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Greenies

Denise of Medford, OR August 27, 2009

My cat Emma loves kitty treats. My husband was buying her usual brand at PetSmart when an employee offered him a coupon to try Feline Greenies. He came home and opened them immediately for her-she went crazy for them and ate about four. Later in the day she asked for more and was given about four more.

The next morning she was given a few more Greenies. A few hours later she started vomiting and it continued until she was throwing up bile. She looked horrible, she couldn't stand up, we couldn't get her to eat or drink for two days. We got her to the vet-she was lethargic and had lost weight. Her blood work came back indicating kidney failure. The vet didn't expect her to make it through the night.

Emma ended up spending four days in the hospital at considerable expense, emotionally as well as monetarily. We have taken her back for two additional blood tests to check her kidney function-it's only about 50%. The vets are amazed she lived. We don't know fully what the long-term damage will be to our beloved Emma, but I'm certain her life span will be decreased and she will be dealing with chronic issues related to eating this product put out by evil people.

The thought of her death was devastating to our family. It was a horrible emotional experience as well as terribly expensive. This company needs to be out of business.

Maria of Houston, TX April 25, 2009

After feeding my cats the Feline Greenies one of them, Piper, began vomiting, became lethargic, and had a painful tummy. She was obviously quite ill.

We took her to her regular vet and to the emergency vet hospital. They thought Piper possibly had some obstruction somewhere in her digestive track. The emergency vet conducted x-rays and couldn't see a foreign object. He wanted to hospitalized Piper, keeping her overnight to monitor her. This was going to be quite costly so we asked the vet for another treatment option so we could take care home. These events happened on April 22, 2009.

When we got home, I did a search on the Internet for causes of cat vomiting and began seeing article after article of reports from other folks whose cats had experienced similar side effects (i.e. vomiting and lethargy) from eating Greenies as Piper had.

I inmediately realized that this was the likely cause so I stopped giving Greenies to Piper (and my other cat) and she now seems to be feeling just fine - she is back to behaving like her old self.

Piper is 11 months old and weighs 8.5 lbs. I properly follow the feeding guidelines provided in the Greenies packaging, even though I was only feeding my cats Greenies once per day, NOT twice per day as the feeding guidelines suggest and had this disastrous consequence. I am most careful of what I feed my cats. Both of my cats are feed Nature's Best Science Diet for their daily food - a premium cat food.

We are very upset about this incident and were amazed to learn that despite the negative reports about this pet food that the packaging did not have a warning about the possible consequences. Thank you very much for providing us, the consumer, an outlet to let the rest of consumers know about this unfortunate situations.

Sandy of Santa Cruz, CA December 20, 2007

I purchased Greenies for my dog, a Chiuhua, whose weight is 6+ pounds. I purchased the Mini Greenies, which are the next size up from the Teenie Weenie Greenies, which are small enough for my dog to choke on. The package on the back says not for dogs under 5 lbs. He has had Greenies before and has thrown up. I did not think it would be from a product that was sold in the stores; therefore, I discarded the thought that it could have been from the Greenies product.

However, after he ate one of the mini Greenies (that came from a package with 6 Greenies in it--before I would purchase the individually packaged Greenies, but this was not available at this time. I gave my dog one Greenie, and about an hour after he had started eating it, (he is a Chiuhua and loves to eat)he started vomiting. This continued through to the next day, a Monday, and he was taken to the Vet who said he had been poisoned.

My dog was never given or around anything toxic--I have a lot of animals and am very careful in this respect. He immediately started the vomiting after eating the Greenie. Currently, he is still at the Vet's Hospital being given IV fluids and antibiotics due to kidney failure. His temperature is not elevated, and there is no evidence of a fungal infection. It is curious that immediately after eating the Greenie (which he loved by the way and gobbled up because he is a dog).

Now, still undergoing IV fluids and antibiotcs for "poisoning and kidney failure." I hope he lives, but at this time, I am not sure. I do know that it all started after he was given a Greenie. Whatever the outcome, I will NEVER purchase Greenies again, and furthermore, I will tell everyone I know not to purchase Greenies. I think they should be taken off the market, or have a RED, GIANT, DANGER LABEL on them so that dog owners are aware that their beloved family member, their dog, will be well aware of the potential danger.

Mary of Sayville, NY September 13, 2007

S&M Nu-Tec LLC manufactures the dog treat "greenies" as digestible and soluble, and a way to keep dogs teeth and gums healthy. We gave such a treat to our Japanese Chin on Friday and she is dead. The vet did an autopsy and she choked on a piece of this allegedly digestive greenie. My vet told me that a number of dogs have either choked to death or died as a result of intestinal blockages caused by greenies. These things need to be off the shelf. She went to bed perfectly healthy and it was lodged in her esophagus - she had no sign of choking before she went to bed.

Lisa of Simi Valley, CA October 24, 2006

On Oct 12, 2006 my Standard Poodle, Hummer got into a bag of Greenies which had not even been opened they were still sealed in the bag in the shipping box. He weighs around 54 pounds and ate appoximately 8oz. Later he was rushed to the pet Emergency Clinic had to spend the night and we were told to watch him carefully the next several days. He never appeared to be acting his normal self then on Sunday Oct 15 he was rushed back to the same hospital and had to have emergency surgery to save his life. He bloated.

Rose of Phenix City, AL September 25, 2006

My little 6 lb Maltese ate one of the Greenies and 2 days later she was real sick. She couldn't eat or drink. She almost died. This was on the Labor day weekend and the vet was closed. I had to take her to the emergency center. My dog was sick for 2 weeks and was in the intensive care and given IVS.

Anne of Oneida, WI December 20, 2005

Greenies killed my cat

Kathleen of Staten Island, NY December 8, 2005

CBS channel 2 news reported a dog's death, intestinal obstruction from a Greenies, a dog treat. Looked it up on the Web & appears to be a problem for quite a few people. Wondered if you could look into it and report it.

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