Dog Food Recall - In Memory Of My Best Friend
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Why Did My Pet Die?
The pet food recalls of 2007 have come and gone cats and dogs continue to become ill and die due to the pet food ingredients.
Pet food producers are using ingredients unfit for human consumption which are killing our pets. The ingredients in pet food must be changed!
The use of Corn, Wheat, and Soy are causing such awful conditions in pets including:
- Dry and itchy skin
- Fever
- Ear aches
- Ear infections
- Hot Spots on the skin
- Bad breath
- Dental disease
- Hair loss
- Sore feet
- Abnormal nail growth
- Bloat
- Weight gain
- Tumors
- Moles and warts
- Seizures
- Blindness
- Deafness
- Heart conditions
- Kidney conditions
- Liver conditions
- Early pet death
These companies need to be held accountable for the injuries to our pets and our best friends early deaths! - Susan Peters
This page is dedicated to the memory of those loved ones that have passed away and to those of us left behind who miss them.
How To Join the Class Action Lawsuit
Dog Food Recall -
We all wish it were just that simple - RECALL.
Our wonderful friends, loved ones, companions, our dogs are just remains.
The news about the Dog Food Recall tells us just a handful of dogs actually died.
Of course, we all know it was the junk in the dog food and the grains.
We all know the dog food companies have lied.
So here, on this page, we (the dog lovers) will have our own RECALL!
Please sign the comments section with only the name of your dog, your city, and state. We want to remember all our beloved doggies and make these companies remember them as well.
Susan Peters
Ask Susan Peters Other Sites of Interest:
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement - Pet Food Companies Barking and Biting
Cat Food Safe To Feed After The Cat Food Recall
Free Online Pet Food Recall Information - Buyers Guide - Understanding the Pet Food recall and why cats and dogs continue to get sick and die - written by Susan Peters
Dog Treat and Snack Review and Dog Food Ratings
Dog Food Safe To Feed After The Dog Food Recall
Pet Food Recall What About Our Dead Pets And Vet BillS?
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Dog - Rosie 03-15-03 - 02-26-07
Morgan City, Louisiana
CAT - Mercedes 1991-2007
Sherman, Texas
My dog died last night. His was perfectly fine 3 days ago. He started throwing up on Wednesday, by Wednesday night he could hardly hold his head up, so I took him to the emergency vet that night. They said he had some type of anemia (AMHA). He had to have a blood transfusion Thursday, and then on Friday night he passed away. He would have been 6 next week. I have two other dogs in the house and they appear to be ok. I sure hope they were right on their diagnosis. I feed him Dry Eukanuba Small Bites.
i feel realy sad for the one that lost their animal,i love my pets very much ,my labrador was sick trowing up after i gave her can food president choice,i wont buy it anymore,i got a little shizu to who seems to get sick to ,now i write you to ask you what brend of dry food is safe ,is mainstay dry bits made by petall product safe,is pedigree cans food safe to ,not enough information is coming on t.v.,i am just lucky my doogs are alive and i am concerne about cats to my sister dont give them any more cans just dry food but is it safe,hopefully they will advice more on t.v.and the newspaper.thanks.
i feel realy sad for the one that lost their animal,i love my pets very much ,my labrador was sick trowing up after i gave her can food president choice,i wont buy it anymore,i got a little shizu to who seems to get sick to ,now i write you to ask you what brend of dry food is safe ,is mainstay dry bits made by petall product safe,is pedigree cans food safe to ,not enough information is coming on t.v.,i am just lucky my doogs are alive and i am concerne about cats to my sister dont give them any more cans just dry food but is it safe,hopefully they will advice more on t.v.and the newspaper.thanks.
I just lost a very sweet old pomeranian. I had switched to canned food a few months ago because he had a hard time chewing dry food. Although he was old and frail, he did not seem acutley sick. Until the morning I found him standing, unable to move and letting at a pitiful cry. He was confused, could not eat or drink, and within hours, it was obvious he was dying. The symptoms pointed to renal failure which I thought was due to age. Now in hind site, I will never know. After 2 days of suffering, we decided to put him down.
This was just weeks before the recall. It upsets me to know that I may have inadvertently killed my dog.
Nikko, I am sooo sorry. I just didn't know.
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I just lost a very sweet old pomeranian. I had switched to canned food a few months ago because he had a hard time chewing dry food. Although he was old and frail, he did not seem acutley sick. Until the morning I found him standing, unable to move and letting at a pitiful cry. He was confused, could not eat or drink, and within hours, it was obvious he was dying. The symptoms pointed to renal failure which I thought was due to age. Now in hind site, I will never know. After 2 days of suffering, we decided to put him down.
This was just weeks before the recall. It upsets me to know that I may have inadvertently killed my dog.
Nikko, I am sooo sorry. I just didn't know.
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In Loving Memory Midget Feb 2000- March 2007
He was just a tiny ball of fur whe I found him in the back of a pick up truck. I was told," he'll be a pretty small dog". He was a beautiful rotwieler and chow mix. So much fur you couldn't see a face, and a little nub for a tail. He had a few medical conditions as he grew up, including a hole through his skin into his stomach, yet he survived. I never would of thought his dinner would be the reason he is gone. We thought we were safe when the recall came out, his food was not included. Or so we thought. We also have a cat who is clinging to life as I type, due to a NON RECALLED dry cat food. Our vet is doing their best to help him. She specified, the only safe foods for your animal is Purina and Beneful dry foods. But that could change. I share in all your pain. To the momory of all our lost friends.
My 8 yr old mini daschund Buster started getting sick on Thursday March 15 th, on Saturday morning when I got home from work he was listless and couldn't stand , I took him right into the vet and he passed away at 1:34 am Sunday of kidney failure. I was feeding him the tainted dog food . It was a $150 dollars to have him sent to the lab to be autopsied. The results returned to our vet on Friday said he had crystals in his kidneys that form from the ingestion of poison and they concluded that his death was due to the tainted food.
Dog: Tootie
Lodi, California
Blackie--Laurinburg North Carolina--March 24, 2007
Dog: Missy - February 16, 2007
McKenzie, Tennessee
Our faithful 10 year old Black Lab JoJo - Died 3/16/07. We are despondent. The cat, Domino has incurred over 1500.00 in vet bills and doesn't look good. Shame on you big pet food companies. Shame on you.
Bellmawr, NJ - 12/23/06
Dog: Zack- Died March 19,2007
Daleville, AL
Morty: My Yorkie-Died March 25, 2007. Kidney failure.
Fairland, Oklahoma
My sweet little yorkie died on Sunday night, March 25, 2007 at home in her bed from renal failure and although she was an older dog with some health problems, she had been doing well for the past few years and my vet was puzzled about how she just got so sick and went into renal failure so quickly, losing one quarter of her body weight (she was only 4.5 lbs before she was sick) and died within three days. She was only fed prescription dog food I purchased from the vet, but I would put the IAMS Savory Sauce over it. She was fed the sauce up until the week before she died, and then I threw it out after hearing about the recall and worried about whether or not the sauces might be tainted as well. Although her vet can't be sure if her death can be attributed to her age or her past health history, he did question me as to whether or not she had been fed the tainted food and now I am questioning as well whether or not the gravy had something to do with my beloved baby's death. I am truly heartbroken by her passing and now even more so now to think that she could still be alive had it not been for what I had been feeding her, since I worked so hard to provide her with only what was best for her because she had many special dietary needs and issues. I thought the gravy would just enhance the special foods she needed to eat and help supplement the taste. This is beyond comprehension for me. I am becoming more and more upset as I learn more from others losses and experiences. I watched as my baby took her last breath and to think that her death might have been prevented is something that is truly making me sick to my stomach.
Our beautiful pit bull puppy, Trouble, not even 6 months old, just diagnosed with renal failure. Too sick for treatment will be put down today. I am so angry that nothing is being done. He only had pedigree dry dog food...not on the recall list...however a puppy is not supposed to die suddenly of renal failure. Can we trust any dog food? Devastated in Los Angeles.
my 3 dogs have been eating iams dry food for some time, until our local store ran out. I had to change to purina senior and purina puppy, and after just 2 days of feeding, all 3 dogs are drinking water and urinating like crazy. my puppy threw up tonight without even digesting his food, and my 6 year old lab has had diarrea and an unquenchable thirst. my golden, 13, has no energy to even go outside and has started urinating in the house this evening. i'll be going to the vet in the a.m. does any of this sound familiar to any of you?could this be the food poisoning everyone is talking about?
Yes wondering in Michigan. Those are the EXACT symptoms my Yorkie had before he had to be put to sleep. He was fine and healthy then 4 days before he had to be put to sleep he started drinking huge amounts of water and urinating excessivly. Then the vomiting started and he could hardly hold his head up. It was kidney and pancreas failure. Please get your pets to the vet ASAP if not sooner! Keep everything you can, food containers and vet receipts. These companies refuse to test dry foods but they better start. We all need to demand they do it now!
We lost our little Qtip Feb. 23, 2007. She was a tiny toy poodle. She had the signs and syptoms of the food related recall. The only thing she ate was the Cesar Cuisines, little Iams bisquits and Pupperoni treats. She started vomiting on a Tuesday, we had taken her to Apple Lane to her Vet on Wednesday, she told us it was her ears. She kept going down hill after that visit. Was very lethargic, wouldn't eat or drink. I kept calling the vet and she just kept telling us to call the next day. We took her to a 24 hours emergency vet clinic on Friday night after she had a seizure, she died 45 minutes later. That vet said her ears were ok. Our Vet. hasn't even returned our calls. Something got to her. Something we will never know. The recall came out after she died. This is so heart breaking.
