Warning about chicken jerky treats for dogs

Thanks, Glenn.

Here's hoping all our pets stay safe and healthy--and best wishes to those that have suffered as a result of tainted pet foods.

OMG--Oarsman, thank you, thank you and huge doggie hugs from our Dachshund mix, Lucy, and Lab mix, Bo. We just started a new bag of chicken jerky treats on Tuesday. By Wednesday, Lucy was walking tenderly, her ears were down, and she's been drinking huge amounts of water (She only gets one treat a day!) By the end of the week, Bo was distressed, too, but is bigger and it was not so noticeable. Lucy saw the vet today and they drew bloodwork, but were somewhat puzzled because overall she checked out fine. Tonight I see your post and we checked the bag. Yep. Made in China. We are discontinuing jerky treats IMMEDIATELY. Because of your concern, we probably caught this before a critical problem developed. You've made permanent friends at our house.

After one day without a treat, Lucy's ears are up and she's got a bit of a twinkle back in her eye. She's still drinking a lot of water and she's tired and a little bit clingy like a sick child, but I can tell she's on the mend. Those ears speak voumes!

Wow, Amy. That was too close for comfort. Glad your baby is going to be okay!

And, Glenn...thanks again! You quite possibly helped save a life.

Thanks! I agree. That was a closer call than I like to think about. Thanks again, Oarsman!

What are they putting into the food over in China?

Small surprise that we are having these kinds of problems in the dog food we recieve from a country where they eat dogs...


PS: Good call Oarsman!

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