Kingdom Pets Premium Dog Treats, Chicken Jerky, 48-Ounce Bag

We got these at Costco, but same brand and size. Our dog didn't get sick immediately, but a friend at the dog park mentioned some issues with this brand so we looked around and saw mixed reviews, but most of the really bad reviews were old (2007 or so), so we didn't stop giving them to her altogether, although we didn't give her many either, although she seems to love them.

A few days/weeks went by, and then last week we noticed that she was peeing 3-4 times in the morning and in the evening, when she normally would go 1 or 2 times depending on how much running around she did. At that point we decided to stop giving her any of these treats, and within a few days she was back to normal. Since other people complaining about these treats mentioned renal failure, and urinating often is a sign of this condition, I'm assuming there's a direct connection as it was immediately after giving here these treats that she started having any issues/conditions with urination.

Last October I purchased a 3-pound bag of this product at Costco and stuck it in my panty until my French Bulldog puppy was old enough to chew it. At seven months, I unsealed the bag and gave her one piece. I could tell that she loved the taste as I watched her consume it.

The next day, she wasn't at all interested in her morning feeding (this never happened before) and she was acting very weird. She was making very strange postures with her body (in hindsight this was probably a mild seizure). Then I noticed that during the night, she had had some bouts of diarrhea out of her dog potty on my laundry room floor. I took her to her vet and she sent in a fecal test to the lab. (The next day, the test came back negative.) The vet told me to feed her rice and chicken and gave me a feeding schedule along with Fortiflor powder to put on her food to build up the "good" bugs in her digestive tract. The vet diagnosis was that of Colitis.

Unfortunately, I didn't associate the eating of the chicken jerky treat with this incident so about two months later, I gave her another one of these treats and like before, she relished it. The next morning, again she was acting listless and wouldn't go near her morning feeding. This time she had fresh blood stains around her anus. I freaked out. I went to the laundry room and there was bloody diarrhea all over the place. I immediately took her to see her vet. Again, the vet sent in a fecal test which came back negative the next day. This time the vet prescribed a medication for Giardia (just in case) and an antibiotic and told me to put her on the rice and chicken diet again. My puppy was on this medication for a week to 10 days (I don't remember exactly).

I STILL didn't catch on to the chicken jerky/bloody diarrhea association, so last week I fed her another one of the chicken jerky strips. The next morning, I saw that she had bloody diarrhea again and FINALLY realized the association between feeding the chicken strip and my puppy getting sick! I am 100% POSITIVE that the treat caused my dog all of her gastrointestinal problems. I know that she is NOT allergic to chicken. I googled "Kingdom Pets Chicken Jerky" and found all kinds of reports of people experiencing similar reactions with their small dogs after feeding this treat. I only wish that I had realized the association earlier, and I could have spared my little girl a lot of pain and discomfort (and about (...) in vet bills).

I read the FDA warning on their website, I called Costco to report it, and I left a message on the Kingdom Pets Voicemail. I also phoned the FDA complaint coordinator in my area (N. California) and spoke to the S. California coordinator who told me that MANY similar complaints have been made about this product. I wonder how many complaints have to be reported before this product is banned? If this was a "people" food, I'm sure it would have been recalled immediately. However, since it's only for dogs... .

The Kingdom Pets man called me the next day and told me that the product had been thoroughly tested and found to be safe. He did admit that he was aware that some dogs were not able to "tolerate" the treat and that those owners should just NOT FEED IT. Of course he had to say that so his company would not be culpable. What a crock! I just hope that my nine-month old puppy hasn't suffered permanent damage to her organs.

FDA WARNING: (...)

DON'T RISK YOUR DOG'S HEALTH; DON'T FEED THIS TREAT TO YOUR SMALL DOG!!

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I purchased a bag of these at Cotsco and my dogs loved them. They did not have any of the terrible side effects some of the other reviewers spoke about, thanks goodness! And after reading that they were made in China, yep didn't even realize that until I read it on Amazon (I know I'm no rocket scientist), I am actually hesitant to buy them again. My dogs only eat dry food and I give them the Chicken Jerky which they love as well -American Chicken Jerky 3 oz for Dogs! Buy One Get One FREE!. I like them too because they are made in the USA which honestly I did not even put much value into until reading about the dangers of dog food manufactured outside of the country. Anyways, my dogs love them and they come free with a product I get for them to keep their coat shiny and soft anyways so I am a happy camper and so are my dogs!

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We gave this treat to our three year old border collie, and within minutes she began vomiting blood.

We rushed her to the vet and he could find nothing wrong with her. Her vomiting stopped.

We were not sure why this had happened. We suspected the treats but were not sure. Three weeks later we tried again, giving her a small piece. Same effect! She became even more ill and began vomiting blood! We rushed her to the emergency care for dogs and they checked her out completely. They could find nothing wrong. Her vomiting stopped. We will never give her these made in China products again. You have to look closely, when we first looked we say Newport Beach, CA and thought it was made there but more careful inspection showed it's made in China.

Your dog can't tell you if this is making him/her sick, they are a lot tougher than we are and don't complain like we do.

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I received the Chicken Jerky advertised by Kingdom Pets & Amazon. I was shopping for Chicken Jerky specifically made in the USA. Under both Ads, it was eluded that this product was in fact made in the USA & advertised in the search. I will not feed my pets anything from China & obviously this company has had complaints of dogs becoming ill as well, & just because they were not named by the FDA, claim their product is safe! The only reason for fewer complaints could be that they were not as popular as Wagon Train & Milo. Now it is my problem to return this item. Not real happy with Amazon right now & have been a loyal customer for years.

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