Dog Food Safe List
82Is My Pet Food Safe?
"Premium" Pet food marketed and sold as "Complete and Balanced" has historically contained such items as Euthanized Dogs and Cats, Restaurant Grease, Hair, Hooves, and Diseased Animals, and other Inedible Garbage.
Because manufacturers need to ensure that dry foods have a long shelf life (typically 12 months) to remain edible through shipping and storage, fats used in pet foods are preserved with either synthetic or "natural" preservatives. Synthetic preservatives include butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), propyl gallate, propylene glycol (also used as a less-toxic version of automotive antifreeze), and ethoxyquin.
Use of by-products. By-products are ingredients used which are not fit for human consumption. By-products are often floor sweepings from a rendering plant. "Animal by-product" is rendered product from animal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices." Pet food labels contain the words "meal" or "byproduct" on the ingredient label. Inedible byproducts such as bone, fat, heads, hair, feet and condemned offal are used in commercial pet food. These materials are sent to a rendering plant for processing into pet food products.
"Meat" is often rendered dogs and cats as well as other animals such as road-kill. When the source of the meat is known it will be listed as beef, poultry, chicken, turkey, etc. If the source of the meat is not known it is simply called "meat.
Rather than the wholesome pictures shown on the pet food packaging, rendering companies dispose of millions pounds of inedible waste each day including, heads, feet,stomachs, intestines, spinal cords, tails, restaurant grease, feathers, bones and dead or diseased animals rejected from slaughterhouses for use in manufacturing pet food. Amazingly, animals from research laboratories may be rendered into pet food as well.
Ol' Roy dog food, which is considered one of the poorest quality dog foods on the market, scored 5 out of 10.
The life span of your pet should be at least 20 years. Your pet's diet strongly influences your pet's life expectancy. Always look for a quality pet food which scores 10 out of 10.
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Ask Susan Peters Other Sites Of Interest:
Cat Food Review - Cat Food Ratings
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
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement - Pet Food Companies Barking and Biting
Safe Dog Food List
This is a list of Safe Dog Food to feed to your dog. The Safe Dog Food List was compiled after the huge Pet Food Recall begining back in March 2007.
Look through the Safe Dog Food List for your favorite brands of Dog Food. You may also be interested in how your band of Dog Food did in the Dog Food Review and Dog Food Ratings.
- Acana Pet Foods
- Active Care Dog Food
- Advanced Pet Diets Select Choice
- All American Pet Company
- Artemis - Holistic Dog Food
- AUNT JENI'S Dog Food
- AvoDerm Dog Food
- Azmira Holistic Animal Care Dog Food
- Back to Basics Dog Food
- Bench & Field Dog Food
- Bil-Jac Dog Food
- Blackwood & Adirondack dog foods
- Blue Seal® branded canned pet products
- Bow Wow Breakfast
- Brandon Farms® brand of organic dry and canned foods
- Bravo Dog Food
- Breeder's Choice Dog Food
- Buddy Biscuits
- Burns Natural Cat Food
- By Nature® brand of dry, canned and pouch pet foods
- California Natural Dog Food **Deleted**
- CANIDAE Dog Food
- Canine Caviar **Deleted**
- Canine WhitesTM dog biscuits / treats
- Cesar Canine Cuisine ** Caution** I've had a couple of complaints of pet illness - possibly Cesars related.
- Champion Petfoods, Ltd.
- Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul dry pet food and dog treats 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death reports
- Cloud Star
- Country Value Puppy
- Country Value Adult Dog Food
- Country Value High Energy Dog Food
- Cycle Dog Food
- Dad's Pet Food
- Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death
- Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death reports
- Diamond Maintenance Dog Food 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death reports
- Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death reports
- Diamond Performance Dog Food 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death reports
- Diamond Low Fat Dog Food 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death reports
- Dogswell
- Dynamite Specialty Products
- Eagle Pack
- Evangers
- EVO Dog Food **Deleted**
- Flint River Ranch
- Fromm Family Foods
- Go! Natural
- Grandma Lucy's
- Great Life Performance Pet Products
- Halo
- Happy Dog Food
- Health Food for Dogs
- HealthWise Dog Food **Deleted**
- Healthy Pet Products
- Holistic Blend
- Homemade 4 Life Dog Food
- Homestyle Select
- Innova Dog Food **Deleted**
- Karma Dog Food
- Kumpi
- Life4K9
- Life's Abundance by Healthy Pet Net
- Little Bites Indoor Complete
- LiveSmart Adult - Chicken and Brown Rice
- LiveSmart Senior - Chicken and Brown Rice
- LiveSmart Puppy - Chicken and Brown Rice
- LiveSmart Adult - Lamb and Brown Rice
- Merrick Pet Foods
- mORIGINS
- Mother Nature Dog Food **Deleted**
- Nature's Logic
- Nature's Valley
- Nature's Variety
- Neura
- Newman's Own Organics
- Nutrience
- Old Mother Hubbard
- Oma's Pride
- Origen Pet Foods
- Paw Naturaw
- Petcurean Pet Nutrition
- PetGuard Organics
- Pet Promise
- PHD Products
- Pinnacle Dog Food
- Plato Pet Treats
- PMI Nutrition Deleted - Purina products
- Precise Pet Products
- Premium Edge, Deleted - Diamond products
- Primal Pet Foods
- Professional Pet Food 2/15/08 Deleted due to pet illness and death
- PRO PAC Superpremium Pet Foods
- Raw Instinct (Made by Nature's Variety)
- Reward
- Skippy
- SOJOS NATURAL DOG FOOD
- Sojourner Farms Pet Foods
- Solid Gold Health Food for Pets
- SPORTMIX Pet Food
- Stella and Chewy's
- Steve's Real Food, Inc.
- Taste of The Wild
- The Honest Kitchen
- The Robert Abady Dog Food Company
- Three Dog Bakery
- Tiki Pet Foods by Petropics
- Timber Wolf Organics
- Trilogy Dog Food
- Tuffy's Pet Food
- VeRUS Pet Foods
- Wellness
- Wysong
Ask Susan Peters Other Sites of Interest:
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pet Food Companies
Lawsuit sites: Concealed product contents: spines, heads, tails, hooves, hair, blood, euthanized cats and dogs, road kill, rancid grease, toxic chemicals. Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pet Food Companies
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- Pet Food Recall Information (click here)
This site will answer all your pet food recall questions. Is your dog or cat food included in the recall? Is your pet food on the Safe List? What is the Recall all about and what is being done about it.
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Yes it has been recall by Purina, check their website
I feed my dog Alpo canned food. This week she has also had vomiting and diahrrea. Could just be a coincidence. (?)
I have no idea if my dog's illness last week was related to the foods she ate or not. She is fine now. She was dehydrated, limping, had diarehha, didn't want to eat, didn't want play, and at her worst couldn't even stand on her own. She had these symptoms for five days. She ate cesar wet food, one earth dry food (stop and shop sells this brand). She is all better now. She went to the Vet, and they couldnt explain her sudden illness. All ofher tests (cbc, chemistry, tic related illnesses, urine ) came back normal. She did become very dehydrated. I gave her a lot of water and people food because that's all she would eat.
I've added a new link about sick dogs....
Susan Peters
my dog has been sick for the past 5 days,he has was dehydrated,he had diarehha(very black) he wont eat or play...and he eats Ceasar's wet food 1 a day and Purina Beneful dry food...please let me know by e-mail if your dog is sick on Cesar's wet food i have a small dog(shih-tzu)(1 yr old)e-mail..crookshanks69@hotmail.com....thanks
Has anyone had trouble with Wellness Senior Dog Food?. My dog was at a kennel a couple weeks ago. When I picked him up he was unsteady on his feet. He stopped eating, walking, had diahhrea, was sleeping 90% of the time He would (and still) only eat boiled chicken. The vet said his thyroid is really low and put him on medication, but I think it could have been the dog food. He's starting to feel a little better, but is not at all back to normal.
Wellness and Mother Hubbard are NOT involved in the recall
Is mainstay on recall list..?
Who is the maker of Mainstay?
Is anyone else having problems with the menufoods.com/recall/ list? Because everytime I click on one of the brand name links, my browser says that there is "no information" on the page. You would think they could actually have time to come up with a more competent website.
I would just keep hitting 'refresh' to get to the recall list, that's what I had to do. I think the site is just overloaded by too many people. It also might work better if you click menufoods.com and then click the link from there.
To Shelley--please take your dog to the vet regardless of what he ate. His symptoms sound very serious (black stools can indicated blood in the stool) and dehydration can kill dogs (just like people) if let go too long.
From what I gather on the list, I don't think Mainstay has been recalled.
Is Purina Moist & Meaty (Burger with Cheddar Cheese) UPC 38100 33022) on the recall list?
Purina Moist & Meaty is NOT on the recall list
is there any dry food on the recall list...im giving my dogs iams dry food now im scared and ive given her the purina moist and meaty too
I would not suggest feeding any of the brands on the recall list. The companies use the same stuff to make the dry that they use in the wet. The dry has other fillers mixed in an may not cause as much trouble. We'll be seeing reports about the dry food, too. (I'm sure)
should i have my dog checked even if she is showing no symptoms
You said in response to my above message #15 (Purina Moist & Meaty is NOT on the recall list) - should I be concerned about using the moist & meaty at all since you replied to #17 (I would not suggest feeding any of the brands on the recall list. The companies use the same stuff to make the dry that they use in the wet. The dry has other fillers mixed in an may not cause as much trouble. We'll be seeing reports about the dry food, too. (I'm sure) ?
