was told to, and just monitored her carefully. She is doing good so far. This company should be stopped and pulled from the shelves. Look at this website. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Pet_Product_Investigation_Los_Angeles.html

beginning to improve, however I do not know what long time damage has been done. I contacted Sergeants customer number 1-800-224-7387 and all they could do was offer me a refund. I'm not happy. My dog is a pure bred dog that I have invested a lot of emotion, money and time in. Please help get this product and others like it off the market.

I thought I'd save a few dollars and while at my local grocery store buying bones for my maltese, I noticed the Sergeant's Gold. I thought I'd try it whereas the Frontline was so expensive. Big Mistake! My dog began vomiting voilently and had to be rushed to the hospital later that night.They washed him,gave him some fluids, an antiemetic,and xanax,to control jerking movements and his inabilty to even lay down, he was so hyper. He was unable to sleep the first night,neither was I as I watched him hyperventilate and yelp out with pain, constantly scratching and biting at himself. This product is a highly toxic pesticide and a neurotoxin. I am lucky that this didn't kill him. I was told by the vet that was the second case in as many weeks with the same product. This product needs to be off the shelves. No pet or owner need go through this or the expense. This wound up costing me over $200 plus work time off to take care of my pet.

I applied this on my 6 month old kitten and he started vomiting within 4 hours. I tried washing it off after that. The next morning he was very lathargic, he kept twitching his back leg and was just acting very strange. I gave him a bath and scrubbed his back really good and within a few hours he was doing better. I just don't know if he is ok now since it is supposed to last for 30 days.

I applied Sergeant's Silver to my four dogs according to directions and for the appropriate weight. Black Lab was very uncomfortable and kept scratching at his back pulling out tufts of fur, he was bathed and is fine. Golden Retriever was uncomfortable and itchy, shedeveloped nasty sores about 2 inches in diameter. She was bathed and after cutting the fur away we used antibiotic ointment on her sores for a week and they heeled.

Daschound mix was uncomfortable and itchy, he was bathed and is fine. Other Daschound was uncomforable and itchy. She won't go up and down the stairs, hunches when she walks, and will drag her back legs or walk backwards on occasion. She is certainly the worst off and will be visiting the vet.

I administered Sergeants Silver Flea and Tick squeeze on.

My dog immediatley started whining and crying in pain. I called the vet and asked about a possible allergic reaction. My dog got welts all over his body. Severe pain and shivers.

Purchased this product at Walmart for my 6yr old yorkie. After appling it on May 7, 2009 the dog became very agitated, running around, yealing,whinning and biting at his legs. I was up alnight bathing and trying to keep him from hurting hisself. By the next morning, he was no better and had gnawed a hole in his leg. Sergeants should have to stop making this product and reimburse everyone who has made a complaint.

Traveled 30 miles round trip to the vet, who kept the dog alday to bathe, give medicine and apply a E-collar. Returned another 30 mile round trip, paid a $70.39 bill and am still fighting a small canine who hates taking this anitbodic for the hole in his leg and goes nuts trying to get the collar off.

I have kept all my documentation from the vet on this incident. My dogs are well now. Also they are not related dogs so this is NOT an allergic reaction as suggested.

I used the Sergeant's Gold flea and tick squeeze on my dog in the right weight class (9-20lb)and he has had a bad adverse reaction to this stuff. He has scratched all of his hair that he can reach off, and has whined uncontrollably. I called the concern number on the box and my information was taken and I was given a CLAIM NUMBER and told that I was welcome to sue if I wished but they have "good lawyers", and it was surely something I did wrong. I am going to take him to the vet today, and I WILL NEVER EVER LET ANYONE I KNOW USE THIS PRODUCT AGAIN. This is a sorry company and I wish it would be taken off the shelf. Anyone who works for that company should be ashamed knowing how animals are being affected due to their crappy product.

My sister applied Sergeant's Silver Flea and Tick drops to her 62 lb. Alaskan Malamute/German Shepherd Mix on April 23, 2009 around 11:20AM. We left the house to run a few errands and returned by 3:00PM to find the dog trying to scratch himself where the medication was applied, and drooling incessantly. He appeared to be having tremors in his hind legs and when he would attempt to walk, it looked like he was trying to mule kick. We assumed this behavior (the kicking and all) was due to the fleas moving down his legs, so we began trying to make him feel comfortable by scratching his hind legs. We assumed the drooling was because he had managed to get turned around and ingested some of the product so we made sure we kept plenty of water around him.

Around 7PM that same evening, he was getting worse little by little so we called our vet. When I told the nurse what medication we had applied, she moaned and told us to never use the product again and tell other pet owners we know to never use the medication again because you waste your money and harm your pet. She spoke to the doctor on duty and he instructed us to bathe the dog two or three times with dish detergent, keep him calm and warm that evening and call them first thing in the morning.

Seeing as though we only have a shower at our house, we packed the supplies and our beloved pet into the car and headed over to our grandmother's house to bathe him. After the bath the dog (Gus) appeared to not be able to stand up. He would fall over with any amount of pressure and was still drooling uncontrollably. He couldn't even walk! I called the vet again and they were closed for the evening, so I called the emergency veterinary hospital and they advised me to bring him in because the medication "Could cause seizures to occur at any time, and possibly even death but it is our call." Upon consulting our mother, she advised us it was the best thing to do. So at 10:00PM, my sister was carrying her 62 lb dog down the steps because he couldn't walk and was sitting in the back seat with him crying and just repeating "I'm sorry" to him.

When we reached the vet hospital, he seemed to be walking a little better which was attributed to the baths he received, but was still not the same. He was given a medication to take that evening and for the next two days, and we were instructed if there was any sign of tremors to bring him back IMMEDIATELY!

He made it through the evening ok, but it was a sleepless night for my sister, and a restless night for the rest of the family as we were all concerned.

I emailed Sergeants and their reply back stated: "All flea and tick products contain pesticides, unless they are all natural which Sergeants does market", and "It is printed on the back of the product that sensitivities can occur to ANY product" and that "the number of incidents that do occur is relatively low." They even went so far as to state that the EPA regulates their products and tests them to ensure safety. I replied back with some statistics of my own from research I have done.

I informed them that unlike Frontline which stays on top of the fur and dries, Sergeants soaks into the blood stream, which in turn is pumped into the heart. I also informed them that their "relatively low" number of incidents according to the EPA website last year (2008) was 13,000 animals and that if the EPA approves their product so much why were they investigating it, and already forced Hartz to pull their flea and tick medication for cats off store shelves?

It amazes me that they would respond that "not every animal has an adverse reaction", yet I feel if even one animal has an adverse reaction that is one too many! Pet owners are told to treat their animals as they would their children, and I for one know that I would not poison my child!

Something needs to be done. It is heartwrenching to watch animals go through this when they trust us as owners to protect them. We in turn assume if a product is sold on the market then it must be a good product and trustworhty. I know I will never use this product again and have told everyone I know not to use it either. In my research it also stated that even if an animal does not show signs of a reaction, that long term use could cause reproduction problems and cause cancer in the animal.

i purchase the product hurtz flea mediction for my small 2 lbs. apple head chiquaqua K-K and her parents here at home. THEY ALL HAD WENT INTO HAVING ISSUES. k-k after three vet visits is still having health problems from this product. she had her bathing-two iv visits.and third visit was givin'phynabarbatol. today on 5-2-09 K-K GOES IN FOR HER FORTH VISIT AND STILL ILL.

i purchase the product hurtz flea mediction for my small 2 lbs. apple head chiquaqua..K-K...and her parents here at home..dear chiquaqua...ROO.and mom apple head..SHAKIRA..THEY ALL HAD WENT INTO HAVING ISSUES....k-k after three vet visits is still having health problems from this product..she had her bathing-two iv visits.and third visit was givin'phynabarbatol..today on the 5-2-09..K-K GOES IN FOR HER FORTH VISIT,AND STILL ILL.........

My husband applied Sergeant's Silver Flea & Tick remover Squeeze on for Dogs and all my 4 pekingese and small Chihuahua have been experiencing terrible adverse reactions which have include: whimpering, foaming from the mouth and trying to itch their backs. We have bathed them all numerous times in dawn detergent, applied vitamin E onto their backs to stop the stinging. I guess I will try Benedryl. I hope things get better at this time I feel extremely angry this is still on the market. My husband had to come home from work....I am scared and hope they all return to their normal happy selves.

I bought Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for my 3 small dogs. Within 2 hours they were not acting normal. I gave them all baths and it didn't help I called the phone # on the Sergeant's box and the person I talked to said to give them baths with dish washing detergent-3 baths each one right after the other. This didn't help. My dogs were acting like they were on PCP - moving from place to place, shaking their heads back and forth and kicking their legs out. The oldest dog could barely walk (similar to convulsion). I took this one to the animal emergency clinic and the vet said the only thing they could do was bathe the dog again and give the dog something to calm her down. The vet said there was no anecdote available and that it would just be a matter of wait and see. It has taken 3 days for 2 of my dogs to act almost normal. The 3rd dog is very lethargic and I will need to take her to the vet. There are thousands of complaints about this product on the internet - some dogs died.

I applied the recommended dose to my 9 month old rat terrier on 4/23/09 and within hours she was salivating profusely. She was also wheezing through the night. I bathed her and took off as much as I could. She would not eat and was extremely lethargic. I gave her a dose of benydryl, which somewhat lessened the reaction. I took her to the vet on 4/27/09 when she was still not eating. The vet said there was no treatment, that you had to wait for it to get out of her system. Today, 4/30/09, she is beginning to eat, but I fear there could be other consequences that may be lasting. She is not herself.

I got on the internet and saw that there have been thousands of reports of this flea medication causing severe illness and even death in dogs and cats. I immediately shampooed my cat, and called the Vet. I have been instructed to give him children's benadryl and watch him.

I got on the internet and saw that there have been thousands of reports of this flea medication causing severe illness and even death in dogs and cats. I immediately shampooed my cat, and called the Vet. I have been instructed to give him children's benadryl and watch him.

I applied the treatment as directed after bathing my Maltipoo. Within the hour she began whining and scratching uncontrollably. We got her in the bath and tried to wash it off but the next day she was still in obvicous agony. She has a section of hair that is matted and a red spot appreaing where she keep scratching.

So far I've had to purchase Dawn detergent, Benedryl and Vitamin E oil to give her some relief. If she doesnt show improvement tonight I will have to incur a vet bill I can scarcely afford. The long-term physical effects remain to be seen.

I put the drops on my pugs exactly as described. Correct dose for their weight. Both dogs have been kicking, twitching and scratching for 24 hours. I've tried to wash it off of them, but has already been absorbed. I call the vet and they said they could have tremors, seizures and go into a coma and die!!!!! If they get worse, I'll have to take them in for an intravenous treatment. Why is this still on the market when it's such a common occurrence with this product? Please do something before more pets suffer or die.

applied as directed to 10lbs shihzu and he had very bad reaction to this. he almost died from it. its been a few days and he still doesnt seem back to normal

I purchased Sergent's Gold for my 3 shihtzus since my vet quit selling frontline. I applied it as directed and took them for a short walk shortly afterward. As soon as we got back (about 45 minutes after application, all 3 were twitching, panting hard, and trying to scratch their backs either on the floor and with thier hind paws. I read the box and it said to wash with mild soap and lots of water. One of my shihtzus, Rosie, had blisters in the area of the Sergeant's Gold application.

