[ SHOWGSD-L ] FDA appeal to dog owners

From: MORGAN LEWIS <shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: gsd showlist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:58:25 -0700 (PDT)
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Jerky Treats Reportedly Killed 600 Dogs
WASHINGTON (AP) â The Food and Drug Administration is appealing to dog and 
cat owners for information as it struggles to solve a mysterious outbreak of 
illness and deaths among pets that ate jerky treats.
In a notice to consumers and veterinarians published Tuesday, the agency said 
it has linked illnesses from jerky pet treats to 3,600 dogs and 10 cats since 
2007. About 580 of those pets have died.
The FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine has run more than 1,200 tests, visited 
pet treat manufacturing plants in China and worked with researchers, state labs 
and foreign governments but hasn't determined the exact cause of the illness, 
the FDA statement said.
"This is one of the most elusive and mysterious outbreaks we've encountered," 
Bernadette Dunham, a veterinarian and head of the FDA vet medicine center, said 
in the statement.
Pets can suffer from a decreased appetite, decreased activity, vomiting and 
diarrhea among other symptoms within hours of eating treats sold as jerky 
tenders or strips made of chicken, duck, sweet potatoes or dried fruit.
Severe cases have involved kidney failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, and a 
rare kidney disorder, the FDA said.
Most of the jerky treats implicated have been made in China, the FDA said.
The FDA has issued previous warnings. A number of jerky pet treat products were 
removed from the market in January after a New York state lab reported finding 
evidence of up to six drugs in certain jerky pet treats made in China, the FDA 
said. The agency said that while the levels of the drugs were very low and it 
was unlikely that they caused the illnesses, there was a decrease in reports of 
jerky-suspected illnesses after the products were removed from the market. FDA 
believes that the number of reports may have declined simply because fewer 
jerky treats were available.
Online:
Food and Drug Administration statement 
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm371413.htm
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MorganÂ  Lewis, RPh.
Member GSDCA
President Last Hope ofÂ  Georgia 501c3
"So Much to Do, So Little Time"
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