We had our 15 year old put to sleep on 3/5 after several months of severe diareaha. We knew she was old and thought that her body was just failing. She drank lots of water and had several of what appeared to be minor strokes. All attributed to age. We have been feeding all three of our dogs Nutro Lamb & Rice bites and gravy. Now our 10 year old has severe liver damage. Liver enzymes at over 1200 compared to healthy levels of approx 200 or less. We will have more tests today, but my vet claims that only kidneys are involved with the contaminated food. I disagree, as she is seemingly improving after removing her from the food the day we heard about the recall. Still she has severe damage and we don't know how this will effect her future. Our 2 year old baby seems to be OK, blood test look good, but she refused to eat for several days and that may have saved her life. God I hope so, I just can't think of loosing another one of my kids. ~ Very sad, basically numb! ~ Cheri
our dog sabbath was 10 and a half years old he was a healthy dog except for the last week of his life . he went from chasing our other dog around to not having the energy to move he was drinking large amounts of waterand peeing alot we ended up brining him to the vet and thats when the vet told us he had some kind of problem with his lungsand his liver was real bad he never got to the kidneys because he was throwing up so bad we didnt know about the recall until it was to late he was eating ol roy and mighty dog pouch my advise to any that read this is no matter what symtoms your dog or cat are showing bring them to your vet asap
I'm so sorry that your dog died my cat also died i feel your pain!
Bandit and Delaney, our sweet little 11 year old shelties had to be put to sleep January 28, and 29 after suffering from vomiting and severe renal failure. They each spent the weekend in the vet ER getting all sorts of tests and treatments ($1500.00 worth). Nothing worked- we still lost them both. We had recently changed dog foods to a dry purina brand dog food that is not on the recall list- yet. We will be missing our wonderful dogs for a long time to come. So sorry for all of you who have lost your precious pets too. This stinks.
Dog-Jenna Nicole Wicks
Died-3/4/2007 2:30a.m. 4yrs. old
Helena, Alabama
Jenna was a very happy healthy dog. She became very sick very suddenly. When we arrived home from work the Friday before she passed we noticed she was not herself. She always greeted us at the door for some loving attention and her treat when we returned home. She knew she would receive a treat for being a good girl while we were out. This particular afternoon she didn't greet us at the door and she would not eat her treat. After an hour I knew something was wrong. She was not eating, vomiting, panting, druelling, consuming alot of water, and barely had the energy to make it up the stairs. We took her to the vet immediately. After blood samples, x-rays, and shots the results came back. The first thing the vet said was she thought Jenna might have gotten into rat poison. We immediately told her that was impossible. We did not have any type of poison in our home or garage let alone rat poison. Jenna was not a pet she was a member of our family. My baby. She was totally an inside dog. There was no way she could have gotten into poison. Her lab results revieled that she was dehydrated, anemic, her iron level was at 15% @ 10% she would require a blood transfusion, and her liver was enlarged. She had regular check up's which always showed she was healthy. The vet sent her home with $300.00 worth of medication and told us if she didn't begin to improve to bring her back and they would do a biopsy. Saturday morning she was still not eating, she was throwing up, and would not move from where she was laying, I had to lift the water bowl up to her so she could drink, which she was doing alot of. Saturday night she climbed up in her favorite chair for the night. At about 2:30 sunday morning I heard her gasp. My husband and I ran into the living room and knew whe was dying. We were by her side when she took her last breath. She died within 48 hours of her symptoms appearing, in her favorite chair with her family around her.
Jenna was fed Iams Weight Control dry dog food along with the Iams gravy at times, as well as Ol Roy bisquit treats.
My family greives along with all of the other pet owners who have lost a member of their family.
With deapest sympathy The Wicks Family
Hi Rebecca
I feel your pain as we recently lost Rosie which I consider a part of our family. Here is the story that I posted on the other board below. My suspicions were confirmed last night when they recalled Alpo prime cuts which she was eating. The problem food was made in mid February and my Rosie died February 26, 2007. I purchased the six packs from Walmarts. I knew this was the problem and contacted my regional FDA and they assured me last week it would be tested. Purina knew, why did they wait? This has me so upset.
We lost our beloved dog Rosie. She would have turned four in a few weeks. She died on February 26, 2007. She had the same symptoms as the other deaths. She was eating Alpo Prime Cuts and Pedigree Chicken & rice. Even though these are not on the recall list, I honestly believe this is what killed her.
I did notice for the last week her appetite was not what it was. She did eat, but many times her dog food was barely touched. Well last Saturday, I noticed she appeared depressed and was not herself. She did eat that day, but as I said I should have known something was not right.
Well, Sunday morning the kids informed me that Rosie had vomited about five times. She did have heavy drooling all day and was drinking lots of water but was turned off by food.
That afternoon she stilled appeared very down and layed around alot. She did walk but very slowly. When she got up, I noticed she left a round blood stain on the cement. When I lifted her tail she had a slight bloody discharge from her rectum. I also noticed her tongue was gray. She had a beautiful deep pink tongue before.
I knew she was sick but had planned to get her into a vet asap Monday morning. Later Sunday afternoon she got up from her blanket and went to the grass to defecate or urinate. She strained for quite sometime and went layed back down. I did not see anything that came out, but it was getting dark. I did notice around 11:00 pm Sunday night her stomach looked slightly swollen.
Unfortunately she passed during the early hours of Monday morning while we were sleeping. I checked the spot where she tried to defecate or urinate but only saw very few drops of bloody water. This is the only thing that came out. I did notice another spot on her blanket that was a bloody rectum discharge.
I am so upset and miss her dearly. I never thought she was going to die so quick. It has been driving me crazy why my little Rosie died. Now I might have an answer. I thought she may have gotten ahold of a poisoned mouse, never thought her food was poisoning her. This is unbelievable. Cheryl/Lousiana
I am disgusted with Purina for not coming forward with the recall on the Alpo. My dogs have been sick, they eat Purina dry with Alpo wet mixed in. My cats love to eat the gravy of the Alpo, and i am worried about them now also. My Sophie , a schipperke mix has been very sick, please pray for her and all my other dogs that may have been poisoned by Purina.
And all the other pets who , because we love them, gave them, what we believed to be safe and heathy food. I am making all my own dog/cat food until this is over.
My daughters 3 1/2 year old Pom (Rowdy) has over the last week started showing some symptoms. He has had runny stools and excessive thirst as well as heavy panting. He has slept more than what we feel is normal for a dog his age and we are very concerned. When we called the vet we were told that his food (Purina Dog Chow) is not on the list but I am not convinced that it shouldn't be. At what point do the pet food comapnies become liable for the pain they are causing to us and to our families?
Minnie July 1995-March 9, 2007Union city, nj
Sugar-March 26, 2007 Baisden,WV
God bless each and everyone of you. My heart goes out to you.
i have five animals and i dont want to lose
them animal lovers we need to stick together
and fight this. these are our babies and they need to start checking there foods always. now its too
late... does anyone care.....
Liza Feb. 2007
my heart goes out to all the families who have suffered a loss of a loved one. I too have been feeding my two dogs (5 year old boxer, and 1 year old bullmastiff) purina prime cuts and gravy.. last week my boxer vomitted 2 times, and my bullmastiff has had an appetite decrease. tomorrow morning i am bringing them both to the vet to have blood tests done. They seem to have the same energy level as always but does anyone know if you catch this in time if there is any treatment?
Our dog Jake died the morning they decided to recall all this dog food even though they said there were no dry foods included at the time. He was 7 and my 14 yr old daughters first pet. We miss him beyond words. WE LOVE YOU JAKEY YOULL ALWAYS BE OUR "BUBBY"
my french bulldog MrTroubles died 3-13-07 He was 12 . Perfectly fine but began to lose weight and went very fast. My cat is losing weight and i am afraid to take him to the vet-of course i will. what a sad world we are living in.
My mini dashaund died 03/16/07 from eating the tainted food. I had that dog for 12 years and she was in perfect health until I gave her Mighty Dog in the foil pouch. She was the sunshine in my heart, and now she's gone due to someone's greed in the pet food industry. I will never get over losing her when it was so senseless. My heart goes out to everyone that has lost a beloved pet from this horrible situation. I wish with heart felt hope that the pets ill from it, but still alive recover and thrive. None of our innocent pets should have been forced to suffer in such manner as this. There is no excuse for it. Class action lawsuits may or may not accomplish anything, but always remember the person or persons responsible for this will have to meet their maker some day.
My dog Sam was a mini dacshund mix that was 10 years old. He passed away on 3-15-2007 at home. He was being treated for lethargy, weight loss, vomiting, diarhea, liver and kidney abnormalities. He was healthy dog until about a month before he died and slowley he got sicker and no one knew why. He was at the vet at least onc or twice a week. I lost my best friend and I just don't know why. Maybe it didn't have anything ti do with the food but I will never know. He was eating 3 of the recalled foods. I will miss him everyday for the rest of my life. It is a disgrace that these pet food co. have absoluteley no monitoring or state inspections. They get rich and don't care what happens to pets. If they did they would have much better quality control and none of this contaminated food would have ever hit the shelves. My prayers go out to all of the other pet owners who have lost a friend. God be with all of the animals who have paid price of someones mistakes. You will all be remembered and always be in our hearts. RIP Sammy, we love you. 8-23-1996 to 3-15-2007.