I bathed all of them 3 times and they still cried and whimpered all night long. I took Rosie (she had it the worst) to the vet and she gave Rosie a steroid shot and told me to

give all three benedryl for the allergic reaction. She also recommneded that I never use that stuff agin. It has been five days and all three still have the itchy back syndrome.

$34.00 for 3 boxes of Segeant's Gold, $6$68.00 vet bill, $5.00 benedryl and no sleep that night, afraid they would die, and missed work.

On April 18, 2009 we applied Sergeant's Silver Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs on our 2 puggles (Daisy Mae & Jack) & our Lab Mix (Cody). All just have turned a year old in February and April.

HOW CAN THEY CONTINUE TO PUT A PRODUCT LIKE THAT ON THE SHELVES FOR CONSUMERS? I SURE WISH I WOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PRODUCT ON THE INTERNET BEFORE APPLYING IT!!!

Shortly after we applying the product to Jack he started running around scratching & itching. He was whining and just could not sit still. Not knowing that it was a reaction to this product we waited thinking that it was something else making him go crazy. When he started foaming at the mouth we decided we better get him to the nearest vet. hospital.

Before we could secure our other 2 dogs... Daisy started foaming at the mouth as well. We contacted the vet. hospital and talked to the emergency vet and she told us to bathe them with dishwashing liquid and then get them to the hospital. So after bathing all 3 dogs, loading them in the car and RACING to the hospital with 3 foaming, salvating, whining dogs and 2 distraught owners we find out that it's the application for fleas & ticks causing this scare of a lifetime.

After a $261.80 hospital charge and several injections to each dog, a sleepless night and now today (the next day) I'm on the Internet searching this product and find all these people that have either lost or severely ill pets. I AM OUTRAGED! Is our dogs in for more permanent health problems due to this product?

Other symptoms we have noticed SO FAR:

in the emergency room both puggles were shaking, twitching ears, twitching muscles

I used the Sergents Natural and Silver products over a years time on my dog (50lbs) and she has been having these uncontrollable shakes. I have watched her suffer long enough. She went from healthy with fleas aquired from neighbors pet to unheathy from these products. I now have to take her to the vet and have these ridicoulous vet bills. I know what they will do and say. I am just very unhappy with tested products that do not work. Left bewildered.

On March 10, 2009 I bathed my 3.5 year old, 13 pound lhasa apso, Lily in this product at around 9:30pm. She was dried and put to bed. The next morning as I let her out for a walk, I noticied that she was lethargic and looked sick. After our walk, I went to put her food down and she began foaming at the mouth. As I called her name, Lily was unresponsive. She then fell to the floor and began to seizure.

As I was in shock, I took her into the vet immediately and told them what had happened. She remained there throughout my work day, but continued foaming and vomiting. As she got a little better, they released her to me that evening. I continued to monitor her. She continued to vomit as I followed the sick diet and prescription medications the doctor had given me. As I went to work on Wednesday, I came home and checked on her during the day, still no improvement. WHen I arrived home that evening, we went for a walk and before we got inside she had another seizure.

I called the vet and as I was on the phone, she had another seizure. This time it was longer and more violent than the previous two. I took her to the emergency hospital where she remained there for the next two days. The last time I saw my baby was the evening of March 12 for our visit. I got the call that she passed away the following morning, March 13 around 5 am. The vet found no abnormalities in her necropsy. Based on the tests and presentation, the vet believed Lily suffered from a fatal poisoning by the aforementioned product.

Aside from the $868.12 in vet bills, the experience has devastated me and my fiance. As this was an unpexpected event, our wedding savings took a major hit. Our house feels so empty and her absence has changed us in a major way. Lily had her annual year check-up in January and was given a clean bill of health. The company is reviewing the case and it is my hope that I will be given a full refund of the cost incurred. I am also on a mission to warn my family and friends who are pet owners to not use this product.

We applied this product to our dog and within 3 hours he was in severe distress. We bathed him twice and the vet bathed him once more, and he is still suffering physical and neurological side effects. I now know that this is a widespread problem with this product, and this poison needs to be removed from the market.

The dog is in continuing physical discomfort and the economic damage so far is a $266 vet bill.

Two nights ago i applied Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick for small dogs (9-20lbs) to my just 4 year old Shitz Tzu. Within 30 mins he was running around the house like a crazy dog, itching, crying, trying to bite his tail and just in extreme discomfort. Of course we were all worried so i put him in the bath right away. However after drying him he was still crying itching and acting strange.

We then looked at the box read the label and saw it said HAZARDOUS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS and that its harmful if absorbed through the skin, but if you read further the directions say to apply to dogs skin. After out dogs continual unusual behavior we brought him to the 24 hour VET Emergency Room where they told us he was having a reaction and sent us home with a $277.00 bill. After a sleepless night...the next day was not any better and the next night he still did not sleep. He went to his regular vet on Monday where he had to stay all day to be observed and was give antihistamine, anxiety medication and more.

Today, 4 days later he is still not himself and in discomfort and is now having trouble breathing. WE NEED TO GET THIS PRODUCT OFF THE MARKET. DO NOT EVER USE IT. SO SAD TO HEAR EVERYONES TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. PS-THE SERGEANTS EMERGENCY PEOPLE ON THE PHONE WERE NO HELP AND NOT VERY HELPFUL

Extreme itching, crying for days, difficulty breathing, sleepless nights, discomfort,

We gave our 3 year old Shetland Sheep Dog a treatment of Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze on as directed by the product instructions. Within an hour he began to pant heavily, drool, and and developed diarreha. This continued into the 2nd day. He was hyper and foaming at the mouth. We followed directions according to size and weight. This product is obviously a poisoning risk simply by application. After this experience, we began an investigation that has revealed that many other pet owners have gone thru the same experience (or worse. We absolutely demand action and an investigation into this product.

Our Dog has not been the same since that experience. He constantly drools and seems to be distressed all of the time.

After purchasing Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick 5 way protection from the pet dept. I applied the product to my 10 lb. Maltese. He became seriously ill, agitated, foaming, vomiting, extremely hyper and sleepless for two nights. Thankfully I called poison control and was told to wash him in dawn dishwashing liquid. He has been to the vet and received 3 shots, plus a prescription of valium.

This product needs to be removed from any and all shelves. Many pets and their owners are suffering because of greed and lack of concern. Trip to vet $55, prescription $5, two sleepless nights (thank God I didn't go to sleep or he would have died). Two days of abject misery and the results are unknown. Another trip to the vet on Monday will answer those questions hopefully.

I apllied Sergeant's flea and tick silver on my dog and wihtin one hours he started to cry and couldn't set still. He then started scratching and licking himself and couldn't stop. my dog Rusty started showing signs of redness on the area that I applied the tube for flea control. He didn't stop scratching all night winning and wimpering like he was being abused. That night his skn was beat red and he was showing signs of hair loss. still scratching and digging at himself like he was on fire.

The next day he was really losing his hair but only where the redness was from the treatment. He was still digging at himself like he was on fire not playing like he normally did. laying around just digging at his skin. By the third day there was no hair on this area and there was **** coming out of what was just a red hairless spot to a wound that was oozing ****. I can't tell you much more other than the wound is getting worse bu the day.

I did not have any Frontline and made a stupid decision to use Sargeants Gold Flea medication for 9-20lb dogs from Walmart. This product must be discontinued immediately. My Maltese, Cassie, became very aggitated and could not sit still, her skin was inflamed, and she was itching, panting, and had very labored breathing. When taking her outside she continually wanted to eat grass and was very sick. I was so upset.

Needless to say, I will NEVER use this product again. It needs to be stopped immediately. How can you allow a product like this to be permitted? It is literally poison that was placed on my pet's skin and absorbed into her body. I have lost complete confidence in Sargeants and Walmart for continuing to sell this product that poisons our pets. I called the hotline and they advised me to bathe her three times and rush out to the store and get some Vitamin E and place it on her skin. I was still bathing her to get this off up until 3 am this morning!! Please do something to get this product discontinued. It is not right.

when this product was put on my dogs, they immediately started having a reaction, twitching, panting, and just miserable. after talking with the company, who were no help, it got so bad even after bathing the dogs, they needed to see the vet emergency room right away.

I have submitted a complaint regarding Sergeant's Flea and Tick Monthly Spot Treatment before. I have contacted the retailer, Sergeant's and the EPA. My 15lb shih tzu had a horrible experience with this product even though the product was applied properly. She experienced problems walking, scratched uncontrollably, cried, was restless, experienced jerky head movements and skin irritation. After I treated her by bathing her to wash off the product, fed her water and chicken broth to flush out the toxin and administered baby benedryl, she seemed to improved. She had trouble walking and was generally tired for a week after treatment.

Please contact Sergeant's. Also contact the EPA to report a drug adverse action. Contact the retailer and demand that the product be taken off the shelves. I do not know why a class action suit has not be filed at this point but would be very interested in discussing one.

I applied this product to my dog to avoid spring fleas and ticks. Within two hours she was shaking and vomiting white foam from her mouth. The one who had not yet gotten the medicine started whining and clawing at me (she is a very still and quiet dog). The one who did get the medicine is trembling, shaky. I got online quickly to see what was up and I see that THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM! WELL KNOWN ABOUT AND NOT ADDRESSED.

i assumed that I was buying a safe product in the pet department at Walmart, only to find out that they are knowlingly poisoning dogs everywhere and no one is stopping them. I have bathed my dog repeatedly now and I have a call in to the vet. I will be contacting the manufacturer with a bill and, if my baby dog dies, an attorney. This is unethical and should be illegal.

We applied the Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick Control drops to our three pugs and proceeded to have the night from hell. All three were pacing, panting, throwing up, yelping in pain when no one was touching them. I called my groomer to see about getting them baths and told her what was going on and she said to immediatley get them to a vet because they had been poisened. We gave them several baths with Dawn dish soap and some benadryl, but they still aren't themselves. They have a hard time standing and keep breathing heavy. I can't believe this product is still on the market after all the horror stories I have read this morning.

I applied Sergeant Gold's flea and tick squeeze tube to our 2 year old terrier mix (17 lbs). Within an hour our little Lucy started acting very distressed and couldn't sit still. She moaned and moaned. She started gagging and throwing up. She started drooling profusely. She wouldn't drink or eat. All the same symptoms as reported by others. I looked at the instructions on the back of the box and it only says that my pet may show a sensitivity and if so to bathe her. The fact that she would even let me put her in the tub was my first sign that she was really sick. I bathed her first in a regular dog shampoo, which didn't do much.

I finally decided to get on the web and discovered that Dawn was usually recommended. That helped a little but she was still so upset that I took her to the all night vet hospital. She had to stay overnight on IV and was given several medicines to stop the drooling and other symptoms. This is outrageous that this has been happening to our dear pets for so long and no one has done anything to stop it. I'm going to contact our local grocery store to make them aware of the problem. Maybe they'll do the right thing and stop carrying it. I'm told by the vet today that our Lucy is stable and should not have any lasting after effects.