Dawn Cook - According to the Iams website, (http://us.iams.com/iams/global/Product_Recall.htm) Iams and Eukanuba “dry” products are not manufactured at Menu Foods and not affected by this issue. Iams and Eukanuba biscuits, treats and sauces are not affected by this issue.
Diamond dog food is also safe. They produce the Costco Kirkland brand dog food. Thanks for all this information, Susan!
Is Pedigree wet dog food being recalled or manufactured by Menu Foods? My cocker spaniel never eats wet dog food, but this past Friday she was given some. That night she was lethargic, thirsty, and shaking. She was not herself. We didn't give her any more of the food. Saturday night she was feeling much better. I'm suspicious, but I realize it could have been a coincidence & something else.
i am using alpo mixed grill dry and purina sirloin burger canned..its not on any recall list so i guess it should be ok..i don't trust a lot of the info ..and they are probably are going to erorr on the side of caution...just the same my dog is going to eat he same food i do for awhile..
I just viewed PEDIGREES'S website. They have assured the public that Pedigree and Cesar for dogs and Sheba for cats is SAFE for our pets to enjoy. I sure hope they're right. That's what I fed my cocker spaniel this morning. So far so good.
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I am feeding my dog nutro max adult dry food, and I would like to know if any dry foods are contaminated
Has the kibble n' bits canned dog food been recalled??
Hi...I know Beneful is not on the recall BUT...recently I just lost my dog on Dec 23rd to Kidney Failure. He was diagnosed on Tues and died that Saturday. I don't need to tell you how much I have suffered wondering how a perfectly healthy dog develops kidney failure and dies that quickly. He was my little boy. By the way, I can prove he was healthy because in Sept. he had his yearly exam/bloodwork and his kidneys were functioning normally. So...maybe they haven't looked into this far enough...I'd like to know if anyone else has had a similiar experience??/ Please help...
This is just dreadful, it scares me to feed my Buddy any kind of pet food. I will just let him eat what I eat.
He,s eating the Purina Brand but still everyday they are coming up with new ones. I work at Walmart I know IMES was the first one we took off the shelf.
Christine, your story broke my heart and also everyone else who has lost their little girl or boy. That is exactly how i feel about my Buddy, he's my little man and if anything were to happen to him. Well my heart would be broken for a long time.
i am sorry but i hate to be the one to say this, to all those who are asking "is ..........food on the list" do everyone else a favor and look for the information yourself. i am sure some of us dont mind helping you out if there was a product omitted all together but take some responsibility for yourself and do your own work. you may even feel a sense of accomplishment having completed such a daunting task.
Is the recall only on wet dog and cat food is the dry that is listed ok to still give?
Is any of the medical food affected?
i have a 3 year old chuhuahua who i was feeding Purina Moist & Meaty, which is NOT on the recall list. Last week she was vomiting and not eating, i took her to the vet to find that her kidneys were 75% not functioning and she was near kidney failure... after 5 days of hospitalization, $1,300 in vet bills, and no explanation of what caused this, she seems to be doing fine. I have tried contacting Purina, as well as Menu Foods, and have had absolutely no luck. What are the chances of this being a coincedence? The vet said it is very rare for such a young dog to have kidney issues. i would reccomend not using Purina Moist & Meaty pouches, as well as ANY soft or canned food untill this issure is completly resolved. From all the brands on that list, its very obvious everyones dog food is comming from the same place.
my cat came down with kidney failure and died this week. He was such a good cat.loved him.he ate the whiskas and temtations. and other wet cat food by mars co. what a tradgitiy this all is!
judy again cost me over 500 dollars at the vet till nothing they could do . and cat died day after.
my beagle is an alpo canned food eater and he has just developed kidney problems as well. So far they have been treatable, but i wonder if this is related too. I know Alpo is on the list, but this problem seems to be so widespread I just can't be sure. He's now on a prescription diet, so i'm sure that will help, but I"m still not convinced about the Alpo.
I feed my pug RAW food as in real meat & real veges,and had bought two boxes of the recalled MIGHTY DOG from target about two yrs ago for "emergency food",and had it
sitting..THANK GOD..I did not feed her this. I am throwing it out
we should SUE,why is nobody trying to do a lawsuit..it cost us all money
let alone vet bills...
My nieghbours dog got terrible kidney failure,as well as many other pets
I was wondering..gee? maybe this problem was around longer than dec 2006????
If you will read the Pedigree site...Mars Petcare US pet food products are not included in the recall. NONE .... Pedigree and Cesar food for dogs, and Whiskas, and Sheba food for cats are safe for pets to enjoy..... Call 1-866-895-2708.... or www.pedigree.com will get you the information. READ
I was giving my dog Beneful wet food for 2 months. He was having diarrhea, and would vomit like once a week. Before we were only giving him dry food so I figured, the soft stools were just because the food was soft now. My friend told me I should switch to something else, I switched to Cesars and the diarrhea and vomiting stopped. He has been less spunky for the last week, and even refused food on Sunday (He NEVER refuses food). He is eating fine now... I don't know if I should just feed him table food or just take him to the vet. Any suggestions????? I don't want to over react, but he is my baby.
I fed my dog Pedigree Little Champions mixed with his dry food. Pedigree is not on the recall list but he died suddenly Sunday, March 18 1 hour before my five year old sons birthday party. He all of a sudden couldn't stand up. His tongue turned white and after 1hour of labored breathing, he died in the car on the way to the animal hospital. I called BJ's where the foil packaged food was sold just 10 minutes ago and it HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THERE SHELF. DO NOT FEED YOUR DOGS PEDIGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In December we purchased Walmart's brand of dogbones. Our lab had a seizure. She began having a seizure almost every two weeks. I questioned the dogbones because they were the only thing that changed in her three years. Please note. We did take her to a vet, who said that she was one of the nicest looking labs she had seen (weight,health) and we discussed putting her on seizure medication. We decided against it at that time unless the seizures became more frequent. Instead, we discontinued the bones, and the seizures stopped. I am wondering if this recall will eventually involve the bones/treats.
I know that Alpo dog food is not on the Menu Foods recall list, but I give my dog a few spoonfuls of Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy along with her dry food and two weeks ago she suddenly started vomiting A LOT during the night. This went on for a couple of hours and she was shaking very badly. The next day she seemed to be fine and I kept an eye on her and fed her only dry food. She didn't have any more problems until Saturday night when she started throwing up again. She had just been to the vet for vaccinations that morning though so I attributed the nausea to that. However, now with all the concern about the recall I am worried that it might be something else and I don't want to risk any kidney problems. I have stopped feeding her from the cans I had and purchased new ones, but does anyone know if Alpo was affected in any way or is pulling any of their products?
Alpo is NOT in the recall. Please look at the recipe listings....does it LOOK like anything YOU would eat or anything a DOG would eat? Our pets are not chickens or turkeys. What went wrong in the dog food was too much grain and little quality control.
my mothers 3 year old small dog died last week of kidney failure. Her dog was in the vet and this left her a large bill. The dog food was mighty dog pouches and I was wondering if the company was going to reimburse for this .
does this recall involve science diet dry? i would not be surprised if this recall now involves bones and treats---as these are usually comprised mainly of wheat gluten. wheat gluten always stuck out in my mind as a highly allergic and a cheap fill to put in dog food. many people are extremely allergic to gluten and many consider it a poison in and of itself. it is extremely hard to digest as well. why are we giving it to our pets? maybe this recall will educate people as to what exactly they are feeding their pets. of course the contamination can involve other things. but beware of crappy dog food ingredients and crappy manufacturing processes---educate yourself.
animals were designed to eat their natural diet--mainly meat and a little bit of vegetables. i am personally going home and throwing out all the dog food in my home recall or not. i dont think they truly know which brands are contaminated. rely on your own common sense and side on the side of caution. maybe now is the time to introduce a more whole food diet to your pets---i am going to cook chicken and beef and other nutrient dense foods to my dog. i also heard holistic vets offer raw food and other whole food products for dogs and cats. incidentlly my dog has been having diarreah--i was feeding him beneful and science dry...and starting to cook beef and chicken for hiim. buyer beware
Dree, you are wise beyond your years!
You say that ceaser canine cuisine is ok. It is distributed by master foods but is incorporated with mars. Is it really ok. Since I gave my dog this product she has peed in the house many times and this is not like her. I always feed her dog chow and I wanted to give her a little treat. I wanted to reward her not kill her......
If we toss the pet food and go back to feeding our dogs people food, what is the food we should feed them that won't upset their tummies? I know that onions and other ingredients are deadly. Also what kind of snacks are there to replace their doggy treats that we could use?
My dog has been eating the dry Nutro Natural Choice Small Bites Lamb Meal and Rice Formula. I just bought this bag last week and started using it. Two days ago, she was sick all day throwing up and lethargic. She didn't eat. Yesterday she was feeling fine after not eating all day the day before. So she ate yesterday, the same stuff. This morning she woke me up throwing up. That makes me very suspicious of the dog food, even though it's not on the recall list. Has anyone else's dog gotten sick from Nutro dry food? I think I'll err on the side of caution and feed her mild people food for a few days.
