Please read!!!
 

A thread was recently created about a toy warning...it is very sad and scary and I know a lot of members spends most of their time in this particuar section...but i feel this must reach as many people as possible...thanks

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/fun...y-warning.html

Thanks for posting. I'm always buying my babies new toys. Who would have thought. Obviously, nobody. That brought tears to my eyes. Poor fellow.

i know who would have thought that is why i wanted that message to reach as many members as possible...i know when i first got on YT and still sometimes do...i do browse anywhere besides the general and pictures section...i need to get out of that habit...hehe...you would think after almost 9000 post i would have but trust me i have not broke that habit...hehe

Thank you for your post on this
 

that poor dog ! OMG who would ever think something like that could happen - I could see them swallowing but to get sucked on like that - poor guy - how painful that had to be for him - and probably still is...

oh it was nothing...i just wanted everyone to see the warning...the person that needs to be thank is the OP of the warning thread...because who would have thought something like that can cause that much damage...

yes i feel so bad for him...and the owner...one little toy cause so much damage and money in the end...i just hope everyone will read the story and be more aware of the toys...

Here's a link to another dog that got his tongue stuck from the same ball:

» Toy ball stuck on dog’s tongue

The hole looks pretty big and when the ball is squeezed, the tongue can get sucked into the hole :eek:

How sad for those dogs! I will definately take this to heart and forwarded it on to my friends. I wonder about Kong too-hmmmmmm. If you think about it-it could happen.

wow scary!

yes i think we need to reevaluated the Kong...because i was this company website and it had something that looks like a kong also...

I think as long as the toy has TWO holes, it should be a okay.

With two holes, the vacuum effect can happen a lot less then a toy with ONLY ONE hole, such as that toy.

but you never know these days, i would take that extra precaution just in case!

yes that was what i got from reading the story...that it was cause because the ball only had 1 hole in it...but if it had 2 holes it might now have happen per the vet..

bump this to the top!

That scared me too death until I kept reading. Tricksie had the Everlasting Fun ball but it has 2 big hole, way larger than her tongue, she has had it over a year.
Thanks for letting us know.

wow how scary!!

Thanks for posting this. How sad. I couldn't watch the video but the pictures brought tears to my eyes. Who would think such an injury could occur with a little rubber ball?

We discarded the Kongs also. I couldn't bare to view the videos.
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aww no problem...i also crosslink this to Maltesetalk and a member over there actually had the same ball...but its going in the trash now...so i feel its important that it reaches as many members as possible...

i think with the kong it more safe since it has 2 openings...the reason why the ball did what it was because it only had 1 hole...well that is what the vet said!

Oh that just broke my heart :(
I sent an email to the co.

I received a reply to my e-mail to the CEO
 

Here's the reply to my email:

Thank you for your recent note expressing concern over the Four Paws® Pimple Ball with Bell. We were equally alarmed to learn that a dog may have injured himself while playing with this toy.

Dogs have been enjoying the Pimple Ball with Bell for more than a decade with over 500,000 units sold. In all the years this product has been on the market, this is the first injury of this nature that we are aware of. Unfortunately, accidents sometimes happen. That’s why we recommend that dogs always be supervised when they are playing with any toy. We take great care in developing safe products for pets and their owners.

At this point we have identified the problem and are not shipping any more Pimple Balls. We have contacted customers that carry this product and have asked them to immediately return their inventory.

Thank you for your concern and feedback. Please know that we are in direct communication with the pet owner whose dog was injured. At Four Paws, happy pets and satisfied pet owners are our number one priority. Rest assured we will continue to work hard to deliver on our priority.



Sincerely,
Allen Simon
President, CEO
Four Paws Products

Sent by Haley Birk on behalf of Allen Simon

They act like this is the only case. I know that this has occured with many other dogs. Chai unfortunately lost his tongue, but I'm positive other dogs had to go through the same pain and suffering before the ball could be removed.

True but how many case goes unreported...but at least with Chai case action is being taken...

Exactly... there are probably several cases that go unreported.

yes it seems as if we must keep our eyes open and pay close attention to everything...you can never be too safe!

Hmmmm. they must be getting so many mails about this that they have an auto responder handling mails that mention this. I found this on the net after doing a brief search. It is exactly like yours but I am posting it anyway to show that it is just a canned mail response.

I received this letter today from the manufacturer of one kind of pimple ball:
"From: Haley Birk
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:32 AM
Subject: RE: Pimple ball with bell

Thank you for your recent note expressing concern over the Four Paws® Pimple Ball with Bell. We were equally alarmed to learn that a dog may have injured himself while playing with this toy.

Dogs have been enjoying the Pimple Ball with Bell for more than a decade with over 500,000 units sold. In all the years this product has been on the market, this is the first injury of this nature that we are aware of. Unfortunately, accidents sometimes happen. That’s why we recommend that dogs always be supervised when they are playing with any toy. We take great care in developing safe products for pets and their owners.

At this point we have identified the problem and are not shipping any more Pimple Balls. We have contacted customers that carry this product and have asked them to immediately return their inventory.

Thank you for your concern and feedback. Please know that we are in direct communication with the pet owner whose dog was injured. At Four Paws, happy pets and satisfied pet owners are our number one priority. Rest assured we will continue to work hard to deliver on our priority.

Sincerely,

Allen Simon
President, CEO
Four Paws Products

Sent by Haley Birk on behalf of Allen Simon

How sad. I would never, ever, want anything like that to haappen to my baby!

I just bought 3 kongs last week. This scared me too until I noticed that even the small ones have a little tiny hole in the other end. I think they are okay since they have the 2 holes. Scarey stuff.

That poor dog. I feel bad for the owners too. Thank you so much for the information. I just threw two of those balls in the garbage. I kept the Kong but will only let my dog have it when I am supervising - even tho it does have two holes, one larger and one tiny one. Katy just loved those balls too. It's just not worth it. I am going to look for tennis balls next time I visit the pet store or Wal-mart.

This is Horrible!
 

Gosh I was mouth agape when I read this story! Poor Dog! But after reading it I could understand how this could happen. I immediatly went and looked all through my yorkies, Dixie and Teddy's toys and did not find anything even resembling this type toy although I have seen them at the pet store. If I go back in there again and see this type toy I am going straight to the manager and telling him this story.;)