Sentry Pet Products Reviews

I have used this product for a few months on my 2-year old pit bull/lab mix. I always noticed right after that she would act a little different, but nothing alarming. I assumed that it would be the case with any chemicals I put on the dog. Last night, I applied the medication on her back. I forgot and started petting her when she was on the couch next to me. I then had my entire hand covered in the product. I immediately washed my hands 3 times, followed by a few rounds of hand sanitizer and thought I was clear.

Purchased at Petsmart and it was recommended by an employee. I put it on my 1 year old Shih Tzu and within minutes, she started acting like she is on fire. I realized she was having a reaction and quickly bathed her, then I called the hotline for help. I was told to bathe her. I did. Emergency Vet Clinic said to give her Bendryl, so I did. She is acting like she is on fire. She cannot sit still for even a second. She is whining and crying out in discomfort. I got online and there are hundreds of people that have had the same problem. So, what makes this product still able to be sold?

My cat suffered a major stroke after putting PurrScriptions Squeeze on For Cats and Kittens. He died later that day. The symptoms leading up to it were hair loss, lethargy, hiding, unresponsive and drooling. After the "stroke," he was listless, crying and couldn't eat or walk. 218.

A person, who left me their cat and child to raise, left the product prescriptions Squeeze On for Cats and Kittens Flea Control from Sentry, also to use as needed on her cat. My family had just gotten a kitten 2 months earlier. When the new cat came in our home, our new kitten got fleas. The person had left the Sentry product with 2 applications left in box. I read the directions carefully and really went over precautions again and again before applying it to my kitten. He was so infested that it needed treating.

I bought Sentry PurrScriptions Plus Squeeze-On Flea and Tick Control for Cats and Kittens. The product has caused irritated skin, caused muscle spasms, increased temperature with two treated animals. One required trip to emergency vet to receive muscle relaxers and IV drip. Several days later, symptoms still exist. Over $200 in veterinary bills so far. Animals are not the same, still twitching and hiding.

I bought this product for my dog, who is 7lbs. I bought the toy breed which is for 4 to 10 pound dogs. Within 30 minutes of applying it just as the package instructed she began to vomit, soon after the tremors kicked it, and she just wouldn't respond to me. She seemed so freaked out by touch or whenever we would talk to her. I called the emergency number on the back of the packaged and opened a case with them and I was instructed to bath her in dish soap. I did this, and she continued to throw up.

We were referred to the Sentry Pro Squeeze On Flea and Tick Control by a Petsmart employee who stated that it was the same as Frontline, but cost much less. We had never used the product previously but since we were in the process of a move, money was a bit tight and we decided to give it a try. Last night (8/18/2010) we applied the product according to the package directions, applying it between the shoulder blades of our 3 year old Italian Greyhound, Louie. We made sure to place it where he would not be able to lick it off. We didn't notice anything wrong as the evening progressed and went about the business of getting ready for bed. There was a noise from the bedroom where Louie was and we rushed to see what was going on.

Within an hour of putting the Sentry Pro XFC, one of my miniature schnauzers started vomiting and drooling excessively, and then became very lethargic. She is only a year old and normally a very active dog. I let her outside for a few minutes to go potty, and she just sat on the patio drooling and acting as if she couldn't move at all. I picked her up to bring her in and she felt extremely warm. I laid her on the sofa and kept wiping her down with a cool, damp rag. She could barely hold her head up, and I thought she was dying.

I purchased the Sentry Pro flea treatment for my dogs. Within minutes of giving it to each of them my 2 yr old Pyrenees started itching and trying to bite her back fiercely. She became very lethargic, vomited a few times and developed a hot spot/lesion about 8 inches in length. I washed as much of it off as I could however it is very hard to remove. I had to treat her back with soothing topical salves for 2 weeks.

I purchased this product, came home to apply on both my poodles. Less than an hour later, they looked as if they were drugged. They were panting, crying, hyper, could not sit still, scratching themselves, looked terrible. They ran around as if they were on fire!! There has been no sleep for either of them for 2 days. No food and I have to bottle feed them so as not to dehydrate. This product is junk and it is lethal. This company should be closed. These products are really damaging to dogs. The stress and uncomfortable feeling they are having is out of control. I feel as if there is nothing I can do. They cry when you pet, they are walking like zombies because of no sleep; they lay down and have to get back up. It is terrible. I am thinking of taking this company to court. This is disgraceful.