Our vet bill will be at least $400, possibly more. Her suffering was unbearable to watch.

Used Sergeant's Gold flea and tick product on my dog and, like others, my dog (yellow Lab) couldn't stop itching and running around. Please help get this stuff off the shelves of stores.

I purchased Serdeant's Sentrypro XFC on march 28th and applied it to our 3 Shi-Tzu (10-16 lb). Within 1 hour all 3 were showing a reaction with the smallest one whimpering in discomfort. The package we purchased at Pestsmart had no directions to keep pets seperated, and no instructions on what to do if there is a bad reaction. Luckily we found one of the many websites dedicated to this particular product, and dogs that experience the same reactions so we were able to wash it off before we think any major damage was done. We did have the pleasure of a sleepless night with 3 dogs in obvious discomfort.

I believe Petsmart will be giving us a refund, but they are 20 miles from our house, so we are going to be out the time and money of driving there to get it.

ON 3/24/2009 I applied sergeants gold flea and tick killer on to my maltese at about 8:30 pm,around 10pm my maltese sprinkle begain to act out of the ordinary running in circles crying and trying to scratch her back and paws on the bed.I then turned the light on in my bedroom to see what was wrong and to my surprise there was red,bloody like patches where the flea medicine had been given.

Luckily Im smarter then most people and immediately washed off the medicine several times with warm water and a mild soap. I googled this horrible poison and to my surprise again, I READ to my HORRER nothing but horrer stories of this product poisiong/killing dogs.Sprinkle in the mean time is yelping in pain and trying to lick and scratch her back so I take her to a 24hr emergency hospital to have her checked out. They immediatley admit her put her on an intervaneous drip to get fluids in her systom.

The hospital informs me that she has been poisioned and they will have to keep her over night due to the tremors she's having.The hospiatl keeps her overnight,I pick her up at 715am on 3/25/2009 with her still having tremors she didnt eat or drink anything all day and was still acting funny trying to scratch the spots where this venom was placed. On 3/26/2009 I took sprinkle to her normal vet for a follow up appointment, where the vet also tells me that she has been poisioned by this product and to keep an eye on her.

They did blood work and her kidneys are elevated due to this product. It is now 3/28/2009 and at 8:15 am sprinkle is vomitig white foam,not normal for her.What else is going to have to happen before someone does something about this product.I will be calling and getting some sort of action taken for this terrible killing product.

I felt like a horrible parent for putting this evil prodcut on my baby sprinkle, I MISSED work from Wedneday to Saturday because of this product. It has costed me a lot more emotional and psychological pain more then any monetary value. The vet and hospital bills are to something that I shouldnt have to come out of pocket for, This product should not have been sold.I havent been able to sleep thinking everytime she moved or was breating heavy that she was going to die. My dog is like my daughter I would give anything for her and I will not rest until I SEE some sort of action taken against this company.

Due to financial reasons, I decided to switch my two cats (one 10 mths, one 11 yrs) from Revolution to Sergeant's. Unfortunately I did not research this company, merely assumed that as Target was selling it, at the very worst it wouldn't work. After applying the treatment according to the instructions, I noticed both cats becoming very focused at trying to lick the application site. As stated above, I have used other squeeze tube flea products on my cats and am used to a normal amount of attention from them on the site. However, this was far more extreme, almost as if the product was burning them.

My husband assured me that they were fine and so I ignored their incessant licking. Later on the younger cat who is white, I noticed her neck (the area of application) was flaming red and sensitive to touch. As this product absorbs into their skin quickly, I felt it was too late to do anything about the situation, except watch and wait. This morning (12-14 hrs later) they continued to lick and their skin twitched at the application site. Finally I started to research the Sergeant company and found many sites dedicated to reviews explaining far worse reactions.

While I count myself lucky so far (who knows what long term damage has been done), I am still very upset that this has happened. I essentially purchased poison and applied it to my cats. Not only will I not trust this company again, it makes me seriously rethink buying any type of chemical treatment without thorough research. Over the last hour I have been paying more attention to their behavior and washed the residue off their fur with natural dish soap, noting that my older cat has a quarter size patch of skin where I applied the flea treatment that is now completely bare. I hope neither develop further symptoms and wish this product would be pulled off the shelf so other consumers do not have to experience this guilt and upset.

Possible long term consequences; lost work time due to stress, rehabiliatory care and research needed

Applied Sergeant's Gold flea & tick squeeze-on for dogs 40-60 lbs to my 50 lb dog around 9:15 pm Tuesday night. When I woke up Wednesday morning, he was shaking and his back legs kept giving out. I immediately carried him to the vet, where he began drooling. They washed the medicine off him, and he began recovering almost immediately.

My dog was sick, and I have to pay for his vet bill. I had to miss work to take him to the vet and watch him suffer.

Well at approxamitly 2:30pm my wife applied Sergeants Gold flea & tick killer squeeze on to our 5 month old chocolate lab(27lbs, used the recomended dosage). It was applied to the back of her neck, and half way down her back, from her neck towards her tail.(As intsructed) I got home from work around 4:15 pm. When i walked in my front door my puppy ran up to me like usual, except she was'nt jumping up on me. She was rubbing up against me as if she was trying to itch her back. My wife said she had been doing that to her for a couple hours. she then started running around the house with her head dragging on the floor. She appeared very adjatated.

Around 5:00 pm she was shakeing her head like she had water in her ears. I noticed she had drool flying from her mouth. Her eyes got very dialated soon after, and she began acting as though she was becomeing ill quick. i began to worry and looked on the box for any warnings, or possible side effects, but the was none on it. So, i went online to look and see if they had a website, but all i found was other horrible stories of Sergeants Flea And Tick products.

I find it truely amazing that this product has not been removed from the market yet, as it is inhumane and i believe it is animal crulety/ torture, applying this product to an animal. If this was a human product and had affects such as mentioned, even with no way near the amount of complaints as SERGEANTS, it would have been promptly removed from the market.

My dog became very adjitated, drooling, foaming out of the mouth, shaking, twitching, appeared very confused(out of it). would not eat or drink. threw up in the tub when i was trying to wash off the squeeze on torture medacine.

I purchased SentryPro XFC flea and tick squeeze on for dogs in March of 2009. I applied it to my dog as instructed by the box on Thursday 3/19/09. About 10 minutes after we put it on, our dog began acting agitated and scratching the site of application. I became worried and bathed her about an half hour after application. After the bath she became increasingly agitated to the point where she would not sit still. She would lay down just to get right back up. She began to go outside frequently but not to urinate.

About this same time she began to drool to the point that she would leave a puddle. My dog does not drool so at this point we knew something was extremely wrong. Two and a half hours after application we contacted our vet who refered us to an emergency vet hospital. The vet hospital told us that we need to bring her in because products like this can cause seizures in dogs. So I rushed her to the hospital where she was given benadryl and an injectable steroid to reduce the inflamation. The following day my dog appeared to be better but was still itching and shaking her head (her ears were red and inflamed).

We continued to give her Benadryl as instructed by the vet but that was not enough. So I contacted my vet on saturday and was given a perscription for prednisone to further help with the healing process. Four days later my dog is still itching and shaking her head. I am thankful that my dog is on her way to recovering and am extremely heart broken for all those who have lost their pets using this product. I don't know what I would have done if my dog had died.

My boyfriend began doing research on this drug and company and we are sickened by the fact that this has happened to so many dogs and nothing is being done to stop it. The reason we have the FDA and the EPA is to protect us and our animals from harmful substances or environmental factors that can effect us in an adverse way. I am extremely disappointed in the fact that government has done nothing about this. If a drug gave these kinds of side effects (including death) to a child it would be pulled from the market immediatly, knowing the process it probably would not have even made it to the market. Why should dogs be treated with any less regard to their safety and health seeing how in many cases a dog is thought of as a child. Something has to be done to get these flea medications off the market or at least offer the proper warnings on the packages as there were absoluely none on the box we recieved. As I have been reading it is not just products from sergants, it appears to be from many of the other over the counter medications for fleas and ticks also.

The past few days have been and continue to be worrysome. My dog has been put through hell the past few days and for absolutely no reason. Canines and other common laboratory species are tested daily to prevent just this occurence. A precedent needs to be set and honestly I don't expect any sympathy from the manufacturer or any other government organization. Who knows, maybe some sort of suit could provide public awareness and the sort of satisfaction or closure if you will, I feel my boyfriend and I deserve.

Personal angst and acute and probably even prolonged angst felt by my 1400$ dog. The affects on other familys and dogs that buy products from a supposedly trusted location as in our case Petsmart.

USED THIS FLEA AND TICK LOTION ON MY PUG AND MY SILKY TERRIER. BOTH WERE HAVING BAD REACTIONS WITHIN 15 MINUTES, WITHIN 2 HRS THE SILKY WAS DROOLING FROM MOUTH AND CANNOT STOP ITCHING,AND IS SHAKING OFF AND ON.THE PUG IS SCRATCHING AND ROLLING ON BACK. THESE REACTIONS ARE CONTINUING AFTER WE GAVE THE ANOTHER BATH AND TRIED GIVING THEM A 2ND BATH WITH DAWN. THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE STOPPED.

Within 15-min, both dog's started behaving somewhat fidgety.

Since there was NO visible redness to indicate possible sensitivity to the product, we assumed it was temporary discomfort that would subside.

Within 1-2 hours however both dogs were experiencing extreme discomfort and possible pain, as evident from their inability to stay still and frequent twitching.

We finally decided to bath them to wash off the Sergeant's. It must have helped because unlike the previous increasing levels of restlessness, pacing and barking, they slowed their pacing and were willing to sit still provided they were held and stoked.

Twitching continued through the night and into the day. None of us sleep well that night.

Cost of the Sergeant's because we threw the product away and vowed never to use it or any Sergeant's product again.

We do not know if there will be any lasting symptoms at this time. We have concerns over nerve damage, due to twitching that we are seeing, but if there are we will be sure to write again.

I bought Sergeant's gold 5 way protection.I have a small jack an min pin mix female 2 years old. After I put on the Sergeant's on my dog she began foaming from her mouth and can't stop itching. It is 5:40 am.I cant sleep bc Im so worried about my Sweet Pea. Its been 1 day since I put that on my baby. Im going to take her to the vet asap tomorrow. I bought mine at Wal-mart. Ohh Im so scared and hurt. From now on no more Sergeant. I was shocked that the same thing has happened to so many others.

THIS ISNT RIGHT! THEY SHOULD OF PULLED THAT STUFF FROM EVERY STORE> Now I have to try and get mony for having to take my dog to the vet. Guess I should send the bill to Sergeannt's

THE MENTAL PAIN OF HAVING TO WATCH MY DOG BEING SICK, AND HAVING TO BEG SOME ONE TO FROUNT ME THE MONEY TO TAKE HER TO THE VET. Iam disabled and only get 448.00 to live on a month. And the stress from all of this.

