The Mettrum discovery was made recently, when a random screening of the company's products by Health Canada turned up the unauthorized
use of pyrethrin, a pesticide derived from the chrysanthemum plant that is also not approved for medical cannabis.
Natural Chemistry Natural Flea Spray for Cats uses biodegradable ingredients and natural botanical extract
instead of pyrethrins, which makes this spray safe for any age cat.
It combines the adult flea killing
power of pyrethrins with the long - lasting egg - killing power of PRECOR Insect Growth Regulator.
Dogs are not as sensitive to pyrethrins as cats are, and so dog products contain much higher
levels of pyrethrins that will be toxic to your cat.
Cats that have been exposed to a large
amount of pyrethrin / pyrethroid - based insecticides will often have whole - body tremors.
The
cause of pyrethrin poisoning via the chrysanthemum plant is by the dog ingesting the plant.
The physician is very familiar and knowledgeable of the
symptoms of pyrethrin toxicity, and by communicating with you about the dog's history, the knowledge of the dog being around the plant, and looking at his clinical signs will determine the veterinarian's method of treatment.
Reactions are more common in cats, and often occur when pet guardians mistakenly use a dog product with a much higher
concentration of pyrethrins on cats.
Even some of the topical products made for cats have toxic
doses of pyrethrins if they are ingested through grooming.
If the toxicity is due to
ingestion of pyrethrin / pyrethroid, such as from grooming behavior, bathing will do little to nothing to help.
The
presence of pyrethrins in the ingredients indicates to the enhanced efficiency with which this shampoo can kill and repel the fleas.
It kills insects on contact without the
use of Pyrethrins or Permethrins, and will not wash off any flea and tick spot treatments you may be using at the same time.
Cypermethrin, including the resolved isomer alpha - cypermethrin, dichlorovinyl derivative of pyrethrin
It uses biodegradable ingredients and natural botanical extract
instead of pyrethrins, which makes this spray safe for any age dog.
The second active ingredient is Pyrethrins, an insecticide that kills pests on contact, and the third active ingredient enhances the
power of the Pyrethrins.
The
amount of pyrethrin / pyrethroid «active ingredients» in the products made for dogs is far too much for cats for cats to handle.
Killing adult fleas can be accomplished using
any of the pyrethrins (tetramethrin, pyrethrin, permethrin, etc.), or an organophosphate.
If the flea product that you purchase says that it also gets ticks, unless the active ingredient is fipronil, which is the only safe effective tick product, then you can guarantee the product contains a derivative
of pyrethrin.
Plus, Natural Chemistry Natural Flea & Tick Shampoo with Oatmeal contains natural botanical extract instead
of pyrethrins, which makes this shampoo safe for any age dog.