Sergeant's

I put the product on my dog as directions stated, and she immediately became anxious and irritated. I quickly washed her off as the directions also stated. It had been over 12 hours and she still was anxious and irritated, unable to relax, and was twitching, heavy panting. I went to a website for help, gave Benadryl, bathed again, and she is still anxious and twitchy. I plan on a trip to the vet to help her. I was furious when I went to the site only to find this product had been causing sickness in dogs since 2008 and yet is still being sold in major stores across the US. Please remove this product before it takes someone's family member.

I gave this to my dog this evening, and in about a half hour, he started itching and was anxious. I read the reviews online and washed it off him with Dawn. He is now running around the house, crying, shaking, and itching. I am waiting to see what happens, but if it gets worse, I will be taking him to my vet. I don't understand how this product is on the market! If this was happening to people, it would be national news!

Sergeant's Gold seems to be a problem. I have two cats. I put drops on the female cat and within an hour while I was comforting her for the stress of putting on drops, her hair started petting out. This worried me. I looked for the male companion and found him lying on my dresser with that look of discomfort. I hurried to sponge their backs with Dawn and warm water. Hopefully, I was fast enough to wipe off the poison and keep them from potentially having future complications. For the next day, I kept my eye on the two. No more hair fell out of the female but there is a nice 2" bare spot on her back which I am applying Neosporin to. The male is still acting a little somber but they both seem to be pulling out as of now. After reading all the complaints, I am wondering why on earth this product is still allowed on the market It has, by proof of complaint, harmed, sickened and killed our beloved animals. What is wrong here?

I put it on my 2-1/2-year-old Cocker Spaniel on Tuesday night, and shortly after, I noticed him shaking his head (as if water was in his ear), scratching, and trying to "cool" off. He had heavy breathing and just could not get comfortable; he was extremely restless from about 8pm - 3am. I thought it was allergy, so I gave him a Benadryl to help him feel better. But it still took him 3 hours to relax. I just did some research tonight and read that this product is extremely dangerous on dogs. Remove Sergeant's Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs from the stores immediately.

The saddest thing about these stories is that pet owners who make the mistake of using Sargeant's Flea & Tick products containing Cyphenothrin usually find this information after their pet has been harmed. The insult becomes worse when you realize that the company continues to use the ingredients, sometimes changing the "brand name" after years and hundreds (if not thousands) of very reproducible complaints.

In my case, I treated our Welsh Corgis with Sargeant's Evolve, according to the manufacturer's instructions. The lucky one just had intense itching on her back for 48 hours after application. Her sister experienced the itching, restlessness, whining, shakiness and a trip to the vet for debridement of her wound near the application site. Where are all the law firms so anxious to sue drug companies when humans may be injured due to dangerous treatments? I would think this would be "easy pickings" for a class action suit and apparently, that is the only thing companies like Sargeant's will understand.

Do not buy Sergeant's Silver Flea & Tick Squeeze-on products! I purchased this product thinking, cheaper couldn't hurt right? Wrong! After bathing my 15 lb Chihuahua mix, I used the flea & tick squeeze-on product as directed. I applied the product, starting at the shoulder blades, down mid back and finishing at base of tail. No problem right? Wrong again! Within 30 minutes of having the treatment administered, my dog started shaking his head, scratching and licking at the area administered and would not keep still. He was running through the house as if he was on fire, shaking and rolling around on his back. I immediately knew something was wrong.

I picked my dog and he was shaking uncontrollably. I examined the area where I applied the product and saw that it was extremely red and warm to the touch. I immediately bathed my dog 2 more times and administered some Benadryl. I then called my vet and he said that I had done the right by bathing him to wash off the product and administering the Benadryl. He said that my quick reaction to realizing that my pet was having an allergic reaction saved us from the heartache of watching our pet suffer and possibly death. He strongly advised me not to use the Sergeants Silver Flea & Tick Squeeze-On, as he has seen/heard of many cases of pets being poisoned by this product. He was seen by the vet within a week and was giving more Benadryl, just in case, but was otherwise in good health. Thank God!

It took about 3 days before my dog went back to normal. I went online to see if others had problems with the product and wow! I can't believe this poison is still on the market. I am lucky. I was able to realize there was a serious problem before it became as serious as some of the others I've read. Long story short, do not use this product! Pay attention to your pets when trying something different. Lesson Learned: Before trying, Google it!