After purchasing Sergeant's Gold flea and tick medication and applying it to my bloodhound, he began drooling excessively and his eyes became dilated. I have bathed him and am pushing liquids and monitoring his condition. I am very concerned about the safety of the product, especially after doing some research and finding that many other people have had this problem. We followed the dosage dircetions, but used less than recommended because it was a new product for us. This product is not safe for dogs!

Our dog is very ill. As of right now the only economic damage is the expense of dish soap, water, and a product that has caused us a great deal of worry and trouble, and resulted in a very sick dog.

I purchased Sergeant's Sentry Pro XFC at a local PetSmart and applied it to my 6 year old healthy Pekingese last night. Several hours later she started shaking, scratching, coughing/sneezing, and whining--seeming to not be able to stay still. I thought she was going to have a seizure. I called the emergency number on the package and was advised to bathe her a few times to get the product off her. I bathed her three times...and gave her tuna water as suggested.

It has been 13 hours and though she is scratching and shaking less, is still not able to stay still. I have been reading of cases online since then and amazed this product has not been taken off the market. Very disappointed and worried about others who may use this product on their poor dog. I also filed a complaint on Sergeant's website.

I am still not sure if my dog is ok. I gave her 1/2 of a benadryl tablet to help her rest. We are both exhausted at this point.

I used this product on my dog and within the hour she statrted foaming at the mouth and acting odd, crying for no reason, so i guessed it was the product and gave her a bath two times, she is no longer foaming but she is acting starange like she cant see or hear, her back legs keep twitching and we have no money to take her to the vet. i truely believe i just killed my kids pet. the guilt is awful, thought this product was safe but i was wrong.

A few hours after applying the liquid as directed (I thoroughly read the entire box), my dog reacted the same as the other cases I've read here. . . agitated, rubbing head on carpet, salivating profusely, trying to scratch at the area, etc. I'm following the others with the Dawn baths and the benadryl. I see that others are spending a lot of money, as I'm sure I'm about to. Some have or are going to be reimbursed. But if this has a fatal effect on my dog, how can I possibly be reimbursed for THAT?????? There's not enough money to make me feel better if that happens.

I have a toy poodle weighing around ten pounds. Almost immediately after applying Sergeant's Silver Flea & Tick, as directed, my dog began to become very distraught. She began moving erratically, rubbing her back on the floor. She couldn't stay still for more then half a minute. She would endlessly try to bite and scratch at her back, the area where the medicine was applied. Crying all night, finally she fell asleep around four in the morning. It is now the next day and she is doing NO better.

Ten a.m. this morning, second day of her suffering, I have found thousands of reports dating all the way back to 2006 of cats and dogs going through the same thing. Some reports are much worse resulting in liver problems and even death. I have found and am not sure how accurate, a report claiming this product contains pesticides found in weed killers. One thing is for sure, she has been POISONED! I am unsure of the level of toxicity at this point. I have read reports of this lasting three days or more, most of which included that they bathed their dogs in dawn dish soap several times and administered benadryl more then once. I should also note it is highly recommended NOT to use any flea and tick medicine that is not recommended by your local vet. The consequences have been my dog going much pain and suffering. I, being the owner, have gone through a great deal of stress as well wondering what may become of my dogs health.

The consequences have been my dog going much pain and suffering. I, being the owner, have gone through a great deal of stress as well wondering what may become of my dogs health.

70 lb Labrador picked up some ticks. Was shampooed with flea and tick shamppoo (Hartz with pyrethrins) then applied Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick Treatment. Within approx 30mins the dog became agitated. Foaming at the mouth. Could not lay down. Tried to rub herself on the carpets. Began to shake. Was very hot to the touch. We immediately re-shampooed her to try to remove the product with minimal success. This was a Sunday with no vets open.

We administered Prednisone and later Benedryl with no noticable improvement. We had to sit up with her until 3 AM the next morning when she fell asleep from exhaustion. She awoke 4 hours later with reduced symptoms then went to sleep again Now another four hours later she is still asleep. We hope the worst is over but thats the last Sergeants product we will ever buy! How can a company continue to sell such toxic products in the face of the record of poisoning it is causing?

I purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick drops for our four dogs, trying to save a little money on the OTC flea remedy. I have used Hartz on them previously with no ill effects (different chemicals?). Also we have used Advantage from the vet with NO side effects whatsoever. On Wed afternoon, I put the Sergeant's drops on our dogs, using only half the dosage recommended on our two smallest dogs, and they had the worst reactions. I can't imagine what would have happened if I'd administered the whole tube. Three of the dogs immediately became agitated (only the largest and oldest dog was not affected). The smallest dog (11 lbs), a 2-yr-old rat terrier, became lethargic and had excessive drooling.

Our other small (12 lbs) 4-yr-old rat terrier began freaking out, shaking her whole body as if to get water off, shaking her head, panting like crazy, eyes bugged out. The largest rat terrier (30 lbs, 8 yrs old) was only mildly agitated, rolling on her back and scratching. We bathed the two smallest rat terriers with Dawn dishwashing liquid. The smallest dog continued to drool for several hours. Both seemed to calm down some after their baths. Bathed them again later that evening. All day Thursday the 4 yr old rat terrier panted and was not able to settle down (poor thing - I had to go to work and when I got home at 3:00 I immediately gave her Benadryl which really helped - she was probably exhausted!).

The smallest rat terrier continued to be somewhat lethargic and kept scratching at her back. I called the vet and was told if they didn't improve by the next day to bring them in (there was no vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions and they did improve). To make a long story short, even by Saturday the 4-yr-old rat terrier is still suffering some ... her back twitches and itches. We have been giving her Benadryl to alleviate the symptoms and it really helps. She has been eating some and drinking and normal potty breaks, and we encouraged her to drink more with tuna water. The smallest rat terrier was pretty much normal by Friday. It is now Sunday morning and things are much better but she is still itching/twitching some on her back. The largest and oldest rat terrier is also still itching and we bathed her again yesterday. Decided to use Sulfodene Medicated Shampoo to help with the itching. WRONG!!! What were we thinking? It really agitated her for about an hour (I guess adding chemical to chemical didn't help!!). She is much better this morning.

Please WARN EVERYONE YOU KNOW to NOT use this product. I spoke with the store director where I purchased this product and they are going to talk to their corporate department that handles pet products. Hopefully they will remove it from the shelves. I had a little shopping to do, and while on the pet food aisle, I saw a man looking at the flea products. He selected the Sergeant's Gold and put it in his cart. Before he could walk off, I stopped him and warned him about the possible side effects. He said they normally use Frontline with no problems but were just trying to save some money.

BTW, our vets (none of them over years of having pets) have ever told us there was a danger using OTC flea products. They have told us things like they weren't any good, didn't really work, etc., but NEVER that they were harmful.

Three of our family dogs suffered from using this product. Luckily, not severely and/or fatally.

I purchased this product for my 8 month old Shih Tzu and applied it as directed. Within an hour he was rolling around on the floor and having an extreme allergic reaction to it. He started crying and yelping because he was itching so bad. I bathed him immediately and gave him some Benadryl. This still did not relieve him so I had to take him to the vet and they gave him some muscle relaxers, said to bathe him in Dawn Liquid Dishwashing Liquid and to put vitamin E on the site where I had applied the Sergeant's Flea and Tick Squeeze-On.

My vet said DO NOT use this product. She said to report this to Consumer Affairs because she has seen this a lot with this product. She is going to post a sign in her office to warn people of this, along with the information that people have submitted online. This product is very dangerous. Please have it taken off the market!

I still won't know for awhile what other damage this has caused to my puppy. The vet has run blood tests and I am waiting for the results. My puppy is still not acting right and I am very afraid for him.

I applied the Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On product for dogs to my Shih-Tzu. Within a few hours she started having a horrible reaction to this product. She could not sit still, started convulsing her head, was clearly trying to get the product off of her back, and starting having trouble walking. I washed the product off of her immediately. After washing her, I started looking online about this product and found TONS of horror stories about how animals (especially smaller dogs) have this reaction and even WORSE...some resulting in death.

There are ZERO warnings on this product of any kind that indicate that this could be a possible reaction. I followed the instructions that I found online from others: I bathed her every hour on the hour with Dawn dish soap, administered a small amount of Benedryl, and fed her chicken broth. She seems to be calming down but is still having trouble walking. Someone has GOT to be instrumental in getting this HORRIBLE product off the market. I cannot believe that this is allowed to be sold in stores.

I do not yet know the full consequences of using this product on my dog. I will have to continue to monitor her throughout the day. So far, it has only resulted in the loss of the money that I paid for the product (thank goodness). However, the trauma from having to watch my dog suffer and go through this is horrific. I am hoping that this poison will get flushed out of her system and will continue bathing her throughout the day.

On Feb 15 2009 I used sergents Gold flea & Tick squeeze medication for my 3 poodles. I had found a tick on one of the dogs and thought I'd better get something on them. (in the meantime I had ordered my usual product)I applied only a small amount to the two smaller dogs, as I thought the product would be weaker than my frontline, (over the counter drugs are usually weaker than prescription drugs, this was my thinking) After leaving for an hour I came home to find my dogs were scratching and rolling around on the floor very irritated and I called the hotline on the box,the vet hotline said wash the dogs with Dawn dishwashing soap. As I started to do so, the oldest & largest poodle started crying and seemed to have trouble walking. The smallest poodle was wailing in pain in the bathtub, and the middle poodle had his face & skin so scratched he looked like he was bleeding. My boyfriend started reading of the other complaints online, and by this time my large poodle started to drool and the smallest was acting lethargic. I quickly got them in the car and we went to the Pet ER. They said this is pyrethrin poisoning. Gave each a shot, and said to continue watching the dogs. The next a.m. (Monday) the dogs weren't any better. we saw our regular vet, and he gave them muscle relaxers, benedryl, and some shampoo to bathe them in. As the week went on they were somewhat better, but now they have scabs all over their little backs, were they blistered.

This is a NIGHTMARE!! Why hasn't something been done! I went back to the store where I bought the sergents Gold, and the manager said he would take it off the shelf at his store. BUT..what about all the other people & pets that have to suffer because of something that is suppose to help them could KILL THEM!!! What will it take?

after using on both of my jack russells they where foaming at the mouth,iching,jerking. after bathing them again still no better,its only been a few hours since.

do not know yet

After applying Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs on 1/12/09, my dog had a strong reaction to the product and cannot stop shaking and cannot stay still for 2 second. I rushed her to the hospital and she was diagnosed with toxicity damage to her liver. She was hospitalized and is being treated for the damaged liver.

Instead of admitting this and pulling the product, an attempt at correcting this through a look at the label campaign was made and is insulting. I read the label in its entirety as well as the thousands of other people. I applied as directed, and my dog has been poisoned. Also, the emergency number puts you on hold continuously. Either they are blatantly disregarding the dangers of their product, or they are absolutely clueless as to what is going on. Either way, it should not continue. With the volume of complaints, a class action suit should be filed if possible.

Dog vomitting, scratching, doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, foaming at the mouth, vet bills.

