Posted on 09/16/2007 7:40:07 AM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
I get fresh ground beef, the cheapest grade, and make little balls and freeze them for treats. Good chewing, and good flavor, and human grade food.
That’s an excellent idea. I can’t have a pet at this time, but family members do, and I’ll be sure to pass this on, and bookmark for later.
Another treat I give them is a cracker with peanut butter. I have a minpin and a mastiff (click my screen name to see) and they LOVE peanut butter.
Anyway, I’m scared to give them anything from China.
LOL! Isn’t that something?! If that rolled up blanket was beige you wouldn’t be able to tell where the blanket ends and the puppy begins. Toooooo cute.
Maybe to make them safer you could use a vegetable peeler to shave off thin strips of carrot. Would that help or could they still choke easily? I’ve never tried it. I give my dogs freeze dried 100% beef liver treats. They’re kind of expensive but they sure love ‘em.
My Jack Russell loves baby carrots if she hears me open the fridge she is right at my feet. She also loves green peppers.
Received this in an email. Please note date. I called the phone number to confirm that this in not a joke. Dr. Roberts IS seeking information from vets who have treated pets sicken by the jerky treats. Here’s the email:
“Please forward:
We received the following fax from Dr. Brian K. Roberts of Veterinary Specialist of South Florida:
9/8/07
Please forward this message all BCVMA (Broward County Veterinary Medical Association) members. Alert all pet owners to not feed their dogs and/or cats any “chicken jerky” treats. The treats in question were produced in China. We have treated a number of patients with tubular renal disease causing Fanconi-like syndrome in dogs who have eaten such treats. These patients present with symptoms of polyurina/polydypsia, vomiting, anorexia and abdominal pain. They are also isosthenuric or hyposthenuric. All patients have classic biochemical markers of Fanconi: normoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, glucosuria +/- ketonuria.
It appears that this Fanconi-like syndrome is permanent and patients require change in diet and life-long therapy with Dr. Gonto’s protocol which can be found on the internet: http://basenjihealth.org/FanconiProtocol.pdf.
Please contact Dr. Brian Roberts if you suspect a case. Minimum database labwork, venous acid-base and urinalysis should be performed. Acidemic patients with normoglycemia and glucosuria should be considered affected. Product information including the actual treat and packaging should be acquired. Dr. Roberts is collecting data to forward to Drs. Gonto and Goldstein in order to build a case for the FDA.
Brian K. Roberts, DVM, DACVECC
954-437-9630”
No, it's dog.
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