Shame on PetArmor!
January 4, 2012 at 4:56 pm 7 comments
You may have noticed that certain big-box stores are now carrying PetArmor and PetArmor Plus in addition to their usual selection of pet poisons. PetArmor presents itself as being a generic version of Frontline Plus at a fraction of the cost, but that is simply not the case. PetArmor does contain the same main ingredient as Frontline Plus — fipronil — but it does not contain Frontline Plus’ other ingredient, methoprene. Thus, the two products are not identical.
More to the point, PetArmor and PetArmor Plus, along with their parent companies FidoPharm and Velcera, are being sued by customers whose pets died as a direct result of using their product. What does FidoPharm CEO Alex Kaufman have to say about the lawsuit? In a press release, he writes, “Since its launch in April of 2011, we have sold millions of doses of PetArmor and have a very low incidence of adverse events – far below 1 percent of doses sold.”
Far below 1% of doses sold? That’s your defense? Your defense is that less than one out of every hundred doses applied caused an adverse — and potentially even fatal — reaction?
I’m not a gambling man, but I don’t like those odds at all. I would never apply a product to my pet knowing that it had a roughly 1 in 100 chance of harming him. Would you?
Tell PetArmor what you think of their dangerous product. Send a polite but firm email to comments@PetArmor.com, or give them a call at 212-445-823 or 888-908-TICK.
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1. bug | May 3, 2012 at 5:52 pm
I did this, and guess what? I have 5 cats with hair loss, ages 10, 7, 2, 1, and one that’s under 1. They ended up with severe hair loss. I got a run-around with the company. I’m finally getting money back for the two boxes I bought, but that doesn’t cover all 5 vet bills. After all the trouble, they say it’s not their product. It’s the only thing different I used on my cats and they have never had a reaction like that with anything they have had before.
2. Chelsea | June 28, 2012 at 9:20 am
I am concerned. I give my dogs this treatment and I didn’t put two and two together until now. I realized that my dog’s seizures started around the time we gave him his first dose. Now he has a sore on his paw, I am wondering if these two are related to the medication. Has anyone else noticed issues like this after giving their dogs or cats pet armor?
3. nhuckleby | June 28, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Hi Chelsea,
I’m so sorry your dog is suffering the ill effects of PetArmor. Seizures are, unfortunately, a common occurrence with these poorly regulated, highly toxic products. If you haven’t already done so, please take your dog to the vet and have him thoroughly checked out. And, if your vet is any good, he or she should be able to recommend safer means of controlling fleas and ticks. Good luck, and let us know how everything works out!
- HartzKills.org
4. Mark S. | July 14, 2012 at 11:16 am
We were broke one time many years ago and didn’t get Frontline, went to Wal-Mart and bought Hartz drops. It burned the hair off of one animal and made another violently ill. I thought for a while we were going to lose both, but they pulled through.
5. sharon hess | August 18, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Hi Chelsea,
My dog has had seizures from PetArmor as well. He also had decreased appetite and was very lethargic. I didn’t realize what was making him sick until the third time I used this product on him. I had taken him to the vet after the first seizure and they did blood work and found his calcium was high and also he had some signs of kidney failure. He was put on meds and does seem better now. I feel so bad for inadvertently making my sweet dog sick.
6. Linda | April 29, 2013 at 1:46 pm
I just purchased the PetArmorPro and have noticed that my dog is very lethargic, doesn’t want to go outside to take care of business, has a decreased appetite and is constantly licking on his front paw. Frontline products did not affect him this way. I am very concerned about Buddy!
7. nhuckleby | April 29, 2013 at 4:51 pm
Hi Linda,
Please take Buddy to his veterinarian right away, and keep us updated on his progress!