I puchased Sergeants Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze On for my small dog. I made sure the product was for dogs 9-20 pounds. My dog was 12 pounds. I carefully read the instructions and applied the product to my dog. Almost immediately, my dog showed signs of irritation. I washed him tryting to get the product off. I tried calling the 800 number on the box several times, but was continually put on hold by the automated answering system. The dog was in such pain that all he could do was pace back and forth He wouldn't let us touch him, he couldn't sit down, he couldn't lay down, all he could do was pace.

We called the VET and was advised to bath him in DAWN and give him Benedryl. We did. The bath helped for a few minutes, but the dog was still unable to lie down or sit because he hurt too bad. We took him to the VET and was given pain pills. The dog was in such pain we finally had to double up on the dosage. We bathed the dog several more times in DAWN. For 60 hours Plus, my poor dog paced. He did not sleep, sit, or lie down. After the 2nd night and 3rd day, he finally started getting some relief. After reading all the complaints about this product. WHY HASN'T THIS TOXIN BEEN TAKEN OFF THE MARKET? ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US FROM THIS SORT OF THING.

Vet Bill of over $50. Mental stress (I thought my dog was going to die and I couldn't do anything to help). Poor dog's pain and suffering. Loss of sleep 3-1/2 days without sleep.

I bought the SERGENTS FUR SO SOFT ALL PURPOSE DOG SHAMPOO, I gave my boxer a bath in this and the next morning when we woke up the bed was soaked (from drool) where he was i didnt really think anything of it but later when we were up and moving i noticed he was drooling excessivly lke non stop just dripping kindda like they do when your eating and thet are watching but this was all day I have a app with his vet later today i didnt think this was from the shampoo but after i googled it and results said pssible poisioning i thought maybe he got into somethingthen i relized i gave him a bath the night before we went to bed and when we got up he had all the drool on the bed and nevr stopped since then so i wrote to the company to ask if this is possible then googled and found this site and after reading all these complaints im sure thats what it is! So my question is WHY IS THIS STILL ON SHELVES?? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO WE CAN TALK TO THIS ABOUT TO GET IT OFF THE SHELVES? IF SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW!

I used this product on my Malteese as a flea and tick preventive.

Almost immideatly he was irritated scratching and he could not stay still. He was disoriented and not himself. He was panting and had a faster heart rate I started washing him with shampoo trying to get the product off him. I called the emergency line on the box and they said to use Dawn or Palmolive and to use vitamin E after. I am on day three and my dog is still not right. He still itches and is still a bit disorriented. Thank God I started washing this off the same evening from what I see this could have been much much worse for my dog and I. After all I have read today my question to you is Why is this product still on the market?

My husband bought this product because he found a couple of fleas on our puppy Max, after reading the instructions and making sure the product was safe for Max's age and weight he proceeded to apply the squeeze-on's as directed...a couple of minutes later i get a phone call from my husband telling me Max is acting weird, running around the house whinning and looking miserable, at first he thought he had accidently gotten some in his eyes so he flushed them with water, this didn't help,

after going to google searching for anything that could help us i came upon a website in which many many pet owners shared their horror stories regarding this product, i followed the advice most of them seemed to agree on:to bathe the pup and give him some benadryl. it's now been a couple of hours since the incident and Max looks a lot better but we're still keeping a close eye on him.

my husband had to rush to a local store to get benadryl, we are now waiting to see how Max does through the night and if the condition persists we plan on taking him the vet.

I bought the silver flea and tick squeeze medication for my dog. An hour or so after the application, my dog became very sick. I am not happy with this product. There needs to be a better warning label. Now I am having to babysit my dog all night, just to make sure I don't have to take her to the vet. I feel horrible because I am the one that put the medication on her back and now she is itching like crazy, whinnng and won't stop moving. Then after reading how there have been so many complaints with this product I am wondering how it is still on the market???? I will never buy this product again and I will make sure no one I know that own's an animal will buy this product. I have given my dog two baths so far and some benadryl. I am hopeing that it will help her.

Distress I am so worried about my dog right now and I think I might have to take her to the vet which is gonna cost me a couple hundred bucks

My husband and I recently got an almost 1 yr old chiuaua/min pin mix. We decided to use sergeants gold flea & tick shampoo on him one afternoon and ran to the store to grab a few things. We came back and noticed he was sleeping a lot but didn't think much of it, (although he is a very high strung dog), just that he'd worn himself out that day. The next day he was hiding under the bed and didn't want to be touched. When I finally got him to come out that next day, his ears were extremly hot.

I ran to petco and got a therm. & took his temp, it was 105!! I ran him into the bathroom and put him in the bathtub with some lukewarm water and when i took him out put some cool washcloth's on him and brought his fever down to 103. I started him on antibiotics that night leftover from my other dog until i got to the vet the next day.

The next day he was acting a little better and more like himself. I took him to the vet and his temp was back to normal so they just thought it was a bug. Now, days later he has started making these weird coughing/choking/goose-honking type noises and they are almost like asthma attacks it seems like. I am really worried about him and going to the vet today when they open. If there was anything I'd like is for these stupid people to be sued & this product taken off shelves. I realized after using it that SOOO many people have had this happen to them. I'd just like to share my story and stop at least one innocent pet and their owners from suffering from something so simple. This is the worse stuff ever. Please do NOT use this product!!!

I hope people will read this and pass this information on to everyone they know that own dogs and cats! I purchase Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick product on Saturday (1/31/09) afternoon for my dogs (all under 20 lbs) from Winco. When I got home from grocery shopping I followed the directions on the back of the box and put the product on my dogs. I have 3 dogs, 11 year old Shihtzu, 3 1/2 year old minature Chihuahua and a 2 year old Pom/Terrier mix. After putting the product on my dogs I ran out to another store to finish shopping and was gone about an hour. When I got home all of the dogs were acting odd.

The Shihtzu was very aggatated and could not sit or lay comfortably, the other two were rubbing their faces on the carpet and being aggatated also. I immediately washed the product off and got online and looked up the product. Website after website had horror stories about incidents with this product.

I called the Emergency animal hospital and told them what my dogs were doing. They asked what product I had used and when I told them I could hear the panic in the ladies voice. She said wash them immediately with Dawn dish shop as it will break down the oil in the product. She said to watch for drooling, foaming at the mouth, seizures, muscle spasms, vomiting and diarrea. If my dogs exhibited any of these to get them in immediately.

That evening my Chihuahua started having muscle spasms in her rear legs. I ended up taking all three dogs to the emergency animal hospital that evening. The bigger two seem to be fine but my Chihuahua is still having uncontrolable muscle spasms and is now on a muscle relaxer and anti-inflammatory. Hopefully she will be okay. This product needs to be recalled.

This has so far cost me $130.00 to this point. As of today 2/3/09 I do not know if my Chihuahua will need further vet help as she is slowly getting better but still having muscle spasms.

I would like to tell you about my nightmare with a product called Sergeant Gold flea and tick. I have a four month old cockapoo who is 13 lbs. His name is wimper. I used this product on wimper lastnight. Shortly after using it wimper started crawling on the floor,rubbing against everything and anything,crying,not eating and just acting like he was in alot of pain. This morning he was no better.

I called the 1 800 emergency number on the package and they told me to give him a Dawn bath and he would be better. Which i did and it did not do anything for my little puppy. So i called the vet. After speaking to them, they advise that wimper was having a bad bad reaction to the stuff and needs to be seen ASAP. So i took wimper in it. They had to give him a shot for the massive itching and a perscription. And a follow up visit next week.

My vet advised me that this stuff is ALL chemicals and it's very very harsh for our puppies/dogs and that it should not be on the store shelfs. The vet said that wimper would not be same and would sleep for the next few days until he gets better. The sleeping is from the meds that he had to put him on. So,,,this office visit costed me $80.00 and then again next week for a follow up to make sure he is ok. That is going to cost me another $28.00.

I can not beleive that they can market this type of product with all these effects on our animals. I am going to file a BBB complaint and try to get my vet costs reimbursted to me. I may even consider filing a class action law suit with this company as they are very aware of the problems this product has caused and has done nothing to resolve these problems. If you do a search on sergeant gold flea and tick you will find 100's and 100's of complaints on this product.

I just feel that the public needs to know about this poison that they are putting into there animals. And the company should be held responsiable for this. Or at the very least they should put some kind of warning label the package so people know that there could be a bad and deadly side effects to this product.

I applied the Sergeant's Gold to my terrier mix on 01/24/2009. He was fine at first. Just a little hyperactive. That night he began to drool excessively and could not be still. I never dreamed it was the flea and tick squeeze-on for dogs. I mean, above their name it says Caring for pets since 1868. They have almost killed my dog. Yesterday my dog began acting very lethargic and continued drooling excessively. After this the twitching began and never stopped.

We called our vet office but they were already closed. We finally found a number for an emergency pet clinic in our area and called them. They told us to bathe him in Dawn and bring him in immediately. While my husband was bathing the dog I did some research on the internet about this product. There are numerous complaints about it poisoning dogs. Even after bathing my dog, his twitching and salivating didn't stop.

When we arrived at the emergency pet clininc we were told he had Organophosphate poisoning from the Sergeant's Gold treatment. We were in the 30th hour of putting the treatment on him. He had to stay over night and receive IV fluids to flush the remaining toxins out of his system. Almost $400 in treatments due to this product. Now he is at the regular vet's office and they are keeping him over night again just to make sure everything is out of system. Thank God for the emergency pet clinics.

Last Sunday (/1/18/09) I purchased the Sergeants flea and tick squeeze on drops for all 3 of my dogs. Within 1 hour my littlest dog (yorkie) started going nuts! rolling on floor, throwing up foam, legs twitching, crying, growling, and definately in pain. My lab, and German shepard didnt start showing reactions till that night.

I bathed my yorkie right away with regular shampoo. We were up all night with him. I bathed again next day but he was worse and the other dogs were getting bad too. I called the vet and he gave the yorkie a shot of cortizone. He didnt get any better. We called emergency vet. They said bathe with Dawn and get to the vet asap. We bathed all 3 dogs with Dawn. The vet gave the other 2 dogs a cortizone shot and gave all of them a shot of atrapine. He said this would flush this poison out of thier systems. It is now Friday and our Yorkie slept through the night for the first time last night. All of them are still biting at legs and back and have twitches in the nerves. I hope there is no permanent damage. We have big Vet bills though.

This product is AWFUL! I am so worried and upset. I applied this on my 20lb spaniel mix and within hours he was throwing up and twitching non-stop esp in one spot on his side. He has been acting lethargic as well and had diarrhea too. I gave him a thorough bath and have applied cortisone to the affected area. He is still twitching! I am taking him to the VET this afternoon. This product SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET! IT IS POISON! We should all file some type of lawsuit, this is reprehensible. I am furious!

I bought Sergeant's Sentry Pro squeeze on Flea and Tick Control for dogs 66 lbs. and over and used it on my American Bulldog, Nora, whom is 110 lbs. She broke out in a rash, or so I thought, but it turned out to be chemical burns.

The chemical burns extend all the way around her neck and got infected from her intense scratching during the night. She lost her fur in the affected area and after weeks of treatment, she is still healing.

