Munch & Crunch Serrano Ham Bone

I would not give this bone to my dog ever again. It crumbled a few minutes into him chewing it. He's swallowed the two ends of the bone and I've taken the rest off him. I will be lucky if my dog doesn't get seriously ill from this. Please do not give this bone to your dog. I assumed it was a raw bone but it's not. Do not be fooled like I was

The Crunch & Munch Ham Bone is dated to expire in 09/2015 and is already rotten with decay this December 2013!

It is impossible to return the item as there is no way to find the producers address to return the item to. The receipt has been lost by the person who bought it for our dog and therefore we cannot return what we consider a lethal dog ''treat''. I will never buy one of these for my dog and therefore cannot recommend this to anyone else to buy.

This £1 dog treat called Munch & Crunch Serrano Ham Bone was the cause of premature death of my lovely lurcher dog.

I took my dog to my local vet for x-rays to find his small intestine was very swollen and black (packed with something), following half a day of sickness. An operation to remove the substance found that 40cm of undigested compacted crushed up bone was the cause of his illness.

Unfortunately Freddy deteriorated severely overnight and sadly we were forced to make that awful final decision to put him to sleep after ten years companionship.

Ironically this bone called Munch and Crunch was the cause of early death of my beautiful dog. If you are not a pet owner or have never had to make such a terrible decision you probably won't understand how this feels.

I would urge that dog owners are aware of the dangers regarding the digestion of such bones. The only warning on the packaging reads: DOGS SHOULD BE SUPERVISED WHEN EATING TREATS WHICH MAY BREAK INTO SMALLER PIECES and to keep fresh water available.

My dog did not choke on a piece of bone as the warning suggests and he was drinking water! The bone filled his intestine with tiny parts of bone that were not digestible. Perhaps a younger dog would have been OK, but I doubt it very much with the amount of compacted bone that was pulled out.

No matter how much it would have cost to save my dogs life, I would have paid it, but I didn't have that option. All in all this £1 bone cost me my dog and £2162.50! Unfortunately, I had no pet insurance.

I want to ensure that people are aware of the dangers of such bones, especially with older dogs and the importance of pet insurance. Since this I have found senior pet insurance isn't as expensive as I thought and there are a number of insurers that cover, but they won't cover pre-existing conditions.

The supermarket at which I purchased the bone has been kind enough to forward my complaint to the suppliers of the Munch & Crunch Serrano Ham Bone to take the required actions to prevent this happening again.