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    I don't know if any of you remember, but this past Thanksgiving, I took my cats back from my mom (they had to be there because Brad was severely allergic) because she neglected them.



    Backgammon had been a little lethargic this week, so I took him in for a checkup and they did some bloodwork. He was experiencing liver failure!!!!
    I was questioned about his diet and whether he came in contact with anything toxic.

    Come to find out that, not only did my mom not tell me that they had a problem, but she used HARTZ FLEA MEDICATION on them!!! This stuff is evil, evil, evil and can kill animals. The drops are now coming off the shelves and I have no doubt the spray and dip will be right behind them. The vet thinks they affected his liver at the time of application and it went downhill from there until actual failure.

    We had to make the agonizing decision to put him to sleep. He was sooo sick and there would be nobody home to help him if the end was happening and he was in pain. I didn't want him to die alone so we decided as a family to let him go peacefully.

    Brad, my daughter Erika, and I took him in yesterday (I had been at the vet all night, but took him home to spend a little time with him before we did this). We held him, talked to him and sang to him and he just...slipped away.

    I am inconsolable. My hands are shaking and I had to be tranquilized yesterday. My poor daughter had to take off of school and work and Brad came home early to help us do this.

    So, due to my mother's neglect and failure to mention to me that there was a problem, my baby is dead. Please pray that he finds the Rainbow Bridge because he has someone waiting for him there.

    I can't stop crying and the other cats are now depressed and looking for him. I am now joining the ranks of those who don't speak to their parents....this I can't forgive.

    Sorry for being so long and thank you for reading/listening.

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    Im so sorry Dylan, thats heartbreaking, big hugs!!!

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    Oh no Dylan, that's horrible I had no idea Hartz was that bad, thanks for giving me a heads up!

    I know exactly how you feel. My dog I grew up with died last February. Then a week later my favorite person in the world, my dad's best friend and a father figure to me died as well. I was inconsolable as well. I still cry sometimes a year later.

    I hope you get through this, but Im sure you will. You have your family with you and you are a very strong woman! Backgammon is looking down on you now saying "Mom dont be sad, Im not in pain anymore"


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    Thank you so much for your kind words...they are truly needed right now.

    For those who are interested, please check out this site. All Hartz brands should be taken off the shelves. This stuff is too coincidental to not be true. Even my vet believes it.

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    I'm so sorry, Dylan.



    Oh, and I'm right there with you---Hartz products are DEADLY. Only the severely uninformed (or just stupid) use any of it on their pets.

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    I'm so sorry..and I'm sure he is even now waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge.

    I used to be a vet tech and I cant tell you how many cases like this we saw from Hartz. I cant believe it is still on the shelf at ALL. You made the right decision...they rarely get better when it is this bad and he may have lived several weeks or months more in agonizing pain. He is at peace now.
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    I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you. I know how hard it can be to lose a pet. If I were you, Id be pressing charges against my mother for animal neglect.

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    Big, big hugs for you Dylan. I had to have my cat put down when he was 20. He was lucky to live to a ripe old age, but the pain of watching him go is something that still makes me cry! I know exactly how you are feeling, sweetheart.

    Our animals give us so much unconditional love--they truly are the purest souls. Because of that, I believe that there is a special place for their little souls to go when they leave us. And when we die, we get to be reunited with all of that pure love that they gave us.

    There is a book I am reading right now called "Lovely Bones". It is about a murdered girl who watches her family from "heaven". One day her dog, Holiday, dies. She narrates to us about how Holiday had been a good and loyal family pet and how much love he had given and the joy he brought to the family. The part that put me in tears was the paragraph.

    "I waited for him to sniff me out, anxious to know if here, on the other side, I would still be the little girl he had slept beside. I did not have to wait long: he was so happy to see me, he knocked me down".

    They miss us just as much as we miss them.

    You'll see your furbaby again one day. In the meantime, Backgammon can chase butterflies with my cat, Sunny, in the sunny meadow just across from Rainbow Bridge.

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    I am so sorry sweetie, this brought tears to my eyes. *hugs*
    I believe you Dottie and you have my support

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    *hugs*

    I didn't know about the Hartz thing either (never had any reason to know- no flea probs around)...

    I've always heard it's a good idea to let your other pets see their friend before you bury it, that way they know what happened (as opposed to thinking it was a run-away, etc)- they supposedly deal with it better that way and will stop "searching"...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paintbaby View Post
    There is a book I am reading right now called "Lovely Bones". It is about a murdered girl who watches her family from "heaven". One day her dog, Holiday, dies. She narrates to us about how Holiday had been a good and loyal family pet and how much love he had given and the joy he brought to the family. The part that put me in tears was the paragraph.

    "I waited for him to sniff me out, anxious to know if here, on the other side, I would still be the little girl he had slept beside. I did not have to wait long: he was so happy to see me, he knocked me down".

    They miss us just as much as we miss them.
    Paintbaby, I was in tears all through that book, & I'm such a hardass usually. I'm teary now from remembering that part!