I bought the 15 lbs. and under Sergeant's Sentry Pro squeeze on Flea and Tick Control and used it on my Boston Terrier Roxy, whom is 11 lbs. She started vomiting and shaking and broke out in a rash within 24 hours, which subsided after about 3 days. I followed the vet's directions and washed her with Dawn dish detergent.

Not only did I spend money on the product, but I had to take her to the vet, which cost me 200.00.

My 14 month old boxer, Shellby became violently ill today. We had run out of her regular flea and tick medication and realized yesterday she was a week past her monthly due date. I was at the grocery store so I picked up some Sargeants Gold squeeze-on medication and applied it when I got home. First of all I was shocked at the amount of medicine that was inside that little tube. It was MUCH more than her old flea medication contained, and I even didn't administor it all because it was sooo much. Shellby was fine all day yesterday, but then this afternoon when my mother went to check up on her and let her out to go to the bathroom she threw up 5 times within two hours.

She was rubbing her neck against the sidewalk outside and fixated on licking and biting and rubbing her rear (where I had applied the medicine sparingly at the base of her tail). She was foaming at the mouth a little bit as well and just not acting herself whatsoever. When my boyfriend arrived home from work, he gave her a very thorough bath and she seemed a little bit better.

But I happened to google Sergeants Flea and Tick because I was going to call and file a complaint, and stumbled on blog after blog, article after article, website after website dedicated to pet owners who have had similar situations. I immediately called my boyfriend and he rushed her to the vet. The vet administered two shots, told us to give her another bath with her organic oatmeal shampoo, and gave her special food to mix with chicken broth tomorrow. He said he thought the worst was over. I'm not sure if there is a civil lawsuit but if there is ANYTHING I can do please let me know, I am completely outraged.

Hoping my little pup is ok. She's such a good girl. I feel awful she is so sick from my stupidity in not doing my research. I just assumed that it was safe since it was on the shelf. I CANNOT believe these toxic chemicals are out there! I am going to file a complaint with the manufacturer as well as my grocery store where i purchased the product.

Vomiting, skin irritation, foaming at the mouth, erratic behavior, fixation on affected areas. The vet bill so far is the only one we have incurred. She received two shots from the vet, and he gave us special food and instruction for tomorrow.

I used Sergeants Gold flea & tick on my Maltipoo within an hour she was vomiting I didnt think that was a reaction due to the product because I thought an allergic reaction would be itching or redness I thought she might have eaten something outside that caused her to vomit. But later she was scratching and drooling and acting crazy. I took her to the vet and I am still waiting for them to call. She had bald patches where she scratched her hair off her skin. I saw this website that had dogs with the same problem please take this off the shelf!!!!!!

The vet said they are doing blood work and will give her medication for swelling & itching and eye drops they are also washing her and trimming her hair where she scratched the hair off. What a mess and cost too. They quoted me 196.00 thats till her blood work comes in if that comes back bad no telling how much more what a nightmare!!!!

I purchased the Sergeant skip-flea and tick shampoo with oatmeal for dogs and puppies for my 3 year dog because she has already three flea only, I bathe her a january 10, was a saturday and Approximately an hour later my dog was shaking, with red skin, her tongue and ears red, refuse to drink water, eyes dialted, acting lethargic, don't eat, she can't walk, don' move from her bed. I was afraid, it takes it to emergency pet hospital and spend almost $250 dolars and my dog is still sick, i purchase diferent food and it does not eat it, I don't not what to do, I don't have more money for the vet

I was afraid, it takes it to emergency pet hospital and spend almost $250 dolars and my dog is still sick, i purchase diferent food and it does not eat it, I don't not what to do, I don't have more money for the vet, my dog this patient still, it can pass the worse thing to her, I have a condition of health and it is the one that accompanies when my husband to me this in the work and my daughter in the school, she is the small girl of the house we loved all it, I do not create to be able to put price to this

I put Sergeant's Flea & Tick squeeze-on for dogs and my Pomeranian was poisoned by it with vomiting and unable to walk. Our Chi/Min pin had SEVERE itching. I called the 1-800 # for them and she told me that it sounded as if my dogs didn't weigh enough to use it but they have boxes on the shelf for 6lbs and up

I am still bathing and pushing water and chicken broth down them. It's not so much suing them for money but they need to get this stuff of the shelf. There are MULTIPLE incidents of this product and even by ASPCA

We have always used Frontline and have never had a problem. In an effort to save a buck or two I was at Walmart and picked up Sergeant's Gold. It looked like the best they have. That night it was applied to my minature daschund at approx. 10pm. At 5:30am Sunday morning, she wakes us up drooling everywhere and foaming at the mouth. I looked to the computer and saw where there are LOTS of complaints with the exact symtoms.

I call the vet and the answering service answered. They weren't seeming real concerned till I mentioned Sergeant's Gold then she immeditaly took my name and number. Within two minutes the vet called me back. As soon as I told her about the Sergeant's Gold she told me to wash her with warm water and dish detergent and she should be okay but that she has been poisoned by the Sergeant's Gold. They have seen several cases and this was the second dog this week that they have treated for it. We are in a small town with several vets so this was unusual that this one has already had two in a week.

We thought the dog was better and then by Sunday night she has lost almost all control in her back legs. She will be walking and then her legs will stiffen out and she falls to the floor. She shakes her head alot and is biting and scratching. I had her at the vet this morning when they opened and she is having to stay at least for the day. They are going to give her another bath and inject fluids in her and monitor her. She has sores on her back from where the Sergeant's Gold was applied. The vet thinks she is going to make it since she has made it this far. She said only time will tell if the damage is temporary or permanent.

I do not understand how this product is still being sold with so many complaints of the exact same nature. I want this product and any others like it off the shelf. I am going to call the company and I am going to fight to be reimbursed for the medicine and the vet bill. The dog is still there so I don't know what it is going to end up being. Anyone in a position to do something, please help!

When I separated the hair on his back where the product had been placed, the skin was blood red. I immediately checked the product for complaints on the internet and unfortunately found NUMEROUS problems and reactions like my dogs are having. The larger dog by this time was also sratching, shaking. I immediately re-washed both dogs to get this stuff off. Hopefully with it only being on for the 2-3 hours, things should calm down. I am taking this remainder of the product and receipt to Pet Smart to complain with them and demand a refund. This item should be pulled from the shelves. There is no excuse for this, especially after all the complaints.

If these dogs have severe medical consequences as a result of this product I will do whatever it takes to have this taken off the market and the public made aware of it.

I thought it was just an initial reaction and that it would go away by a day. By Saturday, she was still caughing and she had licked away a patch of fur on her back side! I bathed and fed her some chicken broth. I think that is the first she had eaten in two days. I decided to read up on the internet about this product. It turns out that this is a common occurance. This product should not be available to anyone. There are serious side affects to this product, not just a minor allergic reaction!

My keeshund has red, irritated skin, swollen in some places. She has licked away her fur where she could reach her hind area where the drops were put.

ON 1/8/09 we bought the SSergeant's Silver Flea abd Tick squeeze on for dogs from Foodlion. We applied the tube on our almost 2 year old Pit Bull. Within 2 hours she began to vomit, itch, drool from the mouth, act restless, refuse to drink water, eyes dialted, shake her head, bury herself under blankets and roll around as if to get something off of her. We new somthing wasn't right. We called the emergency vet and as soon as I said the name of the medication, they said Oh NO!, and proceeded to tell me her symptoms. In the meantime I had my mom research on the internet for like cases. I was amazed by the amount of bad reactions this brand has had. I don't understand why it's still on the market.

We immediately washed her 4 or 5 times with DAWN soap, gave her Benadryl, a tablespoon of honey and rubbed Vitamin E Oil all down her back. She seems to have calmed down now, but is still drooling from the mouth. We will continue to monitor her through the night, but still may need to take her to the vet tomorrow. Luckily our other Pit Bull didn't have an adverse reaction the the medication. We did bathe him as a precaution. I also called the 24 hour Emergency number on the back of the package and they seemed not very concerned.

They told me that she may just be experiencing a numbing feeling on her back and that is why she is agitated, give her a bath several times, don't feed her or let her drink for a few hours, she is drooling and vomiting because she may have injested some of the product and to put vitamin E on her back. If they are fully aware of these bad reactions, why is this still on the market?

She seems to be doing better at this point, but don't know how the night will go. I am concerned still, I don't want to go to sleep. We purchased the product at Foodlion for around $10.00 and the Vitamin E, Benadryl, Dawn, Honey and Chicken broth was about $20.00. I still don't know if we are going to have to take her to the vet.

I used this product on both my Jack Russell Terrier and Bull Terrier and within less than an hour both dogs were vomiting, urinating, panting frantically and in great distress. They have remained in this condition now for the past 13 hours. I called and was told to bathe them in dish soap which I did and put Vitamin E on them but none of this helped. After looking on line I discovered this reaction is common and many dogs have died after owners used this product. I want to do whatever is necessary to get this product off the market.

My dogs are in great distressed. I've talked to a vet over the phone but my vet is not available. This condition has continued for 13 hours and if it worsens, I will take the dogs to an emergency clinic.

My girlfriend purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for our Chihuahua-Pug mix, Penny at a local CVS drugstore. We only applied half a tube, following directly the directions for application on the box, and within an hour Penny was acting oddly. As it was in the evening we decided to wipe off all the excess product, since she sleeps in bed with us. Unfortunately the damage had already been done. In the morning when I awoke, Penny was running around in what seemed a daze, drooling from the mouth.

My girlfriend immediately phoned the vet and also the emergency poison control hotline on the product box. She followed the directions given to her over the phone by the hotline and when speaking to the vet she was told that we should follow the hotline directions and monitor her situation before bringing her in. My girlfriend stayed home with Penny all day (having to skip a memorial service that she was planning on attending with me) and had to physically keep Penny in her lap to keep Penny from shaking violently.

Penny also experienced incontinence issues, peeing twice on my girlfriend's lap, twice on the carpet and once in the travel kennel. Additionally, for another 48 hours she had a nervous tic, where she would violently shake her head back and forth as though she were trying to shake something out of her head (I understand this might have been the toxins in the product, causing her this distress.) Thankfully she did not experience any known long-term after effects.

While Penny has completely recovered we had to purchase a new travel kennel for her ($37.99.) Additionally, there were expenses for cleaning clothes and the carpet. Fortunately this happened over a weekend otherwise my girlfriend would have lost time from work.

I bought Sergeant's Gold at Walmart last night to use. I put it on my little dog last night around 8.00 p.m. And he acted fine til about 2 hours later. He started throwing up violently. I called my vet and he said to wash him with dish detergent to get the medicine off of him so I did that about 5 times. He said there was nothing they could do at the office that I couldn't do at home. He also told me that he may start to have diarrhea and muscle spasm's. He never got diarrhea but the spasm's are awful. He didn't sleep at all last night from pawing and scratching at his little back. I called the vet this morning to make sure he could eat and drink. He said just a little so I gave him his food stretched out over an ours time. And just a little water. It is now 1:30 p.m. and he has started throwing up about 2 hours ago. He seems to be resting now in his bed. This is still not over so I can't tell you the outcome but I think he will be o.k. But I will never buy this product again.

