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PetArmor & PetArmor Plus Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
Pet owners have filed yet another class action lawsuit against another manufacturer of popular over-the-counter flea and tick products, claiming their pets died after using the products.Parent companies FidoPharm and Velcera have been hit with a class action lawsuit claiming their PetArmor and PetArmor Plus “spot-on” flea and tick products are unsafe. They join a growing list of companies being sued for not properly labeling their “spot-on” flea and tick products as being potentially dangerous to pets, including the makers of “Frontline,” “K9 Advantix,” “Advantage,” Hartz “Ultraguard” and Sergeant’s line of flea and tick products. [See “Flea & Tick Products False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit.”]
“Spot-on” flea and tick products are neurotoxin pesticides placed directly on the skin of millions of household dogs and cats across the U.S. These products generally do not say in their advertising, marketing or EPA-mandated labeling that they can cause death or other serious side-effects, including paralysis, seizures and skin lesions. As a result, most consumers are unaware that they are putting their pets at risk when applying these products.
The EPA has received over 75,000 complaints since 2008 regarding “spot-on” flea and tick products, but nothing has been done yet to force these companies to correct their advertising and labeling and to alert pet owners about the possible dangerous side-effects. As a result, pet owners are increasingly turning to legal means to rectify the situation by filing “spot-on” flea and tick product class action lawsuits.
The PetArmor and PetArmor Plus class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all purchasers of PetArmor and PetArmor Plus products for dogs and cats between September 15, 2005 and the present who incurred economic damages as a result of not using the remaining unsafe product they purchased.
The PetArmor class action lawsuit is accusing Fidopharm, Velcera and Wal-Mart, where the products are sold, of breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and Common Law Fraud.
The PetArmor Flea & Tick Product Class Action Lawsuit is styled Frost, et al. v. FidoPharm, Inc.; Velcera, Inc.; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-06976, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Updated December 12th, 2011
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93 thoughts onPetArmor & PetArmor Plus Class Action Lawsuit
My mom used the Pet Armor fast caps on her 2 Maltese & now they are both dead. Their kidneys shut down & started crying like crazy. Died shortly after. Please everyone stay away from these over the counter flea products!!! Call your vet instead, it’s worth the price over losing your babies!
I am frantically trying to figure out if this is what is wrong with my 6 month old kitten! I used the PetArmour on him a week ago and he is now covered in scabs, open wounds and is loosing his hair. All around the spot on the back of his neck where it was applied. His mannerism is different, he has diarrhea and has now stopped using the litter box!
I applied this product to my English bulldog about four weeks ago. A week ago my bulldog started having seizures. My professor yesterday asked me if I had applied any flea and tick products to him lately, as they in itself can cause a dog to have seizures due to the neurotoxins contained in the product. I don’t not know if there is a direct connection, but it is quite a coincidence that he started to have seizures three weeks after applying this product.
Two / three weeks after application our dog has seizures and facial paralysis on both sides. After er and then Mizzou university pet hospital there is no medical reasons this is happening. No tumors, no blood clots, no strokes, chemistry is in check. It IS from the flea meds. I can’t believe this is still on the shelves to purchase. I’m beside myself that I purchased and applied something so toxic that our poor loveable dog is forever changed. I’m hoping to get him past all this but only time will tell. Seizures meds for the rest of his life even if he does. So shameful. We as a society have enough going on. Why?!?!!!!
Yes we put petarmor for cat on our 5 yr. old and she lost her hair and got sores on her back.We toke the remaining 2 tubes back to walmart where we brought it they only gave a partial refund because one tube was missing we explained what happened to our pet but it did no good, this was the walmart in Midwest city ok. on 23rd street.luckly we only used it on one of our cats not both of them.
