Strange
By carolbee
@carolbee (16230)
United States
September 24, 2008 8:38am CST
Last week our neighbor called the fire department. Here comes the big truck. Well I didn't think much about it since this happens quite often. I asked several days later what happened. Was told the dog had a flea collar on and emitted some kind of gas and the odor was overwhelming. This was all outside in the backyard and not in their house. As a result, the dog was real sick from the allergic reaction to the collar. Has anyone ever heard of this kind of thing happening? So the fire department was called to check out the status of the odor.
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@CarlKnittel (692)
• United States
29 Sep 08
I can't imagine calling the fire dept over it but I do know of at least one collar that is a problem. I don't recall the name but it's all brown and smells horrific. It's about half the price of Hartz and convinced me to always spend the extra(I think it was seargents) The smell of the flea collar would sicken everyone in the house and we'd put the dog outside. In a couple hours the dog would be sick from the smell and we'd have to get rid of the collar resulting in us spending the extra for a hartz collar anyway. My grandmother bought one to save money and then forgot about the problem and bought another of the same type a couple years later with the same results.
i love a bargain but sometimes the extra coin is worth it.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
27 Sep 08
Yeah carolbee, it’s quite to normal to call the fire department for help to solve the problems like finding snake in house, bee hive on the tree beside the house, cat couldn’t get down from a tall big tree etc. But it’s rather amazing and could hardly to believe that the odor from such a small flea collar which is to get rid of the flea from the dog could cause such overwhelming odor and gas all over the backyard.
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
24 Sep 08
That is so very strange and I have never heard anything like that. I wonder if it was a collar from a well known company that we always hear about? The odor must have really been bad to call the fire department out. I really hope the dog is ok. I don't use flea collar on my dog, we use the advantix drop once a month.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I didn't think to ask the neighbor what brand she was using. The dog is fine. This particular neighbor loves to have the fire department and police come over to her house. She calls them fairly regularly. It's like the kid who cried wolf! Thanks for responding.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I have never heard them having an odor but have heard that you are not supposed to let little children touch some of the flea collars that are out there because they can have reactions to them! I suppose with the chemical on them to kill the fleas it has to be strong!
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
24 Sep 08
Am sure the chemical used to kill fleas is strong but to emit a poisonous gas? This is almost too much for me to believe. The neighbor told me it smelled like natural gas. Maybe I should research flea collars in case I may have to "eat my words." Thanks for responding.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 Sep 08
There are anti-bark collars that have a spray. PetSmart in my area just started selling them. They have them in their locked case. They have counsel people and teach them how to use them before they sell them. I think it's citronella. That stuff in large doses would make me sick, too.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 Sep 08
There are two types of anti-bark collars that I know of. One is an electric one that zaps the animal; the other is an automatic spray. Each senses the barking, but tries to stop if a different way. I believe the spray one is citronella. I've only seen the two kinds in a case at PetSmart. Glass case with a key and the person has to get a manager and be counseled in how to use it before they can buy it (but some people say they've had one before and know all about it, they just don't want to learn anything, so how do you know those people from people who really did use one before and know what they're doing?).
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I don't know of a spray flea collar, I think it was probably an anti-bark collar that caused the gas. But there are sprays for fleas. Just haven't seen any for the collars to spray for fleas. I know citronella is usually used for keeping bugs away, that is why I was confused when someone asked about an anti-bark collar with citronella. It is confusing.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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25 Sep 08
Hi carolbee,
No, I've heard of fire department coming out fro the smell, but a gas board people wou;d.
@LouiseKnittel (4764)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I have to agree with this sounding very bazaar. I would not have called the Fire Department. They are busy enough. I have never heard of such a thing. Why not just remove the collar form the dog. 
Poor little dog. That is awful that the dog got sick from it. I hope the dog is ok.
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