I put the Sergeant's Gold flea treatment on my cat (she is about 1 1/2 years old) and within 20 minutes, she started acting strange (I figured it was just the sensation of having liquid on her fur that was bothering her). After that, she started to look really sleepy and also started kicking her feet while walking, like she had something stuck to them. She also would not stop scratching the spot where I applied the treatment, and she winces when I pet her. I washed her twice with Dawn dish soap per the vet's instructions and that didn't even get all of the product off the back of her neck. When she sleeps, she trembles like she's cold. She's still drinking water and eating, but I plan on taking her to the vet when they open. How is this product still on the shelves?

Sergeants flea and tick squeeze on - After applying this product to my dog, he began to get very ill and had itching, pain, vomit forming from the mount and would not eat. He has not been able to sleep. When he tries to sleep, his body trembles. I have tried to wash this product off him, but the reactions continue. He has been given meds by the vet and bills are mounting approximately $368.00 so far. I called the company's med line and they are of no help. How can this product still be on the market?

I put Sergeant's flea control on my cat. He immediately started acting funny--shaking, trembling, and holding one leg up. I tried to catch him, but he ran outside when the door was open like a wild cat and disappeared for 24 hours. Upon return, he is still shaking and trembling, and he can't walk. The flea control has entered his nervous system. I tried to bath him several times, but there's no response. After reading all the complaints online, I think this product should be removed. My children are crying, praying to God and not understanding why God is not answering their prayers. This is awful.

I put the Sergeant's Gold on all three of the dogs' shoulder blades per the instructions. Within about 1.5-2 hours, they each developed varying degrees of side effects to the product. At first I had no idea what was going on but my youngest dog is diabetic and he was dashing around the house, crying and falling all over the place. I googled possible side effects to flea treatment in general as I normally give the dogs a pill. It said to wash them in dawn and I put them all in the bath and scrubbed them. I called the vet who said to give them benadryl based on their weight. I took them to the vet in the morning. They asked me which brand and I told them, and they said they were the worst!

Two of the dogs got a steroid shot and stayed on benadryl for the weekend and my pom who is diabetic is still really sick. This is day 6 and we were back at the vet today because, in addition to all the side effects of the toxins, his sugar was 450 (it should be no higher than 80) due to all the rapid breathing, rapid heart rate, running, stress, scratching, biting, and lack of sleep causing his body to be in shock. I am still unsure, to be honest, if he is going to be alright. I am terrified. So tonight, like the last week, will be sleepless with the hopes of my animals getting some comfort soon.

I have a 10 year old male boxer who has taken flea and tick medicine from the vet all of his life. I made the mistake of buying this product, instead of paying a little more and getting meds from my vet and my boxer still hasn't recovered from the allergic reaction that started after I put this product on him.

It's been 8 days now! I've taken him to the vet twice already and plan to take him again in the morning. So much for saving a few bucks! My vet bills are still adding up, not to mention how terrible I feel for hurting my dog. This product should not be allowed on the market! Please take a moment and search the internet for complaints on this product. I searched after the reaction started and found tons of complaints just like mine. I will never use anything on my dogs again without doing some research first. Sergeant's Evolve 61 Flea and Tick Squeeze-On, Dog, Over 60-Pound, this product is not safe.

I had used Frontline (for fleas/ticks) from my vet for years and it worked but it was so expensive, so I decided to buy an over-the-counter brand at Walmart - Sergeant's Gold. Within 1 hour of applying it to my German Shepherd and Border Collie, their skin turned bright pink; they were hyper, drooling, whining, trying to bite the area I had applied it to (between their shoulder blades) - just absolutely uncontrollable. I gave them both baths to remove any of the Sergeant's product from their hair and skin, but apparently what was absorbed into their systems was doing damage.

I had to take them at 10:30 at night to an emergency vet who gave them an antidote shot and prescribed pill to help calm them. He kept them overnight to watch them and I picked them up in the morning with pills to give them for the next 3 days. Cost? $280 ($140 per dog). The vet said they were lucky, because he's seen animals die that had this same product applied to them, especially cats and smaller dogs. He advised me to write to the company and any consumer group I could to get the product removed from the market. Beware of companies that put products like this for sale and have no concerns for your pets, only to make a profit. I was told that Hartz products are also as bad.

Sergeants Evolve Flea & Tick Squeeze-on for Dogs: For many years, I have always used Frontline, but it is expensive, so I thought I would try an over-the-counter product from the supermarket as it was significantly cheaper. I applied this product to my dog last night and about 2 hours later, she was panting and pacing the house in obvious discomfort. I immediately bathed her to get the product off her skin, but another 2 hours later, she was still panting and unable to settle. She kept laying down, getting up, moving, laying down, getting up and at that point, I called the Sergeant's hotline to get some help.

