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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
On Mar 17, 6:12 am, "-L." wrote:
A number of foods are being recalled because animals are getting sick and dying; kidney failure is the most prevalent problem and they are not sure what is causing it yet. Here is the complete list of cat foods: http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html Dog foods: http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html PLEASE check the lists for any foods you may have and follow the guidelines on the website:http://www.menufoods.com/recall/Pres...l_03162007.pdf Phone Number 1-866-895-2708 -L. Does anybody know if a certain amount of this food has to be ingested before it becomes fatal? |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
Does anybody know if a certain amount of thisfoodhas to be ingested before it becomes fatal?- Hide quoted text - My (10.1 lb., four-year-old, otherwise healthy) cat experienced kidney failure after consuming only three pouches of tainted food over a period of two days. Dried vomit (containing the offending food) that I found hidden under a table Thursday evening suggests that he began having problems after the second pouch, at the latest. My five-year-old 18.5 lb. male ate only one pouch (and some gravy from a second) before refusing to eat the food. He appears healthy at this point, but I will be taking him in tomorrow for bloodwork just to be on the safe side. A third cat (11 y/o 10.3 lb. female) consumed 1/3 pouch, and also seems to be doing fine. I am monitoring her, but have been advised that she should be OK. That's been my experience.. it could be different for others. Because we don't yet know what the food was contaminated with, I suppose it's possible that some animals may have a higher tolerance to the substance than others. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
On Mar 18, 11:50 am, "PawsForThought" wrote:
Wow, this is really scary stuff, especially since so many foods are affected. Yes it is cause for concern but not panic when you consider out of the 10's of millions less then 20 pets have so been reported from what I've read..that's a relief. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
On Mar 18, 9:07 pm, wrote:
I suppose it's possible that some animals may have a higher tolerance to the substance than others. I think so..it certainly applies to humans especially when you consider we consume contaminated food to some degree almost daily. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
On Mar 17, 9:19 am, "Sandy McDermin" wrote:
Well, the other article on this newsgroup, posted by Bellsouth, has info about IAMS and Eukanuba with product and factory codes, and I just want to know if that's all I have to know about those two. I have a few IAMS pouches and they don't fall into the range of those numbers. Plus, I've already fed my cats one of those pouches a couple of days ago and all is well. Sandy Sandy, I'd say it's not worth the chance. I don't support any of their products anyhow. I only buy Wellness food for my cat. I've gotten my mom to make the switch and I'm working on my grandma and uncle. Horrible news. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
It's still a risk though. Even one cat dying is too much.
-- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "mystro" wrote in message oups.com... Yes it is cause for concern but not panic when you consider out of the 10's of millions less then 20 pets have so been reported from what I've read..that's a relief. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
We use Blue Buffalo over here. My cats love it and won't eat anything else.
Best of all it's a healthy food for them. -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com Sandy, I'd say it's not worth the chance. I don't support any of their products anyhow. I only buy Wellness food for my cat. I've gotten my mom to make the switch and I'm working on my grandma and uncle. Horrible news. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
On Mar 19, 10:27 am, "zinzee" wrote:
I only buy Wellness food for my cat. Virtually all the labels use ingredients from different sources so no guarantee with any product even to the somewhat lesser degree *homemade.. unless your also growing your own veggies and meat. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
On Mar 19, 2:17 pm, "mystro" wrote:
On Mar 18, 11:50 am, "PawsForThought" wrote: Wow, this is really scary stuff, especially since so many foods are affected. Yes it is cause for concern but not panic when you consider out of the 10's of millions less then 20 pets have so been reported from what I've read..that's a relief. I am very skeptical of the low number of deaths reported. How many people on these newsgroups have posted about losing a pet, or at least having one severely ill because of the tainted food? The only reason I found out about the recall is because my friend now has a cat in the hospital with kidney failure who might not make it, and this is way up in NB Canada. This leads me to believe it may be more widespread than it seems. |
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SERIOUS: PET FOOD RECALL
Leave it to the government to respond by killing more animals!
Too bad the morons doing the testing were not forced to eat the tainted food. Feds Tests of Suspect Pet Food Kills 7 Federal Tests of Suspect Pet Food Kills 7 Subjects, Major Recall Underway By ANDREW BRIDGES The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Seven animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said Monday. A federal investigation is focusing on wheat gluten as the likely source of contamination that sparked a recall last Friday of 60 million cans and pouches of the suspect food, said Stephen F. Sundlof, the Food and Drug Administration's top veterinarian. The ingredient, a protein source, is commonly used as filler. Agency investigators are looking at other ingredients as well. The wet-style pet food was made by Menu Foods, an Ontario, Canada-based company. Menu Foods told the FDA it received the first complaints of kidney failure and deaths among cats and dogs from pet owners on Feb. 20. It began new tests on Feb. 27. During those tests, the company fed its product to 40 to 50 dogs and cats and some seven animals the mix of species was not immediately known died, Sundlof said. The contamination appeared more deadly to cats than to dogs, he said. The recall now covers dog food sold throughout North America under 51 brands and cat food sold under 40 brands, including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba. The food was sold under both store and major brand labels at Wal-Mart, Kroger, Safeway and other large retailers. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2964316 |
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