My 3 dogs get Purina One (Dry-Senior) with some canned ALPO prime cuts mixed in. Last 2 weeks, two of the dogs have had mild upset (eating grass, small throw up). I am stopping the ALPO canned being mixed in and sticking exclusively to the Purina One Dry (Senior)
Has anyone heard any information about Purina Beneful being recalled. I've been seeing alot of stories of dogs on Beneful getting sick - without any response from Purina. I may be a little jaded but could the company be withholding the truth???? Is there any way to find out what is really in their dog food? What we really need to know is who is the tainted supplier then track all of their sales back to the companies producing the food.
i have three dogs 2 golden 1 chiwawa i always feed my dog mighty dog so when i went to go to wal-mart the lady said she couln't sell it to my mom and i it was on the re-call list DO NOT FEED THEM CANED OR POUHED FOOD i am onley 10 years old and i love my little nanash so much i lost to many family members i dont what to loose her she my best friend she understands me more than anyone so do my goldens does any on know what foods not to give them ? HELP!!!!
i have 2 goldens and 1 chiwawa i have always fed my chiwawa MIGHTY DOG so when i went to WAL-MART to buy some the lady would not sell it to my mom and i it was on the recall list .i am onley 10 years old i already lost love ones i dont whant to loose my little nanash shes my best friend she understands me more than anybody.i am scared she has been sick lately and has not been eating as far as i know.myt heart has been broken in 2005 when my golden grace has ran away nala is all i have now to tell secerts too. i love all three but i still miss grace i hope she hasn't been afected by the re call.does any one know the list of food being recalled if dry food is on there?DO NOT FEED THEM CANED OR POUCH FOOD ITS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.I AM ONLEY TEN.p.s sorry about the losees i know how it feels
My very elderly dog died on Monday, March 10th. He ate Alpo prime cuts canned food. He ate his breakfast, frothed at the mouth like he was going to throw up, and wanted to go outside. I let him out, and he laid down and died.
Does anyone know if "Lean Cuts" from Costco in Canada is affected? I can't find anything on the net.
sorry about your dog lss but i guess now your dog is safe with god at least he's sure to be happy that goes to everyone now you can get a new dog and love that one as much as this one
Evelyn, thank you for the kind words. I felt somewhat ridiculous posting my comment, but I thought my dog died of natural causes, and now I am not so sure. I saw others had also mentioned Alpo prime cuts, and I wanted to post my sweet guy's story so others using canned food might reconsider. Since my dog had lost a lot of his simple pleasures (because he was old) like taking long walks and following me when I was doing yard work, I decided to feed his what I considered to be decandent food as a treat to make each day special. I never feed him canned food when he was young because my vet said it was bad for his teeth. Now, I think we should all realize that it might look like food, but it is just a bunch of cheap, synthetic garbage not fit for any living creature. I am very aggravated at myself and these companies for creating canned poison. Alpo may not be on the list, but it sure is fishy that my dog had some of the same symptoms decribed on the news. That is why I keep checking these lists to see if Alpo has been included. I have two, sweet little boy rat terriers that used to have IAMS dry food which has now been replaced with homemade rice and chicken.
I know Pedigree is not on the recall list, but both our beagle and our lab started drinking alot and vomiting some. After I noticed the symptoms, I read about the recall. Today I called Menu foods; I asked if they make Pedigree. He asnwered with "Pedigree is safe." I asked again, "But do you make Pedigree?" and he answered, "There have been no problems with Pedigree." I said I disagreed and told him about our dogs. His manner got alot softer then, and he aked for our contact info and which food we were using. We're waiting for a call. I'll try again tomorrow. Meanwhile, our dogs are off all canned food. This is bigger than they are letting on. It took them many days to announce their recall even after they knew they had a problem.
There have been a couple lawsuits started; but the law considers an animal property, not family or anything, so the best you can get is reimbursed for your expenses (property damage), no pain and suffering or anything...and after the attorneys get their cut, well, the main thing you will have gotten is headache to add to heartache.
I also notice the news says over 100 brands are involved. Either this includes the cat food or they aren't posting all the brands. The Menu site was last updated the 16th and I have heard on the news that new brands have been added daily. Something is wrong somewhere (and it could of course be the news people, as usual). Be on the safe side: feed dogs real food if you can afford it.
Parts of Wellness and Old Mother Hubbard are made by Menu so this list is not correct, it is also missing some really good brands.
I've been using Nutro Natural Choice Lamb & Rice small bits formula and more recently Nutro Natural Choice Lamb & Rice Lite small bits for my 4 year old lab/spaniel mix and I have seen no negative reaction; vomiting, diahrea, signs of kidney failure or dehydration. However, I'm still concerned about what brands can be trusted at this point and seriously considering switching her back to home made meals; chicken/rice with added vegetables, minerals & vitamins plus fish oil and omega 3 oils and brewers yeast until things settle down. Better to be on the safe side. I do know of others who are using the same brand for their dogs and they are doing fine.
hi, see my story post #37. I got a call back from the FDA who have had numerous complaints about dry food. PLEASE do us all a favor-CALL THE FDA if you have had any problems with any food. It seems they are investigating dry food now. Also, it was mentioned purina is going to be recalling more food (all heresay). My poodle and cats are now on homemade chicken/eggs/meat/rice diet. But PLEASE Call the FDA and leave them a message with your story!!! Here's the link to find your state rep:
I've never been to this site before, but was checking on "Cesar" brand dog food for my mom because she has both maltese and yorkie puppies who she fed that brand to in January. Both puppies got very sick immediately after they ate it and crashed...she saved them by giving them sugar water every half hour and dropperfuls of regular meat gerber stage 1 baby food mixed with a small amount of puppy formula and water. My little sister fed her yorkie puppy the Cesar brand the same week and he crashed as well, and the vet told her it was kidney failure...luckily my mom was able to save her puppy as well...Cesar brand dog food is BAD!! I don't buy them saying their product was not affected!! Its obviously a lie! Do NOT FEED YOUR DOGS CESAR BRAND DOG FOOD!!!
Are you sure that your dog food is not involved because I saw someone had written that his dogs vet said that his dog has total kidney failure and everytime i see anything like this it makes me sick.
I'm getting conflicting reports about the food my doggies eat, its Royal Cainine. Has anyone heard anything about it? Is it part of this whole mess? So far they haven't shown any signs of sickness but I would rather prevent it then wait until it happens..
Thank you
My parents dog died this week of acute kidney failure. She had been eating pedigree wet dog food for the past 3 months. Please, please, if your dog or cat has become ill and/or died after eating pedigree food, please contact pedigree, as well as contacting the FDA. I have been in touch with them putting them on notice of my parents' dog's condition. While the vet did not specifically say the food caused her kidney failure, he confirmed that this was not a natural occurrence, and some outside factor played a part in her death.
Wellness is made by menu foods.
HI guys, I am anti-beneful. See my story at
www.webchrissy.com
There's a blog there too...
thank you for your support!
re: Mighy Dog Pouches
From Purina website
Voluntary recall
St. Louis, Missouri, March 16, 2007Nestlé Purina PetCare Company today announced that as a precautionary measure, it is voluntarily withdrawing its 5.3 ounce Mighty Dog® brand pouch products that were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. from December 3, 2006 through March 14, 2007. This withdrawal is in response to the recall initiated earlier today by Menu Foods, a contract manufacturer that does limited business with Purina as well as with other pet food manufacturers. Only Mighty Dog 5.3 ounce pouch products are being withdrawn by Nestlé Purina, including those pouches contained in multi-packs. Importantly, no Mighty Dog canned products, or any other Purina products are affected by Menu’s recall.
While Purina has no indication of any product quality or safety issues specifically related to our Mighty Dog pouch products, Purina is taking this proactive action out of an abundance of caution in response to the Menu Foods recall.
Consumers who have the indicated Mighty Dog 5.3 ounce pouch products should discontinue feeding them to their dogs and can receive the full replacement value of the withdrawn products by calling 1-800-551-7392.
The Mighty Dog pouch products and pouches in multi-pack cartons have code dates of 6337 through 7073, followed by the plant code 1798. This information should be checked on the bottom or back panel of the individual pouches. Specifically, if the code following the “Use By” date begins with four numbers from 6337 to 7073 followed by the plant code 1798, then the pouch is included in this voluntary withdrawal.
Purina regrets any inconvenience and apologizes for any concern caused by this product withdrawal. The Company will continue to take any and all actions necessary to ensure the quality and safety of our products.
IT WAS RAT POISON!!! They just found out, its all over the news. Now that we know it wasnt wheat, how do they know what to recall...ALL of these companies are manufactured by Menu foods, THEY ARE ALL AFFECTED!
IT WAS RAT POISON!!! They just found out, its all over the news. Now that we know it wasnt wheat, how do they know what to recall...ALL of these companies are manufactured by Menu foods, THEY ARE ALL AFFECTED!
