Urgent warning for dog owners over health supplements that could kill or make animals sick

DOG owners are being warned astir buying canine wellness supplements connected websites similar Amazon, with immoderate pets feared to person fallen sick oregon died arsenic a effect of taking them.  

The online retail giant has recalled counterfeit Yumove supplements that were sold connected the site, arsenic good arsenic removing the third-party sellers who sold them and refunded affected customers.

The fakes are said to look precise akin to the existent versions, copying details connected some boxes and the tablet blister packs that makes it hard for shoppers to spot the difference.

Hundreds of dog owners person flocked to societal media to stock their concerns, with immoderate reporting their canine has fallen ill, oregon successful the worst cases person died. 

Yumove said it is keeping a log of atrocious reactions reported by canine owners.

Victoria Jemma, 28, and primitively from Romford, was devastated erstwhile her seven-year-old bulldog Henry abruptly dropped dormant successful the plot aft ingesting bogus Yumove associated attraction tablets for 5 days.

She said: “A neighbour passed them to maine aft her canine died, and I’m definite that’s what killed my boy, though I can’t beryllium it.

“Henry was getting aged and slowing down a spot but helium was perfectly healthy. I fto him retired successful the plot 1 time successful September and erstwhile I looked for him I realised helium had collapsed.

“We struggled to assistance him up arsenic helium was truthful bloated, and connected the mode to the vets I felt him spell successful my hands.

“The vet said helium looked similar helium had been poisoned.

“I wouldn’t privation what happened to him connected my worst force and I consciousness unspeakable astir it. I had nary crushed to fishy the tablets weren’t genuine.

“I inactive person them and I tin spot that the batch numbers connected the container bash not lucifer the ones connected the blister pack. It was lone aft I saw the warnings connected Facebook astir these tablets a mates of weeks that abruptly it made sense. 

“I besides wonderment if the woman who passed them to maine had the aforesaid happening hap to her dog, without her realising. They were tablets for elder dogs, truthful I imagined hers had simply died of aged age. 

“I was astir to walk the tablets connected to foundation reasoning I was doing a bully thing, but luckily I recovered retired successful time.

“I americium truthful aggravated arsenic Henry truly was my full beingness and my daughter’s champion friend. I volition ne'er forgive idiosyncratic for taking him from america truthful soon.” 

Dr Courtney Miller, main veterinary serviceman for Lintbells, the shaper of Yumove, said each Yumove products purchased straight from yumove.co.uk, vets, and from the company’s retail partners were genuine and person passed rigorous prime checks.    

She added: “Genuine Yumove products are besides disposable connected Amazon, however, this tin lone beryllium guaranteed connected orders that are dispatched from and sold by Amazon.   

“If you’ve precocious bought products from a third-party seller, Amazon should person contacted you directly.”   

The institution said the bid indispensable beryllium dispatched and sold by Amazon to guarantee the merchandise is genuine.

This accusation is disposable connected the merchandise leafage and successful the handbasket earlier you purchase. 

Amazon said: “Safety is our apical priority, and arsenic soon arsenic we were notified of this issue, we promptly took steps to region the products successful question, notify and refund customers, and instrumentality action against the atrocious actors involved.

“We person a zero-tolerance argumentation for counterfeit products, and determination are proactive measures successful spot to forestall counterfeit products being listed connected our store. 

“If an contented is raised, we enactment rapidly to support customers, including removing listings and atrocious actors from our store, and sharing further guidance from brands for customers.

“Only genuine products from YuMove are present disposable connected our store, but if customers person concerns astir an point they’ve purchased, we promote them to interaction our lawsuit work squad directly."

Customers who could have received the impacted products are advised to halt utilizing them and propulsion them out. If you're acrophobic astir your dog, question proposal from a vet. 

HOW TO CHECK IF YOU'RE AFFECTED

Counterfeit Yumove elder associated products person been identified connected Amazon.

All third-party sellers of the products person been removed from the site.

Amazon has contacted those who precocious bought items from third-party sellers and offered a refund.

You tin besides cheque if you bought from a third-party seller by checking your Amazon bid history.

Yumove says there's nary reliable mode to find whether a merchandise is counterfeit oregon not, specified arsenic batch fig oregon marks connected boxes oregon blister packs, and determination are aggregate versions.  

Anyone who thinks they whitethorn person a counterfeit product, oregon is unsure, should halt feeding it to their canine instantly and interaction Amazon.

You should talk to your vet if you person immoderate concerns astir your dog's health.

If your canine has consumed a counterfeit merchandise and is actively unwell, Yumove recommends that you spot proposal from your vet consecutive away.

There are nary wide signs oregon symptoms arsenic it's unclear what ingredients are successful the counterfeit products.

The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) person provided the pursuing proposal for favored owners:

"Without knowing the ingredients successful the counterfeit tablets we cannot springiness circumstantial advice, nevertheless the risks are thought to beryllium low. 

"Animals who are not displaying signs of being unwell should beryllium observed astatine home. 

"Any carnal showing objective signs should beryllium assessed by their vet and further tests considered (such arsenic a wide wellness profile) though it indispensable beryllium considered that the origin of the signs whitethorn beryllium unrelated to the tablets. 

"If owners are precise concerned, they tin interaction Animal PoisonLine connected 01202 509000 (consultation interest applies) wherever they volition beryllium advised whether a vet sojourn is required. 

"Vets tin person circumstantial attraction proposal connected a case-by-case ground done the VPIS members work connected 020 7305 5055."

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