Food and drug administration has issued a warning regarding the purchase and use of store bought bone treats.
Bone treats for dogs fda warning.
A lot of people know they shouldn t give poultry bones to their dogs but the fda is now warning people against giving any bone treats or bones to dogs.
The holidays can be a dangerous time for pets.
Some of the reports involved more than one dog.
Today the fda issued a warning concerning certain store bought dog bone treats.
This week an fda statement on the dangers of bone treats meaning bones for dogs that have been commercially processed by means like smoking or baking has gone viral.
According to fda approximately 15 dogs have reportedly died after eating a bone treat and they have received about 68 reports of pet illnesses related to bone treats.
Fda has received about 68 reports of pet illnesses related to bone treats which differ from uncooked butcher type bones because they are processed and packaged for sale as dog treats.
Fda issues warning about bone treats for dogs sadly 15 dogs have died so far.
Food and drug administration has issued a warning regarding the purchase and use of store bought bone treats.
However while most media outlets have been reporting on the anti bone treat decree like it s brand new the fda has had the warning up since at least 2010 based.
The fda recently released a warning to dog owners telling them to avoid bone treats after receiving 68 reports affecting 90 dogs of pet illness related to bone treats including 15 deaths.
The fda says it has received about 68 reports of pet illnesses and even deaths related to bone treats.
A total of about 90 animals have been affected.