I am so sorry for all of the losses that all of you have sustained. I myself have a 6 moth old Shih Tzu who had been eating the Nutro Natural Choice pouches, and the dry food. As soon as I heard of the recall I brought him to the vet to have them run bloodwork (CBC and Chemistry) as a precaution, I recommend anyone who has been feeding their pet any food that has been recalled to have bloodwork drawn as a precaution, so that kidney failure may be caught early. Thankfully his bloodwork came back normal. I have since the first recall, stopped feeding him any pet food what so ever. I have been cooking his food. I STRONGLY encourage all of you to do the same, at least you know what your pet is eating.
My heat goes out to all of you.
we just lost our dear dog, annebell to this awful thing.she was just 4 months old.. the vet said she was in great health other then this.. now we are praying Dallas will make it.. the vet said it dont look good..
Our dog Nemo died today after being very sick at the animal hospital for about a week. He suffered from the same symptoms. We fed him Alpo Prime Cuts believing Purina would be a safe brand without knowing the harm we were causing him. We have tried to contact the company. After leaving many e-mails and trying to contact them by phone for several days, no luck. Our children are taking the loss very hard and we have few answers. We explain that he is now in "dog heaven." Our pet, our friend, our companion, we are sorry and we will miss you.
Our beloved Chow Chow Sheldon passed away wednesday on the way to the vet. hosp. after finding him lathargic and breathing rapidly . My two sons witnessed their best buddy pass away in front of them. This has been devastating and we miss him very much . I hate to think of the struggling he had to do to stay alive on the way there my boys kept telling him to hang on..and he did his best he passed away as we were stuck at a light in traffic down the st. from the hosp. we fed Sheldon Alpo prme cuts...and Stop and Shop companion dry...It kills me to know by feeding my dog I poisoned him to death this is an outrage. and I would suggest ..No one feed their dog any kind of dog food until this is resolved .We thought we were safe and sure enough we were'nt ..all I know is our family member is no longer with us because of the poison in these dog foods..above and my boys are saddened and confused that just days ago their best buddy was playing in the snow with them and now he isn't here when they come home any more waiting for them...It's been hard we the FDA needs to get to the bottom of it...DO NOT BUY DOG FOOD UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED PLS. !!!!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BEST BUDDY SHELDON...
my dog is also dead i have the poison pouches in the fridge the definate recalled ones brutis was 80 pounds and 3 weeks later he was 44 pound the vets couldnt figure it out what shouls i do the say no deaths in canada but brutis is dead from canada can anyone give me some advise he died in january and ive found the poison pouches and am still suffering from his death becase of the recall .I no how everyone feels who have lost there pets cause i lost my best freind
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for all of you out there going through this horrible time with their pets. I lost my Lucee a year ago on March 10 due to kidney failure. It was heart breaking to watch her go through that but she was the bravest dog and I really think that she held on for me. She was 4. I have three other dogs now and I am so scared for them and for me, just not sure I could take watching one of my babies go through this again! I don't feed them wet food but who knows what they will recall tomorrow! Just wanted to let you all know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!!!! Crystal, Sweet Pea, Trooper and Honey Bella!
A little over a month ago I on February 7th, 07 my big German Shepherd died in my arms. I don't know if it was due to the pet food recall, because my family and I had fed him Alpo cuts and gravy canned food, which is now on the list. He passed away, showing all the symptoms of the recall and we had no time to bring him to the vet. Within minutes poor Rex was gone, and it was truly hard watching the way he passed. They're are companions, our best friends. and we trust the pet food companies to keep the foods safe. Its just so hard to think of what happened to all these animals, the pets of the people that loved them. And its hard even for the ones that had survived, due to some may have to be on medication for the rest of there lives.
My dog Lou, who was only six years old and in great health, suddenly fell ill and died last Monday night. We had been feeding him Gravy Train, but we had been putting a wet packet type cat food on top, because he liked it. He got very sick, very fast, became paralyzed and died all within a very short amount of time. I don't know if it was the pet food or not, but I am suspicious.
My husband left...My children went off to college...Molly and I lived together in a perfect world. Now Molly is in a cedar box on my dresser. Sort of hard to cuddle...don't you think?? The pain and guilt are nearly unbearable.
Rommel - German Shepherd - 7 years old. March 1, 2007
Refused to eat, vomiting, blood in urine.
Prescription Eukanuba dry & canned, and Purina EN.
I lost Jake two weeks ago. He would wait for me to come home every night...just watching the door. Now when I walk in there is a pain in my heart because he is gone. I feel everyones pain and I also feel responsible for feeding him the food that took his life. We love you Jake.
i wrote yesturday that annabell died because of the pet food. her sister dallas joined her today.. we will really miss our babies
Our German Shepphard Maxx, 10years old. Never been sick. On pedigree adult dry dog food and Ol' Roy multi flavored treats...Got sick Friday 3-30-07, lost his appetite, unable to stand on rear legs, drank lots of water, extremely thirsty, left to being in constant pain and no strength. We took him to 3 doctors!! No one mentioned pet food!!! we had to put him to sleep Tuesday morning 4-3-07!!! Im angry the first recall list was incomplete!! Please notify others! We love you Maxx. Tanya and Ken Atlanta, Georgia
I'm crying, again, after reading of all the unnecessary deaths of pet owners and their beloved "children". I, too. lost my 11 year old Sheltie last month and learned of the pet food recall the very next day and immediately contacted my vet with questions. He had all of the same symptoms (although was healthy for his age up until a week before I had to put him down)but I was feeding him Pedigree (canned) and also dry food, neither of which were on the first list to come out but as that continues to grow daily I'll wonder until the day I die whether it was the food I was feeding him that caused his death. He was my buddy, my best friend, and all that I had to live for and I grieve for him every single day. My heart goes out to all pet owners who are trying to cope with this. God bless.
I love my pups and kitties, time to set a place to fight for them, we need to make the gov see them as our family and not just things we own. I have 2 babies and i would go before i let them they are just babies to me and i do anything for them to be safe and if you want to start a movement to keep our family and friends safe im me
from before email johnleebradley@yahoo.com and my older pup has been sick i started cooking for both of them
i wanted to fight the food company and raise money to help pet parents they did put what i said on here, if anyone can come up with a way to stop the big dog food comp and help the ones hurt im me, and by the way i never say the d word its only pup or baby thanks
Nancy ,tanya fontaine , suzanne ,for Jake,for molly,for lou, Huntress ,for Lucee,for Sheldon, for brutis, for annebell, for Nemo ,for Sam , for annabell,sorry Sarah, Charles , we miss MrTroubles as we do so many we need to make some one take action, they were and our loves ones we got to grive but we cant let this go we stop for a min and say a pary then help the pets that are here and we will have
Addie, my beloved little silky terrier was a very healthy and vibrant girl until 4-5 hours before she passed away Jan 30 2007. She was 14 years young. She usually ate table food; fruits, vegetables lots of rice, chicken and beef casseroles made especially for her. Due to extreme circumstances of us staying and helping out at my brothers home, he has lung cancer, my little girl was being compromised with Cesars select dinners, Beneful dry food and Pedigree little champion food. I came home from a visit at hospital; Addie ran downstairs from 2nd floor and back up w/ lots of energy. 3 hrs later she cried, fell while walking, then died in my arms at 5am. The same morning, I had my precious baby cremated, not having any idea why she died. Now I know. She meant the world to me. Money cannot compensate for Addie being gone. She went shopping with me in her stroller, we often went out for dinner sharing a chicken dinner or a double cheeseburger. I loved her so much.
MY dog - G G. All I fed her recently was pedigree, mainly dry dog food. She started drinking more and more, occasionally vomiting it, so I helped her drink more slowly. Then over the last little while she stared peeing in the house. Then she died suddenly, in my arms. Appears to have been a stroke. A medical intuitive who helped save my life from chemical poisoning looked at her pictures afterwards and said it was the food. And that was just a few days BEFORE the recall became public.
One word of hope to everyone if you meditate/pray, or whatever is your spiritual practice, you CAN be with your beloved pet, they want to be with you. Just be still & listen and trust what comes t you. It's just a door, not the end, if you ask they will even come back to you through another cat or dog. Ask and ye shall receive!
It's time we realised 67% of all cancers and so forth come from the environemnt is you include food - acording to the US National Cancer Institute, publication "the environment & cancer what you need to know and what you can do". What a service our ptes are doimg for us, they are givng their lives to wake us all up to the chemicals...
My best friend Chester a 8 yr old Australian Shepherd started having tonic clonic seizures Thursday night. He was very active and healthy even though he had contracted diabetes. Due to this we put him on prescription Eukanuba optimum weight control. After coming home from a phenobarbital infusion to break the seizure cycle, we fed him a bowl of food and he started whimpering exhibiting extremely high anxiety. If you notice you pet is even slightly more sluggish than normal...as Chester seemed to be. Don't wait! The symtoms seemed minor until the seizures started and they were deadly.
In memory of a truely exceptional friend.
Goodbye Chester you were the best boy.
Poet 8 year old beagle
March 26, 2007
Ol' Roy dog biscuits and Iams dry wieght management dog food.
