[Lunareclipse]

I JUST RECEIVED THIS FROM A FRIEND AND THOUGHT I'D PASS IT ON.





"Waggin'Train Jerky Tenders" made in China, that is sold at Costco and Petco, are killing dogs and making others severely ill.

When we bought it we thought it was a product made in the USA. The bag says "Waggin'Train is an American owned company." But when you look below the UPC code, it says "Made in China." Do we still make anything in our own country? Not even chicken?

Not all the dogs that consume it die or get severely ill, but enough do to have quite an outcry online. Do you remember all the dogs and cats the Chinese already killed with bad pet food? With the chicken jerky the dogs go through similar horrible symptoms and deaths. Chinese Chicken Jerky products were recalled in Australia, but not in the USA.

I spoke with the local FDA official and filed a complaint. He said that what happened to Skylar is consistent with what has happened to a great many other dogs eating "Waggin'Train Jerky Tenders." The FDA has received an extraordinary number of complaints from owners of dogs that got ill and died from this very treat from hell. Skylar has all the symptoms and conditions in the FDA consumer warning below.

We watched Skylar, a robust 5-year old dog, suffer and start to waste away. He could barely raise himself off the floor. We came very close to losing him. We do not know if his kidney's, liver or other organs and glands have been permanently damaged. He started eating again and seems to be getting stronger.

Please do not feed your pets anything from China. Especially jerky.

Spread the word and tell the retailers to get it the poison off their shelves.

Bob


Information from the FDA:

Caution in Feeding Chicken Jerky to DogsConsumer UpdateThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to caution consumers about a potential association between the development of illness in dogs and the consumption of chicken jerky products. The products—also called chicken tenders, strips, or treats—are imported from China. FDA continues to receive complaints of sick dogs that their owners or veterinarians associate with eating chicken jerky products. FDA issued a cautionary warning to consumers in September 2007.
Australian news organizations report that the University of Sydney is also investigating an association between illness in dogs and the consumption of chicken jerky in Australia. At least one firm in Australia has recalled their chicken jerky product and the recall notification stated the product was manufactured in China.
What is FDA Doing?
•FDA, in addition to several veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the United States, is working to find out why these products are associated with illness in dogs. To date, scientists have not been able to determine a precise cause for the reported illnesses.
•FDA has conducted extensive chemical and microbial testing but has not identified any contaminant.
•FDA continues to actively investigate the problem. Many of the illnesses reported may be the result of causes other than eating chicken jerky.
Tips for Consumers
•Do not substitute chicken jerky products for a balanced diet. The products are intended to be used occasionally and in small quantities. Owners of small dogs must be especially careful to limit the amount of these products.
•If you choose to feed your dog chicken jerky products, watch the dog closely. Stop feeding the product if your dog shows any of the following signs, which may occur within hours to days after feeding the product:
- decreased appetite, although some dogs may continue to eat the treats instead of other foods
- decreased activity
- vomiting
- diarrhea, sometimes with blood
- increased water drinking or increased urination
•Call your veterinarian if signs are severe or last for more than 24 hours. Blood tests may indicate kidney failure (increased urea nitrogen and creatinine). Urine tests may indicate Fanconi syndrome (increased glucose). Although most dogs appear to recover, some reports to FDA have involved dogs that have died.
•Consumers and veterinarians should report cases of animal illness associated with pet foods or treats to the FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator listed for their area.
This article appears on FDA's Consumer Health Information Web page, which features the latest on all FDA-regulated products.



This is copied and pasted from an email the actual owner of this poor dog sent me.

[lange]

Yes scary isn't it? I found out about them earlier this year. I was feeding my babies this crap. They would go nuts for it but then I read this on the forum: Chicken Jerky Treats--FDA Warning

Ever since then I always look at labels of dog jerky. All the jerky treats that I see in brick & mortar stores are "made" in China. I started searching reviwes online and you will read many testimonials of people having sick & dead dogs over this crap!

[Lunareclipse]

I quit reading labels and now make all of the dogs' treats. Too scary to imagine what would happen to them if I accidentally bought the wrong thing.

