First Aid Information For: Virbac Preventic Tick Collar for Dogs, All Sizes-10/09/2014-Old Product

Eye Contact: Immediately flood the eye with plenty of water for at least 15-20 minutes, holding the eye open. Obtain medical attention if soreness or redness persists.
Skin Contact: If irritation develops wash skin thoroughly with soap and water. Obtain medical attention if redness or soreness persists.
Inhalation: No adverse effects expected under normal conditions of use.
Ingestion: Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for treatment advice. Do not induce vomiting unless told to do so by a poison control center or doctor. Do not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
Advice to Physicians: Treat symptomatically. Transient sedation or convulsions, ataxia, hyperexcitability, skin irritation has been observed following exposure to the technical active ingredient and emulsifiable concentrates. Transient sedation has been observed in rodents fed ground collar material and transient eye irritation after exposure to powdered collar. Antidote against amitraz is yohimbine or phentolamine. It is absolutely forbidden to use derivates of atropin. Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
Advice to Veterinarian and/or Emergency Clinic
TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR TICK ARREST COLLAR INGESTION BY DOGS
1. Induce vomiting (Syrup of Ipecac or Hydrogen Peroxide) if vomiting has not occurred.
2. Since amitraz is not a cholinesterase-depressing drug, atropine and/or 3PAM are contraindicated, as are tranquilizers and sedatives.
3. Administer a non-oily laxative (oily-based laxatives may increase the extraction of amitraz from the collar and facilitate greater absorption). An enema to evacuate the colon may be administered about 12-18 hours after ingestion, if diarrhea has not occurred or the laxative does not produce the desired results.
4. Depending on the degree of depression and the veterinarian’s concern (e.g. dog cannot be roused); yohimbine (Yobine, Lloyd Laboratories) may be administered at 0.1 mg/kg intravenously. Since yohimbine’s action is of short duration, it may need to be repeated until the dog’s condition spontaneously improves. Severely depressed animals should be hospitalized with constant supervision.
5. Oral activated charcoal based toxin absorbers may help to bind any released amitraz.
6. If it is suspected that a coiled length of collar may be lying in the stomach or the depression is severe and prolonged, an abdominal X-ray may be indicated. If gastronomy or enterotomy is to be performed (none of the cases so far reported would justify this action), xylazine should be avoided and general anesthetics administered with extreme caution.
NOTE: You may also contact the National Animal Poison Control Hot Line is 1-800-345-4735 for
emergency medical treatment information for your pet.