Dog owners issued urgent warning over Amazon item after pets 'drop dead'

An urgent warning has been issued for dog owners over health supplements that could kill or make animals sick. Dog owners are being warned against buying canine health supplements on websites like US retail giant Amazon.

It comes amid some pets feared to have fallen ill or died as a result of taking them. Amazon has recalled counterfeit Yumove supplements that were sold on the site, and one 28-year-old pooch owner has spoken out after their bulldog, aged seven, dropped dead.

Speaking to the Sun, the pet owner said: "A neighbour passed them to me after her dog died, and I’m sure that’s what killed my boy, although I can’t prove it. “Henry was getting old and slowing down a bit but he was perfectly healthy. I let him out in the garden one day in September and when I looked for him I realised he had collapsed.

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“We struggled to lift him up as he was so bloated, and on the way to the vets I felt him go in my hands. The vet said he looked like he had been poisoned." On its website, Yumove said: "Recently, a number of unauthorised third-party sellers of counterfeit YuMOVE Senior joint products were identified on Amazon.

"As a precaution, all third-party sellers of YuMOVE products have now been removed from Amazon. This is because, at present, the authenticity of any products sold by third-party sellers cannot be verified. Additionally, Amazon has recalled and refunded all products recently bought from third-party sellers.

"The counterfeit products and their sellers are in no way connected to Lintbells/YuMOVE. While the products may look very similar to YuMOVE – copying details on both boxes and tablet blister packs – they have not been produced by our manufacturers or checked by our quality team."

It said: "If you’ve recently bought products from a third-party seller, Amazon should have contacted you directly."