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Posted on 08/30/2008 8:33:34 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
NEW YORK -- A Long Island pet supply company is recalling a chew toy after some dogs suffered serious tongue injuries while gnawing on the playthings. At least two dog owners say their pets had to have their tongues amputated because of the mishaps.
One New York man says his 10-year-old Labrador mix got his tongue stuck in a hole in the ball. Veterinarians cut the chew toy off, but the dog's tongue became so swollen it needed to be amputated.
Another owner says she had to have her dog euthanized after a similar injury.
The company that made the balls, Four Paws, is blaming a manufacturing defect.
The company is urging anyone who purchased a Four Paws Pimple Ball With Bell to return the item for a replacement.
thanks for posting this
pinging
Company link:
http://www.fourpaws.com/news/press-room/four-paws-rough-rugged-pimple-ball-with-bell.htm
IMHO, any toy with a small bell inside poses a choking hazard for your pet.
The balls were made for Four Paws in China.
Nothing further need be said.
Made in China?
I read about this in a dog forum. The problem seems to be that a normal ball has the big hole and then a smaller hole on the opposite side to stop a vacuum from being created. In the defective balls the dog gets his tongue in the big hole and creates a vacuum that can’t be broken without injury to the dog. The company knows about the problem but I don’t know if they have recalled them or not. My dogs have one but I checked and the small anti-vacuum hole is intact. I still removed it.
SEE that’s why you don’t give Ted Kennedy any toys.
What about any water wings for his car passengers.
ping
Pimple Ball. Yuck.
Should have called it the Zit Ball.
More quality products from the chi-coms.
Companies that manufacture abroad need to either control their own production lines or be able to conduct spot checks on the subcontractor they have chosen to partner with. It’s one thing for a 99 cent store to have no knowledge of the products it carries. It’s quite another for the company that procured the products to disclaim responsibility. Information about Chinese indifference to quality and ethics has been available for a while. If these people have chosen to ignore that information, they ought to be made financially liable for the damage caused by their decision to ignore the established history of Chinese product defects.
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