STORMY, 4 YEARS OLD , ROTTWEILER
FRANKLIN , PA 16323
LAID TO REST ON FEB 14TH , 2007
OL'ROY DRY DOG FOOD & TREATS
THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE DRY FOOD AS WELL !!!!!! PLEASE
Our Sandy got sick and we had to put her down on March 1st. Yes, she was old and had some problems, but we never dreamed Over Night she would become a lifeless, puking, water guzzling, crippled in her hind area, Sick Pet! It was horrible to watch, it was horrible to put her down. Now we wonder if we dare get another pet - what will we feed it? Sandy ate - Pedegrie Choice Cuts & Sauce mixed with Beneful Dry, and Lots of OlRoy Dog Bisquits!!! So Sad, So Sad!
RIP Diego 2001-4/3/07 spaniel-mix renal and liver failure with diabetes . major weight loss . fantastic personality, Diego will be loved and missed always.
ITS TIME WE PUT OUR FOOT DOWN AND MAKE THE COMPANY FEEL OUR PAIN IAM SO SORRY FOR EVERY ONE WHO HAS LOST THIER KIDS TO THIS RECALL MY HEART GOS OUT TO ALL OF YOU.
I hope the people pay for this. I hope the bastards in the pet food industry sleep well at night. This is a crime. God Bless all of you who have lost Loved ones.
My thoughts and heart go out to all those who lost their companion animals aka their sons and daughters. You all were the BEST mommies and daddies they all could of ever known. They forgive you and will continue on loving you forever. They will be at heavens gate to greet you when it is your time. For you have gained in angel you know.Vegetarian dog foods are much safer and healthier for your companion animals. Peace.
my little dawg alice was fine last friday morning..she died sunday morning..the hole she left is unbearable..i will miss you forever alicedawg..
p.s. she ate mainstay dry dog food
My beloved 9yr old healthy 140lbs Rottweiller “Hercules” died on March 13/07. He was on the dry Iams weight management. I came home on February 20/07 and found him paralyzed and lethargic in my bed. He had stopped eating his kibble apx 1 week prior. However, he would eat human food. His belly was rock hard and he seemed to be in a lot of discomfort. I rushed him to the vet -who had no clue what was wrong with him. The vet gave him a shot of steroids, did some blood tests (which later showed nothing) and gave me a supply of steroid pills which gave him the strength to walk with assistance for about a week. I told the vet that I had thought he had a bad batch of food and I actually returned the dry food for a refund on March 3/07 after showing the manager my vet bill. Herc would pace all night long and would refuse to lie down-when I would tell him to lie down he would yelp in pain. My boy hung on to dear life until March 14/07 where he collapsed on my back step…dead. He tried but didn’t even make it inside. He died alone on the cold hard step at my back door after I tried calling him inside 5 min earlier (he just stared at me so I thought he wanted more time outside). He tried his best that night to be the obedient & loyal animal he was. His belly was 2X the regular size and still rock hard. He had suffered extreme thirst & urination but no vomiting or diarrhea (however he was burping and gagging quite a bit)He would not even touch human food for 3 days before he died. I am so guilt ridden with the fact that my poor dog was suffering and didn’t have the words to tell me. According to my vet Herc still had many years to go & his illness was not age related. PEOPLE DO NOT FEED YOUR ANIMALS ANY DRY OR WET IAMS FOOD PRODUCTS!!!!!! Also I contacted Iams to inform them that it was the dry food that killed my dog and they said to fax my vet bill to them for an immediate reimbursement. My lawyer has advised against this. Somebody is going to pay. My young children have been so traumatized that they are sleeping with me almost every night & keep having nightmares from seeing their beloved family member suffer & drop dead before their eyes-while I cried hysterically that night trying to revive him. They wont even go downstairs at night alone because they’re “scared without Herc”. BTW I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jen@goddessfilmproductions.com
Terry Kirk, Bucks County, Pfuzzy-after 12 years of being a faithful guardian,watchdog,brother to my little mau-mau and companion to andy and sara (my children) I rewarded you by poisoning you with iams pouches.Life will never be the same without you.I am so sorry fuzzman.
I lost my best friend yesterday - a 10 year old Boxer appropriately named Sarge. The Food Lion brand dog bisquit, manufactured by Sunshine Mills killed him, but we ended his suffering.
AFTER BEING OUR LOYAL COMPANION FOR 7RS, OUR "SYDNEY" PASSED AWAY. WE WERE FEEDING HER BENEFUL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT DRY DOG FOOD AND PEDIGREE LEAN CANNED DOG FOOD. SHE STARTED WITH FREQUENT THIRST AND URINATION. SHE WAS EVEN URINATING IN HER BED. SHE HAD NO APPETITE AND WOULDN'T EVEN EAT ANY OF HER SNACKS. WE TOOK HER TO THE VET WHO SAID SHE HAD A KIDNEY INFECTION AND GAVE HER MEDICATION. AFTER ONE WEEK SHE WAS NO BETTER. THEN HER GUMS TURNED WHITE AND SHE STARTED VOMITING. SHE WAS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. WE TOOK HER BACK TO THE VET WHERE THEY DID ONE TEST AFTER ANOTHER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER. SHE DIED THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE DIED FROM. THIS WAS BACK IN JANUARY OF 2007. BECAUSE OF ALL THESE SYMPTOMS, WE BELIEVE IT WAS FROM THE DOG FOOD. WE MISS HER AND LOVED HER SO MUCH. SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD DOG AND LOYAL COMPANION.
MY HEART AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL OF US.
DONOT FEED ANY WET OR DRY FOOD UNTIL THE WHOLE TRUTH IS FINALLY EXPOSED. YOU CAN GET SIMPLE RECIPES OFF THE INTERNET.
Long before there was a recall, I had a desire to inmprove my dog's health. I have 2 black labs. I was feeding them Iams and later Nutro -Natures Choice, which i thought was better. I do not know how reliable the food is but I did not trust it.
I chose to feed them from a menu of items which include:boiled rice, kidney beans (actually most any legume will do), whey protein powder, raw rgg, raw chicken (thighs are cheap), any freezer burnt meat which i will not eat, friuit and whatever reliable edibles I can scrounge up (use your imagination). They have been on this plan for about a year. They are healthy, fit and very happy at meal time.
For treats, I use cheap cookies. I give them sparingly. I also buy hot dogs ($1.00/pkg.) After slicing them into quarters, I have treats for a week or more.
JAKE - WE MISS YOU THE MAILMAN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME . YOU CAN BE AT PEACE NOW 7YEARS OLD SAN DIEGO CA YOU WERE OUR GOOD BOY !!!!!!!
Sparky passed on February 5th, 2007 170lb snow white german shepherd-registered
Hogan passed on April 1, 2007 195lb snow white german shepherd-registered
they are very missed...too young to go out this way on crappolla food-what else is China porking us with...?
In memory of Neko 4/8/07
We are going to miss your talking and dancing I am so sorry I wish I never would of switch your food.
I have three dogs, I am so sorry for all of you who have lost family members. I just don't know what to do, I was reading your comments and noticed that they have the same symptoms as yours. I am going to take them to the vet in the morning. They've been eating Ol'roy complete nurtition dry food. I didn't see it on the list so I thought we were going to be okay. Does anyone know if that food is tainted or not? I am so scared.
God bless all of your precious baby's that are gone and those that are with us. Doesnt look like anything's safe so if we all cook our own food for them we will get them through this and just think what those horrible manufacturers will deal with then, no one buying their poisoned food. This is all so horrible that we all have to do something and force them to make real food for our pets. I have 10 dogs to cook for 2 are my daughters and 2 are my sons, I have 5 cats if I can do it so can you. I use wheat germ, brewers yeast 1 part chicken,or meat or ground turkey(more meats for the cats) to 2 parts br.rice,or oatmeal,potatoes, fish oil and cottage cheeze, please dont let any more pets get sick. God help us all.
Leonardo Dicaprio George was the craziest cocker spaniel in the world, he loved life and made me love life. He was only 8 years old, and perfectly fine. Until one morning he was throwing up, laying in the snow, and having trouble walking. Within hours he was dead. I am devestated about his loss and will never fully recover. I am furious that he died from the poisoned dog food. My sincerest apologies go out to all of you who know what I am feeling.
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THEM ANY DRY OR WET FOOD. VAL IS RIGHT COOK FOR THEM!!!!!!! THIS IS SO UNBEARABLE.....
I just recently built a website where those who has suffered horrible losses or experiences with there pets due to the recent pet food recall are posting their stories. It is a great way for people to vent their problems, tell their stories and even post pictures of their pets. The food companies are NOT taking any responsibilty for this horrific nightmare we are all going through and maybe this website can make a difference. They forget, pets are a part of are family too. We need to hold them accountable.
Go to www.petfoodnightmares.com to share your Thoughts.
My dog Wilma Jean was 2 months old and i had just started her out on dog food and then she had to die im so mad!!!!!!!!!
My 3 year old Golden Retriever, Cooper, died on Tuesday, March 27 of severe liver failure. He was eating a dry dog food but then stopped eating and drinking at the beginning of March. The vet put him on a soft food that can only be purchased at a vet's office on March 7th and he went down hill from there. On Tuesday, March 27th, at 7:30 a.m., we found Cooper lying on the kitchen floor, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. By 8:30 a.m., our precious, sweet boy was euthanized. We are completely devastated, shocked and angry that this could happen. We miss our Cooper so much. Our house is now empty and boring without silly pooch. We thought we were feeding him a good quality food. We wanted only the best for our beloved friend. Cooper is dead, and we want answers!!