I purchased Sentry Pro XFC on 6/26/2010. I applied it to my 3 dogs according to the directions on the box. Within an hour, they were acting as if they needed to jump out of their fur, whining as they tried to rub the product off and crying as if in pain if I touched them. They were very uncomfortable, unable to sit or lay, rubbing against any and everything to try to get the product off. One even went out to roll on the gravel drive. Only after a cool bath, being washed in Dawn detergent and getting Benadryl, did they begin to show signs of relief, though 2 days later, they still were not back to normal.

I purchased the Sentry Pro flea product for both of my dogs. It just did not work. I applied it, and as of today, 4 days later, they are still scratching just like before. I am going to return this product back to Pet Smart and get a refund. I just wanted to let you know this is a product that does not work. I am going back to using the Frontline or the advantage as I have used in the past.

I accidentally used this on my cat when the medicine is for a dog, and it almost killed him. What kind of medicine almost kills an animal that is for them? Yeah, I know it wasn't meant for him, but dogs and cats are similar. When I used it on my dog one time, it didn't even work. The fleas were still there. Flea medicines are supposed to kill the fleas, not kill your pet. My cat started having seizures. He could possibly have brain damage because of this.

I recently bought some of the SentryPro XFC flea and tick product to apply to my two dogs--a poodle and schnauzer. I followed the directions as stated to apply to the shoulder area. Afterwards, both dogs are having reactions to the product. After about an hour of applying it, both of them were running around acting very hyper. Then, after awhile, they were just sitting there but still panting heavily. I did not make the connection yet that this product was the reason for the panting. We had applied this in the evening so we went to bed after a couple of hours.

I applied this product as directed and it made my shiz tzu very sick. She immediately rolled around trying to rub it off, and she ran around as if stung by a bee. She was frantic to get the product off.

Used Sentry Pro XFC on my tiny dogs, and they have the same reaction as every other dog here. My vet told me there is pretty much nothing that can be done, just to wait it out. It's been since Thursday night. I'm lost for words on this. The manufacturer told me that this was a rare case. I'm getting lawyer ASAP.

On April 15, 2010, I applied Sergeant's Sentry Pro XFC flea and tick squeeze on for dogs as directed to my Shitzu. About an hour later, I noticed that he was drooling a lot. I called to him but he did not respond. This is normally a very active, energetic dog, so when I noticed his extreme lethargy, I became concerned. He continued to drool and loll about while my family and I finally figured out what caused his symptoms -- the Sentry Pro XFC that had just been applied.

After losing my job I was forced to purchase a cheaper brand of tick and flea medicine in order to properly still treat/prevent for this upcoming summer. I purchased Sentry Pro XFC at Petco. This product is out on the floor, middle of the walking aisle as if I'm dumb as to walk by it and not purchase it after all the signage the product puts out. I applied the 10lb drop to my 4 peekapoms and 1 115lb german shepherd.

I purchased this product from PetSmart today (4/6/10), and my husband put this on our pug around 5PM. I was at work. He had errands to run and when he returned home 1 - 1 1/2 hour later, our dog was having problems breathing and had messed and peed in our house. This is something she never does. Dora is 6 years old and is a great family member. I had heard about problems with the flea and tick product from a friend of mine and was concerned about using them this year, but I had great success with them in the past.

I bought this to control fleas and ticks on my dog, and after about 3 or 4 hours, he was shaking, scratching, biting his paws, and whining. I have to rub his ears, or he will cry. I have lost sleep for 2 nights, and I have to take him to the vet on Monday! I am a very upset owner, and my dog is suffering from this product! I lost money for the Sentry product and vet bills!

On March 16th, 2010, I purchased Sentry Pro XFC from a Petsmart in San Diego, Ca. I put this medicine on my dog at 8:30pm that night and within 1 1/2 hours, she was twitching and could not stop, walking around in circles, whining and her right rear leg moving going up and down. She then started panting and breathing so hard. You could see her heart racing so fast and I thought my dog was going to go into a cardiac state and the rapid movement scared me to death. I decided to take her to the ER vet since mine was closed. They gave her charcoal and IV fluids but no changes.

I purchased an electronic safe from them about 4 years ago and I always had problems with lock combination. Many times, I had to call a locksmith at my own expense because Sentry Safe would not support me to fix it. Their safe cannot be trusted if it has to break down all the time when I have my important belongings inside.