I bought Sergeant's Gold for our 10 month old German Shepherd. We applied the product per instructions. About an hour later she began drooling, twitching, and vomiting. I knew it had something to do with the Sergeant's Gold. I looked it up on the internet and found all the other complaints. We called our vet and he advised to bath her with Dawn. This seemed to help, but 24 hours later she is hyper, still throwing up and twitching some. We called the 800 number on the box and the guy said that the throwing up was because she ingested it and the other symptoms had nothing to do with the product.

This is in regards to Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze on for dogs (9-20 lbs). We purchased this product at Walmart. I followed the directions precisely and put it on my two Miniature Dachshunds from shoulders to mid back. Approximately an hour later they both starting acting very strange. They were shaking their heads and bodies, itching their faces and ears. I quickly realized that something was terribly wrong and washed it off with a lot of water like the box stated if irritation occurs. Both dogs went in their beds, acting lethargic barely opening their eyes if I called their names.

I was afraid they were dying, I soon found out that they were experiencing adverse reactions. I then called the Emergency vet, the tech then informed me of what this terrible product is capable of and what has happened to other dogs, vomiting, foaming at the mouth, seizures and possibly death. The tech told me to monitor them and if they experienced anything like this to immediately bring them in. I then researched the thousands of other cases with the same symptoms, some even much worse resulting in death. These are the adverse affects to a medicine supposed to help a dog rid of fleas? This product needs to be recalled, removed from the shelves and I will be persistent in doing so.

My dogs and I experienced severe emotional trauma, I thought I almost killed my dogs. My dogs suffered from a irritation rash over their entire body for three days.

Applied smaller doses than indicated on label of Sergeants Tick and flea Squeeze on as it was first time we were trying this brand. We have used frontline and advantix before. Ours are two chihuawas. Not 10 minutes after both dogs were going nuts (same symptoms as above). I jumped on line after not getting an answer from the manufacturer's hot line, and found all these warnings of people experiencing the same troubles. Neither the label on the product nor the website show clear warnings. Yes its says "may be toxic" but that's saying "watch out may fall down stairs"....its different if the space leading to the stairs is slippery....isnt it? We are part of quite a few circles of both dog and cat breeders and we will amke sure this information and warning is passed on to current and future pet owners.

My father purchased Sergeant's Silver Flea and Tick medication for my Beagle from Food Lion on Sunday, December 28, 2008. He came home to apply the medicine on my Beagle's back as directed on the back of the box. When we woke the next morning, December 29, the Beagle Copper seemed to be acting strange, not being energetic as usual. My mother and I shrugged it off at first assuming it was a upset stomach, but we noticed that he continued to scratch his back and bite at his paws. After only 15 minutes he started jumping around and acting crazy like he couldn't sit still at all. Then Copper jumped on my lap, without any warning, he started to violently vomit. We put him outside, frantic we didn't know what to do.

We quickly decided that it had something to do with the Sergeant's Silver that had been applied to Copper's neck less than 12 hours before. I got online to find out what Sergeant's silver was and I found multiple complaints saying Sergeant's Silver killed my dog. Wash in shampoo ASAP! Copper vomited 4 to 5 more times in a 10 minute span. We brought him inside and went straight upstairs to the shower to wash the oily product off him. After the shower we noticed excessive drooling; a warm dry nose; and fast breathing and heart beat.

We called our vet and they told us to immediately being Copper in, they said it sounded serious. My mother and I checked Copper into Indian Trail Animal Hospital at approximately 1:00PM December 29. We picked Copper up from the hospital at 5:45 later that night. Copper continued to act strange. Acting like he didn't know who his family was, acting very confused, not eating, drinking, or going to the bathroom.

We received a $171.66 vet bill.

Our dog had a severe reaction to this product. He began with excessive drooling and progressed towards twitching and crying. Our vet treated him with stripping shampoo and Benadryl. 24 hours later, he is still quite miserable.

This product was used as directed on two of my dogs - a 26lb puppy and a 55lb adult. Both dogs were actually under dosed. The large dog received approx. half the tube made for dogs his size and the puppy received only a few drops. I purchased this product only to get me through the Christmas week until I had time to get to the vet to purchase some advantage - fleas have been bad here even though it's winter (I'm in the south). I applied it in the morning and within hours the adult was acting jittery and anxious. He seemed to be trying to hide in various places but could not sit still. It was like my dog was on a bad acid trip, it was frightening.

I promptly decided to wash the treatment off of both dogs using shampoo. The puppy did not appear to be having a reaction but the adult certainly was and is now panting as though he is hot and, though calmer, cannot sleep. The puppy probably had no reaction because I applied only a few drops (she is 7 months old and weighs almost 30 lbs). I have used advantage and frontline on both dogs before and neither have had a reaction. I believe there was a real risk of death or serious injury if the product had been left on my dog and I had not acted. This product should be removed from shelves immediately. If you have applied it to your dog I *strongly* suggest that you wash it off immediately. If there is a time for a class action law suit, this is surely it and they surely deserve it. My advice is to stay away from over the counter flea and tick treatments.

On 12-25-08, I purchased Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick Squeeze On to apply to my three dogs, since the new dog we had just gotten had fleas. I followed the directions and applied it as instructed. Within hours all three dogs (5 mo. old Maltipoo; 15 m. old Havashu and 5 yr. old Toy Poodle)began drooling profusely, whining, jerking around, twitching, trying to get at their backs where the treatment was applied, rolling on their backs, running in circles and so hyper they couldn't calm down. The drooling was so profuse that their entire front halves were soaked.

We rushed all three to the emergency pet hospital since it was after hours on a holiday and they ended up keeping the Maltipoo and Havashu overnight. They had to give them shots and fluids. The Toy Poodle was able to go home with us but we had to watch her all night. She jerked and twitched all night. The next day we picked up the dogs at the hospital and transported them to our regular vet. He checked them over and we took them home. At 1230 a.m. I was awakened by my Havashu who was projectile vomiting and had severe diahrea. She had to be taken back to the vet and now has to stay for two days for blood work and the vet says she has possible liver damage. So far, the use of this product has nearly cost me my beloved pets and over $1000 in vet bills!

All three dogs have suffered physical pain and have possible neurological damage along with possible liver damage. It's too soon to tell if they will lose the hair on their backs due to this medication or what the long term neurological/physical damage may be. So far I'm looking at over $1000 in vet bills and I haven't even got the vet bill for this two day stay for the Havashu. I want this product removed from the shelves and I want to bring a lawsuit against this company for reckless disregard or similar.

I applied this product to my dog this morning at 1030 am,,, by 2pm she was vomiting,eating grass, not wanting to be left alone. This product is poison and I will never buy it again. Someone should file a class action suit against this company. Any lawyers out there willing to take the case?

I applied Sergeant's Gold to both of my dog's on 12/22/08 and within an hour they were both coughing and hacking. They were spiting up foam and spit. I immediately got online to see what I could do to help them. I was shocked to find out so many other people had the same issue with there dogs. I bathed them with dish detergent and fed them chicken broth. Both seemed to help them, it is hard to say how long this will last as it has only been a few hours. I am sickened that this product is for sale at Wal-Mart. I normally use Frontline and have had no problems with this product. I am not sure what to do but this product needs to be recalled immediately. Please if you are reading this and can do something about it do so as soon as possible before there is another victim from Sergeant's Gold.

It caused my dog's and myself severe stress and it is uneeded stress especially around the Holiday's when people are stressed out enough.

Along with my husband and 2 boys resides 3 dogs and 3 cats. Our pets are most definitely part of our family. Sissy our baby girl dog who best guess is part terrier and part schnauzer is very succeptible to fleas. On Saturday I noticed fleas on Sissy the other animals did not seem to be affected. I was in Walmart on Sunday and with the Holidays decided to try to save money and see what was avaiable over the counter. I purchased the Sergeant's Gold and applied it around 2pm.

A couple of hours later I noticed that she was acting very strangely. She was more hyper than normal, crying out and doing this weird thing with her neck. It was a very repetitive movement where she throws her head back towards her tail. My husband bathed her several times and we took turns staying up with her all night. As long as we were petting her she was quiet and still but as soon as we stopped she would do that funny thing with her head and cry. At 2:30 in the morning I got online and could not believe the amount of horror stories just like what we were experiencing. It scared me to death. I took her to the vet this morning who told me there was no antidote and prescribed valium. She seemed to be a little better after I gave her the valium but it has worn off and she is now doing the same behavior again. I am devasted that I poisoned our beloved dog to try to save a few dollars. Please do not make the same mistake I will never buy anything from Sergeant's again.

In november i purchased this product from walmart as they were out of the regular shampoo i use for my dog, bubbles. within an hour she was foaming at the mouth and shaking. I did not connect it with the shampoo. i gave her benadryl and aspirin and i went to bed. next morning she was the same foaming at the mouth and shaking so i called my vet and left a message with his staff, this action with bubbles continued all day. i finally called the vet and he immediately came on the lind asked if she was having grand mal seizures, she was not (I did not know what they were.) he suggested benadryl which i ran out of so i went to walmart again and thought of the flea shampoo.

i quickly went home called the vet and he advised bathing her to remove all traces of the shampoo. within 30 minutes of the bath bubbles was having grand mal seizures at the rate of one every 30 minutes for about 3 hours, i stayed up with her all night. i left her with the vet the next morning where that evening i was told she either could have a brain tumor, or was poisoned by the shampoo. she had a catheter inserted and was given 2 liters of an iv to flush out her system.

for three days she stayed there in intensive care when i took her home she only walked in right hand circles and could not control her bowel or urinary movements. it has been three weeks and almost $500.00 later and she is finally toilet trained again, going for walks, and being her old self again. the vet and i both believe it was the shampoo as she has returned to her normal self.

a better warning should be placed on the label explaining the risks and the hazards. most families could not afford the medical care as a result of the poisoning, much less the trauma of the event. i had told my vet if bubbles was in pain and could not be helped to put her down, there were many tears shed over her illness. the shampoo labels 800 # only gave me a person who assigned me a case number and no information of how to counteract or stop the poisoning. i called them twice and was not given any advice except to call a vet. my vet is a personal friend and i know he did not charge me full price for 4 days of hospitalization.

muffin was scratching for about a week, then we purchased sergeants gold squeeze on drops from target today. i figured i'd better bathe her first since the directions said we could't bathe her after the drops were administered. after her bath and being dry, i applied the drops. immediately she began scratching and licking her fur, after about twenty minutes of watching her closely, i noticed her licking became frantic and agitated. i searched online and found nothing but bad about sergeants. i also saw all the comments about immediate bathing with dishwashing liquid. i bathed her and monitored her closely for one hour now recording every scratch, sneeze, shake of the head. After the bath she seemed 100% better. only very minor symptoms. im convinced it was because we acted in about 40 minutes after the application! were gonna watch her closely for adverse effects. thanks , i will keep an eye on this sight and post everywhere about this product. i will also keeep my eye open for lawsuitmentions. some action definitely needs to be taken.

