{"id":458,"date":"2012-05-30T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2012-05-30T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T16:07:02","slug":"veterinary-nutritionist-advises-avoiding-chicken-jerky-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/veterinary-nutritionist-advises-avoiding-chicken-jerky-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinary Nutritionist Advises Avoiding Chicken Jerky Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chicken-Jerky-Treats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-459\" title=\"Chicken Jerky Treats\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chicken-Jerky-Treats-150x110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><em>PHILADELPHIA (CBS)<\/em>\u2013 Chicken jerky dog treats sourced from China have federal health officials urging caution as a link between the products and illness is being looked into.\u00a0 A local pet nutritionalist advises against giving your pet the dehydrated chicken product.<\/p>\n<div>Since late last year the FDA has received nearly a thousand reports of illnesses and\/or deaths of dogs that have consumed chicken jerky treats from China.\u00a0 There are also concerns in Australia.<\/div>\n<p>Dr. Kathy Michel is a professor of nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.\u00a0 She says it\u2019s still unknown what causes the toxic factor, but says what is clear is a kidney syndrome is showing up in many dogs that have ingested the treats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know there is a problem with chicken jerky at this time. We don\u2019t know what the problem is. We don\u2019t know how to detect it. So we don\u2019t know how to screen what chicken is safe and what isn\u2019t.\u00a0 And the best that I can offer at this time is I would avoid chicken jerky treats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Michel says some companies will say they only source ingredients from the United States, but that is not necessarily a verifiable\u00a0 statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA (CBS)\u2013 Chicken jerky dog treats sourced from China have federal health officials urging caution as a link between the products and illness is being looked into.\u00a0 A local pet nutritionalist advises against giving your pet the dehydrated chicken product. 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