I purchased this product from PetSmart and applied it to my two dogs, lab and boxer. That evening, the lab experienced neurological side effects. His body jerked every 15 seconds. I took him to the vet the following day. We called the 800 number on the package and were given instructions to bathe both dogs in dish soap, apply vitamin E oil and cold compresses to the application area. The following day, my boxer experienced uncontrollable leg jerking. These issues are resolving but I would never purchase this product and suggest it be pulled off the shelf.

My dog had a terrible allergic reaction to an application of SentryPro XFC. He paced for 30 hours straight, scratched and was biting his paws uncontrollably. I had to bring him bring to the vet and incurred a bill of $125. He was given a muscle relaxer and a med to counteract the SentryPro. It was a terrible experience. I am very glad though that he didn't die as I have read a few documented cases of dogs and cats that have died from this same medication.

I applied this to a family pet tonight. How is this poison still being sold? He is dry heaving and very nervous. As soon as I put the product name in Google, all the negative stuff started hitting the screen. We are only hours into this and giving baths with Dawn, trying to get this stuff out of his system. Shame on this company. Shame on you.

I purchased the Sentry Natural Defense Flea Spray for my cats. I bought this product because it said it was all natural and safe for animals and was recommended at my local pet store. I went home to spray this on my cats. I have two 3-month old kittens and a 12-year old cat. As soon as I attempted to spray the kittens, they both started sneezing and ran away. The smell is potent and spicy so I thought I would get them later. I then went on to my older cat and rather than spray him, I decided to spray my hands and rub it on his body.

I usually use Frontline, but was in a pinch. I bought Sentry Pro XFC flea and tick killer for my dog Noodles. He began scratching and couldn’t sit still. About 48 hours later, his hair and skin was completely burned off at the back of his neck where the product was applied. The medical hotline number on the back of the package was no help at all. I ended up taking him to my vet. They gave him steroid shots along with an antibiotic shot and burn medication. I can’t get a collar on him to even walk him. My poor little guy was in severe pain for days. Do not ever use this product! I cannot believe they are still permitted to sell this product. Please take this off the market!

I bought the Sentry Natural Defense Spot-Ons for my dogs and cat because the product was "all natural". I thought it would be a better choice for them than the usual pesticides treatment. I applied the spot-on to my dogs in my grooming shop. Within minutes, a small dog that was in a kennel waiting for its owner to pick up couldn't breathe and was struggling for each breath and had to be taken outside. My pit mix was crying and rolling on the ground trying to get the stuff off. She ended up with hiccups all night and morning (12 hours worth), had an eye discharge and was just laying around moaning/groaning as if she had a bad headache.

I just got back from the vet because my one-year-old husky had an awful reaction to this stuff. I applied it over the weekend and about 2 days later, I noticed some clumping on her fur and she was continuously scratching. At the time, I did not think anything about it. A few more days went by and I started to notice that she was becoming bald in the spot that I had applied it to. It also smelled really bad. I kept washing it to try and make it clean, as much as the poor little girl would let me. She was obviously in pain. Today, I took her to see the vet and they shaved the surrounding area and gave me a stack of meds to help her. But all that I can say is never give this to your pet! I should have gone with Frontline like I usually do. Whatever is in this stuff is just evil and should be removed from shelves.

The product I bought is SentryPro XFC flea and tick killer. I put this product on my son's pit bull in July. He became violently ill, throwing up everywhere, and acting in general as if he were the most miserable creature alive. He is always the most lovable animal. He was just absolutely miserable and eating grass as if he had not eaten in a month. We had also given him a bone I had bought at the same time and thought that maybe that was what had made him sick. I stayed up with him and "babied" him until finally, he was able to settle down and eat real food. I cooked him bland rice and force fed him.

After running out of Frontline, I went to the grand opening of the new PetSmart in Woburn, MA to purchase some more. I did not realize they don't sell it. I was told that Sentry Pro XFC is just "as good" and I should follow the directions and use it. I brought it home and followed the directions. About an hour later, my dog was vomiting, shaking, panting, crying, and scratching excessively.

After giving my dog Sentry Pro Flea medicine, she started itching and moving around continuously, heavily panting, growling and snapping, and whining. She has been to the Pet ER twice in one night. This second time she went, the vet had to hospitalize her. I am posting this as a warning that Sentry Pro can do damage to your dog just like Sergeant Flea and Tick Dip.

