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Last night I put a bit of flea / tick medication on my cat. My vet prescribed Paradyn, however, I got a bit mixed up and I accidentally used Hartz Feline medication instead. The bottle is 1.8 ml which seemed like a lot (opposed to Paradyn which is 0.7) and it left a pretty big spot on her neck. I also made the mistake of putting the medication about 1/2 - 1 inch too low on her neck. She certainly didn't like having it put on her and she was able to lick a bit of it on her neck.
I read online about Hartz and the issues other pet owners have faced using their products, and I freaked a bit. After having the medication on her for 10 minutes or so I decided to give her a bath and remove it. The first bath I only used water, but gave her another one a few hours later, this time using palmolive dish soap to make sure the medication was removed.
She licked herself and gave herself a bath for most of the night. She seemed a bit irritated by the medication and was scratching some as well. Other than that, I didn't notice any symptoms. There was a point last night, about 4 - 5 hours after I put the medication on, where she started to gag a bit and looked as though she was going to vomit. She ended up not vomiting at all and the gagging might have just been a result of her bathing herself so much. I didn't notice any salivating or foaming when I saw her lick the medication either. She just jerked her head quite a bit while licking her lips, clearly not happy with the taste.
Is there anything I should be worried about? She has a vet appointment for tomorrow (not related to this incident), but I gave her vet a call this morning anyway. They said they weren't familiar with Hartz products, but didn't think that there was much to worry about. They said it isn't abnormal for a cat to lick a bit of the medication.
Any advice on what I can do, or should do, would be greatly appreciated!
I read online about Hartz and the issues other pet owners have faced using their products, and I freaked a bit. After having the medication on her for 10 minutes or so I decided to give her a bath and remove it. The first bath I only used water, but gave her another one a few hours later, this time using palmolive dish soap to make sure the medication was removed.
She licked herself and gave herself a bath for most of the night. She seemed a bit irritated by the medication and was scratching some as well. Other than that, I didn't notice any symptoms. There was a point last night, about 4 - 5 hours after I put the medication on, where she started to gag a bit and looked as though she was going to vomit. She ended up not vomiting at all and the gagging might have just been a result of her bathing herself so much. I didn't notice any salivating or foaming when I saw her lick the medication either. She just jerked her head quite a bit while licking her lips, clearly not happy with the taste.
Is there anything I should be worried about? She has a vet appointment for tomorrow (not related to this incident), but I gave her vet a call this morning anyway. They said they weren't familiar with Hartz products, but didn't think that there was much to worry about. They said it isn't abnormal for a cat to lick a bit of the medication.
Any advice on what I can do, or should do, would be greatly appreciated!
