[PyrNet-L] Fw: WARNING: Dangerous Dog Toy

["Judith Stroh Miller" <jsmiller@newmex.com>]

>I got this on another dog list...please pass it on.
>

>
>>>   PLEASE  FORWARD THIS TO  OTHER DOG LISTS NOT SHOWN ABOVE  URGENT
>>>   -
>>>DANGEROUS DOG TOY
>>>CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR DOG COULD BE FATAL   NOW ON SALE ALSO!!!
>>>

>>>
>>>Hi Everyone: Just thought I'd let you know about this toy that
>>>caused my sister-in-law's Rottie to have a visit to the Emergency
>>>Vet's a few days ago. The toy is called Roll-a-Treat Ball, and
>>>retails here in Canada for $14.99. The dog is a year and a half
>>>old, and has had this toy for approx. 3 months. The ball is made of
>>>hard plastic, and has a removable yellow "plug" which allows treats
>>>to be put inside the ball, which the dog then proceeds to try to
>>>get out. (It sounds something like the Buster Cube). Somehow, the
>>>dog was able to chew the "plug" out, and then got its lower jaw/
>>>teeth stuck in the grooves around the hole, where the yellow plug
>>>fits into the ball. The owners of the dog tried to remove the ball,
>>>but could not get it off the dog's lower jaw. The dog started to
>>>panic, and its lower lips and gums started to swell and bleed. They
>>>rushed the dog to the emergency vet, where one option was to remove
>>>the ball with a hammer, but they were afraid it might cause more
>>>injury to the dog's jaw. So the dog was given an anaesthetic and it
>>>took an HOUR for the vet to remove the ball from the dog's jaw!!
>>>The vet fee was $250.00. The vet told them that this is the Second
>>>accident like this in the past 3 weeks at THAT clinic, with one of
>>>these Roll-a-Treat Ball dog toys! There is nothing on the packaging
>>>with the ball that states whether this toy is for large or small
>>>dogs. The manufacturer of this potentially dangerous dog toy is
>>>Ethical Products Incorp., Spot Pet Division, Newark, NJ 07107. I
>>>have not seen this ball, -- am just describing what I have heard
>>>from my sister-in-law today. She wanted me to post this warning to
>>>this list, and hopes that someone else might post it to other dog
>>>lists, in particular the Rottie list, so that it might prevent
>>>other dogs from having a similar accident.
>>>
>>> Imagine if something like this happened while the owners were out,
>>> -
>>>having left one of these toys with their dogs to "amuse" them
>>>during their abscence!! The consequences could be too terrible to
>>>imagine! My relative said that these toys are SALE PRICED now, too,
>>>and she is afraid people might be buying them to give their pets at
>>>Christmas!.
>>> My thanks to anyone who is able to pass this warning on to other
>>> dog
>>>lists.
>

Judith
jsmiller@newmex.com
Taos, New Mexico