I put Sentry Pro on my dog's neck for flea and tick control, and it made my dog sick! He's shaking his head constantly and has scratched a bloody spot where this poison was applied! He can't get settled, is very fretful, and can't sleep! This stuff is crap, and I'll never use it again!

We used the Sentry XFC Pro on our dog exactly as indicated on the box. Within 3 hours, our dog was coughing. We let her out of her crate and gave her some fresh air which seemed to help. But then, within a few hours after that, she started to foam and drool excessively at the mouth. We gave her a bath at 4:30, and by this time, our dog, who normally sleeps at least 10 hours at night was still restless and awake for the entire night. After we gave her a bath and some food, she stopped drooling and seemed to be better. We also called Sentry and filed a complaint and our case number is **.

This e-mail is to warn pet owners that they should not buy flea treatments from pet stores. Believe me, it may cost a little more at the vet, but you can save your self money and your pet's life in the long run. We purchased flea protection from Petco for our pets under the Sentry brand (apparently made by Sargeants). 24 hours later, we had a cat having seizures at the emergency vet clinic. Right after our cat, a pug was brought in for the same thing. Thankfully, the cat is only suffering mild tremors as she recovers. Hopefully, the dog did as well as she did.

After using this product on my cat, she became extremely ill in less than an hour. She was trembling, hissing, growling and scratching at the area I put the product and her eyes were dilated and she appeared to hurt all over because she would not let me touch her. I rushed her to the vet after a phone call to the after hours clinic and she was treated with steroids, Benadryl and bathed. She is home now where I am to watch her closely. She is very ill. I cannot believe I did this to my own cat with a product that was recommended by an employee at PetSmart. I totally trusted that something on the market should be safe for my cat. I will be horrified if my baby does not recover from this. After reading all the comments on this site about this product, it is hard for me to believe this product is still for sale. Isn't there anything we can do?

We applied the flea oil to our 1-year-old kitty at the beginning of June, and she freaked out! Running around in circles and panting. She calmed down, but the next day started scratching and licking the area. She lost her fur in about a 1-inch wide by 2-inch long section. The vet said she had an allergic reaction and he gave her an anti inflammatory shot and topical powder to ease the pain. The pet store refunded my money. I filed a complaint with Sergeant's for our vet bill and am still waiting to hear from them.

I purchased Sentry XFC flea liquid product at PetSmart in Redding, California. I applied it to my four dogs. My smallest dog, a pug, has had a severe skin reaction to it. It looks like her skin has been burned off at the application site. My son is taking her to the vet right now. Do not use this product. It is toxic.

We bought this poison at PetSmart thinking, "Of course, if they sell it at PetSmart, it's safe.” I put it on our Shih Tzu Lhasa Apso mixes around 9, and by 9:30 I was washing it off of both dogs. They were whining, scratching and looked miserable. Finally, after washing them twice with dog shampoo and once with dawn, we ended up taking them to the vet at 12 a.m. One of our dogs was watering at the mouth so much so that he left a trail everywhere he went. $110 and 2 hours later, it looks like they'll be ok, but this product is terrible. Even our vet thought the product had already been pulled. There really should be a lawsuit against PetSmart and SentryPro XFC. Hell, I may sue them myself.

Sentry Natural Defense Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Cats & Kittens.

I recently purchased Sentry Natural Flea & Tick Squeeze-On for Cats and Kittens for my cat. I applied the product as directed on the package. Almost immediately after I applied the product, I noticed my cat was trying to scratch the application area. The next day I noticed that she was losing clumps of fur at the application site and her skin was irritated and very scaly.

I recently purchased Sentry Pro XFC for my beloved Beagle. At first, the first couple of hours, there was not an issue. But then she started indicating she was thirsty--opening her mouth and sticking her tongue out. She then started to go through panic mode from the bed to the floor and roll on her back. It was clear she was in discomfort.

I purchased Sentry's oatmeal flea & tick shampoo and the monthly ointment from PetSmart on April 17th, 2009 because I saw a flea on my dog, Max. Since I didn't have any Frontline at home, I raced out to PetSmart and was told by a clerk that Sentry is very good to use. I used it on my other dog, Maggie May, too. They both had the same reaction as all the other dogs on this site. I feel so stupid. I always do research before I give my dogs anything new. I will not feed them anything that has chemicals in it. They are on a raw meat & vegetable diet and I do believe being that they are so healthy because of their diet, they were able to fight the poisons from Sentry's horrible products. I hope everyone's doggies get better with no permanent damage. Does anyone know who I can file a complaint with where it will matter? Thanks!