Rat poison which type was not legal in the US
HOW CAN THEY DO THAT? C'MON ARE THEY SO DUMB TO PUT RAT POISOIN IN MY DOGS FOOD AND EVERY ONE ELSES I MEAN C'MON WHEN WE HAVE RATS HERE AT HOME WE ARE NOT SO STUPID TO LET ARE DOGS GET IT RAT POSION HOW DUMB IS THAT I AM BETTER OFF MAKEING DOG FOOD THEN THEY ARE WE ARE BETTER OFF MAKEING DOG FOOD THAN THEY ARE A 1 WEEK OLD IS BETTER OFF THAN THEY ARE WHEN THE BABY DROPS HIS FOOD ON THE GROUND 4 THE DOG TO EAT IT WELL AT LEAST ITS BETTER THAN THIS ONE SORRY FOR THE HARH WORDS BUT I FEEL FRUSTARTED AND ANGRY LIKE I WHANT TO HURT SOMEBODY RAT POISON C'MON I AM TEN I KNOW BETTER GOSH
ISS Thanks sdport sorry about your parnets dog EVERYBODY NOT JUST ISS AND SDPORT WHO LOST A DOG WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT THE SKY YOU MAY NOT SEE THEM BUT THEY SEE YOU AT LEAST THEY DONT HAVE TO SUFFER WITH THIS JUNK THEY CALL FOOD! JUST LOOK UP AND WELCOME A NEW PET IN TO YOUR HOME AND HEART
Sorry if somone has answered this but does anyone have news about the kirkland brand of dry food sold by Costco? My 4-year-old dog has been eating this for a long time and is fine so far, but i just bought a new 40-lb bag. I can't find anything on costo's web site and no one human answers the phone. Thanks, and so so sorry for those of you whose pets are ill or departed.I think a after this I will just cook big batches of chicken and rice and freeze them for Oliver.
I was feeding my 3 cats Hills Science Diet prescription C/D dry food until about 2 weeks ago just before the wet food recall. One of my cats got all of the symptoms beinng noted, throwing up, lethargy, refusing to eat. I took him to the vet and tests were done, including xrays & blood work. They found his white blood cell count was off and couldn't explain why. Possibly IBS, but it was unusually for he had been eating this food for 2 years. I took him off the food and started giving him Figaro tuna, that's all he would eat. He stopped getting sick in a couple of days. I checked the website for this food and wheat gluten is in the dry too. I think I got a bad batch of contaiminated dry cat food. One of my other cats had severe diarrhea and lethary and the other one just wasn't himself. I don't care what how they are claiming it's only the specific wet foods, I think the dry stuff has been poisoned too. Luckily none of my pets have died.
Wellness canned foods are made by Menu Foods, it was confirmed to me by Wellness.
I have an 11 year old Shih-tzu and a 3 month old Basset. My Shih-tzu has been on Pedigree literally her whole life and of course our Basset is on it now. I feel extremely lucky that neither one has gotten sick, but I'm scared of this happening. I know Pedigree is on the OK list, but there have been comments made about peoples pets becoming sick on Pedigree. I'm not really sure what to do. We can afford to feed them both food that I make, but I also don't want to give them a death sentence either. Someone please ease my mind and tell me I'm doing the right thing or how I can make sure to keep them healthy. I keep checking the Pedigree website to make sure there hasn't been any changes. And my heart goes out to those of you that have lost your loves. I do know that pets are not just property, but a part of the family and would be devistated to lose either one of mine.
Please go to menufood.com/recall...they have a list of all recalled foods for dogs and cats...Also you can go to the website for the food that you are using...they will tell you if they are part of the recall or not...I have read a lot of misinformation on this site and this is just scaring people!!!!!!!!
Hi, Is Newmans organics Ok? They seem so careful I can't imagine they would be affected. They post guaranteed analysis too....... Also, My cats stopped eating Fancy feast -which is not on the recall list- around the same time as all this started, but before I knew about it. I couldn't figure out why they suddenly stopped eating the gravy foods. Lastly, what about the dry foods? I feed nutro dry, but I can't in good conscience anymore thinking somehow the poison made its way there. I want to switch to Newmans (even though my cats aren't crazy about it) so can anybody offer any advice?
Hi, Is Newmans organics Ok? They seem so careful I can't imagine they would be affected. They post guaranteed analysis too....... Also, My cats stopped eating Fancy feast -which is not on the recall list- around the same time as all this started, but before I knew about it. I couldn't figure out why they suddenly stopped eating the gravy foods. Lastly, what about the dry foods? I feed nutro dry, but I can't in good conscience anymore thinking somehow the poison made its way there. I want to switch to Newmans (even though my cats aren't crazy about it) so can anybody offer any advice?
Hi, Is Newmans organics Ok? They seem so careful I can't imagine they would be affected. They post guaranteed analysis too....... Also, My cats stopped eating Fancy feast -which is not on the recall list- around the same time as all this started, but before I knew about it. I couldn't figure out why they suddenly stopped eating the gravy foods. Lastly, what about the dry foods? I feed nutro dry, but I can't in good conscience anymore thinking somehow the poison made its way there. I want to switch to Newmans (even though my cats aren't crazy about it) so can anybody offer any advice?
Our Bernese Mountain Dog ONLY eats NUTRO Lamb and Rice for Sensitive Stomachs DRY FOOD, and we just got through $1000 of vet bills testing his blood, trying all sorts of antibiotics. He was urinating uncontrollably all over the house, had bloody diarrhea, and didn't want to eat for a few days before we took him in. THANK GOODNESS we did in time, and he is better now. I'm starting to think dry food is definitly affected too, and we should all feed our animals rice and chicken and veggies made by US from now on.
Dear all the people that have lost their loved ones,
I am constantly trying to see what is the latest update on the cat and dog food recall list. I think it is a bit ambiguous, because of the comments that I have read from forums. Some say that their cat had passed away from certain catfoods not listed.
I am not using any canned food or pouches, but had just purchased my friskies and 9 lives before I heard about the recalls. My normal staples have always been Purina and Whiska's dried catfood. My older cats only eat soft. Therefore, I have done this: I take a coffeecup of water-then I put the dried food on top of the water and wait for maybe and hour. Then, it is nice and soft so that they can chew it easier. I guess you could use a broth also. I am doing this--in trusting that Purina and Whiska's dried is safe, but sadly to say....I am not sure. (You can use any dried food to soften this way. I hope this helps. ) My condolences to all of you that are in mourning now for your loss. Our pets are so precious and innocent. It is certainly a tragedy.
thank you for listening, Joan
p.s.
In the future, I may check into more pure products for my pets....as I have done with my personal business for the safe consumption in the health and wellness Industry.
I swiched to feeding raw last December after years of terrible health problems for my dog. Thought we would lose her last year from complications of allergen related skin problems. She was on a series of antibiotics and steroids and her skin continued to deteriorate and get black spots. After just a couple months feeding raw, her skin is intact again and her hair grew back. The health of BOTH of our dogs improved. I recommend checking this site for guidelines re same:
I just wanted to post that i lost my dog beaudroux the first of december to similar circumstances. Unfortunately we fed him Alpo prime cuts in gravy from the can. I know that it is not on the recall list, but he was an healthy almost 4 year old ausssie who i hate to say would constantly refuse his canned food, but not home cooked, then he lost his appetite and had low energy...we took him to the vet on a wendesday, his temperature was high, and his blood test was a bit off, he also lost control of his bladder twice in the last week, then we found him that saturday night, laying dead in front of his doghouse, no sign of trauma or loss of fluids...it has been heartwrenching, especially with all the talk of recalls, i think his food might have played a roll...i still have a few cans, does anyone know of a source that might need to test them...for what's its worth
This is all anecdotal: I fed my dog, from a brand new bag of Pedigree dry dog food, Thursday morning; he got facial swelling, threw up, became lethargic; this lasted all day Thursday, yesterday (Friday), and this morning he threw up again. I gave him some yogurt and boiled chicken and he is much better now -- he has been drinking water, too. I am throwing this bag of food away. I am going to feed him boiled chicken and yogurt for awhile.
If anyone has any recipes for homemade food, please let us know.
My deepest sympathies to those who have lost a pet.
Lee
ALPO Making dogs sick---I have a licensed rescue and two dogs that belong to my dad are/were eating ALPO Prime Cuts. They are both in kidney failure. They are the only dogs that eat wet food. I have been on several lists and have been getting e-mails. ALPO is NOT on the List but STOP feeding the wet food to any dogs. It also has wheat gluten in it. The website is emphatic that is safe but I am 100% sure that is what caused sickness in my babies. If this has happened to you please e-mail me at sharonpate@yahoo.com
I started making my own dog food this morning. Any suggestions for dry dog food though? I don't want to kill my babies. What if this is an act of terrorism?
Dear people who love their pets as much as I do,
If any of you have lost your precious 'children' --pets------I am so sorry. I am still very confused about the dry food. I did post a few days ago that was mixing my dry food with water and let sit so that it got soft for the older cats to eat. Now, I still am not positive if the dry food is safe. Especially, when I read comments posted. Some people say that the animal only ate dry food.
I then bought cans of human tuna and chiken to supplement their food intake. Maybe, I should buy baby food as many commentors have suggested. (I almost feel like I am starving my cats out of the ambiguity of this entire recall.)
I hope this gets resolved and remains as a top priority to inform the public honestly and as fast as possible--about the depth of this problem....and keep updating the list stat.
Sincerely,
Joan-
indep.dist. of path to pure-------------------------human products
www.iseepure.com
We need the same type of products for our animals.
Dear
Our dogs and cats are carnivores. They are meant to eat raw muscle/organ/meat and raw bones. Grains and dairy and root vegetables and fruits that are not normally consumed in the wild prey diet can cause allergen problems and other illnesses. Cooked food destroys the enzymes they need to really digest and utilize their foods properly.