My dog ate Iams Canned food I had the recalled lot numbers I have no idea how much he ate His Liver enzymes came back elevated but Kidney function tests were okay I thank god my boy is ok he is a 2 and half year old Choc. Lab. I feel bad for all of you that have lost your pets I have buried pets in the past it is very hard but to know its the food its just horrible I dont know how this could have happened. God bless all of you.
DOG CARLY MOCKSVILLE, NC
ABBY BORN 12-2003 DECEASED 4-07-2007
Abby was an extremely hyper dog and thursday night had become ill. She had a seizure and was rushed to the er were i was told she had an arrythmia (missing a beat in her heart) She never had a problem before extremely healhty but yet all of a sudden was ill she hadn't eaten for a couple days. Testing was done to find out she had a heart problem and fluid in her lungs. She was in the second stages of heart disease and was only going to live 6mths if that with medication. She was put to sleep on April 7th 2007 3 days before my daughters birthday. The fluid had become worse in her lungs and i felt she was not going to make it even with the medication due to her not eating. She become lethargic, very thirsty and refused to eat everything given to her including many different types of people food she loved. I feel the dog food has something to do with this seeing my husbands Aunts dog is now very ill with similar symptoms but is being told her dog has cancer. Could the food be causing more problems than what they think? $300 later i lost my best friend in the world.
This is one of the most tragic things I've ever known to happen to so many pets at one time. Someone has to be held responsible.
Brownie was diagnosed with a Renal Failure 2yrs ago. He was a very healthy dog, and suddenly began vomiting and loosing weight. He was hospitalized for an entire week and the medicines were making him sicker. The prognosis was that he was going to die and they couldnt figure out the reason for the Renal failure. My mother instinct told me to feed him with home food, so I began giving him home cook food. Browney is still hanging on and very active, his Vet is amaze that dispite his Kindney values been abnormal and too high he still alive. I atribute it to the fact that I stop giving him the posioned dog food, and once this recall began I knew that Mom's are alwsy right.
4/13/07 IN LOVING MEMORY OF "WOLFIE" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ALASKAN MALAMTE/SIBERIAN HUSKY MIX! HE GOT SICK A FEW DAYS WAS LATHARGIC AND VOMITTING. HE ATE PEDIGREE, NOT ON THE RECALL, HE WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I WILL BE TAKING THE FOOD IN FOR TESTING.
HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED! LOVE YOU WOLF!! RIP
PLEASE EVERYONE READ THIS.....www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html This is what all our pets have been eating !!!!!!!!!!! I will have Day & Night MARES forever
Hi my prayers with those that lost their loved ones please post it is urgent to all others it has come to my attention and I have made corrective moves hopefully the proper officials will act on this as the dog food companies know but will not act I notified the FDA that the recall numbers are being listed incorrectly confusing consumers thus store reps thus they don't PULL the bad batch of food products!! Purina and Pedigree both imprint the numbers differently not corresponding to what one would see on the Internet these mistakes are UNACCEPTABLE the FDA on record now knows as of today but as I called a recorded line and was rolled into a voicemail system? so much for tax payers money being well spent eh? they were left with a voice message in their Bay area office telling them in general terms these erronous errors hopefully they have the intelligence and manpower to get the news out to the stores on where to look in order to verify the bad batch to PULL off of the shelves.
Harley - 5yr old Boston Terrier - Pedigree dry Puppy and Adult. Harley has never eaten any other food. Three weeks ago, he statred vomiting, drinking more, slobbering more and just didn't have the energy my dog has. Then very runny bowel movements. A friend who raises dogs told me to feed him soupy minute rice, it's very high in iron and folic acid, it's the white stuff in the water after cooking the rice that binds the bowels. He was not moving much at all at this point. I had checked the food recall list weekly and Pedigree was not on there and even called the Pedigree Co., they assured me his food was not contaminated. After a day of the rice and Pedialyte (to keep him hydrated) he was better. I kept giving it to him another day, great improvement. So I put him back on his food and he started vomiting and very runny bowels. I just thought I had not given him enough of the rice, put him back on the rice for a week. That's probably all that saved him, he got sick again when I put him back on the food. After reading everyones comments I am sure it's the food. I tryed another food Purina Puppy Chow Dry and I read about it on this site also. I'll be cooking for Harley from now on. Dog Food Companies greed isn't going to be the death of my dog. I encourage all of you to NOT buy dog food of any kind, cook for your pets. It's absurd that this many dogs and cats have died and there are bags of tainted food STILL on the shelves. By not buying their products you will be saving your pet, giving yourself some piece of mind and hopefully if everyone would do it, driving the into the financial hell their bad judgment put them in! It's just a shame that animals are still dying and getting sick. This combination worked for my dog (soupy minute rice and pedialyte) I hope it can help someone elses pet. Harley and I live in Florida. This is a very wide spread and about to epidemic stage, wouldn't you say? Good luck to all of you
Bandit - age 4 - He got really sick started throwing up and we had to put him down hardest thing i ever did dog i had the longest and i miss him alot...
RIP buddy 3/12/07
I miss you more than you know
My mom and dad brought home Spring a Yorkie just three months after I had my oldest son who is now eight. We all grew attached to her and she was very protective of us all especially my two boys. She became reaaly sick recently with uncontrollably vommiting and diarrea. My dad took her to the vet and also took 3 days off of work to take care of her. The vet told him the only way to make her better was to have her spaid and that could not be scheduled until Monday and it was only Friday. We lost her at 230 am Saturday morning and when he took her to the Emergency vet they informed my dad that she did not need to be spaid that she had intenal bleeding. I can't understand how only three days prior to loosing her she was perfectly healthy. She will be unbelievably missed.
Dog - Wimpy Sept 1992 to Feb. 13, 2007
Porterville, California
Chase, Odessa, TX died March 15,2007. I have read everyone's stories and I can relate to the pain. I'm afraid from reading these stories that this recall should have been done sooner. I have always fed Chase Gravy Train dried dog food. In November I went out of town and my daugheter found chase unable to move as if paralized from his hind legs. He had been running everywhere until then. We took him to the vet and they gave him a shot and some arthritis medicne Rimadyl. The vet said they should run tests. I was concerned at first but he started moving around better with his meds everyday. He was 7 years old. I really thought he just had arthritis. He became very ill and looked tired around late Feb. The vet ran tests and he was anemic low blood cell count. They asked if he got into rat poisioning. I immediately suspected mabe somoeone while we were gone could have poisioned him. He died the weekend before he was to go in for a bone marrow byopsy. I had to catch a flight March 15 that morning, he just slowly got up with no strength and looked at me with said eyes as if to say bye. But I didn't know it was a permeant bye. My daughter came to try to feed him some different food because I had told her he had quit wanting to eat. She called me crying and I had to have someone remove him because I didn't want him to stay there uncovered. My flight could not get back home fast enough.My daugher was to distraught to do anything.I hope that this recall gets investigated thoroughly for the safety of the other dogs and cats.
Our beloved Porsche - Sheltie/Husky - had to be put down April 4/07 - kidney failure due to tainted food - was perfectly healthy 9 year old - she was loved so much - we all miss her dearly - our house is just not the same. We all need to BOYCOTT anything that comes out of CHINA!!!!!!!!!! BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We lost two of our dogs SASSY 17 yrs and MISKA 18 years within 1 week of each other two months ago. We were feeding recalled food. But could verify thats what they died from. They had the signs and we even hand feed them thinking it was old age. They were smarter than we were.
Mo, (Mosey Beth) was my cuddle bug. Thanks for the Love. She passed here at home, April 21st, 2007. Goodbye my sweet Girl...
1995-2007
I lost my 14 year old keeshond Bear a week ago. He had been eating only Beneful dry dog food and since, it wasn't on the recall list I had no reason to suspect anything. Reading the posts here shock me in the similarity of symptoms. I would chalk it up to coincedence if the "fine one day, gone the next" factor was not involved. I would say don't trust any pet food whether its dry, canned, on the list, or otherwise. Better safe than sorry. I too am wondering if I killed my own dog. I don't blame the dog food company though... the FDA should recall all dog food until this mess is sorted out. Drastic? Maybe. Why take the chance?
MAKE THE MANUFACTURERS PAY.....STOP BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS WILL MAKE THEM SUFFER AND YOUR PET LIVE. MAKING HOMEMADE PET FOOD IS AS SIMPLE AS BOILING WATER... My dog Shadow almost died and will probably have kidney damage for the rest of his life over a dog food that is still not on recall. PEDIGREE DRY AND MILK BONES
MAKE THE MANUFACTURERS PAY.....STOP BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS WILL MAKE THEM SUFFER AND YOUR PET LIVE. MAKING HOMEMADE PET FOOD IS AS SIMPLE AS BOILING WATER... My dog Shadow almost died and will probably have kidney damage for the rest of his life over a dog food that is still not on recall. PEDIGREE DRY AND MILK BONES
My beautiful yellow lab Casey was happy and energetic one day and the next morning at 5 am he was so, so sick. I woke up to go to work and heard him crying in the garage where he slept. I walked out to find him laying in a pool of urine and he could not walk. He would stand up and then fall right back down again; almost as if he were drunk. He was very aware of his surroundings and you could tell he just wanted me to help him. My husband immediately ran him to the Vet Hospital and they took blood tests, etc. About 3 hours later, they said that he had crystals in his urine and that he was in severe pain. We had to put our dear, dear 3-year-old Casey down. This happened in October, 2006. When did the tainted food start getting reported? Could this be what happened to Casey? We have invisible dog fencing and knew that he hadn't gotten out (he was too big of a baby to cross through the fencing). The vet said that someone had to have come on our property and poisoned him on purpose. Who would do such a thing? It's been 6 months now and I still grieve and miss my dog and best friend.
