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"If I could only reach that one spot!" Photo: doug88888/Flickr This spring, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was taking a hard look at pesticide products for controlling fleas and ticks in dogs and cats. EPA spokesman Dale Kemery told Paw Nation that the products have come under scrutiny due to a sharp increase in reports of negative reactions to the drugs. Reports of such problems jumped from about 29,000 in 2007 to about 44,000 in 2008, according to EPA data. Those reactions ranged from mild skin irritation to more serious incidents, including seizures and even death. Spot-on flea and tick treatments are liquid pesticides typically applied to the skin between the ...