Hi to all small dog lovers throughout our nation,
Most likely you have already read
my heartbreaking email below that I sent out in November and December 2007
about my sweet precious little Lacie and Misty. �Lacie lost her four
month battle with chronic kidney disease that chicken jerky treats
caused on
I originally sent this email out as
a warning to all the small dog breeders in our nation, so that no other little
dogs and owners would have to go through the pain and agony that Lacie, Misty, and my husband and I went through because of
chicken jerky.�(Most of the
victims have been little dogs, I know of only one lab that died from these
treats).
I never dreamed that from this one email how many wonderful
dog lovers I would have the blessing to get to know all over our nation. �A few
of us that have either lost our dearly loved pet or have a sweet little dog
that is suffering from the kidney disease that these treats caused have formed
a group that is determined to get these treats off the shelves throughout our
nation. �Our group has
also been blessed with a couple women that have not been victims, but
wanted to help us accomplish our goal.
September 2007,�Pets-mart�took
Smoke House Chicken Jerky off the shelves because of various complaints that
they were making customers dogs sick. �After
two weeks, even though the AVMA put out a warning that over 100 dogs became ill
from these treats, they put these poisonous treats back on the shelves. �Two months
later a sweet women in
Pets-mart's�spokesman
stated in a
The FDA has not been willing to do anything about this,
even though it has been reported throughout the
nation. �The only thing they have been
willing to do, was to test the treats for�Melamine.
�Which was the culprit in the pet
food nightmare. �They
did not test for any other toxins. �Obviously,
there is something in the treats that have caused all the dogs to have the following�symptoms: lethargy, vomiting,�diarrhea, and anorexia, (total lack
of appetite except for the treats, in fact the pet acts hungry but is afraid of
food) �if not detected in time, all dogs
come down with chronic kidney disease.
I sent this email to you, because we need your help so that
no other dogs have to get sick or die. �Could
you please forward this email to every dog lover that you know.
If you know of anyone that has a dog that has gotten sick
or died from chicken jerky, no matter what company, because it is not only
Smokehouse that has made dogs sick. �Also
Wagon Train, and the jerky sold at Sam's club has also made dogs sick. �Please
have them call me or email me. �My
phone number is (949) 766-0140. �Email fafardre@sbcglobal.net �We are
trying to get a class action law suit going because we
have been told that is the only way we can get these companies to take notice
of the pain and agony that they are causing precious dogs throughout our
nation.
PLEASE, PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERY PUPPY
LOVER YOU KNOW,
MY ORIGINAL EMAIL IS BELOW:
PLEASE be aware that many Chicken
Jerky treat brands that are manufactured in China have been making small dogs
very ill along with killing them.�
Symptoms are: lethargy, vomiting,�diarrhea,�
and anorexia (total lack of appetite except for the treats).� To
see this alert from the American Veterinarian Medical Association go to�www.avma.org/�click
on Pet Food Alert line and then click on Chicken Jerky Treat alert.) �
Our
two adorable Cavalier King Charles puppies, Lacie, 11
months, and Misty 7 months old, had been eating Smoke House Chicken Jerky
treats from Petsmart on a daily basis (not as a
supplement for their food, but as a treat after their evening meal).� They both became very ill in July with the
same symptoms, such as; lethargy, vomiting,�diarrhea,
and anorexia (total lack of appetite except for the treats, which they loved
and looked forward to).� The test started showing signs of kidney
failure which made no sense to the vets because Misty and Lacie
are not related, and Kidney failure is rare with puppies.�
Both puppies received extensive care in the hospital along with test after test
trying to figure out what was wrong with them.�
Vet bills started mounting up to over $9,000.� Every meal had to be force fed except their
nightly jerky treat which they got very excited about.
Mid
September we�found out about the AVMA warning, and�immediately�stopped
giving them these treats,� Our little
seven month old Misty rallied and got better, but our sweet little Lacie never got better and this weekend�our precious little 11 month old Lacie
got much worse, and had to be put down at�5:30 last night.�
We were able to pray with her and love on her as she peacefully�went
to be with the Lord.� She surely took
a piece of my heart with her.� I have been�through
a lot in my life, but I have never been through the extreme roller coaster�pain that we have been going through
in the last four months.
�
I wish
someone had warned us about this product.��I
thought this product was American made.�
Only after I saw the warning,�did I see in
small print on the bottom of the package, made in China.�
I didn't know�it, but this jerky treat has been
making dogs sick well before April 2007.� If someone had warned us, Lacie
could have been spared this past painful four months of treatment, let alone
having her princess life robbed from her at such a young age.��Lacie
was the most adorable sweet little feminine angel.�
She loved�people so much that I was planning on
having her be a therapy dog so that�her
and I could help people that are ill.
Please spread the word.� After I send this to all the Cavalier
breeders.� I�am
going to send this warning to the other small breeds.�
It is so sad that I have to do�this, but as
long as Pets Mart and Costco and other stores only care about�their
profit margin we will have to protect our sweet little puppies on our�own.
I know Lacie
would never have wanted any other dog and owner to go through the pain and
agony that she and her mommy and daddy have gone through.�
Lacie was our little angel and I don't want her to
have died in vain,�
So I will not give up on spreading the word about these poisonous treats.
Sincerely,
Barbara Fafard
Email:�fafardre@sbcglobal.net
(949) 766-0140