Denisemomof4 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It looks like my pup has many, many, many little bumps on his skin making his fur stick out.:confused::confused::confused:I gave him a bath using Harts puppy shampoo. I just did a google search. O-M-G!!!! Now I am worried about my dog! He seems perfectly fine but the bumps are multiplying. He had his bath yesterday and is still getting more bumps! Off to google Benadryl dosage. And DO NOT use their flea and tick shampoo! I never did but during my search found it caused seizures and even death in dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshin Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 :grouphug: Oh, poor puppy! Can you call a vet and get advise on what to do? Hartz products scare the bejeezus out of me, I've heard so many horror stories that I won't use anything they make. My DH saved a two week old kitten. When we called our vet to see what we needed to do, she told us to get any brand of kitten formula but Hartz. She said she had never seen a kitten or puppy survive that was fed the Hartz stuff. :( (The kitten lived and just celebrated her fourth birthday!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindergretta Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 :grouphug: Poor puppy!!! I hope he recovers quickly. (We won't touch Hartz products with a 10 foot pole. Horrid company!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 :grouphug: Oh, poor puppy! Can you call a vet and get advise on what to do? Hartz products scare the bejeezus out of me, I've heard so many horror stories that I won't use anything they make. My DH saved a two week old kitten. When we called our vet to see what we needed to do, she told us to get any brand of kitten formula but Hartz. She said she had never seen a kitten or puppy survive that was fed the Hartz stuff. :( (The kitten lived and just celebrated her fourth birthday!) :grouphug: Poor puppy!!! I hope he recovers quickly. (We won't touch Hartz products with a 10 foot pole. Horrid company!) I have had animals my entire life! I NEVER knew this! I can't say I ever used their products before, though I realy don't remember, but I CAN say I was at a store, Tractor Supply if I remember right, and they had a small selection of shampoo. I chose this thinking PUPPY shampoo would be gentle. WHAT THE HECK. :cursing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Thirty-three years ago at the age of 16 I got "my" first puppy. Of course my parents were footing all the bills, but it was my responsibility to care for her, including vet visits. One thing the vet told me (and he's still my vet now) was -- Never, ever use anything made by Hartz or Sergeants. So you could say they have a long-standing problem. In addition to some Benadryl, I'd get a good oatmeal-based shampoo and give him another bath. Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash (for people) works wonderfully for dogs with itchy/irritated skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 I was paranoid and couldn't sleep because of all I read about Hartz. I can NOT believe that company is still in business! I bathed Cooper in Dawn (it was the best I could do at 2:30 a.m.) and gave him Benadryl. He looks MUCH better today!!! DO NOT USE HARTZ PRODUCTS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Aw sorry about your pup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 :grouphug: I hope your pup is better today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Try some coconut oil rubbed in the fur. This often takes care of any inflammation / reaction my mastiff may have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I won't touch their products. Give the pup an oatmeal bath to help sooth the skin. Poor puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Ditto. Our vet always said we could use Johnsons Baby shampoo on our dogs. I'd be careful with that too as I've found that some breeds with more sensitive skin don't handle human shampoos very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 the bumps are barely noticeable now. I doubt it has anything to do at all with the Benadryl as I only gave him half a dose. I think washing him down REALLY well with Dawn is what helped the most. He justs completed a four mile hike with ease, bumps almosts gone........... I think he will be ok. I will be watching him closely for some time, though, because a friend of mine said her dog started to ooze BLOOD out of his back after using a flea/tick collar from Hartz! Again, WHY is this company still in business? I can't remember if I've ever used their products before, but I know that I will NEVER use them again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchel210 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 that is terrible...you should try tropiclean. It is so nice. They have a neem flea and tick one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) It looks like my pup has many, many, many little bumps on his skin making his fur stick out.:confused::confused::confused:I gave him a bath using Harts puppy shampoo. I just did a google search. O-M-G!!!! Now I am worried about my dog! He seems perfectly fine but the bumps are multiplying. He had his bath yesterday and is still getting more bumps! Off to google Benadryl dosage. And DO NOT use their flea and tick shampoo! I never did but during my search found it caused seizures and even death in dogs! OR the topical flea drops! We only used half of a dose b/c our puppy is a toy breed and was TINY when we got him, and he had SEVERE seizures and we almost lost him. It was a terrifying 12 hours for our family. When we tried calling Hartz, they just told us that if we had an autopsy done on our dog and they could PROVE that their product killed our dog, they would refund us the cost of the drops. Otherwise there was nothing they could do. :toetap05: Nice customer service, huh? Thankfully our puppy came through and is mostly fine in the end. We do think that the seizures affected his vision. He doesn't seem to see as well now. We went through our house and threw away ALL Hartz products, and we refuse to buy them anymore or support that company at all. I'm glad your dog is doing better, though! BTW - Target's store brand (Boots and Barkley, I think) puppy shampoo is GREAT! That's what I use on my puppy, and it smells like baby shampoo. :) Edited September 20, 2012 by somo_chickenlady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 :grouphug: Oh, poor puppy! Can you call a vet and get advise on what to do? Hartz products scare the bejeezus out of me, I've heard so many horror stories that I won't use anything they make. My DH saved a two week old kitten. When we called our vet to see what we needed to do, she told us to get any brand of kitten formula but Hartz. She said she had never seen a kitten or puppy survive that was fed the Hartz stuff. :( (The kitten lived and just celebrated her fourth birthday!) We used the Hartz kitten formula to supplement our barn kittens (this was before we even had our puppy and had no idea the company was so bad) and my SIL used the puppy formula exclusively on her puppies b/c the mother didn't produce enough milk (our puppy was one of them). All of them survived, and the formula had no ill affect on any of them. I won't use it again after what happened to our puppy, but I just wanted to point out that the formula doesn't kill everything that ingests it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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