Sergeant's told me to bathe her again, but this time, using dishwashing detergent as it is more effective in removing the oil in which the flea/tick ingredient is suspended. I bathed her again, but we spent a very restless night where she was obviously uncomfortable and anxious. Sergeant's hotline said it could take up to 48 hours for the symptoms to subside. I'm just thankful I got the product off her as quickly as I could. This morning, I searched the internet to see if anyone had experienced this problem and I am horrified by what I have read. Animals have died from using this product and other over-the-counter flea and tick brands. All of these should be banned from the market. I urge every pet owner to spend the extra money on veterinary-prescribed products.

I bought this product for my dog hoping to deter ticks and fleas. Within an hour of the application, he was barking uncontrollably and behaving oddly. As time went on, he continued to bark, whine, and twitch. He was acting odd. I knew something was wrong. The only relief I could provide him was to scratch him. Needless to say, it was a very long night. Finally, after about 10 hours of this he was able to sleep. I will never buy this product again.

I bought Sergeants and put on both my dogs back according to package. One dog so far is okay. The other younger one is running around like crazy, itching and terribly uncomfortable. I bathed him twice. The only thing that remotely soothes him is when I scratch/rub his back and hind end. I've been doing that for hours and we both are exhausted. Not sure if I'm going to get any sleep tonight. With all these former posts, I wish I had seen them earlier and I cannot fathom why this product is still allowed for sale. They should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to sell such a dangerous product.

If you love your pet, do not use Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick products. I followed directions on box for the dog with proper weight recommendation. Immediately, dog started jetting across room, yelping, panting and seemed in pain. I called a vet, who recommended washing it off. Next morning, the dog had lost hair and had burn marks from back to shoulders.

I went to the vet's office. The vet treated with antibiotics and steroids for several visits. Dog never had health issues of any kind before Sergeant's. Within a year, dog developed Cushing's disease, Liver Cancer and Heart Murmur. Oncologist vet said it was type of cancer from environmental cause. Thanks to Care Credit and over $5,000 in debts, dog is still alive after 2 years of constant treatments, but now in poor health.

Coincidence, not hardly! Our 2nd dog had same Sergeants product for dog's weight at same time. Yesterday, I just had a tumor removed from my 2nd dog! Pray for my dogs and I'll pray for yours, but never, ever use this product on any animals! Corporate giants don't care if you spend thousands on treatments. It keeps vets in business and corporations make huge profit and sell more pet insurance. The money flows through the pipeline. Don't buy this product.

I applied SentryPro to my dog (lab/collie mix) and she started to experience an allergic reaction, or that's what I thought. I called the emergency number in the box and I called animal poison control. I did what I was told (bathe her with Dawn, topical vitamin E and Benadryl). We had a horrible night. My dog was running all over the apartment, crying and trying to come out of the skin (is the best way I can describe it). She was hitting every single wall, like she was suicidal. Today is day 6; her body is full of bumps and inflamed. In the emergency number, they tell me that I'm overreacting and it's just an irritation. I got so desperate that I went to different vets even though the emergency line told me it wasn't necessary. Finally, I found a doctor that helped me to keep her calm. Her skin looks terrible. We will see if it gets better and we finally get some sleep.

We just purchased yesterday. I found a tick on my Border Collie, Callie. Thought we would give it a try. Boy that was a "big mistake". I applied just like the directions said and I noticed approx. an hour later, she started scratching, acting stir crazy. She was wining, foaming at the mouth and vomiting. She had a temp and could not stand up very well and kept slamming her head on the ground like she could not hold it up. I gave her a bath immediately and shortly after that. She has been eating anything she can, unlike herself. I have an appointment at the vet in the morning if I can wait that long.

She is still not feeling well and is far from her norm. I stayed up with her all night and have been nursing her all day. I also can't get the taste out of my mouth and have a terrible headache now for about 10 hours. My eyes have been itchy and they burn periodically. I know my dog was and is worse off than myself. This product should be taken off the market and they should be sued for putting our pets and owners through the pain and suffering that this product is causing!

My cat hadn't had any flea or tic medicine in a while so I decided to use the Sergeant's flea and tick medicine that I purchased a while ago. Soon after putting it on my cat, he became delirious and started acting strange. He cannot stay still. His eyes were glossy as if he was crying. He wouldn't let anyone touch him and became paranoid. My cat ears keep twitching and he keeps licking his paws and going over his ears. I followed the directions, applying it to the back of the head to the shoulders.

