GB2358585A - Pesticidal composition also comprising a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which the composition is to be applied - Google Patents

Pesticidal composition also comprising a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which the composition is to be applied Download PDF

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GB2358585A
GB2358585A GB0027657A GB0027657A GB2358585A GB 2358585 A GB2358585 A GB 2358585A GB 0027657 A GB0027657 A GB 0027657A GB 0027657 A GB0027657 A GB 0027657A GB 2358585 A GB2358585 A GB 2358585A
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John Tharratt
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N25/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
    • A01N25/32—Ingredients for reducing the noxious effect of the active substances to organisms other than pests, e.g. toxicity reducing compositions, self-destructing compositions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N53/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing cyclopropane carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof

Abstract

A pesticidal composition for application to an animal (particularly a cat, a dog, a hamster or a guinea pig) comprises a pesticide and a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied. The pesticidal composition may be provided as a liquid or spray product and may be incorporated into a collar device. The pesticide is preferably an insecticide (eg a pyrethroid, such as permethrin). The unpleasant-tasting substance may have a bitter taste and is preferably denatonium benzoate. The composition may be used in the treatment of fleas. The unpleasant-tasting substance deters an animal from grooming itself, through which process the pesticide would be ingested and cause harm if the animal's metabolism is unable to cope with the pesticide.

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2358585 PESTICIDAL COMPOSITION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a pesticidal composition and, in particular to a pesticidal 5 composition for use on cats and dogs.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Cats and dogs are prone to infestations by various insects such as fleas: small insects which jump on the animal and feed on its blood. Although a mild dose of the fleas is often regarded as trivial, left unchecked it may develop into a severe infestation causing the animal severe discomfort and pain resulting in a shabby, unkempt appearance.
Conventional pesticidal products often incorporate the chemical permethrin which is an effective anti-flea agent specifically targeted at dogs and puppies more than two weeks old. The product is typically produced in drop form and applied to the neck region of the animal from where it disperses throughout the coat.
The problem with producing a permethrin based pesticide arises in the occasional mis-application of the product wherein owners mistakenly conclude that a product which can be used for a young puppy is suitable for application to a cat. Cats will inevitably ingest high quantities of the product through the process of self grooming and this can result in death. The cause of the problem is a direct result of a physiological difference between the cat and dog wherein the cat lacks a specific enzyme which is needed to metabolize the permethrin based product.
Although dogs do possess the necessary enzyme, there is the associated problem that a suckling puppy of less than two weeks old may ingest permethrin which has been applied to the coat of its mother. The physiology of the puppy is such that its metabolism is also unable to cope which results in death of the animal. Similarly a 1 cat may ingest considerably quantities of the permethrin based product through playing with or cross-grooming a dog to which the product has been applied.
There is need for a pesticidal composition which is an effective antiflea agent and 5 which can be safely applied to a range of different host organisms, irrespective of physiological differences which may occur between them.
STATEMENTS OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a pesticidal composition for application to an animal comprising a pesticide and a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied.
Preferably the pesticide is an insecticide. Preferably the insecticide is selected from the pyrethroid family and is preferably permethrin based. More preferably the insecticide is permethrin.
Preferably the substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied has a bitter taste. More preferably the substance is an ammonium salt and is most preferably denatonium benzoate.
Preferably the concentration of denatonium benzoate is such that the animal is discouraged from grooming only for a limited time period during the working efficacy of the product. After this time period the animal can groom itself as normal and remains unaffected by the concentration of permethrin which has now reached a safe level.
Preferably the animal is discouraged from grooming for not more than a three day period and the working efficacy of the product is not more than eight weeks. More preferably the animal is discouraged from grooming for a one day period and the working efficacy of the product is four weeks.
2 Preferably the pesticidal composition is produced as a liquid and is applied to the neck area of the animal in either drop or spray form. ln an alternative embodiment of the invention, the denatonium benzoate is incorporated into a collar which is placed around the neck of the animal.
The present invention also provides for the use of a pesticidal composition for application to an animal comprising a pesticide and a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied for the treatment of fleas.
Preferably the animal to which the pesticidal composition is applied is feline although the invention provides for the use of the pesticidal composition in a variety of organisms including dogs, hamsters and guinea pigs.
The invention is particularly surprising because actively seeking to discourage self grooming of an animal is not considered as advantageous and would discourage a person skilled in the relevant technical field from adding denatonium benzoate to an animal composition, 3