Ronna sorry to hear about the loss of your pet. I too am here looking for answers, as I purchased Petarmour Plus earlier this month from Walmart rather than my usual Frontline~ to treat our 2 indoor cats. Nearly a week went by before I was alerted to symptoms one of them was having but didn’t immediately tie together with the treatment until I had scheduled an appointment for him (tomorrow) but still seeking a dx online. Trying to piece together what I could have possibly changed in diet or routine…then I recalled the Petarmour. I looked at the reviews quickly before my purchase and it seemed to have decent ratings. At a closer look at the negative reviews I see similar symptoms in my baby….he has had loose stool, his third eyelid showing both eyes, back twitching, shivers (could possibly be seizure) some vomiting, crying to touch his back or bottom to clean it (which has gotten all over EVERYTHING) jumping up and darting across the room as if something bit or stung him….somewhat loss in appetite. I called the vet back and alerted them to this and she said wash him in Dawn asap. Im at work so I had my daughter do this immediately but Im scared to death there may be permanent damage done and I cant even bare the thought of possibly loosing him over this.
Just used this last week for the first time on two of my dogs, our lab and our long hair doxie. Did not use it on our 14 year old chihuahua, thank God because I would be feeling even worse that she passed after what appeared to be renal failure within about a 24 hour time span last Sunday. As she had symptoms off and on for the past couple of months, do not suspect secondhand exposure as the cause of death. However two days ago I noticed that the place I applied the product to on my dachsund’s back was crusted over when petting her. I combed out as much of the dried crust as I could, called the vet and described the sore. I was told to apply antibiotic ointment. Then this afternoon when I got home from work I examined it and it appears to have grown in size, is still very weepy. She has an appointment to be seen by the vet tomorrow. I am absolutely sickened by the thought that I did this to her and terrified of losing her along with our chihuahua. If anyone has had their dog treated successfully for these lesions resulting from using petarmor, please share what that treatment was. I am desperate to help her heal an any info I can offer to my vet can be a big help.
now im freaking out after reading comments. I just treated three dogs of all different weights with the 89lb-132lb. the great dane, a full dose and my two pitbulls I split a tube. should I wash it off of them??
I applied Pet Armor Plus on my sweet border collie mix on May 27, 2014. The next day she was violently ill — vomiting, diareha and stopped eating. I bought it at Walgreens. I contacted my vet on May 29, and his words were, “That stuff will kill her. Bathe her immediately in Dawn dish detergent.” I did, but it was too late. Tests were run and they concluded kidney problems. I took her to the Univ. of Florida Vet School on June 9…she died June 11. An autopsy showed toxins in her kidneys. She was an inside dog and never out of my sight…it had to be the Pet Armor Plus. I plan to do whatever it takes to stop the sale of this poison. The company should be ashamed of itself. I see the product has been questionable for years!
Hello…was your dog acting completely normal the months following, or did she progressively get worse, or was it sudden?? My dog got a chemical burn and he was sick the next day, he was put on antibiotics, and was back to normal in no time. I called pet armor and got reimbursed for everything (they also made me sign a waiver)…but this scares me !! I applied the pet armor on August 5th…and it is October 21st now. This really frightens me…if there is a future lawsuit, would I be able to participate??
Pet Armor was applied to my 18 year old cat and within two days he was in renal failure. With immediate veterinary care, his condition stabilized for a few weeks and we were lead to believe he would be all right. He had blood work rechecked on a Wednesday and was dead by Saturday with BUN and Creatinine levels through the roof. Our veterinarian links his condition and subsequent death to Pet Armor and their negligence in removing the Methoprene from their formulation. We are beyond heart broken and devastated; this product is poison and should be made illegal. Families are losing their pets while fat cat CEOs get richer and greedier. This is a sickening example of corporate corruption and they should be shut down, sued and made to suffer the way our animals have.
on 5/27/14 found Petarmor Plus, 3 applications for $5.00 for dogs at Big Lots. I did purchase nearly all as involved with a rescue group and we all need to treat our dogs. I had a horrendous experience losing two dogs to TRIFEXIS in Sept of 2011 and have warned everyone about using it. (Pharmacy sent my second dog through major testing at specialists and I lost him two months later — his seizures from that medication left him with his head swinging back and forth, couldn’t even drink water from a bucket w/o tipping it — I could go on and have my emails with his symptoms). I am very leery of using any of these medications now and have discovered many negative comments about Petarmor Plus (though I just purchased and used the regular Petarmor on three dogs two days ago and so far no problem. I will probably return the Petarmor Plus I bought, unless I hear better advice. BTW — Sargents (sp) answers the 800 line from the Petarmor Plus package as they bought the company.