    DylanAngel, I am so sorry this happened to you. My condolences. (((HUGS)))
    I am going to throw out our Hartz products. I don't want to use them on our dogs now.

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    Awww, darlin, I know exactly what you're going thru *hugs* I came home to my father's house last night to find my rabbit had passed away (I was the one to find him in his cage, he'd been there for a day or two,) and my father basically admitted to me that he neglected him. I feel so horrible because next month I am moving to a place I can have him but it wasn't soon enough. We're not speaking either. I know it's hard but I'm sure that Backgammon is watching over you and knows that you love him with all your heart. PM me if you ever need to talk.

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    Dylan, I'm so sorry, it's awful to loose someone you love, espically someone that loves back as much as a pet.

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    I had no idea that hartz was so bad, when i first got my older dog, he got fleas and i used the shampoo on him and spray all over the house! thankfully he was fine, but im so glad you shared that!

    I am so angry at your mother too! that's completely irresponsible, and to not even ask you if it was ok before she did it, that would bug me! understandable why you would stop talking to her now.

    ..oh and madmax, paintbaby, lovely bones is fantastic. i cried a lot. she has another book out that i read called "Lucky". it's a memoir about her life and how it was changed after she was raped as a 19 year old college freshman. check it out. sorry for the mini-threadjack...

    Love it!

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    i'm so sorry you lost your little furry baby.

    these threads always get me ... every time

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    I want to thank everyone who responded to this thread. It helps so much to know that there are people who love animals as much as I do and realize that they really are our babies.

    We have dealing with it today. He was definitely a snuggle puss and his absence is noticeable when you're just wanting a hug. The other cats have been wonderful in sensing our sadness and being extra cuddly, but they have different personalities. BG was like a big old pillow and there is no comparison.

    There have been other threads here about Hartz products, which is how I learned how evil they are. I thought I would mention it here because it bears repeating.

    Love your babies because their time with us is brief anyway, let alone when something like this happens.

    Many hugs to you all and all of your own furbabies.

    (Paintbaby, I'm sure Backgammon has found your Sunni already...he was quite the charmer!)

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    Egads I am so sorry.
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    Oooh this is awful !! I am so sorry for your lost and I hope you can find a way through it .

    I thought a couple of my cats were running away but I caught one of the kids living next to me training his dog to attack my cats !!! I thought my cats were just being disloyal to me turns out they are afraid to come home ! Now I am having this huge battle with the scum . Some people just can not understand how much these little babies means to us !!! I love my kitties and I miss them , I really feel for you . Ugh I am really so sad for you .
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    Sorry to hear that, hon. It's really hard to lose a furry friend.

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    My heart goes out to you. I know how hard it can be when a pet dies. He was not a pet he was family! I get so upset when I think about when the time will come when we have to put any of our pets down. It's upseting me right now .
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    *Hugs*

    I find it unimaginable that companies continue to make products knowing they are toxic for the consumers intended to use the product.

    I am so sorry for your loss, DA. Your baby WILL find the Rainbow Bridge. Animals always find heaven, and I imagine it to be a nicer place than where humans go. Feel free to pm me, and again, I am so sorry for your loss.

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    I'm so sorry, honey. But you did make the right decision. He's not suffering anymore.

    He's chasing butterflies, biding his time until you two meet again.

    May you always hear bumps in the night and know that his ghost is getting into something he shouldn't be. *hugs*

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    Oh, I'm so sorry for that!! I used Hartz Worm Medication a long, long, long time ago (gosh...back in the late 80's) and my cat almost died...but we caught it soon enough and got him to the vet. I'm surprised that they didn't get some class action lawsuit...although they could have and I just don't know about it.

    I'm so so so sorry your little furbaby is gone. I know how heartbreaking it is...and I have nothing more to say, so I'll just pass some tissues and send you lots and lots of s.

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    VG, I read about your experience with the worm meds, that must have been horrible.

    There actually is a class action suit going on, but I'm not sure if it's for all Hartz products or just the drops. My mom used the spray.

    Either way, we're not going to participate in it. We just want to remember him as he was. We've had enough bad experiences with wrongful death lawsuits to last us a lifetime.

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    I think we are all aware that I can appreciate where you are coming from to a certain extent.... as someone with a dying cat who just won't die... I am NOT looking forward to the day when she will no longer be part of my everyday life.

    http://www.petloss.com/ --- go there! it will of immense help and support to you at this time as well as help you come to terms with your grief (understanding your grief, your emotions, will help you deal with it).

    I am planning to use it alot when my cat finally decides to transition.

    Have you had a funeral ceremony (you don't have to do anything elaborate) for the cat? Even after it has been buried you can still hold a ceremony. Just like if a human had died, the funeral ceremony is done for those still living more than those who have transitioned. It will help you seek "closure" as such and re-live any good memories you have of this cat even if it is only one memory.

    Focus on the positive at this time and see how it has blessed you.


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