Continued caution about chicken jerky products

The Food and Drug Administration continues to warn about a potential association between illness in dogs and eating chicken jerky products.

The entire warning can be seen here.

Complaints about sick dogs that their owners or veterinarians associate with eating the products — also called chicken tenders, strips or treats — continue to come in to the FDA. The products are imported from China. The FDA issued a cautionary warning to consumers in Sept. 2007.

Scientists have not been able to determine a cause for the reported illness.

The FDA recommends, if you choose to feed your dog chicken jerky products, to watch the dog closely and stop feeding them to your dog if it shows any of the following signs:

• decreased activity
• vomiting
• diarrhea, sometimes with blood
• increased water drinking or increased urination