Comments on: PETCO Pulls 5 SKUs of Cow Hooves Following FDA Warning

By: lisa

lisa — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:26:15 +0000

I have been giving my Shiloh Shepherd puppy these since October and just found out about the recall a couply days ago. I purchased them at Wegmans and they called their customers. My dog was so sick, ended up in the emergency vet, sick off and on for a month. Bottom line, $1500.00 in vet bills and now we finally know the source. I wonder if I can recoup any of my vet bills. This really infuriates me.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:27:10 +0000

Is there a problem with horse hooves??

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:26:23 +0000

I have a 5 year old diabetic Miniature Pinscher. I almost put him down last weekend. He went into ketoacidosis after vomiting excessively. Almost $500 in vet bills later they are saying it probably started as food poisoning. He eats prescription dog food. His only approved chew treat are hooves. We have 3/4 of a bag of these left at home. I need to investigate this more. Thanks for the info PETCO.

By: John Landers

John Landers — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:21 +0000

Buy American Made! Pet Carousel Made in China is BS. Why would Petco choose a BS brand to private label their products? Because of profit. It’s Cheap!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:39:40 +0000

In reply to Cindy Brodhacker, check your settings on your computer, maybe it’s not enabling emails from Petco to go through, if that is, they have an email address and a valid one at that. Other people have gotten an email alerts from them! In reply to Roxsan, They do continuously monitor the products in the store, this is why they posted an email, the blame shouldn’t be on the company carrying the product but the company that makes it! Pet Carousel manufactures treats for other pet stores and grocery stores nationwide, so you just make sure you stop shopping at all of the stores who carry that brand, not just the one that put out the public warning!!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:18:45 +0000

No one should be giving their dogs pig ears anyway. They can cause a massive clog in the dogs intestinal tract which may require your dog to have surgery or may even cause death. I urge pet parents not to give these treats to their doggies. A much healthier alternative is to give your dog a carrot to chew on. My dogs love them!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:46:55 +0000

I’ve BEEN giving my girl adult treat/chews since she was well…very young. That’s all I’ll say. I don’t want to get shouted down by a bunch of rabid pet owners.LOL I bought an adult chew by mistake & was surprised when she broke it apart in minutes. Then I thoroughly read the package and saw that it said ADULT chew. Until that point, I’d assumed a chew was a chew. So I subbed w/another chewtoy. That didn’t cut it — so I gave her back her chew and she was happy.
She’s a hard chewer. I usually stick with rope toys and stuffed animal squeakers but for the flavored chews that keep a dog occupied for hours? The adult chews are the best.
The ones I buy aren’t strong enough to break her teeth. I try to get the treats w/the most natural ingredients so…I don’t see the big deal. You have to supervise the dog while they’re chewing anyhow. So, if a big piece falls off…I just pick it up and throw it out.
Honestly, I’m more worried about her picking up and swallowing things on the carpet. I dropped a disposable razor cover on the floor in my bedroom and I can’t figure out whether she was trying to chew or eat it but she’d practically swallowed the thing before I pulled it from her jaws. Saved myself a vet trip and a few hundred dollars.

Anyway, I was going to get her the pig ears but I didn’t like any that I saw. So settled on the pork/lamb fillets from Vitalife and a package of miniature small chicken-drumstick chewbones.
But I’m glad that these were pulled anyhow… I had no idea there was a recall.

By: Roxsan

Roxsan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:41:39 +0000

our beagle was sick a couple of weeks ago,vomiting and no appitite. he really enjoys the pig ears and hooves. now we are to afraid to buy him any more. It’s a shame that some company doesn’t monitor their products any better than this. I won’t be buying from them any more.

By: amanda

amanda — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:40:25 +0000

In reply to original post:
Ashley-November 7th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
“wow, this is really good to know. Thankfully they are getting pulled. My 8 month old sibe puppy just got insanely sick yesterday and she had the hoove about 3 days prior. She is better now but she will never get another one.”

Ashley, you are not supposed to give those to an 8 month old puppy anyway.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:38:59 +0000

I let my little yorkie chew on one of these and she was sick. I took her to the vet. She is better now. I didn’t know of the recall till I was on the site this morning. Now I know why she was sick.