Claims (20)

1. A pesticidal composition for application to an animal comprising a pesticide and a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied.
2. A pesticidal composition according to claim 1 wherein the pesticide is an insecticide.
3. A pesticidal composition according to claim 2 wherein the insecticide is selected from the pyethroid family.
4. A pesticidal composition according to claim 3 wherein the insecticide is pennethrin based.
5. A pesticidal composition according to claim 4 wherein the insecticide is permethrin.
6. A pesticidal composition according to any preceding claim wherein the substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied has a bitter taste.
7. A pesticidal composition according to claim 6 wherein the substance is an ammonium salt.
8. A pesticidal composition according to claim 7 wherein the substance is denatonium benzoate.
9. A pesticidal composition according to claim 8 wherein the concentration of denatonium benzoate is such that the animal is discouraged from grooming only for a limited time period during the working efficacy of the product.
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10. A pesticidal composition according to claim 9 wherein the concentration of denatonium benzoate is such that the animal is discouraged from grooming for not more than a three day period and the working efficacy of the product is not more than eight weeks.
11. A pesticidal composition according to claim 10 wherein the animal is discouraged from grooming for a one day period and the working efficacy of the product is four weeks.
12. A pesticidal composition according to any preceding claim wherein the pesticide is produced as a liquid.
13. A pesticidal composition according to claim 12 wherein the liquid and is applied to the animal in either drop or spray form.
14. A pesticidal composition according to claim 13 wherein the liquid is applied to the neck area of the animal.
15. A pesticidal composition according to any preceding claim wherein the pesticidal composition is incorporated into a collar which is placed around the neck of the animal.
16. A pesticidal composition according to any preceding claim wherein the animal to which the composition is applied is feline.
17. A pesticidal composition according to any of claims 1 to 15 for use with dogs, hamsters and guinea pigs.
18. Use of a pesticidal composition of any preceding claim for application to an animal, said pesticidal composition comprising a pesticide and a substance which tastes unpleasant to the animal to which it is applied, for the treatment of fleas.
19. A liquid or spray product which comprises the pesticidal composition of the present invention.
20. A collar device which incorporates the pesticidal composition of the present invention.
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US7655256B2 (en) 2001-09-17 2010-02-02 Rohm And Haas Company Pharmaceutical formulation including a resinate and an aversive agent
CN113598163A (en) * 2021-09-10 2021-11-05 姜兆伟 Mosquito-repellent incense liquid for preventing children from eating by mistake and application of bitter essence as raw material

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US3811413A (en) * 1972-10-10 1974-05-21 A Scherpenborg Horse fly collar
US4438090A (en) * 1978-01-19 1984-03-20 Brite Alan D Method of preparing an insecticide containing boric acid
US4461758A (en) * 1978-01-19 1984-07-24 Brite Alan D Insecticide including powdered boric acid
US5298247A (en) * 1991-08-08 1994-03-29 Godrej Soaps Limited Neem oil fatty acid distillation residue based pesticide

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2044456A5 (en) * 1969-05-21 1971-02-19 Aries Robert Unbreakable transparent container for - ddvp insecticides
US3811413A (en) * 1972-10-10 1974-05-21 A Scherpenborg Horse fly collar
US4438090A (en) * 1978-01-19 1984-03-20 Brite Alan D Method of preparing an insecticide containing boric acid
US4461758A (en) * 1978-01-19 1984-07-24 Brite Alan D Insecticide including powdered boric acid
US5298247A (en) * 1991-08-08 1994-03-29 Godrej Soaps Limited Neem oil fatty acid distillation residue based pesticide

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7655256B2 (en) 2001-09-17 2010-02-02 Rohm And Haas Company Pharmaceutical formulation including a resinate and an aversive agent
CN113598163A (en) * 2021-09-10 2021-11-05 姜兆伟 Mosquito-repellent incense liquid for preventing children from eating by mistake and application of bitter essence as raw material

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