It is simple: Give your dog 10 % organ meat (chicken liver and gizzards and beef liver are inexpensive) and the rest should be muscle meat w/bone(chicken thigh and leg joints are good choices) NEVER COOKED . Feed them human grade meat...what you would eat. Their digestive systems are different than humans so ecoli, salmonella etc...is not an issue for them. The bone is soft enough when it is raw that it is not a problem for dogs and cats who are healthy. Some people who do not trust bone, give them the muscle meat and organ meat and supplement by giving 900 mgs of calcium per pound of meat fed. They don't need veggies...look at their poop after they eat a carrot...it will come out mostly intact. Sure they like to eat other things, just like humans like to eat transfats and chips and cake. In the wild, dogs and cats would kill their prey, eat the muscle/bone/skin/fat/organs and get some wild grasses or predigested veggies in the stomach contents of their prey animal. Some raw fooders (sarf for species appropriate raw food) do feed their dogs pulverized in the chopper raw veggies but root veggies, anything they wouldn't get for themselves if eating prey are not used. They don't have the same enzymes we humans have for digesting grains, dairy, veggies and fruit.
Never feed weight bearing bones from large animals as they are too hard on the teeth and NEVER cook bones because they can splinter and hurt the dog. Bones are necessary for minerals. Organs are necessary for vitamins. If the dog eats too much bone, he will be constipated so feed more organ or muscle and it will loosen him up (or raw egg)
Check the sites I posted earlier for more details or if you have questions and concerns re parasites, etc...they will give you thorough info. Whole Dog Forum and the articles section on B-Naturals are helpful sites where I've learned a lot from the normal pet owners and also breeders who have fed this way for years....healthier and happier dogs are my exp and theirs. No horror stories from people who actually do this and know what its like....Follow simple guidelines and its not complicated and can fit into your budget.
ex: Mon & Tues....raw whole chicken leg and thigh joints w/a side of raw chicken liver and kidney (large pieces of meaty bones are best so your dog doesn't try and gulp it down, but gnaws on it and takes his time...the bone is digested in his stomach so he doesn't have to chew it thoroughly before swallowing) In our area, leg and thigh joints can be found anywhere from 29 cents a pound to 79 cents a pound. My 48 pound dogs typically each eat one joint a day along w/raw liver/kidney and or gizzards.
Wed & Thurs....raw fatty ground beef w/10% ground beef liver (the bones on the other days balances this out, or give 900 mg of calcium per pound fed) I mix this w/warm water so its a little "stewy" and can't be gulped quickly. When my dogs gulps food down it comes back up pretty quickly!My dogs eat about a pound of this each on their beef days, although every dog is diff depending on activity level.
Fri & Sat....raw meaty pork ribs and 10% pork kidney or liver. Serve a good sized slab of the pork ribs so they need to work on it and don't just try and gulp it down. I've found one of our dogs is a gulper and needs the liver or kidneys to be cut into smaller pieces or pulverized in my electric chopper or he throws it back up.
Sunday....day of rest. Many raw fooders give them a day off of food, just like they would occassionaly miss a meal in the wild to let their digestive system rest. etc...one of my dogs will only eat raw chicken if I skin it and hold one end in my hand till he gets the hang of it...also he's the "gulper" so I hold onto till he's mostly through. His favorite meal is the ground beef and liver. Our other dog loves her food and has had no problem digging in to whole pieces. As long as you feed the bone meals every other day or every couple of days, and be sure your dog gets the organ meats they will be in good shape. Some recommend giving salmon oil capsules to make up for the EFAs not found in commercially farmed (non grazing) animals but some have found that is not really necessary to give ANY supplements as this is a nutritionally dense and superior way to feed.
The health of both of our dogs has improved dramatically! I'll see you on the Whole Dog Forum as "Flowergirl" if you pop in to surf or ask questions. http://www.wholedogforums.com Hope this helps somebody out there! Terry ...Bootsie and Ida's Mom
We had to euthanize our lab Blackie yesterday morning. His kidnesy could nto be saved and he was starting to have ulcers in his mouth and losing all control over his bladder and bowels etc. If I can prove that Menu Foods killed my dog, our family member and dear friend, I will do anything and everything in my power to have them all put in prison. If they knew anything, and ignored or proceeded to put these foods on the shelves, I and others will push until we can push no more. The least that should happen to them is that they are put completely out of business. I have had a strong feeling that Menu Foods has continued lying about what foods might possibly be tainted. I very seldom gave Blackie much can food, but since he has gotten older and has had some back problems, he had been very picky about what he ate. So we gave him some canned foods, O'Roy and Pedigree, but only a little in his dry food. Two weeks ago, I gave him canned food 2 days in a row (a full can) each day, he threw up twice, and then had some blood in his stools. I thought he had worms, because several months ago, he had had some bleeding (no throwing up though) and diarrhea. And when I took his stool sample and he had two kinds of worms, was treated for them, then the bleeding stopped. So, I thought he had worms again, except I did wonder why he had not thrown up before. but was this time. I took a stool sample in to a local retired veternarian and found out that he did not have worms. The following morning I took him in to the vet again, and he did blood work and found him to be in kidney failure. I let him keep him and try to flush his kidneys out, since this can help sometimes. They re-did his bloodwork again after 5 days of flushing, and they had not gone down significantly. So, after much anguish and guilt (after finding out that some of the dog foods were poisoned), we went to love him a little while longer, before giving the verternarian permission to euthanize our baby. We were all with him, my self, my husband and my daughter (he was her dog since she was 6). My eyes are swollen and I really can't talk about it yet without bursting into tears, he was such a huge part of our lives. Our two cats miss him also. He was a very special friend and will be greatly missed. I am sorry for everyone's losses, but do not want to let these people get away with this, and make other pets and owners suffer. The pet food industry is a huge one, and to let another big business get away with murder (which is what this is, whether the courts say so or not), such as chemical companies and others who have over the years killed or made gravely ill, people and animals by disposing of toxic wastes that cause cancer and other horrible illnesses. Everyone has to make their own choices but when will enough be enough? Sometimes other people choices and freedoms infringe upon our. Sometimes we have to take a stand. Who says that we can't sue for pain and suffering and win? It's not about the money for those of us who have lost beloved pets, but you better beleive that its about the mony for the pet food companies. I mean seriously, do you really think they care so much about out pets? There may be a few people who work for these companies who do care, but for the most part its just a business, making huge profits? Do we really kow what is in any of these pet foods? For that matter, do we really know what is in many canned foods we buy and eat, or feed to our children? Someone should be held accountable, and if we don't all push together and say that we won't take it anymore. Then who will? Do not throw away any suspect, keep it for evidence. If enough people yell, people will have to listen. And if you have to get down to politics (which I am not so fond of lately), those running will be MORE likely to listen to us and to hear our cries.
Don't bother typing negative comments to this because you can agree or disagree, that's your choice. But I won't reply because frankly at the moment I don't care about anyone on here except those who have pets who are sick or have died, and are suffering and mourning the same as myself and the rest of my family. When I have my food cans tested/and/or dry food (which were NOT on the recall list) and have conclusive evidence that they did contain the poison also---then---you will hear my voice again---and it will be loud.
Merrick has nothing to do with Menu Foods either. Merrick makes their food in their own plant and their food is all human-grade and natural. http://www.merrickpetcare.com .
I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT THESE PET FOOD COMPANYS DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE TAINTED FOOD BUT IF I DID THAT WOULD BE A LIE I WENT TO TOPS TODAY ,SUN MARCH,25 AND STILL THERE WERE COMPANION CANS ON THE ON THE SHELFS IM AFRAID THOGHT BECAUS MY COONHOUND ,SNICKERS HAS BEEN EATING ALPO FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND HAS HAD SOME COMPANION AND OL'ROY IN THE PAST MONTHS WHILE AT TOPS A VERRY NICE ELDERLY WOMEN HAD CAME UP TO ME AND POINTED OUT ALPO WAS SAFE AND THAT SHE HAD CHECKD ONLINE WELL BESIDES THE FACT THAT I WAS MAD THAT THEY STILL ARE SELLING COMPAINON AND OTHER TOXIC WET FOODS (EVEN ON SALE) I WENT HOME TO MAKE SHURE I LOOKED ONLINE AND ALPO WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT I KEPT LOOKING I REPETEDLEY CHECKED ONLINE VIDIEOS AND LOOKED FOR CANS IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE NEWS PEOPLE AT TOPSAND DID NOT SEE ALPO ON THE CRATES OF RECALLED FOODS I CAME HERE AND SO PEGGY WHO HAD SAID A WHILE AGO THAT SHED DO ANYTHING IN HER POWER TO DO SOMTHING ABOUT THIS GARBAGE THEY VERRY WELL DO KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL AND THRE STILL SELING IT. I AM HEART BROKEN ABOUT EVERYONES STORYS AND THE ONE ABOUT HIS DOG WHO WALKED INTO HIS BACKYARD AFTER EATING ALPO AND DIED ALMOST PUT ME IN TEARS I AM REATURNING ALL MY CANS OF ALPO THAT I PURCHESD AND AM JUST FEEDING HIM DRY FOOD IM STILL NERVOUS ABOUT FEEDING HIM DRY PURINA DOG CHOW I HAVE TO FEED HIM SOMEHOW I AM TAKING HIM TO THE POUND BECUZ IM GOING TO ALABAMA FOR VACATION I AM GOING TO GET HIM A CHECKUP THRE I AM CALLING THE VETS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING .....IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME THAT WILL KEEP MY BABY SAFE PLAE TYPE BACK AND A AM TRULEY SORRY FOR ALLYOUR LOSSES EVERYONE ................