My most loyal friend Zorro. Thank you for 15 years of love. I will never forget. -Quezon City, Philippines
SASHA BEAR 1997-2006
MY BABY
My Chi ate Pedigree for small dogs, I feed this only. The new bag made her vomit and have diarreha. Took her to the vet the next day. He diagnosed with "Classic Food Poisoning" Said the food was probably made with spoiled meat. I can NOT get Pedigree to call me or write me back. I'm VERY frustrated!! I only cook my own for her now.
SASSY'S BIRTHDAY WAS 02/10 SHE WENT INTO THE VET THE DAY BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY AND DIED 2/28 FROM KIDNEY FAILURE. SHE GAVE NO SIGNS OF BEING SICK UNTIL THAT DAY AND WE LOST HER SO FAST. I'M TOTALLY LOST WITHOUT HER AND MISS HER SO MUCH.SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN 10. I FED HER FIT AND TRIM
Annie Nov. 2007-april 29, 2007 Nebraska City, Nebraska
Annie ate Kibbles n Bits and then started showing all the symptoms that all the other animals had before they passed.
I pray that you have the strength to carry on. It is shocking and traumatic that our companions went through so much pain caused by food that should have nourished them.
I had a boxer who was eating eukanuba dry senior plus and the maintance. He passed away Good Friday. It just hurts me to know someone out there killed my dog with dog food. I miss my baby so much, there is a hole in my heart that can not be replaced with him. He went everywhere with my family including down to Disney World and staying at the kennels outside off Disney World.
I had a boxer who was eating eukanuba dry senior plus and the maintance. He passed away Good Friday. It just hurts me to know someone out there killed my dog with dog food. I miss my baby so much, there is a hole in my heart that can not be replaced with him. He went everywhere with my family including down to Disney World and staying at the kennels outside off Disney World.
One 3 1/2 month baby female Shih Tzu: Princess Angelique sick one day died next day 6:35am
One 3 1/2 month baby male Shih Tzu: Prince Michael Arc Angel died the following day.
Both diahrrea and vomiting. Barely made it to the Vet hospital, both dead on arrival. Unexpected such soon results.
What were you feeding? So everyone will know.
Susan Peters
Hi i have a question, My mom had a dog weve had her for 9 yrs and on thursday night she was playing in the yard and my mom had given her a bit of food to eat, and then she went into the bedroom and laid on the floor, my mom said she could hear her get sick so she went in there to check on her and she was laying in her vomit, She never got up, she didnt have the energy, she just stared up at my mom.. My mom clenaed her up and then our Max threw up again, Her breathing was really weird and my mom said she heard her gasp and then she passed away with my mom at her side, telling her she was a good girl and that she loved her.. and that they had fun together. she was my moms best friend! and my mom is totally devestated about this!
she was being fed beneful dry food .. I know this is on the safe list but does this sound like it could have been caused by the posioning? My mom said she had noticed for a few days that Max hadnt been herself, she hadnt been eating and she had been drinking like crazy.. My mom paid to have her cremated so theres no way to run tests on her, but to ease my mind what do you guys all think?i fell the pain all of you feel for the loss of your loved pets. and although alot of people may not understand.. they are not pets they are children. please email me and let me know if you guys think this is what this may have been.. silvrgrl2029@hotmail.com
thanks!
Lost,
I've done as you asked and sent you an email. I DO feel Max was affected by the food she ate. Beneful is NOT involved in the recall but DOES have a class action suit against it for "Premium" Pet Food Marketed and Sold as "Complete and Balanced" Contains Euthanized Dogs and Cats, Restaurant Grease, Hair, Hooves, and Diseased Animals, among other inedible garbage
http://hubpages.com/_t2er98ebaauo/hub/How_To_Join_
Susan Peters
I just received a mailing from Costco telling me that their records show I purchased dog food manufactured by American Nutrition. I still have the remainder of the food, plus all vet records, photos of my poor suffering puppy (4 yr-old Newfoundland), her show ribbons, etc. Over $5K in vet bills plus she was purchased at $1,400. That doesn't count the emotional trauma to her and to me, plus all the show costs, etc. She went into Intensive Care at our Emergency Veterinary Clinic only 1 week after eating the food and died 4 days later -- and terribly. I am very interested in becoming part of a class action suit to recover the vet bills and cost of my sweet puppy.Please advise as to what I should do. I received the notice from Costco the first Saturday in May.
Casey,
The comment above yours has a link on how to join the only real class action against all these companies.
Please follow the link and help us get something done about this tragic mess.
I'll post that link at the top of this page, too.
Susan Peters
Please be sure to file complaints with the FDA about all of the suspicious dog foods. I did about Purina Dog Chow dry food. Unless they get enough complaints they won't test a food. Save any food you have left, they may request a sample. We're feeding our dog Wellness Super 5 mix now and shes doing fine. She suddenly quit eating Purina and would throw up when we would get her to try a little.
Karam,
Great suggestions. Not only should people save some product but the also need to save the container it came in, too. If they still have the package we can trace back the codes, dates, etc. from the package.
I'm looking for samples of products from all over the US. I would like for people to send to me a sample with packaging, etc. so I can have the stuff tested. I'll post a hub with this information this weekend.
Susan Peters
OMG. I just realized I have killed my dog for no good reason. I had a 14-1/2 yr old English shorthaired pointer. she had had a splenectomy in february and there were malignant tumors on it. The vet was quite sure he got it all but said that if he didn't, we'd see the same symptoms we saw before in about 5 weeks (lethargic, not eating, vomiting, etc). Well, almost 5 weeks to the day, she started throwing up after every meal. I thought maybe I was feeding her too much so I cut back but still she would throw up. I kept trying different things but after a week, i called to say I was bringing her in. The pet food recall had not occurred yet. I brought her in on March 17th (the day after the recall but I had not heard about it yet) and after a long day of tests and thinking things thru, I decided to put her down. I really thought that it was related to her problems before and seeing that she was almost 15 yrs old, I thought it must be that time. Of course I don't need to explain here the pain my family has gone thru since she passed. I was optimistic that I had done the right thing when I didn't see her food on the list but I am reading stuff just today and see that her food -- ALPO Prime Cuts in gravy is indeed part of the recall. I am beside myself. I finally found another puppy to rescue and love her but still long for my Lucy. And now that I feel I put her down for no reason, I am grieving all over again but on a different level. OMG, I can't deal. I'm soooo sorry my beloved Lucy. I don't know how much time you had left after that surgery but it looks like I may have cut it down without even knowing it. I'll love you forever!
marleis,
I don't know what to say. I am so sorry.
Susan Peters
Spike, a beagle & bassette hound mix, was a great dog. She was my travelling companion as I often have jobs out ot town. She was 8 years old and I had to put her down on December 23, 2006.
I was to leave for California for the holidays on the 22nd, but I got bumped off due to the Airline overbooking. Spike had been quiet, not eating as much of her food and had difficulty in getting up the stairs from the basement when I let her out to the backyard. I just attributed this to her being a little overweight. I do recall though, she had had Pedigree Milk Bones for treats, which she did stop eating now that I think about it.
That Saturday afternoon, I decided to take Spike & my roommate's dog Mason out for a walk. I went to get Spike, she was in the living room and she could not lift her bum off the floor , she could not get up. So, I immediately told my roommate to come with me as I was taking Spike out to her Vet. The Vet examined her & related she had a disc problem which he related to her breed, bassettes'. I was going to be an expensive operation costing $3000.00 and he related it may not work. It was a painful decision and I can still recall Spike looking at me with her beautiful brown eyes. I held her under her chin and told the Vet I did not want to put Spike through all that pain, nor did I want her to be the way she was so, I gave him permission to put her down. I had to leave the room immediately as I could not control my tears...as I am now. My roommate, Christine stayed with Spike when the Vet gave her the procedure. Christine assures me that Spike died peacefully. God....I miss my dog.....my little friend. She was a great dog.I can still see her , sitting up on her butt & looking out the window on the passenger's side of the car. I miss her knudging my arm when I am driving as she wants to be petted or rubbed on her head or to get her behind the ear rub. Anyway she was cremated so I do not know what really was the cause of Spike's death. She was well fed & well cared for through out her life. It may have been the milk bones that did her in.
Jean,
I am so sorry!
Everybody, don't forget that June 17 - June 23 is the National Pet Food Boycott. Too many pets have died due to these pet foods and we are standing up to the pet food producers. Feed a jar of baby food if you don't have time to cook. That should hold you over until the boycott has passed.
Susan Peters
zoe, my shih tzu died at 15 months old on 2/16/07 of kidney failure. we only fed her pedigree cuts of meat in gravy mixed with pedigree dry food.
