If you like your dog....

[DrLeftover]

DON'T buy Chinese-made treats for them.

19 May

More than 1,000 dog deaths may now be linked to toxic jerky treats according to the Food and Drug Administration.

And the agency says since 2007, there have been almost 5,000 complaints of pet illnesses related to the treats.

The majority of those illnesses were of gastrointestinal or liver disease and about a third were linked to kidney and urinary disease.

“It's something I worry about in general just because it seems to keep recalling dog foods,” said dog owner Colin Fisher. “They don’t know what's in them.”

In fact, not even the FDA is sure of what exactly is sickening the pets...

They say a common thread in the reported illnesses is that the pets ate a chicken or duck jerky treat, or a jerky-wrapped treat.

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25545565/fda-over-1000-dog-deaths-linked-to-toxic-jerky-treats

 

[Jazzy]

Quite disturbing that stores are still selling any type of jerky treats. My dogs have never had these treats.

Thank you very much for the heads up Doc!

 

[DrLeftover]

We make an effort to avoid any food products for us or them made in China.

Remember the "poisoned baby milk" stink a few years ago, and before that it was canned stuff that had 'things' in them.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I wouldn't be surprised if they put dog meat in the those dog treats too.