A woman, whose dog got seriously ill after eating treats made in China, received a letter from the manufacturer offering to pay half of her veterinarian bill in exchange for her silence.

Helene Dollinger recently bought Waggin' Train Jerky Tenders for her standard poodles, Duv and Ari, and Duv became seriously ill within a half-hour of consuming them.

"Blood was pouring out of his rectum," she said.

Dollinger rushed the poodle to the veterinarian, and the recovery took two weeks.

After Duv's illness, Dollinger called Waggin' Treats to complain, and the Anderson, S.C., company agreed to pay half of her $300 veterinarian bill – with a caveat.

She had to sign a confidentiality agreement.

"Ms. Dollinger agrees that she, her spouse or partner, family members and veterinarian agree to keep this release and the incident it addresses in confidence and make no public statements as to either," read the company's letter.

"I ripped up their check and I sent it back and I told (them) to stuff it," she said.