19 Fleas: Toxicities Of Different Products
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This article is from the Fleas, Ticks, and Your Pet FAQ, by tittle@zmall.com (Cindy Tittle Moore) with numerous contributions by others.
19 Fleas: Toxicities Of Different Products
According to Steven A. Melman and Karen L. Campbell's "Flea Control"
(John R. August, ed. 1991. Consultations in feline internal medicine.
WB Saunders & Co., Philadelphia. ISBN 0-7216-2226-7: Chapter 9),
pesticides that have caused serious or fatal illness when used ON cats
at dosages effective against fleas are:
* Carbaryl (Sevin)
* Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)
* Dichlorvos (DDVP, Vapona)
* Dioxathion (Delnav, Deltic)
* Lindane
* Malathion
* Naled (DiBrom)
* Phosmet (=prolate, Kemolate)
* Permethrin
* Propxur (Sendran, Baygon)
* Pyrethrins (but microencapsulated pyrethrins have no listed
problems)
* Ronnel (=Korlan)
* Tetrachlorvinphos (=Rabon)
The following flea-cides used ON dogs are NOT approved for use ON cats
(though they're all OK'd for indoor environmental use):
* Amitraz (Mitaban)
* Bendiocarb (Ficam)
* Chlorphenvinphos (Supona)
* Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)
* Cythioate (proban)
* Diazanon (Spectracide)
* Fenoxycarb
* Fenthion (Prospot)
* Methoprene (Precor)
The following have been reported to cause serious illness or death
when used ON dogs:
* Carbaryl (Sevin)
* Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)
* Dichlorvos (DDVP, Vapona)
* Fenthion (Prospot)
* Lindane
* Malathion
* Phosmet (Prolate, Kemolate)
* Permethrin
* Pyrethrins (but not microencapsulated)
* Ronnel (Korlan)
* Tetrachlorvinphos (Rabon)
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