So I immediately got on the internet to see what the reactions were and I saw all of these consumer complaints. I washed him off with dawn, like a couple of people mentioned but he was still acting crazy. So I purchased a cat shampoo and gave him a bath. Although, he wasn't keen on the water, his fur looks much nicer than what the flea and tick medicine did to it. My cat is eating and drinking but the other signs are really making me worry. I can't afford the vet bill and I don't know what to do. He's so unhappy and unmotivated. My cat is usually mischievous and loving at the same time. I hope my cat gets better; he's only three and my daughter's best friend.

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 Sergeant's Flea and 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 medicines. 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 and then wake up as if he is trying to get away from something. The emergency vet said that they see pets poisoned by Sergeant's all the time. If a product is sold at a major retailer without warnings, it is assumed to be safe. This is not the case.

I have a vet bill I can't afford to pay and I think I may have inadvertently got some of the flea poison on my face in the rush to the vet. My face is numb and tingling as well as my eyes burning. I am now monitoring my dog and myself in case I have to go to the ER. It's a terrible product and it shouldn't be allowed on the market. This product should be illegal.

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 because 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 hours 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!

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I ordered for Sergeant's Evolve Flea and Tick Drops last night to my dogs. I have two pit bulls 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?

So far no damage to my pets. It's early though, and I hope they're going to be ok. I think I got it all washed off early enough that it won't cause any damage to them, but only time will tell really. My smaller dog does seem to have an irritation on her back, it feels matted and hard. The only economic damage is that I'm out the cost of two boxes of their product since I'm not going to use it on my cats now after reading about and then seeing the reactions in my dogs.

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 applied Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick Squeeze-on on Saturday 6/20, and my lab developed a "hotspot" over the next two days, and scratched his shoulder raw. The vet put him on prednisone, antibiotics, and gentizol ointment after shaving and cleaning the shoulder. That stopped him scratching the same day, and the wound seems to be healing okay. He spent lots of time swimming Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, which fortunately probably washed a lot of it off. Also, he's 95 lbs and I used a dose for 61 lbs and up.

I am very glad he didn't have a worse reaction. I can't believe this stuff is for sale in supermarkets. It's toxic! I only got it because I thought it was like Frontline, which he's had before with no problem. 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 Sergeant's flea and tick control on my two cats. Within 12 hours, they were having seizures, uncontrolled shaking, 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. I 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 I'm glad I did. I washed them with dish soap and gave them Benadryl. I will keep you updated on the dogs. My children are complaining about headaches, nose burning and burning in the throat and tongue. I was told to give them Benadryl as well. My dog could die from this or have permanent damage.

We applied Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick to our dogs on a Sunday afternoon. Within 2-3 hours, they were shaking, whining and rubbing against anything they could. They could not sleep 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 immediately with Dawn and dose them with Benadryl. After 3 days, now they are slowly recovering.

The real kicker is my wife called Sergeants customer service and told them what was going on and they acted completely surprised, and said 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 surprise to them this was happening...right! This product needs to be 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.

This all started on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. I gave my kittens Seargent's Silver flea and tick meds for animals under 5 pounds, and within hours, one was laying on the floor foaming at the mouth and having seizures. My fiance grabbed him and all my other kittens and washed them off. The one foaming at the mouth died an hour later.

I went and got my first kitten from the vet on Saturday and took care of the others here at home.

I have never in my life witnessed anything so traumatic! It was absolutely devastating! No one should ever have to go through this kind of trauma, especially a defenseless little kitten! I was up for 4 days, making my self physically ill! I didn't eat, sleep, nothing; 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 cannot believe that this stuff is allowed 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 lawsuit! 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 cats had to go through is beyond explanation, not including the mental anguish my self, my son, and fiance went through! It was sheer hell!

I placed Sergeants gold plus on my poodle and he is now suffering dearly. He has an open 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 it, but with a reputable name as Sergeant, I took it for granted that the flea medicine was okay. He is burned, and with skin irritation. He has been crying for three days. 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 scratching uncontrollably. 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 at a cost of 200 dollars and they still itched for days and had open sores I had to treat everyday for 2 weeks. One poodle now has hotspots on 3 spots on her back and the hair is completely gone. This product should be removed and the company should have to pay since they know what it does. If 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 lethargic 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 okay after bath but the other started twitching and falling 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 especially on the kitten (box states that it is okay 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 since the vital have improved and said to have an eye on him within first 24 hours and see if he's 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 can't see my baby suffering like that anymore. I thought pesticides are 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?