[CorkyMax]

I make a lot of dehydrated sweet potato/yam treats for my 2. They love them and I dry them really brittle--has to be good for the teeth. I sprinkle cinnamon on the top of the slices after placing them on the trays---I think my 2 would turn up their noses if I didn't add the cinnamon since they like cinnamon and are use to it on the treat. I also put cinnamon in a lot of their home made meals (raw or cooked). I have read that it is good for the digestion and also have heard that fleas don't like it. I like to use it on their meals sometimes too just because it kind of sweetens (without using sugar) esp. because I add crushed veggies to their meals. I use a lot of pumpkin in with their oatmeal breakfasts and like cinnamon for the pumpkin too. And speaking of pumpkin---It is likely to be scarce to find canned pumpkin ((Never use the pie filling for your dogs!!) again this winter like it was a couple years ago because of the crop failures. I know I am already finding small supply. Going to town to get a few groceries today and if I find stocked pumpkin--I will be buying about a dozen or more cans--I use pumpkin for my dogs a lot.-----Lol, that is if I ever get off this forum!!

I am going to give a link here from this forum on making home made treats (and the dehydrating of sweet potato treats) Hopefully enough dog lovers will try some of the recipes and not buy the potentially dangerous commercial treats!--->
Homemade Treats
I will be right back with more info---The above is a long thread and I want to go get the #'s of the posts in it that I want you to specifically see and being as it will take me a little time to compile, afraid I will lose this post before I get it all together!---but be sure look over the whole thread as a lot to choose from!

On the Sweet Potato Treats--posts 38, 81--- 44, and 46
Other good info and recipes--posts 37, 40, one for Chicken Jerky--47
Other posts--57, 86, 96, 99, 110, 115, 120, 35

Since these recipes are home made and using human food---I feel the need to give this very long link to a thread I did on foods that are hazardous to feed your dog! This is an important read--I hope you take the time to read it all carefully and I am sure you will see a lot of hazards you were not aware of!--- Foods that are hazardous to a dog

[lange]

Originally Posted by CorkyMax

And speaking of pumpkin---It is likely to be scarce to find canned pumpkin ((Never use the pie filling for your dogs!!) [B][COLOR="SeaGreen"]again this winter like it was a couple years ago because of the crop failures. I know I am already finding small supply. Going to town to get a few groceries today and if I find stocked pumpkin--I will be buying about a dozen or more cans--I use pumpkin for my dogs a lot.-----Lol, that is if I ever get off this forum!!

About how much does a can usually cost? I'd like to start giving some to wrigley & kuma but it seems like the price varies a lot.

[CorkyMax]

I know the well known brand-Libby's is about twice what I pay for the store brand--Food Club which I get through Piggly Wiggly grocery store here at $1.00 for a 15 oz. can. I don't know if there is a Piggly Wiggly where you live but maybe your store has store brands which are much cheaper.--Or maybe a wholesale or whatever place like --is it Cosco or something on that order--You might find a good price. Walmart here only carries the Libby brand and it is about twice what I pay for the store brand. I did find 12 cans left on the shelf at Piggly Wiggly the last time I got groceries so am thinking they didn't get much in or other people were after it too and I was just lucky enough to grab the last 12 cans. I hope to get about 4 dozen more cans if I can find it--hopefully enough to last for the new crop to come in next fall. (I already have about 24-30 cans stocked up now) I only use about a couple tablespoons for my 2 dogs almost every morning in their oatmeal/raw egg meal (and usually with a couple tablespoons of plain yogurt with the 'good stuff' in it.---But that adds up pretty fast--I don't like to get the big cans as I'd have to freeze 'dabs' and I don't have any freezer space most of the time--Lol, I know it wouldn't take that much room but believe me I am shoving all the small 'holes' already like with 12 oz. of meat for their raw meals along with sandwich baggies of about 6-8 oz.of crushed raw veggies, lo, which you can 'shove' in any little spot that is open.

Hope you find some pumpkin and at a good price! Curious to know if you do---in finding some and the brand and price!

[lange]

Thanks! I was wondering if some of the crop failures were what was driving the prices to fluctuate. No Piggly Wiggly's here. My main grocery store prices items high if it's not on sale, that's why I'd rather have a ball park idea of what I should be looking for. I'm going to take a drive to Food For Less & Ultra Foods to to see if they have a better price. I don't want to wait long because I'm scared there won't be much left as the season goes. I'll let you know what I find in my neck of the woods.