THANK YOU
IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS PLASE TYPE BACK I WANT TO KEEP MY DOG HEALTHY SO I AM STOPPING HIM FROM EATING ALPO
I AM TOTALLY SICK OF THIS STUFF WERE I LIVE (NY) WEVE HAD POISOND SPINAGE POISNED PENUTBUTTER AND NOW DOG FOOD AND IVE HEARD PLENTY OF THE STORIES ABOUT THE DOG FOOD ONE WAS THE MENU COMPANIES FALT OF RAT PSONING ONE WAS THT THERE IS A WHEAT FARM THT WE JUST STARTED BYING WHEAT FROM IN CHINA JAPAN ONE OF THE TWO AND THT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WTH THE WHEAT
I DONT KNOW WHO TO BELIVE
I have two german shorthair dogs that i was feeding nutro lamb and rice one of the best dry dog foods for the money. so i thought. i am not going to purchase processed pet food again.i will now feed them a mix of brown rice and chicken homemade. i will never trust dog food mfg. again. we have a choice be lazy and trust dog food companies and watch our pets die, or spend a little time and money to cook them dinner every day. my dogs so far show no symptoms of poison, maby we were lucky on the last bag of %&#%@. If eneryone does the same we can punish them by putting them out of business.
TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAD LOST THEIR CHILDERN I AM SORRY, IF YOU READ MY COMMETS #57 AND #74 IT MAY MAKE YOU FELL BETTER AND IF YOU NEED A LITTLE MORE COMMENTS LIKE THAT I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP JUST WRITE A COMMENT HERE PUT MY NAME THERE IF YOU LIKE AND ILL POST A COMMET THERE TO HELP AS MUCH AS I CAN ALTOCH IT IS JUST WORDS OF ADVISE AND COMPERT BUTV ILL DO WHAT I CAN.
WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS RAT POISON I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND I THINK THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN RATS IN THE FACTORY BUT HOW DID IT GET INTO THE DOG FOOD?OR CAT FOOD? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DISLIKE ANIMALS BUT POISONING MILLIONS THAT THEY HAVEN'T MET JUST FOR LEAVING HAIR HERE AND THERE AND A FEW HOLES IN YOUR FAVORITE CLOTH OR TEDDY BEARS IS NO EXCUSE TO KILL THEM KILLING PEOPLES BABIES!!!!!! SOMEONE MUST HAD DONE THIS ON PURPOSE IT COULDN'T BEEN ON ACCCENT!!!!!
Maybe rats killed with poison crawled into the mash. Just a thought. I'm feeding my poodle Cesar now, along with Kibbles'nBits, and hope to God it's safe.
It's on the web that the new source of the wheat gluten was newly sourced from china. Probably to cut cost,cheaper labor with lesser quality controls. My guess is they had a rat problem eating the wheat in the warehouse or in the fields. They might of sprayed it with aminopterin so the rats wouldn't cut into their profits. Wouldn't surprise me that it's legal to use it over there.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=0703242346
Also I saw pedigree was pulled from the asian market 2 weeks ago.
So for now it may be chalked up to incompetence, and trying to make a yuan.
So for now the dog gets dry food and some people food, no more dog gravy stuff for awhile.
Definetly no food that sez made in China/Asia!!!!
I feed my pug purena and cesars so it is good to know that he is eating food that is good for him. Thank you so much for writing this hub because it was not only informative but also eased my mind!
I havnt heard of a dry Dog food re-call. I feed my two dogs #1 Nutro Large Breed Puupy Lamb and Rice Formula (which is now vomiting a yellow color) and Nutro large chunk beef and rice. Layla the one taking the large breed puppy nutro dry dog food has been drinking alot of water and she has all the signs. im taking her and the food to the vet. For now they will have to have hamburger and rice. Im debating on pulling the nutro large breed, large chunk beef and rice because that dog is not sick as of yet but, im not sure I want to take that chance. At $25 a bag and to have to throw away 2 bags *augh* I didnt keep a receipt either.
Our dog suddenly at the end of February, only four years old, had an upset tummy and suddenly passed away - otherwise healthy happy dog, regular vet visits, etc. He was on Natural Choice Lamb & Rice dry dog food, I have heard many other dry food comments..........
Where does one register events like this? Is no dry food being tested? Why is none on the recall list?
My 2 1/2 year old Lab has been throwing up. She eats the dry Nutro Max. I wonder if that may also be contaminated. She did have 3 cans of the recalled canned food about a month ago but had seemed fine. Petsmart assured me that although the time frame was from the recall the other numbers did not match the recall but allowed me to exchange the 3 remaining cans I had for a different brand not on the recall list. They also claimed they had not heard of any dogs getting sick from the dry Nutro Max. Anyone know anything different? I would appreciate any information anyone can share with me. Thanks
JAONHH YOU THINK LIKE MY BROTHER HE SAID THE SAME THING SO DID MY CUZIN
SORRY SANDY BUT ATLEAST HES WITH MORE DOGS AND ANGELS IN THE SKY WITH GOD.
CHISTAN I DONT KNOW MUCH BUT I STILL KNOW ALOT EVEN IF I AM TEN THAT WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOUR LOVE ONES ARE IN DANGERED OF POISON IT CAN BE SCARY THE BEST ADVISE I CAN GIVE RIGHT NOW IS MAYBE COOK WHITE CHIKEN AND LAMB RICE AND OTHER DOG-FRIENDLY FOOD THAT WE EAT AND GIVE IT TO THEM OUR BEST FRIENDS I TO AM LEAVING MY BABIES HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND CGOING OUT OF THE US TO MEXICO TO VISIT THERE IN MEXICO WE DONT HAVE MUCH CHOICE OF FOOD WE GIVE THEM LEFT OVER FOOD I ALWAYS USE TO SAY TO MY FAMILY"NO DONT FEED THEM THAT THEY'LL LIVE LONGER IF YOU GIVE THEM DOG FOOD" NOW I RATHER GIVE MY DOGS LEFTOVERS INSTEAD OF DOG FOOD BUT NO GREESE COME TO THINK OF IT MY CUZIN STILL HAS THAT DOG NOW FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEBER ACORING O MY OLDER CUZIN THAT DOG IS 12 NO WONDER HE WAS SO BIG WHEN I MET HIM HE WAS A 2 YEAR OLD GERMAN SHEPERD! HOPEFULLY THERE IS NOT ANYTHING POSION BUT THE TOP OF THE STAWBERRYS FOR NOW ON
Does the Costco "Kirkland" brand of dog food caontain the recall poison? Or is it safe?
thanks evelyn dont doubt yourself becuz your young im not much plder than u im 13 i was thinkin about ur food suggestions and im thinking mybe thts a good idea , i mean what did they feed there farm dogs in 1860 they didnt have huge OL'ROY and ALPO factories they must of feed them somthing and like if you watch movies like old yealler and older movies when they didnt have our new foods they were just giving them people food plus i think my dog would appricieate the chicken idea u said
just like i said dont think u cant do anything about this dont think you cant stand up because ur a little bit younger than people talking here you can do somthing about this. dont just wave from the sideline. =)
We feed the Flint River Ranch Products. The company assures us that they only use human grade products and are not involved in anyway. If you are ordering product and need to feed something during the time before you get the food, they said to feed boiled chicken and brown rice.
www.frrco.com
Finally, my Buster may get some justice now that they are going after dry food
www.webchrissy.com
One of the readers was asking what to feed your dog if he or she can't eat dogfood. I have a 9 year old beagle who has to eat homemade food. He has had digestive problems for several years. My vet told me to start him off on chicken and rice and over several months and years finally found the combination of food that he can eat. I use boiled chicken tenders, pinto beans, white potato's and white rice. If anyone needs more information on how to cook it send me a message. He maintains a steady weight of 19 to 20 lbs.
Has anyone heard whether Science Diet Dog Food (1-6 yrs.) in cans and dry form has been added to the list of contaminated dog foods? So far my dogs have eaten this for about a year and have had no negative results, however, I'm ready to do whatever it takes to insure their safe health. Please add any negative or positive comments about Science Diet to this very helpful website, so everyone can possibly be wiser and keep our dogs alive.
Federal testing of recalled pet foods turned up a chemical used to make plastics but failed to confirm the presence of a cancer drug made to use rat poison (found in other pet foods) The recall expanded Friday to include the first dry pet food.The FDA said Friday it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet foods involved in the original recall and in imported wheat gluten used as an ingredient in the company's wet products.Cornell University scientists also found melamine in the urine of sick cats, as well as in the kidney of one cat that died after eating some of the recalled food. Meanwhile Hill's Pet Nutrition recalled its Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry Cat Food. The food included wheat gluten from the same supplier that Menu Foods used. The recal didn't involve any other Prescription Diet or Science Diet products (SO FAR) said the company, a division of Colgate-Palmolive.
