Flea and Tick Collar Poisoning in Dogs

I bought one of these collars at Costco and wish I hadn't. I put it on my 11, going on 12 year old and very active dog just before we went on a 8 mile hike. That was about 4 weeks ago. The collar was correctly fitted, so he did not ingest it. But about 5 days ago, he started getting very slow on walks. 4 days ago, he slept all day and could barely get off the sofa. I had to pick him up to put him on the bed at night. His appetite was as good as ever but when it came to his evening walk, I had to go at a snail's pace and he sat down on 2 occasions. I wasn't sure he'd make it and we only went around one block. For his whole life (I rescued him when he was 3 months), he has walked a minimum of an hour a day and he still jogs with me sometimes. This behavior was exceptional and unusual. When I petted him while he was lying on the sofa - his tail didn't wag, his paw didn't come up and his eyes looked like he was dying inside. I thought maybe old age had finally caught up with him (he's a medium sized dog) but it was far too sudden. I had heard that these flea collars could cause problems, so I had been attentive in the first few days. I hadn't realized the effect could be cumulative or that he would go down hill, so fast 3 weeks after wearing it. I cut the collar off a couple of nights ago (he screeched when I gently) lifted his head to take it off) and bathed him, thoroughly. The next morning, his eyes were alert again and he kept up, walking a few blocks, morning and evening. Today, he is back to usual, he bounded past me to get out into the yard and came running for his food. He doesn't have the clumsy gait he had, almost like a limp but not quite - like he didn't have the energy. If he is lying down and I pet him, the paw comes up and his tail wags and he makes eye contact. If I hadn't cut the collar off, I have no doubt that he'd have been dead within days. I looked up a website that showed fatalities and serious harm to dogs AND humans caused by these collars. I cannot believe that they allow them to be sold. I have since read horror stories of people's dogs dying, them thinking it was old age and putting the collar on a younger dog they have and that dog dying too. I'd rather my dogs have fleas than be dead! I'm going back to the diatomaceous earth that I have always used and I wish I'd never put him through this horrific experience. He is too old to go out due to a flea collar!

Lio is a 7 month Chiweenie and he’s about 6-7 pounds, I first put the color on him and everything seemed fine but as we were driving he started to vomit and he fell asleep in a sitting position which is very not like my dog because he loves car rides and the car is not a place he can sleep in, his eyes weren’t able to stay open and this was all within the same day and a 8 hr period, as soon as he threw up I knew it had to have been the collar so I did my research because at the time I thought it was safe and good for dogs, I was very wrong. I’m also pregnant and carrying him and cuddling with him also made me very light headed and sick, it’s not morning sickness because not only have I got over my morning sickness my 1st month of pregnancy but I’m on my 7th month and I don’t get sick like that anymore, flea collars are scams and TOXIC to dogs and humans.

bought the soresto flea collar for My two dogs . My larger one seems to be ok for now but my smaller mixed breed dog started itching a lot more since I put the collar on 2 months ago. No fleas or ticks but itchy all the time . But I figured since they didn’t have fleas or ticks it was doing it’s job. He also had explosive diarrhea in middle of night all over the couches a few weeks ago but figured he just got into something. Still did not think anything of it until tonight. He had a seizure that lasted about 3-5mins. And now I am not sure if this was his first seizure since they are home alone during the day while we are at work. I did not even think of the collar until reading a bunch of reviews online . I had no idea ! I don’t know if it’s a bad reaction or if he ingested some as he plays with my other dog and bites his fur a lot . which I found out that the chemicals in it leaves a residue on their fur. I am scared for him I hope he will be ok and will take him to the vet tomorrow even though we really can’t afford it but will do anything to make sure he is ok . Any suggestions on if I should try and get my money back ? Should I take it off the larger dog too even though he hasn’t had any side effects ?

I can only assume that since Woody chewed his tick collar to pieces, he has developed diarrhoea. When he tries passing, he only manages a small amount of diarrhoea and after lots of moves around the garden, it then seems like he is constipated and passes very small amounts. He still has an appetite, but is lethargic at times during the day after trying to pass but can then be his normal lively self, if for instance someone comes to the door or his litter brother wants to playfight. I am going to try the 14 hour starve and try him with boiled white rice or scrambled egg and charcoal biscuits and hope he will be back to health. We have also removed his brother Yogi’s tick collar to eliminate the situation, although he has always had a stronger stomach.

Our Ausky was eating his fur off and miserable, we had tried diy treatments with a little relief. We had been given the Seresto collar so we tried it on him, within 4 hour he had diarrhea and tinkled in the kitchen which is not like him at all. He has laid around all morning after that, I took the collar off so praying that he recovers quick. The collar was on him a total of 7 hours , after it being on 3 hours is when everything started .(middle of the night ) Never again !!