I purchased some Sentry Pro XFC Squeeze-On for dogs and applied the medication as directed. Within a few hours my golden retriever had what I would describe as chemical burns to the three spots I applied the medication. Not only was my dog in pain, but he had to be attended to by a vet, was on steroids for several weeks and had to wear a plastic collar for two weeks.

Sargeants response was not to issue a reimbursement for the vet bills and product- No, they tried to get me to sign a release form promising I would not discuss or write about this horrible medication. They had no concern for my dog whatsoever. I am livid!

I used the Sergeants Gold Squeeze-On for Dogs on my Cocker Spaniel, who developed bleeding, oozing sores all over his back. I reported it to Sergeant's after taking my dog to the vet for treatment, and they sent me a release form to forever hold them indemnified against further action. This made me suspicious, so a simple internet search resulted with tons of similar complaints about this same product. I feel like a class action suit should be opened against this company to make them take this dangerous product off the market and pay restitution to the consumers who had to treat sick dogs.

Bleeding, oozing sores on my dog; veterinary treatment at my expense.

Applied Sergeants Gold flea drops to my 3 dogs. They went crazy and started foaming at the mouth and throwing up and wheezing. They are in obvious pain and probably suffering from toxic poision in the product. This has ben going on for a full 24 hrs now. This conmpany should be sued for animal cruelty. I now se that this product is causing this to animals all over the nation.

missed the entire day of work taking care of them and lost a nights sleep. I am a private Investigator. Today was a complete loss. Not sure if the dogs will be ok or not. The nightmare continues.

I'm advising all my friends and family to NEVER give your dog Sergeant's over the counter flea and tick medication!!!!!!!! (Even if it says 9-15 lbs) It is bad stuff / POISON! Yesterday morning (12/8/2008) at around 7:30am) I gave my dog, Weber a bath and dried him and put the stuff on this neck/back as instructed. I left for school (I'm a teacher) and when I came home his whole entire neck and face were wet. He was drooling,foaming, panting, and shaking and he had, had an accident inside (1 and 2 which he has not done in four years! It was as if he had lost control of his function) It was NOT good! I tried to get him in the bath to rinse him off and he screamed and cried because he was hurting.

I wrapped him in towel and took him straight to the Vet. They were very kind and said that I had done nothing wrong because I did not know but that Sergeant's and Hartz products have killed MANY MANY small pets! I will NEVER buy anything over the counter again. He was admitted for several hours and they washed him three times with Dawn. I really had no idea how dangerous it was. The Vet told me if I got it on my fingers I'd have to call poison control because it is essentially an insecticide! It is very, very dangerous. It can cause seizures and muscle spasms and it can kill your pet (cats too). When we got home he was still kicking his back legs like a horse bucking and he was still crying if you touched him. It was terrible!

I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS IF I HAD ANY IDEA THIS WOULD HAPPEN! The only warnings on the front lable are "Do not use on Cats" and Keep out of reach of children. It essentially says about the same thing on the back panel. My dog was in the correct weight ragne for this product and it was applied correctly. I am very upset that this is on the market and that other people my loose a loved pet because Sergeant's is not warning people. This may be ok for a larger dog but certainly not for a small dog but the front cover even has a picture of a little Yorkie breed alluding to the cosumer that it is safe for thier small dog! Please get this off the market and warn people. Thank you!

Yesterday we bought Sergeant's Gold at Wal-Mart for our three Lhasa Aposo's. Two of the dogs had severe allergic reactions to the product. They woke us up at three in the morning crying and growling. When we came down to check on them they were going crazy rubbing their faces on anything they could and scratching at their eyes. They even tore up huge chunks of our tile out of their frustration with the pain.

We immediatly began flushing out their eyes. When this didn't ease the irration we put them in the tub to continue flushing out their eyes and also washed the poision off of them with dawn dish soap. After the tub things kept getting worse. They started having muscle spasams and their head and legs were uncontrollable twitching. They couldn't sit still for a minute. They were growling, crying, twitching, and hidding under furniture all night long. The youngest dog then began vomiting. When we called the vet they told us they have any many complaints about Sergeants and that it kills many dogs and cats each year. They told us we did the right thing to wash them with dawn dish soap.

Now its a matter of letting it pass through their systems. It's been well over 24 hrs and out littlest puppy is still crying and twitching. We are taking her into the vet in the morning since this poision seems to still be affecting her. It makes me sick to read all of these complaints. I don't understand why this product is still being sold. We are calling the company to complain tomorrow as well as making a complaint to Wal-Mart.

on 11/10/08 we saw a flea on one of our dogs, we have 8..all rescued...money is tight right now so I settled on Sargents gold for the bigger ones and the herbal one for the littles..thank goodness for this because I don't think their little bodies could have withstood what happened to Theo....I put it on him as the directions stated (having worked with animals 23 years I knew how this is applied, sargents tries to say the poisioning is due to mis-application) and he acted ok except like I had put something wet on him..he doesn't like to be wet so I thought this was normal for Theo..

so 48 hours later I'm looking at him and he looks like his hair is standing on end..thought maybe he rolled in something..I touched him and could feel that his skin was moist and his skin crawled when I touched him...I realized at ince what was happening and put Theo right in the bath followed by 2 benadryl..the bath didn't help much..he was still itchy and still is and is't 4 weeks later.

Theos skin got worse, he had oozing wounds where the product had touched him AND HIS HAIR AND SKIN CAME OFF IN CHUNKS and then he broke out in welts and hives all over his body..had to have tons of benadryl just so he could rest at nite..he had disturbed conciousness to the point where you could NOT touch him...I miss him...the welts have healed and the burns on his back will be a forever reminder to us. Theo is still not his normal and I don't know if he ever will be.

Sargents is a joke...they are having people poision their pets and then want you to fill out an information form for them....I always thought they did the testing before the product went on the market. This product is listed with Sargents company as Roach Killer and the product is 40 % of this...what would happen if a little kid got a hold of this and applied it like Mommy does only on them selves...is it going to take a human to die from this product to get it off the shelves?

While trying to save money because of the economy it cost us much more in physical pain and heart ache then you could ever imangine...

what price do you put on the fact that you poisioned your best friend without knowing it. Theo will be scared forever because burns destroy hair folicles and it doesn't grow back...and even now when I just touch his back his skin crawls making affection an uncomfortable thing for him and I feel horriable because I did this to him. PLEASE GET THIS OFF THE MARKET FOR TH SAKE OF THE ANIMALS...WE NEED TO SPEAK FOR THEM....THANK YOU

on 11/10/08 we saw a fle on one of our dogs, we have 8..all rescued...money is tight right now so I settled on Sargents gold for the bigger ones and thr herbal one for the littles..thank goodness for this because I don't think their little bodies could have withstood what happened to Theo....I put it on him as the directions stated(having worked with animals 23 years I knew how this is applied, sargents tries to say the poisioning is due to mis-application) and he acted ok except like I had put something wet on him..he doesn't like to be wet so I thought this was normal for Theo.

so 48 hours later I'm looking at him and he looks like his hair is standing on end..thought maybe he rolled in something..I touched him and could feel that his skin was moist and his skin "crawled" when I touched him...I realized at ince what was happening and put Theo right in the bath followed by 2 benadryl..the bath didn't help much..he was still itchy and still is and is't 4 weeks later. Theos skin got worse, he had oozing wounds where the product had touched him, broke out in welts and hives all over his body..had to have tons of benadryl just so he could rest at nite..he had disturbed conciousness to the point where you could NOT touch him...I miss him...the welts have healed and the burns on his back will be a forever reminder to us.

Theo is still not his normal and I don't know if he ever will be. Sargents is a joke...they are having people poision their pets and then want you to fill out an information form for them....I always thought they did the testing before the product went on the market. This product is listed with Sargents company as "Roach Killer" and the product is 40 % of this...what would happen if a little kid got a hold of this and applied it like Mommy does only on them selves...is it going to take a human to die from this product to get it off the shelves?

Yesterday we bought Sergeant's Gold for our three Lhasa Apso's. We noticed that they were a little whinny afterwards, but didn't think much of it. They woke us up at three in the morning growling and crying. When we came downstairs two of the dogs were going crazy crying and rubbing their faces on everything and scratching at their eyes. We immediatly got wash clothes and began flushing their eyes. This did not help so we bathed them in dawn dish soap and kept flushing their eyes in the tub.

After getting out the the tub, the same two dogs began having muscle spasms and twitching uncontrollable. They were very restless...crying, growling, hidding under furniture. One of the dogs also began vomiting. The vet told us we did the right thing but washing them immediatly with Dawn dish soap. They also told us that Sergeants kills many dogs and cats and year. I wish I would have known this before we subjected our dogs to it.

We are calling Sergeants tomorrow and filling a complaint at Wal-Mart. It has been well over 24 hrs and our youngest dog is still crying on and off and twitching. She can not sit still. The other affected dogs seems to be fine. And for some reason the third dog did not have any problems.

I purchased Sergent's Gold Flea & Tick at CVS and applied to my Miniature Schnauzer as directed. Within an hour, she was acting extremely agitated and couldn't sit still. She seemed to be jumping up like something was biting her. She was also drooling excessively throughout. After bathing her several times, and giving her doses of Benadryl throughout the night, she seems to slowly be improving.

We bought this product from Walmart. Immediatley after applying this product on our Boykin Spaniel he had a severe allergic reaction. He was very hyper, restless, and vomiting. He was foaming at the mouth and kept swallowing like something was in his throat. We were up all night cleaning up vomit. He is still very tired and acts likes he feels real bad. He vomited for hours, then had dry heaves.

We did call the number on the box and was told to bathe him with dish detergent. This helped a little. I am very upset that this product is still on the shelves after reading all the bad side effects that dogs have experienced from it. At the very least the package should have some warnings about the extreme side effect that have been experienced. My Spaniel today is still just laying around and seems very tired. We are very disgusted that our pet has been put thru such great pain and stress.

Don't know today if there are any long term effects.

I put this product on my 2 min pins and terrier mix. An hour later they were gasping it seemed for air or choking. They started frantically eating massive grass. Eating, licking everything. Vomiting started couldn't hold anything down there eyes almost swelled shut too. Scratching and shaking excessively. My daughters dog was here too. She hadn't been treated yet but was with the other dogs, she started vomiting as well without the nervous part. I looked up the product online and found this site and was terrified, with the economy I can't afford a vet for 3 dogs. I gave each one 25 MG of benedryl. 2 tsp. Koapectate every two hours 2 doses the vomiting has finally stopped.

The emergency vet said with hold all food and water til morning. I am supposed to feed them plain rice and chicken this morning then offer ice cubes so they don't get too much and start vomiting again. My two bigger dogs are resting 12 hours later but my little toy min pin is still scratching and shaking not as bad the eyes have gone back to normal. I am seeing an improvement. Please issue an immediate recall on this item. The lot # of mine is 73091030.

Sergeants knows this is happening and is still selling this toxic poison. In fact when my daughter called the number on the info she was getting really upset with the lady and the lady told her I have to disconnect this call now. that fast she hung up on her.

Our poor babies are miserable still not sure if a vet bill will occur. Please help.