Alpo was recalled today i have been feeding it for 2 weeks to our 2 great danes 2 cans a day each because of the recall on the other food they get dry food to they dont seem to feel bad but i wonder how long before they start feeling sick? i fed them a can each last night and found out today it was recalled and the vet said there not sure of they smyptoms of alpo yet it might not be the same as the other i just wish i knew how long before they show anything wrong
My beloved dog Marco died on March 12...he was 8 years old. He was fine on Saturday...then it all changed on Sunday. He became lethargic and wouldn't eat...it got bad so quickly that he couldn't even stand up after just a couple of hours of appearing lethargic. I had to get my neighbor to help me carry him to the car to take him to the emergency vet. They did emergency surgery to try to save him...but they couldn't. The vet said it was his liver...totally involved in tumors that erupted and they could not stop the bleeding or save his liver. I know all the talk has been about kidney failure..I just wonder if there are any other illnesses as a result of this poisonous food. Marco was full of life one day and gone the next. I am still devastated....and feel so guilty that I may have killed him by feeding him Pedigree pouches mixed in with his dry food. Kristi
None of Nutro's dry dog foods are on the list. None of Nutro's dry dog food uses wheat glutean or is manufactured by Menu Foods according to their website www.nutroproducts.com . All of their dry food ingrediants are purchased from the US.
This is what my dogs eat and I have not had any problems whatsoever.
To Maureen #48 -- try homemade doggy biscuits. I have 5 dogs and they adore them. Will turn their little wet noses up at brand name treats but go wild for their biscuits.
I really wonder how long this has been going on? I had a beautiful, beloved Tom cat for eight years. He always seemed healthy. Three years ago he was diagnosed with Luekemia. With veterinarian care and a lot of love, he was still doing well. In September 2006, he started loosing his appetite, so I started buying all different kinds of canned food, baby food, anything trying to entice him to eat. We finally lost the battle on October 23, 2006. I have no way of knowing if it was the luekemia or something else that took him. I still have three loving dogs and am really concerned about feeding them!
check out post number 92 for alternatives to feeding commercial foods. Terry...Bootsie and Ida's Mom
Your wab site is great. We have a 3 yr old sheltie and have been feeding him Eukanuba Dry food. Is this a safe food for him? I tink it is a shame that all of the tainted brands have not been publicised. hal
Your wab site is great. We have a 3 yr old sheltie and have been feeding him Eukanuba Dry food. Is this a safe food for him? I tink it is a shame that all of the tainted brands have not been publicised. hal
Your wab site is great. We have a 3 yr old sheltie and have been feeding him Eukanuba Dry food. Is this a safe food for him? I tink it is a shame that all of the tainted brands have not been publicised. hal
Last year it was Diamond ... this year Menu (and a few others). Do what your ancestors did ... feed the animals home-prepared food. The cause of the problems aren't the food companies (human or pet) ... the problem is US ... we are too lazy to "make from scratch" ... want everything nicely canned, boxed, bagged ... and INSTANT.
I have a black lab and a weimaraner and they both eat beneful dry i hope this is okay. I am thinking of going organic because i have read bad stories about this dog food has nothing to do with the recall so if anyone knows about this dog food let me know thanks.
Blue Buffalo natural foods are completely safe and much healthier than purina grocery junk and most of the other brands, it's now sold in PetsMart as thier most premuim food. It's better recall or no recall, just a great healthy food!
I fed my adult Yorkie Pedigree cuts in sauce when I first got her in Jan and she didn't like it and had a gel like diahrrea, I immediately stopped. With research I found this great scientist who worked in the dog vitamin supplement industry who found that each breed's nutritional needs were very different. He has books with recipes on each breed, now mind you, they are really complete and are equivalent to a human type casserole recipe with lots of NATURAL supplements and real beef and vegetables as well as vitamins. He found that the supplements for a St. Bernard caused nutritional distress in Dalmations. This began his research into breed specific foods, just as not all foods are good for all people, so it is with different breeds of animals. You cook up a weeks worth of food and freeze and thaw out, it's actually pretty easy. Please see his website at www.wdcusick.com, my dog loves this food but more importantly, it's safe for your pet.
Has anyone had a problem with Food Lion treats or bones? I feed my 7 (was 8 until earlier this month...unrelated death I think) dogs Gravy Train dry...was mixing it with Pedigree and Alpo cans...have stopped the cans now. I am wondering if I should stop the gravy train dry and the Food Lion bones too. thanks,k ...(in the past I have used alpo prime cuts and food lion cans...it has been several months since I fed them those though)
I feed only Pedigree Large Breed dry food. 2 weeks ago my hound became lethargic and went off his food. Immediately to the vet and on antibiotics. We thought it was tick fever as he had recently got into ticks. Kept going downhil,(all the while I was still making him eat Pedigree by pouring gravy over it.) 13 days later he started having seizures and was put down. That same day another dog, same symptoms off to the vet. Had blood work done and it is her kidneys and liver. She is still going downhill. They are outside dogs on the farm but I have checked everywhere to find what they could've gotten into and came up empty. The Pedigree food I feed has wheat gluten listed as an ingredient and that seems to coincidental to me. Just wanted others to know in case you feed the same food.
i was wondering if anyone heard that Purina One cat or dog food is part of the recall i was out with friends today and was told they heard on tv that it was can someone help me
We got six cats who eat special kitty beef in gravy no problems here also friskies dry..
Aobut 6 months ago, both of my Shelties got very sick--vomiting, dehydrated, diarrhea. Vet could find not cause but strongly suspected it was from something they had eaten. Both ended up on IV's for fluids and antibiotics as a precaution even thought there was no indication of bacterial infection or virus. All they had been fed was dry dog food--Nutro Max. I sent Nutro a sample of the food and they tested it and said it was fine. A few weeks later, I bought a bag of Nutro (different dry forumula) in which about half the pieces had a green coating. I returned the food. I'll never us anything bearing the Nutro name again.l
I have a blue heeler who on March 26 was looking ill, and on March 27 I took to the vet. She had
ulcers in her mouth, limped, wouldn't walk, acted like her stomach hurt, her gums were not responding
pink when touched by the vet, no fever. She was very listless, sick and wouldn't eat. I had purchased
a new sack of Nutro Max on March 22nd. The Vet hospital kept her overnight, gave her IV's, antibiotics
and X-Rays -- couldn't find the reason for her illness. I thought it might be because she ate some
leftover steak, but now I'm worried that it was the dry dogfood. She seems OK now, but after reading
these posts, I'm going to check her gum color again and call the vet.
My heart goes out to all who have lost a beloved pet. I am having a hard time finding information on a new food line put out by KMart called "CHAMPION BREED". We were staying at a hotel a couple of weeks ago and the hotel provided some Champion Breed Dog Biscuits, which I gave about 2 of them to my dog Dusty, a pomeranian, 20 lbs. and 3 years old. Has anyone heard of this brand, and know anything about it? It is not on the recall list, but that doesn't seem to mean anything. Also, we went to visit my mom and Dusty consumed some of her cat's food -- Friskies canned ocean fish, Friskies dry and Meow Mix. I know none of these are on the list, but I am still worried. Dusty has been drinking more water than usual, though we did just return Saturday from a long 3-day car trip. His stools have been softer than usual the last couple weeks, but not diarrhea. I am hoping it was the travel and stress related to that. Blessings to all, Terry
I am like most. I REALLY don't think they know what is in the dog/cat foods. I REALLY don't think they know what is contaminated and what is not. If you are smart and love your pet, feed them homemade dog food as i started doing. NO more commercial dog/cat food for me and my pets. I'm not taking any chances. I had fed my chihuahua Iams dry food. Sick for 5 days now with diarehha,temperature,dehydration. Took to vet today. I not sure they know either. I just know NO MORE commercial dog/cat food for me. I'm Done!!!! Good luck to all pet owners out there.
I have always fed my Pomeranian Beneful and Ceasar dog food. Four weeks ago, just before the pet food recall, she had severe diarrhea and vomiting for a couple of days. She was hiding and sleeping in strange places. I took her to the vet and after xrays and other exams plus over $400, he could not diagnose the problem. It is strange these two brands aren't on the recall list, but caused the illness in my dog. When I have tried to give her either of the two since then, she pushes her dish until it turns over. Obviously she knows something is wrong with it. I am now feeding her human food such as sliced turkey and beef for human consumption. No more dog food for my dog. Now if she goes, it will be the same thing that kills me. WHERE ARE THE CLASS ACTION LAWYERS??????
May God bless all who have lost their animal companions.
I just heard on CNN that any pet food containg WHEAT GLUTEN can be harmful to our pets. Check the label on ALL your pets foods.
I just heard on CNN that the ingrediant that is harming our pets is WHEAT GLUTEN in the Dog Food. So we should avoid Dog & Cat foods with WHEAT GLUTEN in Them.