DId I ever tell you I once lived in Rockford? The main thing I miss from there is the grocery stores they had. Chicago has good one's too but I'm too lazy to deal w/the traffic just for groceries.

[Lunareclipse]

You can also buy pumpkins and can your own. Use your carved pumpkins when you are through with them instead of throwing them out. There are recipes for canning pumpkins online. It might be the cheapest way to do it this year.

[lange]

I've only gone to one other groc & they had Libby's 29oz for $3 but no store brand. I have one lower priced store to check still. They sometimes carry lesser known & their own store brand in some things so I'm crossing my fingers. I'm shooting for buying enough for 6 months. Is 1 tbsp each a day a decent amount to give?

Originally Posted by Lunareclipse

You can also buy pumpkins and can your own. Use your carved pumpkins when you are through with them instead of throwing them out. There are recipes for canning pumpkins online. It might be the cheapest way to do it this year.

Pumpkins seem pricey. I have no idea how to compare price since I don't know how much I'd actually get from one pumpkin. I'd have to buy the canning tools too, I don't own any.

[Lunareclipse]

Originally Posted by lange

I've only gone to one other groc & they had Libby's 29oz for $3 but no store brand. I have one lower priced store to check still. They sometimes carry lesser known & their own store brand in some things so I'm crossing my fingers. I'm shooting for buying enough for 6 months. Is 1 tbsp each a day a decent amount to give?



Pumpkins seem pricey. I have no idea how to compare price since I don't know how much I'd actually get from one pumpkin. I'd have to buy the canning tools too, I don't own any.

That could be a problem. I inherited all of my great grandmother's canning junk, so I can stuff that is hard to find in the can or is just too expensive to buy.

[CorkyMax]

That is a pretty good price for that brand--Libby. As to how much to give ----Here is a link on pumpkin and dogs (cats) that is referring for diarrhea or constipation---a couple teaspoons is what they recommend but I would stick with a good tablespoon. I give it not only for regulating bowels but use it like a veggie also for their meals so I actually am giving a lot more--more like 2-2 and a half tablespoons at a time. It mixes in good with their oatmeal and egg and I add cinnamon to it too. I don't know if they would eat it as is---They are so use to getting it mixed in!
Here is the link: My Dog Won't Poop. How Canned Pumpkin Can Help Dogs and Cats with Constipation or Diarrhea. You can prob. find a lot more 'opinions,' etc. by putting --dogs pumpkin--in your browser. There were a lot of sites listed but I only looked at this one.

[Giovanna]

Originally Posted by CorkyMax

I make a lot of dehydrated sweet potato/yam treats for my 2. I sprinkle cinnamon on the top of the slices after placing them on the trays

Is cinnamon safe for dogs? I never heard of it being used in dog food/treats.

[CorkyMax]

I use cinnamon all the time. It helps with the digestion and I have heard fleas don't like it---I am not using any flea protection and my 2 dogs are still free of fleas---not sure if the cinnamon is doing it or other things I use like vinegar in their evening meal too or the combo. My dogs like the cinnamon--I use it in some of their meals--I figure it also kind of 'sweetens' things esp. as I use vinegar in their evening meals.---I feed raw and home cooked---Prob. wouldn't work so well with dry commercial dog food. It also works well on the breakfast meal of oatmeal, egg (raw), pumpkin, and yogurt I feed but I don't use it all the time as they get a dried sweet potato chip or 2 with evey morning meal and that already has the cinnamon on it. Lol, it is kind of funny---I put the chips on one side of their bowl (I use spaghetti bowls I got at Walmart for their dog dishes---They fit perfectly in the raised diner ('holes') I use for their meals--these are nice wide shallow bowls so I have room to put the chips on one side. It is kind of funny as they save the chips till last---I think they like to use them to get the oatmeal cleaned up in their mouths or maybe they are treating it as a dessert--I know if I run out before I can get some more dried, they miss them!

Now I had a Boxer many years ago who was allergic to cinnamon--Would get hives and had to get a shot for it. Dogs are like people---Not every dog is allergic to specific things--same as people---So this was just something he couldn't have but I know of no other dog that is allergic to cinnamon and it is good for them to have.

A reminder here---Do not put nutmeg on these treats as nutmeg IS a very big no-no (danger) to dogs!!!