My sweet 14 year old cat passed away on April 30, 2007 and I know it had to do with Pet Food Recall. I feed my cats Friskies and 9 Lives Wet Food and Purina One Hair Ball Formula Dry Food. Even they are not on the recall list I know it had to do with the Pet Food. My cat was fine one day and later that day started breathing hard I took her to the Emergency Room and they said she had Asthma, kept her for 4 days on oxygen and sent her home with tons of medicine. A week later I took her back because her breathing was worse, they claimed fluid in her lungs and more medication. Then I took her back because she started sneezing they claimed she had also developed an upper respiratory infection and gave her antibiotics. On April 29th I took her back to the Emergency Room because she was pacing around the house and loosing her back footing and then started meowing like she was in pain. I took her back they said her temperature was low put her in oxygen again and heating blankets, at 1:00 a.m they said she was improving when I called at 6:00 a.m. to check on her they said the doctor would call me back at 6:30 a.m they called to tell me she went into Full Cardiac Arrest and they were unable to revive her. I lost my beloved little girl and I am lost without her. It has been 5 weeks since I lost her and I still grieve her everyday. I know it has to do with the pet food recall. This has been an absolute devastation to me. I am sorry to everyone for their loss
Zoe and Laurie,
I am so sorry for you losses. This is an outrage and it continues even today. Laurie, the pet foods you have mentioned have escaped the recall but not the vet bills from the pets they have killed.
Don't forget and please make sure everyone knows that National Pet Food Boycott Week is June 17th through the 23rd. Let's get our message heard! Let's do this Boycott in memory of our lost pets.
Susan Peters
I have been feeding my chihuahua's (Dinky and Buttercup) Royal Canine for awhile now but is it too late????!!! Dread.........Dinky is not walking well today and he is stumbling won't drink...and I'm worried it is too late. Maybe the damage is done......does anyone know...? He is just a little guy about 4 pounds and only about 5-6 years....he should live up to 20 years.....he is trying real hard to be happy and continue with his strut...like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever ..... but he is more like handy man today from in living color.....its not funny.
You need to get these dogs on a healthy diet. Let us know how it goes with Dinky. Babyfood is a good emergency replacement.
Don't forget National Pet Food Boycott June 17th - 23rd
Susan
Maggie May passed away on 6/18/2007 after a brave fight to stay alive. She was my and Olive's best friend, she will be missed. With Love Always Mommy
My beautiful Sheltie,Tippy,died on May 20th,2007.We fes him Purina One dry food mixed with Pedigree chicken and rice canned mixed in it.Also,once a day he got a pouch of Pedigree chicken in gravy.Also fed him Alpo Prime cuts in gravy or Mighty Dog pouches.He was 12 but healthy until about 4-5 months ago.Had him to vet 3 times since then.Had blood test done May 11th,showed anemia.Vet gave me meds,told me he would do more blood tests if Tippy wasn't feeling better.He died 5 days later in his sleep.He was drowsy,lethargic,vomited when he ate,drank lots of water.Now,my 6 yr old cat is sick.Cat often ate the dog's food.Blood tests last week show Jazz is anemic and has elevated liver and kidney levels.She is on antibiotic and we have to give her fluids by injection twice daily(similar to dialysis for humans).I fear that he will be joining his brother soon.
I wish the best for Jazz. Be sure and put him on either homecooked food or baby food. Get him off the commercial junk they sell (killing our babies) and he might have a fighting chance.
Susan
My 2yr old Cocker Spaniel died suddenly today. She was fine and running around and my son found her this afternoon. We didn't even have a chance to take her to the vet. She was doing great with up to date vet visits, shots, heartworm pills and so on. She was always hyper and fun loving so we've went in circles all day trying to figure out what did it. We thought about a snake, spider maybe a poisonous rat. Our only conclusion was that we fed her Alpo Come and Get it Mixed Gril dry dog fooc with real beef, chicken, liver and cheese flavor. After reading tons of postings we've come to the conclusion of this being the cause of our babies death. What else would of killed her so suddenly? We are all so shocked and sad. We had to be with my 7yr old all day who cried for his baby too. We will remember her always.
My Cocker,
I am so sorry for your loss. I know you are not thinking ahead at this point. Please take the remaining dog food, wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in your freezer. Look for your receipts for dog food purchase and put them with the dog food. One day you may want to have the pet food tested or need proof of what you were feeding.
Susan
My baby died in mine and her daddys armes on april 7 the night befor easter. She was 16 1/2 years old. We had to put her son to sleep on jan,16 he was 15 1/2 years old. Both were in good health untill out of nowhere Iggy could not even get up to pee.Then Misty started to pee all the time even in the house. We took her to the vet the first thing they ask was what is she eating? We where feeding them ALPO PRIMECUTS IN GRAVY andPURINA ONE DRY FOOD. Two weeks after Mistys death they took alpo of the shelves said it was bad two little to late.We could not have children so our ANGEL PUPPIES where our children in every sence of the word
Misty and Iggy,
What a tear-jerking story! I am so sorry.
Susan
Cooter Gardner, brown lab less than a year old, he ate kibbles n bits last night and died 10 hours later ,the only symtom was afew hours later, he couldnt stand up after he laid down a while ,but after a few minutes of sliding on the floor he regained balance and was walking then 4 hours later he died , R.I.P. My Little Brown Man.
I grieve for everyones losses, I lost a 12 yr old ,altese and a 3 yr olc yorkie, I don't thin from tainted food but the loss is just as great. I have a 3yr old maltese left and have started her on cesar little cans and she seems fine and with more energy. does anyine have home made reseipse for dogs? thks, email me at ardis4558#aol.com for home made food. thanks
My darling little yorkie was only 3 yrs old and she seem to always have a hard time breathing, vet took x-ray of her tracia and said it was the size of a straw to breathe through, Breaking my heart I agreed to put her to sleep, knowing my dad up in heaven said,"OH no! Ardis is sending me another one of her pets." think that is why my mom died 4 months ago because dad needed help taking care of my pets up in heaven
Ally was the sweetest girl,who loved us so much.1997-2007
My heart is broken,
My cocker baby died June 21, 2007 from CRF brought about by the recall. I gave her a mix of Alpo and dry Dog Chow with Fit n Trim. She was a Purina Puppy chow puppy and was on Purina all her life, who knew that they would kill her for our loyalty? She had just turned nine, and Purina robbed me of the years I could have left with her. The last month of her life I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. She had to be given IVs twice a day, lost her sight and shook all of the time. Nothing, not even me, could give her comfort anymore. My beautiful, brave baby is gone because I fed her. How could they let this happen? I will suffer the rest of my life because of this. Someone else decided for me whether my baby should live or die; it's not fair.
Jazz,
I am so sorry. I feel you are, without a doubt, correct about the pet foods you trusted to provide a healthy diet for your baby. Shame on these companies and the products they produce.
Susan
Rusty Miller 04/13/95-03/22/07
We lost our beloved little boy on March 22. He ate Jerky Treats (but not regularly) and was eating Royal Canin Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice dry food.
He got visibly sick on March 21, but had been drinking a lot of water and urinating a LOT (including many accidents in the house). He'd been vomiting off and on and had diarrhea occasionally, but I attributed that to getting into something in the yard (we have neighbors who leave food and trash lying around). He went from being relatively healthy and normal to being dead in about 36 hours.
I feel so guilty about this, because we were dealing with a pretty severe corn allergy and were just trying to give them good food. Why it killed him and not our other dog, we don't know.
It wasn't until the very end that Rusty had many of the symptoms I'm reading about here, so it was too late to do anything to save him by that point. I hope he forgives me and knows how much I miss him. Rest in peace, fuzzy one.
Hunter, our 3 year old beagle just died, suddenly on Tuesday 7/31/07. He was a healthy dog with a sweet personality, who doted on our 8 year old daughter. Out of the blue he started vomiting profusely and had terrible runny diarrhea on Monday. He refused to eat or drink that night and slept fitfully that night. On Tuesday morning, he appeared to have gotten over his "flu-like" symptoms. But it was not so. When we returned from work and daycare, my daughter and I found our sweet puppy dead and stiff - it was clear he had been gone for an hour or more.
We all felt guilty, wondering if there was something we could have done or known to keep him safe. Reading this is sooooo sad and makes me angry, but helps me realize that it is not our fault - it is the manufacturers' faults, the FDA's fault and a symptom of a tragically broken safety net.
His dog food was not on the recall list - Old Roy dry Weight management and Old Roy Dry Gravy bites with Milk bones for treats. All but the Gravy were bought in the past month at Wal-Mart. We thought this was past after the first wave and thought unsafe food would be off the shelves. We were tragically WRONG!!!
Despite their not being on the list, I know from reading the symptoms and these blog entries that this is what killed our dear friend, Hunter. We could not afford an autopsy and he has been taken by the pet cemetary for cremation (arranged before I found this blog). I still have the food but not the bag because we pour it into a Gallon keeper to keep it fresh. So, spread the word, the problems are not over.
Allie,
You are placing the blame in the right place, on the people who sell this bad food for us to feed to our loved ones. Shame on these companies. Any chance you have any receipts from the pet food your have purchased? I joined a Class Action to help get our voices heard. You might want to visit with the folks there and see if you can help make our voices heard, too. We must get changes made in the pet food industry! For more information about Maltzman Foreman PA please visit http://www.mflegal.com/
I am so sorry about Hunter. My prayers are with you.
