Vitality Chicken Breast Treats made dogs sick
 

I have 2 Yorkies 1 male and 1 female. My male is 15 months old 6 lbs and my female is 10 months old 4-1/2-5lbs. I normally give them in the morning when I leave for work a treat. They love the Vitality chicken breast strips. I can only give them one a day or it will mess their tummy up. Last Monday I gave them the one and left for work. My BF come in during the day to do some things and before he had left he had given them 3 more each. One I came home from work there was quite a bit of throw up to clean up. I ask him he informed me he had given them another one and I didn't think much more was just going to watch how the evening went since both babies were acting normal. As the evening went on both continue to throw up. By the next morning I took both to the vet and vet started IV's cause both continued to throw up and now not eating. By the end of day female was a little better male was not. I brought them home since at my vets office no over nite person is at office although you can chose to leave which I would not if no over note person there. Took back dogs back on Wednesday morning to continue IV's since already paid for 24 hours. Female got better, male seem to get worse. Did x-ray on him to check for blockage. X ray didn't really show any continue Wednesday with IV throwing up not as often. Brought home Wednesday evening after vet said a slight improvement. Female got better throughout eve Wednesday, male got worse. Took male back to vet on Thursday to go to plan B, see a specialist. Took male to specialist. Specialist took x-ray of throat and tummy nothing, took ultra sound nothing foreighn. Continued a more intensive IV and change medicine for tummy upset. Keep overnite to continue non-stop fluids and meds. Also has er staff overnite there. Friday seemed better started eating little bits and I brought home. Throw up when got home but was much more alert and glad to see female. I stayed home all day Saturday to watch and observe and him seemed like he was getting back to normal self. Eating boneless chicken and rice per Dr. orders. I went to run errands Sunday when I come home about 5 hours later more throw up again. Started him on Prilosec 1/2 tab of 10mg per dr/vet specialist. He seem okay but not totally his-self. Today feed both dogs and gave sick baby his 1/2 prilosec before leaving. Went home at lunch time to find 1 small throw up. Does anyone have any suggestions. what should I do next. Specialst said the next step would be running a light and scope into tummy to check for foreign object. I can't see doing that if x-ray and ultra sound showed nothing. Specialist did the blood work and said his blood work was fine on Friday vs what he come in at. Said his organs all are normal. I just do not know what to do. SHould I wait a few more days to see if he can start holding food down all day. IS there something else I can fix for him that maybe might be better than the chic and rice? If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear. Thanks

Also to add I have threw out treats.

I am pretty sure this was the problem. I switched to this brand of chicken strips in the summer, and my smallest Yorkie (Cooper), got very sick, throwing up a yellow, foamy bile, and he had developed Pancreatitis. After stabilizing him, I switched to freshly boiled, small cubes of fresh chicken breast, and I have not had a problem since. I wish I would have changed sooner, because the fresh chicken is so much easier for Darcy (senior) to chew.

They checked him for Pancreatitus Thursday and Friday. That is exactly the color of his throw up. I might need to have him checked again?

Thanks,

Vitality dog treats are manufactured by Dogswell company. While there wet /canned food and kibble are produced within the US, their treats are produced in China. That is the reason I stopped buying them.

I am sorry that your pups had a bad experience. I am just thankful that they had a loving owner who took the time to take them into the vet and be treated.
I think that I would keep trying to feed them a home diet with proteins that are mild, like chicken, salmon, codfish, etc. You might want to try some probiotic powder in their food as well to get their digestive track stabilized.

I stopped giving all chicken jerky after the FDA warning about tainted products from China causing illness.

So all his bloodwork was normal? That's good news. Did they check his urine, too?

Signs to watch for include decreased appetite; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; and increased water consumption and/or increased urination.

The type of kidney failure associated with chicken jerky strips is called acquired Fanconi syndrome. Urine test results consistently show glucose and granular casts. Blood tests may show hypokalemia (low potassium), mildly increased liver enzymes, and acidosis.

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I cannot believe those things are allowed to be sold in the US. :(

I do hope your little one will be ok.

I'm sorry your pups got so sick. Thanks for the warning.

He might not have eaten enough of them to make him that sick. I did not know Cooper was sick right away, as he was vomiting outside, but I noticed he was lethargic, not his normal barky self. He was also trying to eat grass a bunch, which they usually do when they are sick. I determined it was the chicken treats as I introduced one food back in to his diet at a time.

I meant to add that my Vet checked Cooper's blood every 3 days to monitor his enzymes and such. If your baby is not feeling better, by all means, take him back

Where do I get the probiotic powder. I have heard this was good to give them and was just wondering where to buy it.

Update on Jack
He only had 1-vomiting yesterday and seemed like his selfself throughout day and last night. This monring he was actually eating "some" of his normal kibble. I did still give both babies the chicken and rice again before I left for work. I do not have no-one to check on them today during the day while I work but felt good about leaving today.
I wanted also to say thanks to everyone for their comments and post. Also "my bad" I did not do my full research on these treats. I read the bag and everything seemed like it was all natural. And after giving them 1 a day or every other day and it did not make them sick I figured they were okay. After they got sick I did more checking into them and that is when I found out they were made in China. I had been giving them these treats for about 6 months before this happened. No more though.
I will update again on Mr. Jack tomorrow. Thanks again.

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Sorry....out shopping! :rolleyes: Bchgirl has given you an online link which is great...thanks. I just go up to my local boutique and buy from them, it is called NaturVet; enzyme and probiotic powder. It is great stuff! It has helped with my little girls issues.

Glad to hear that they seem to be feeling better, I am sure that is a load of your mind!:thumbup:

Yes it is a load off my mind. Going to get some today. Thanks.

Probiotics help me with my IBS, no problems since taking them.