My dogs started foaming at the mouth, got burns, were severely sick, and shaking. This is disgusting and horrible to put an animal through. They need to take this off the market or put much bigger warnings in place

I purchased Sentry Flea & Tick Control Pro XFC for our 6-month-old puppy on 4/7/09 from PetSmart. I applied the product (5:30PM on 4/7/09) as directed on the box. Within 45 minutes to 1 hour, our puppy couldn't sit still. He was scratching, biting and jumping around as if someone (or something) was hitting him with a hot poker. My wife and I washed him twice with puppy shampoo and that only seemed to make it worse. As it was 8PM at this point, we called our vet's pager. He called us right back. He told us to give him Benadryl, bathe him with dish soap, and call him in the morning if he was not better. We gave our puppy the vet's recommended doses of Benadryl throughout the night and washed him with the dish soap and cool water three more times.

On Tuesday, I purchased and applied Sentry flea and tick control to my two dogs - one 95-pound black lab and one 20-pound fox terrier mix. What a mistake! I ended up working late on Wednesday and received a call from my wife that both dogs were acting like they were on fire. The lab has had no health issues and is kind of a glutton for punishment (running through barbed wire fences and such, never complaining that it hurts) and the little guy is a rescue from Mexico and has had a few allergies. My wife gave both of the dogs baths with an oatmeal shampoo which seemed to help the lab but the little one still couldn't sit still.

I used the flea product on my pet following the directions on the box for the appropriate weight group. Within an hour of application, my puppy began drooling and foaming at the mouth, vomiting several times, biting, scratching self, chewing paws, unable to settle self and be still. It was as if something would bite or burn him just as he seemed to catch a moment's peace. He didn't stop moving for more than about 5 minutes at a time. He could hardly take more than 4 steps before flipping back onto himself trying to bite his tail, back or scratch his ear. He was bathed with Dawn soap within 2 hrs of application with some relief but the self-attacks and constant movement continued.

I was out of town and it was time for my pet's treatment, so I ran to Petsmart and bought the Sentry XFC so I didn't get the dog off track. Within hours, she started biting, drooling, itching, vomiting constantly, not eating and running like she has a nervous condition. i called the hotline to ask them what to do which was wash 3 times in dish soap and apply vitamin E to the area. AS of the moment, which has been a couple hours, she is still having muscle problems and still vomiting and still biting her feet.

On 1/18/08, I used Sergeant's flea & tick product, Sentry Pro XFC, according to instructions, on my 10 lb. dog. I left the house for a few hours and when I returned she had vomited, urinated and defecated all over the house. She was foaming at the mouth and jerking her body. I rushed her to the vet where he administered an IV and kept her overnight. She pulled thru, but was still not acting normal (hiding in dark places) twitching and licking incessantly after 2 weeks. I took her back to the vet where he did a recheck and gave her a Baytril injection with take-home meds (1/28/08).

I used a flea and Tick product called SENTRY PRO XFC on my two dogs and it made them VERY ILL. Their hair in the spot it was applied fell out. They got lethargic, vomiting foam, wouldn’t eat. This stuff is horrible poison. There are posts all over the internet about this stuff. They know about it and did nothing except tell everyone they had to follow the directions! The directions are so brain dead simple you can’t get it wrong. That’s an insulting response from Sergeants. I had many vet bills and lost time from work. Not to mention having to deal with my young children making sure they didn't get infected with the SENTRY PRO poison. Lots of anguish watching my dogs suffer.

I lost the combination to my sentry safe. I called the company and I was told that the safe i purchased in hazleton was credit back to the loews store in hillsboro nj. I was then told that this safe was not to be resold it was to be destroyed and that they had no combination to give me do to the fact that it wasn't to be resold. I spoke with someone in customer service in the hazleton store about the matter with no help given except to call the hillsboro store. after calling and explaning the situation to the store supervisor. I was told that he would call me back. it has now been three day with no return call. I feel that i'm getting the run around from this company. I've never been to Hillsboro N.J. I purchased this safe in Hazleton PA. I was also given a destroy number by the company and a ref number and a claim number. i cannot lock the safe although i have keys to the safe because of the combination, therefore i'm stuck with a 300.00 paper weight