Thinking I was helping my two dogs, I applied Sergeant'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. 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. The consequence is ongoing vet bills for two dogs and prescription medicines. So far, $97.25, but they're still suffering 36 hours after I applied it. So who knows how much more it will cost us?

I purchased Sergeant's Gold Flea and Tick shampoo for cats and 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.

I applied Sentry XFC to my Pekingnese, carefully following all instructions. A few hours later, he started panting, urinating, digging on my carpets and hardwood floor, crying constantly, and itching like crazy. Also, he lost his muscle coordination; he fell off my bed and also fell down several steps. All of this occurred rather suddenly, and I couldn't figure out the reason. It finally dawned on me in the middle of the night that he was having a reaction to this poison I had applied.

I found this website, thank God, and bathed him with Dawn and applied Vitamin E oil. It calmed him somewhat, but he still could not relax; he still kept twitching and crying. So I took him to the vet first thing! this morning, and he will be there overnight! Vet said it was due to OTC flea treatment! I am mortified and angry that I unknowingly poisoned by own dog! I have not contacted the company yet, as I am so upset that I may say things I might regret later.

Yesterday, May 17, 2010, I applied the recommended vial for my 40-lb Australian Shepherd mix. Within a few hours, I thought I was seeing her stumble off and on but convinced my self it was my imagination. We were keeping an eye on her though. A few hours more, she couldn't even walk or stand; she was shaking and jerking (not seizing though) so much.

It was so sad to see her in such agony. She couldn't even lift her paw without it violently shaking!

Today, we awoke to give her her next pill and found her much better. She is stretching and able to stand and walk slowly outside, but she couldn't pee. She has started to drink water now and seems to be almost back to her normal.

I am so glad that we kept an eye on her and got her the care she needed immediately. Thank goodness for 24-hour vets! Shame on Sergeant's for making a product that is so toxic to our pets!

On 3/1/2010, we gave our two dogs Sergeant's Worm X Plus. The next day, our dogs were dying from the product. They lost control of their urine and bowels, could not sit and walk. They were basically dying. I rushed them to the emergency veterinarian almost dead. They had to spend the night and be picked up in the morning to spend the day at their regular veterinarian.

They had to be treated for toxic exposure from the dewormer. Sergeant's did nothing to help. I asked for the MSDS information and was told that they did not know where to find them. They found them and emailed them to me. My dogs had all of the symptoms listed. I have had nothing but a run around from Sergeant's. I have left many messages to find out where to send my court documents to because they are located in NE and I live in PA. There's still no response from them. I am going to file my small claims action against them in the morning.

I spent $4,000 on a fence for them. Sergeant's needs to take Worm X Plus off the market. I spent $900 on veterinary bills. I lost a day's pay at work and have jumped through every hoop that Sergeant's said and nothing but a run around.

Today, May 17, 2010, at approximately 10am, I gave my Yorkie Saki a Sergeant's Gold flea and tick squeeze. Within the hour, she was unable to walk and was vomiting and whimpering. I immediately put her in the sink and gave her a bath. She was still having a hard time walking, so I called my vet and they told me to bring her in immediately with the product.

I took her in, and they started an IV. She was vomiting and had a mucous type of diarrhea. Her eyes had nystagmus, and she was shaking. She was foaming at the mouth and then lost all ability to stand or walk. The vet has had to call poison control. They washed her again in Dawn liquid. They have treated her for her nausea and were treating her for her diarrhea. She will be kept overnight to make sure that she does not have a seizure. If she makes it through the night, her prognosis is good.

I have contacted the corporate office of the grocery store King Soopers, where I have asked that they remove the product from the shelf. My vet's office did extensive research on the web and have found that this is not uncommon for this product. It is a poison that is supposed to work on the CNS of the insect and kill them, when this has in place attacked the CNS of my dog and potentially killed her. She is still having problems holding her head up or having Parkinson-like symptoms.

No animal should have to endure such a treatment. They are making a profit on poisoning pets! Their products should be removed from any and all retail stores. My family has suffered greatly from this experience. No animal should have to endure this; it is sadistic! I am thankful that I was able to get her immediate vet care. There are no warnings or adverse affects listed on the box. Nothing that says buyer beware, nothing that would tell me this product might not have been safe to give to my precious baby. I pray that she survives!

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!