This came through from another group. We must all read the labels on everything that we give to our beloved pets. To many toys, rawhides, chewies say that they are either manufactured outside of the USA, or they just that they are distributed in the USA...which does not define where it was manufactured. So please, be careful!
>From Maria Curreri-Rothen: I want to share with all of you a personal loss I just suffered and warn you to please be careful with the products you purchase for your pets. Two Saturdays ago I purchased a bag of DINGO MINI DENTAL TREATS for my dogs. I had 3 little ones and 3 big ones ranging from a 10lbs, 13 yr., Yorkie to a 100lbs, 6yr. Mastiff. To make a long story short, on Wednesday I gave a treat to each of my dogs, something I rarely do as I am not a fan of treats but these were to help with their dental care so I let them indulge in one every once in a while. I had never purchased the Dingo brand before so this was my first experience with this particular product. In the past I had bought Greenies, which I had also learned are not any better either and they all cause kidney damage. Within hours of getting their treats they all started one by one throwing up At around 9:00pm, Maxie, my smallest one, threw up a clear liquid followed by s gelatin like white substance with spots of green coloring. Everyone else had been throwing up what looked liked a paper-like green material. At first I thought toilette paper but when I saw Maxie throwing up, I realized it was Dingo. Maxie stopped eating on Thursday and threw up again Thursday twice and once Friday. My other dogs were still throwing up as well but at least they were eating and drinking unlike Maxie. By Friday, afternoon he was looking disoriented and a little on the weak side which did not surprise me given he had not been eating for 2 days now. I was at the vet with him first thing Saturday morning and he spent the last 4 days at the vet with IVs in him. The vet did X-rays, daily blood work, urine, and anything else thought of but despite the IVs in him Maxie kept doing worse instead of better. By Wednesday, the vet informed me his kidneys had shut down. Hard to believe that just 8 days prior I had a healthy, happy 13yo running around the house who would wake me up in the morning because it was time for his meals and here he was fighting for his life. Quickly he became non-responsive and you could see he had turned to skin and bones. We tried Pedialyte, baby food with a dropper but nothing seemed to work. The decision had to be made to not let him suffer any more and Maxie was put to rest and allowed to go to the Rainbow Bridge as his blood and kidney values kept going up regardless of the treatments administered. My other dogs, given that they were bigger and younger seemed to have the strength to fight whatever had poisoned them and recover. Maxie lost his battle although he tried so hard! I have since contacted Dingo and shared my story in hope to get some answers from them but all I have received is their apologies and an offer to send my vet and product receipts to submit for management approval of a full refund. Their product killed my dog and all they have to offer is an evaluation for refund? My vet's exact words were "there is no doubt in my mind that this death was caused by the treat Maxie ate" .......it was just one little treat and it caused his death! I am sharing my story so no one else has to go through what I have gone through. My dogs are my children. All rescued, all survivors of neglect in the past and all my babies. Maxie still had a few more years in him. His death was unwarranted. I cannot let his death be in vain and I need to fight this. If anyone knows of a lawyer that mat be willing or interested in helping me with this case, please contact me at [email protected] . Apparently, Dingo has had a number of recalls this year alone for salmonella contamination in their products but no one hears about these things are the products are still out in stores. This product, which by the way I later found out is made in Thailand, needs to be off the market! Needless to say, all other dogs have seen the vet and have had all sorts of tests done and everyone seems to be doing fine and re-re-couperating from seemed to have been treat poisoning. PLEASE SHARE THIS STORY WITH YOUR CONTACTS SO WE CAN SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT DINGO. Sincerely, Maria Curreri-Rothen SOS 4 Paws Rescue Save a Life, Adopt a Pet! 561-289-2009