I keep adding this thread to a lot of my posts--but it is important to know about these hazardous things to dogs: Foods that are hazardous to a dog

[Giovanna]

CorkyMax, thank you so much for the info. I had no idea that nutmeg is not good for dogs. I never used it, but it is good to know these things for the future.

[CorkyMax]

I see Walmart has a new batch of canned pumpkin in----Saw it yesterday and believe it or not --It was the famous Libby brand and was/is in the regular size can and, darn, it was the same price as the store brand I just acquired now-- (up to about 50 cans)---$1.00 a can. Yeh, I am hoarding pumpkin!----I don't know for sure that there is a shortage (or will be after the initial batch is sold)--but I am taking no chances like what happened that one year that it was scarce. Hey, I am going to check out that question on the net--If I find out anything, will be back to tell!

There's a Pumpkin Shortage on the East Coast: Oh No or Get Over It? - Page 5
In checking out the net--mixed 'reviews'---Some areas say there is. Well, I am ready for it if the shelves get empty around my area this winter!! Best to buy now anyway before the prices go up---Wish my supply was all Libby and not the store brand being as it cost the same right now.

How you doing with the pumpkin subject--Lange?

[lange]

Well if there's a shortage in WI we know who to blame.

Your Walmart has mine beat. Do you know if it was being sold as a sale or regular price? Last week's Libby's 29oz Walmart price was well over $2 for me. I'll probably go by again this week, (I'm still behind on Halloween candy & baggies) but if I find the smaller, $1 cans like you, I may grab some more. Between the kid and the dogs, we're just getting broker by the minute. I don't know how Luna does it with so many big guys to feed.

[Lunareclipse]

It costs $3.00 for large pumpkins here. You can probably get about 3-4 pints of pumpkin if you can them. Porter ate our carved pumpkin one night when we brought it in and he got constipated. He ate the whole thing.

[CorkyMax]

Lol! Lange, I knew somebody would mention I might be the cause of the shortage here! What can I say--Lol, I'm just looking out for my two 4-legged family.

How much over $2.00 is that big can--It would cost you $2.00 for almost the same amount in the 2 reg. size cans which are 15 oz a piece--only 1 more ounce difference total. As far as canning pumpkin--not much cheaper then buying it already canned and a lot less work (no work) plus you'd have to invest in jars and lids which are not cheap either! And if you don't have a pressure cooker canner---that is pretty expensive to buy too. I sure would not can a low acid food like pumpkin unless it was pressure-cooked--Dangerous and deadly botulism to worry about otherwise! Would be easier, cheaper and safer to cook it and freeze it if you were going to use whole raw pumpkins. I would put the cooked amount needed for about 3-4 meals for your dogs in sandwich bags or plastic cottage cheese container, etc. You could even freeze meal size dabs--flatten enough to not be too thick on a cookie sheet --put in freezer and when frozen--Put several of these portions--layer in your freezer bags. But I don't think it is going to be any cheaper to speak of to do these whole pumpkins unless you get them free from somebody's garden or get extra cheap as if only 3-4 pints from 1 pumpkin @ $3.00 a pumpkin is about what you'd pay for the already canned at roughly a dollar a can if 3 pints.

And there was no sign at Walmart indicating a sale on this pumpkin. Must of gotten a special shipment as I have never seen the reg. size (15 oz.) can here before.

[Lunareclipse]

Canned pumpkin is hard to find here. I should head to Circleville this weekend to the pumpkin festival and get all canned pumpkin I can for cheap.

[CorkyMax]

ops: I just thought that Libby pumpkin at dollar a can was too good to be true. I 'read' it wrong! And yah! I had my glasses on! I don't know how I messed up thinking it was a dollar--Looked at my grocery tape and saw I got charged $1.68 for the regular 15 oz. can---So I took back the 3 cans I got for a refund of $5.04. The Piggly Wiggly store brand is just as good as the Libby brand---After all it is all pure pumpkin! I can get 2 more cans of the store brand and Lol, still save 3 cents! 5 cans for the price of the 3 Libby. Besides, my 2 dogs can't read!

Luna--At that festival---Is this home canned they are selling!!? I'd be afraid of it if it is---Who knows if it was safely canned---You can't tell by looking at it if it was 'processed' properly----Botulism kills and it only takes a very little dab to do it!