Susan
My heart goes out to every single person who has posted on this site. To lose your very best friend, and in such a cruel way, is heartbreaking to say the least. We still have our sweet boy, Ty, a bullmastiff of 2, but after reading these stories I am concerned to say the least. After the original recall list came out, I decided I wasn't going to take a chance, and so started first, cooking turkeys for him. After awhile, I changed over to pressure cooking chickens, and when it seemed he was tiring of them, I rechecked the list of bad foods and didn't see anything at the time for kibbles and bits dry, which I put him on, and he seemed to do fine, and about just 2 weeks ago, I started adding this Pedigree "butchers selects" to the dry. For the following 2 days after adding the pedigree, I did notice, and my husband at the time mentioned to me, isin't he drinking an awful lot of water, even for him, and he was. I had noticed it for a couple of days, and he seemed to sleep a lot more, but that's not the case now, so I don't know if I'm letting myself worry over something or not. He hasn't had any of the other symptons such as the vomiting or weakness, any thing like that. I was trying to check out a newer list of the recalled foods before I got on to this page, but so far haven't found one. Can anyone tell me if they've had problems with thiis "pedigree' butchers selects" food? We just had him to the vet about 3 weeks ago, for a checkup, and they said he was doing good, but then I don't know how extensive the checkup was either, and at that time, I didn't have him on the pedigree, just the dry kibbles and bits. I may go back to cooking fresh meats for him. It has broke my heart to read your stories. These are our babies! As 'George Graham Vest" wrote, "The one absolutely, unselfish friend man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog."
LindaK,
Both of the brands you mentioned are listed in a Class Action Lawsuit due to the number of pet deaths and illnesses.
Susan
I am soooooooooooo saddened and hurt for all of you who have posted your info on this site. I too lost my best friend, Angel, a 7yr.old chow mix, 2 weeks ago. Same symptoms as everyone else it seems. Throwing up, blood in stool, drinking alot, very lathargic, sleeping alot. Took her to the vet and they thought she had developed sugar and was going to start her on insulin. They kept her overnight and they next day they called and said we should come and put her down, because her kidneys were failing. I was glad I got to spend about an hour with her before we gave her the sho, but just knowing she was going to leave us was devastating, to say the least. It probably all started with Iams canned food, or who knows. I used to always give her Pedigree since she was a puppy. We just found out last night, via the internet, about the Bestro Chicken Jerky Treats and the Pet Life Basted w/beef flavor dog bones and the contamination of the melanmine. I am soooooooooo sick over this. She loved the chicken strips so we constiantly gave them to her, even when she wouldn't eat her food cause she needed something. Supposed to be 100% natural chicken breast and nothing else. Right!!!!!!!!! My girlfriend and I have contacted the vet to get her records, put all the food/treats in a bag and frose them and contacted an attorney out of Fla. who has a class action case going on right now. We need to band together and get some restitution, in memory of our loved ones we have lost. I want Angel to know her Daddy is fighting for what is right and that I had no Idea that I was poisioning her every time I either fed her or gave her a treat. Please feel free to contact either Cathy or Russell @305-358-6555. This is the firm I am going with and they have already filed this suit and you could be named a party to it, and we all pull together and put these companies and suppliers in their place and let them know they have taken our loved ones from us because of their neglect. Once again, I pray for ALL and please if you have not lost your pet, get them to your vet, and have them checked, so you can enjoy your time with them as we should be doing, instead of morning...... Jimmy
Jimmy,
I, too, joined this lawsuit.
Susan
Someone please provide us with some insight. Annie, our 8 year old black lab, was our first baby. She had always been healthy, loving and playful. About two weeks ago she became very withdrawn and seemed to be in pain. Her movements became very lethargic and she refused to play. She would often whimper when making the slightest of movements. Last week she had two violent seizures which were heart-breaking to witness. As last week progressed, Annie's health declined rapidly. She refused to eat (not even fresh cooked chicken or beef), couldn't get comfortable, paced slowly not wanting to lay down and her stomach seemed to be bloated and painful to the touch. The vet indicated that her vitals looked normal other than her liver test was unusually elevated. We have always fed her IAMS dry and wet food PERIOD. We never changed foods as the vet said that it isn't good to switch foods. We also used the IAMS gravy, which has mysteriously disappeared from the shelves of Wal Mart the past several months. We did give her the Old Roy Twisted Treats and Old Roy Chew Bones. We had her put to sleep on Thursday, August 23, 2007 after a traumatic two weeks. My wife and kids are devastated at the loss of Annie. She didn't deserve this. I suspect the food. Can someone please help or offer some insight? Reading many of the posts, it appears that the signs and symptoms are common.
Mick,
Each of the foods (treat and food) you mentioned were included in the recall. Nothing has changed in the way these pet foods are produced. Yes, your Annie has suffered a "story book" death at the hands of the pet food producers. I am so sorry.
Susan
Susan:
Thank you for your timely response. How can we join the class action lawsuit? My wife and I are devastated. If you have addtional questions, please let us know how to get in touch with you. Thanks again.
On August 19, 2007. We also lost our beloved pet "Brandie" she was our special little girl. All of a sudden she became ill, throwing up, etc. We took her to the emergency vet and they admitted her, they told us they were going to put her on an IV and do bloodwork and that they would call us by 8 the next morning. At 7:10 we received a call from the Dr. that she had taken a turn for the worse and they were doing CPR but she was not responding. We were totally in shock. We brought her home an buried her in our yard in her favorite spot. Gave all of her food and treats to my bother-in-law. That evening on the 11 pm news, we heard about the WalMart recall and my husband called his bother at 7 AM and told him not to give Nicki his dog any of the chicken strips. He said it is too late I gave her 4 strips and she became very ill throwing up and diarea. Our little girl weighed 15.5 lbs and his girl a Lab 95 lbs. Thank goodness his pet is fine. Her treats are not on any of the recall lists, I have contacted the company that manufactures them and the pet store where I purchased the treats and sent the treats to the manufacturer for testing. I still have some of the treats because I want to have them tested on my owe, however, I cannot find any place that will test the treats. I have called the FDA, the University of MD, state of MD. all referring me to other agencies and numbers. I asked the FDA if they could recommend a place and they said they were not allowed to recommend only refer me to the yellow pages. What a run a round. If anyone can give me advice on a realiable lab where I can have the chicken strips tested I would be forever greatful. In closing I'd like to say how sad this is for all of us who lost our special little furry members of our family. I so miss that greeting when I come home and the little bark asking for those dern old chicken strips she loved so much. How I wish I had NEVER bought them.
Jodie,
I'm not sure where to tell you to look for a lab to test the strips but I will tell you this, it's expensive to have done. Look for your receipts, the original packaging, etc. Put them together in the freezer because I'm sure you will one day want them.
Susan
My 11 year old Lab retriever Casey died of kidney failure March 14, 2007. I fed him Ol Roy basted milk bones, ALPO PRIMECUTS IN GRAVY and Purina dry dog food. My vet insisted it was not the pet food. This was before Alpo showed up on the list. I contacted Purina after it came on the list and even though it took some persistence they did pay me for all of my vet bills after reviewing the vet notes. Purina's experts determined that it very well could have been the food causing his death. I know that it is no consolation, as I will never get over the guilt, but considering that the were sympathetic to my loss and honestly as horrific as this all is I see no need to pursue it in a law suit. (Purina's attorney stressed that even though I accepted their check that no way prevents me from suing.)
The point is my Casey is gone. I took some of the money and rescued another lab from the jaws of death from Animal control, he was slated to die the next day. Buddy is a wonderful addition to our family. I donated more to my local humane society and another rescue group.
I like to think that sweet Casey, who lived a long and happy life, was making room for in our home for Buddy. I will always miss him, as I have my other dogs in my past. But more money will not bring him back. I implore those of you pursuing lawsuits, if you get a settlement please donate at least half to an animal rescue organization. I myself couldn't bear the thought of profiting from such a tragic event.
Just my 2 cents.
Susan,
I joined a Class Action against these pet food companies to make a very loud statement, "We want changes made!". Nothing will bring back our loved ones but I sure don't want anyone to lose anymore at the hands of a bunch of liars stating their pet foods are a safe and healthy choice for our pets!
Susan
It was not an intentional event. It is an unfortunate occurrence due to our country's insatiable appetite for cheap products. We all are to blame for the imports from China both companies and consumers... I agree we trusted the pet industries products blindly, as I understand it, with Purina they had just switched to a new supplier. It was this supplier that let them down. If it makes you feel any better the man responsible in China committed suicide not long after the food hit the store shelves and it was found comtaminated, even he had not known what he had done.
I understand your reasoning and don't blame you. I just choose to spend my energy in other ways. I just ask that if you and others are successful in your suit to please use the windfall to help other pets. To me this and the lead paint in toys from China is a huge wake up call to all Americans. If we want to keep out pets, children and selves safe, we need to be aware of what we are buying. Now I did not know that companies like Purina bought foreign ingredients. I was ignorant to that fact and thought that an American Pet food companies only used American goods... now I know better. We need to be careful of all imports and it seems even American companies using imported ingredients. I for one buy organic when I can and I'm considering the same for my pets. One great pet food company I think we can trust is Flint River http://www.frrco.com I am not an affiliate I just bought some of their food when a friend recommended it. It is pricey but the dogs eat less of it. And love it. It is not full of grain fillers like most pet food.
I commend you on your pursuit and trying to get a count of lost pets. I feel the published accounts of deaths is way under the real amount. It is tragic and I hope we have learned our lesson, but it is doubtful. In other countries children have died from such poor regulation of products. Although I know our pets are our children, we are fortunate that for now the loss of life has just been our pets.... we could be next.
Susan,
Bless your heart, I didn't jo
Kathi (sumatrantyger) says:
2 years ago
2 Cats = Shilo and Shanga Bainbridge, Georgia