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. Amazon has recalled counterfeit Yumove supplements that were sold on the site, as well as removing the third-party sellers who sold them and refunded affected customers.

It comes amid some pets feared to have fallen ill or died as a result of taking them. The manufacturer said: “Genuine YuMOVE products are also available on Amazon, however, this can only be guaranteed on orders that are dispatched from and sold by Amazon.”

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." The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) have provided the following advice for pet owners: "Without knowing the ingredients in the counterfeit tablets we cannot give specific advice, however the risks are thought to be low.

"Animals who are not displaying signs of being unwell should be observed at home. Any animal showing clinical signs should be assessed by their vet and further tests considered (such as a general health profile) although it must be considered that the cause of the signs may be unrelated to the tablets.