Mewsings on Monday

Sometimes something happens that reminds me once again that "A Happy Cat has an Educated Servant" and so today our post is about flea control products.

Last night, a Furrydance cat owner was in the ER with her cat with a fever and lethargy (it turned out to be a raging urinary tract infection) and a couple brought in a cat that they had put dog Hartz Spot On on and it was seizuring and vocalizing and it died shortly after it arrived.

People often assume just because a product says "Don't Use on Cats" that doesn't mean because it will kill it. One person even commented that they thought it was a ploy to sell more product. People think that 1 drop of a topical product made for dogs would be fine for a small cat. People often don't read the fine print, don't keep the box the product came in or have multiple pets and pick up the wrong medication in error.

But much of it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to put more visible, stronger warnings on their products also. Prescription flea control products ARE expensive, but they are also much safer. People buy OTC inexpensive products without researching the pros and cons of each product. (I think they spend more time researching on which phone to get or what car to buy).

So if my post today helps prevents harm or death of one pet, then it will be a good post!

http://www.hartzvictims.org/