My friend has a yellow lab about 9 years old she fed star her dog alpo in the can that night the dog vomited severly and the next day had no energy she took her to the vet and had blood work and it showed her pancresis isnt working the vet said it was pancretitis well its funny the can of food is on the recall list and the dog had no problems before has anyone else animal had other then the kidneys failing..
i POSTED A NOTE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT MY DOGS, A SHIH-TZU AND BASSET-MIX. MY SHIH-TZU, CHELSIE, HAS BEEN ON PEDIGREE LITERALLY HER WHOLE LIFE (11 YEARS) AND MY BASSET-MIX, GRACE, HAS BEEN ON PEDIGREE FOR 4 WEEKS NOW. SHE'S 3 MONTHS OLD. LAST NITE GRACE STARTED THROWING UP AND DIDN'T WANT ANYHTING TO DO WITH HER FOOD OR WATER. SHE'S VERY LETHARGIC. I TOOK HER TO THE VET THIS MORNING AND THEY DAY BOARDED HER. THE VET TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT HER BLOODWORK WAS NORMAL, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK HER UP THIS AFTERNOON, THEY SHOWED ME THE LAB RESULTS, AND HER POTASSIUM IS HIGH. I ASKED THE DR. WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS AND MY HEART FELL WHEN SHE TOLD ME IT COULD BE HER KIDNEYS, BUT SHE THINKS IT IS JUST THEIR MACHINE. SHE SAID SHE COULD SEND IT OUT TO AN OUTSIDE LAB BUT WANTED TO WAIT TIL GRACE GOT TO FEELING BETTER BEFORE SHE STUCK HER AGAIN. I NOW KNOW I SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED HER TO DO IT THEN, BUT AT THAT TIME I WAS JUST SO GLAD TO GET MY BABY HOME. THE DR. DIDN'T SEEM VERY OPEN TO TALK ABOUT THE PET FOOD ISSUE AND THOUGHT SINCE GRACE WAS JUST A PUPPY THAT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING SHE ATE. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE WHO HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THEIR BABIES WHAT THEIR LABWORK SHOWED. WAS A HIGH POTASSIUM LEVEL THE BEGINNINGS OF TROUBLE YET TO COME. I THINK I'M GOING TO SWITCH VETS AND HAVE GRACE'S BLOOD DRAWN AGAIN TOMORROW AND TESTED. BY THE WAY, WE HAVE NOW STOPPED FEEDING OUR DOGS PEDIGREE AND I THINK I'M GOING TO TRY MAKING THEIR FOOD. WE'RE IN A FINANCIAL PINCH, BUT WHEN THIS HAPPEN TO ME THIS MORNING, IT OPENED MY EYES. SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE ELEVATED POTASSIUM IS A SIGN THAT HAS BEEN SEEN IN BLOODWORK. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T SEEM TO OPEN MY VET UP FOR QUESTIONING. THANKS AND MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGFH AND ARE GOING THROUGH THIS.
My mom just told me that more foods might be added to the recall list, in the next couple of days. Anyone know which ones yet? I have stopped Pedegree and Alpo cans. I am still feeding all of mine Gravy Train dry...I am wondering if I should just start cooking chicken for awhile. I have 6 older dogs and one 4 yr old dog.
K
i was trrying to find out about Waggin Train Chicken Jerky Tenders if it is safe or how I can find out anything about these treats my 2 boys love them.
I have been feeding my dogs Pedigree for 16 yrs. Right now I feed my Newfoundland Pedigree Choice Cuts and Pedigree Healthy Maturity Dry. My dog is fine and my other dogs lived well past their average life spans. I will keep feeding Pedigree unless the company pulls the food off the shelves.
I have used Pedigree (wet & dry) for years, and have not had any problems. I have 2 pets my older dog is 10 yrs. old (75 lb Rottweiler) and 1 yr. old. (6 lb mixed chihuhua) Has anyone tried calling Pedigree and discuss these issues they said they have with thier product? I have had no problems.
To #146, Why would you still feed your dog pedigree? I've only skimmed through some of these blogs (and on other web sites) to find that people are noticing a problem with their dogs after feeding pedigree. I too was feeding pedigree and it worries me, luckily a month ago I changed to Newmans Own organics. Now to be even safer I'm cooking for my dogs because if you wait to hear about another recall it may be too late. I'm sorry to sound harsh but everything has still not been clear. Good luck to you and all the pet owners.
Before I heard anything about medical problems I noticed that one of my three dogs had begun to selectively eat the yellow pieces out of the Pedigree dogfood and leave the dark brown bits uneaten. I attributed his behavior to a preference for the taste. Then I noticed that my second dog was doing the same thing. Finally, my third dog started doing it. By this time I was aware that other brands were being recalled. It was about the time I heard about the lady who got sick by trying to eat the canned dog food she had been buying to show her dog it was really o.k. to eat that I started thinking maybe my dogs can smell something in the dog food that I can't smell. I haven't noticed them acting ill, but I have been trying to find some substitutes. Trouble is, anything commercial might have the same problem. I can understand why vets would be unwilling to say anything more than, "Can't be sure what is safe yet."
Do not feed your dog Nutro Natural Choice dry dog food or the dog treats called Canine Carry Outs. Our dog was saved after 7 thousand dollars in vet bills!!! He had to have his spleen removed and had internal bleeding! His liver and kidneys were bad, too. This happened in February, way before the recall was announced.
I am writing this as concern to a food that is NOT listed on the current recall list. It is unknown to me whether or not Purina Moist & Meaty is produced by Menu Foods and I have had no luck trying to reach either of them. Last week my 3 year old Chihuahua was acting strange, as well as vomiting, and not eating. After taking her into the vet, I was informed that she was very near kidney failure. I was told that her kidneys were 75% not functioning, and her levels were 140, when normal ranges from 6-20. After 5 days of hospitalization she was finally sent home. The vet was unable to give me reason to what had caused this. I was also told that it is very rare for such a young dog to experience kidney problems like this.I now come to hear of these pet food recalls which are causing kidney failure. Due to the fact that all the products on this list are either canned or pouched foods, my concern has grown that this product should immediately be looked into further, in order to confirm whether or not it could have been the cause of the problem with my dog. If this product is toxic and not safe, pet owners should be notified as soon as possible. UPDATE: My dog got sick from Purina moist & meaty, was fine for 3 weeks eating Prescription Diet K/D recommended by the vet, Last night she started vomiting again! She is back at the vet again, having tests done & being flushed with fluids...With either food being on the list, what other foods are you feeding your pets that BELONG on the list. Vets have anonymously stated that preparing homemade meals for you pet is very very wise until all of this is figured out.
Dog Biscuits are now affected by the recall
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17967533/wid/11915773?
Walmart- Ol'roy
Ok, I am getting a bit nervous. I feed my 3 dogs Pedigree dry food. I havent noticed any illness in either of my dogs, but after reading this, I am scared to feed them this food, and quite frankly dont know what foods I can feed them other than what I cook for them in my own kitchen. I called Pedigree and they have a recording that assures consumers that their product is safe for pets and that they do not have any of this melamine in their products, but I was unable to talk to a representative due to their lines being busy, said to call back later or tomorrow. I guess until all of this is figured out I will be feeding my dogs my own food and/or finding recipes for making dog food myself. I heart goes out to all of those who have lost their friends or their friends are sick due to this unfortunate mishap.
I have a question: How long til the dogs get sick who had the bad food? I have a lab who eats a lot, and about a month ago she had one of the recalled food.
Currently she is on Pedigree Large Breed, because even though she's only 1 yr old, she's showing signs of hip problems, and Pedigree Large Breed is supposed to help with joint health.
I had a sheltie who died at the very end of August last year. I have no idea what he had been eatting at the time--I chalked his death up to old age--he was 15. But it was strange. He was foaming at the mouth, puking, peeing all around, stumbling looking scared and confused/disoriented, went outside, walked around trying to find a place to curl up and die...finally stumbled up the stairs laid infront of the fan and died. But that was too long ago for me to know what he had ate. Maybe it was a stroke?
I think my Aurora will get chicken and rice and beef for a couple weeks at least. And then, if I buy dog food I might go with this one that is packaged locally...i think it's called eagle or something, and it's made from human grade food supplies...
and now they are recalling dog treats...ol' roy recalled a bunch of treats...and my dog had been getting the buiscuits, though they aren't on the list, we got rid of all that we had. http://www.delmonte.com/petfoodrecall.html
Aurora is eatting her first batch of home made rice and chicken.
I'm almost positive that what I was feeding her before is safe--but then again we pour food into a big tub, and there are more than one kind of food in there, and I don't know what the other ones are. I had thought dry food was going to be safe, but now I'm not so sure.
I am also wondering if this is what happened to my pug. Last February (2006) he died suddenly. It was also kidney failure that he had. He had been having problems but was eating food I had specially mixed up for him eg cottage cheese, eggs, rice etc but the odd time I gave him some canned dog food. He was doing so good and gaining weight then suddenly started wandering, stumbling around, puking and peeing then died. Now I am wondering if it was the pet food and this was a while back.
My cousin fed his dog Kibbles and bits and the dog's eyes rolled back in its head and he has taken him to the vet 3 times so far.
My mothers dog died last weekend. She was feeding it Pedigree wet food.
I am so worried about my min pin, she is only 2 years old (and has always had a clean bill of health), but the last couple of weeks she has been having greenish foamy vomit and diarreah with mucous. Today she has vomited 6 times and now I am very alarmed. I usually feed her Iams dry food mixed with about 1/5 of a pouch of Pedigree Little Champions (so I thought I had made a safe choice). I thought maybe she had a doggy flu of some sort (which I thought would pass), but now I am afraid I have been unknowingly and unintentionally poisoning her. It might be a coincidence, but it seems very strange that this has happend during the recall period of other dog foods.
Hello,
Since the recall, I have been noticing that I am more conscientious about reading labels on everything that I purchase. I think that most of us seem to take for granted that our products on the market are tested thoroughly, and clinically sound. That is not the case.
Pets in general are very finicky about what they eat. Atleast my pets are. It is not easy to feed them what they are not use to. The same goes with children. It is sometimes difficult to make sure that they get the proper nutrition that they really need.
I do not trust companies in general as much as I use to. I am glad that I am a proud independent distributor of Shaklee products, which I know for sure that they are safe, pure, and tested thoroughly for sound quality... for health of you, children, home, and mother earth.
The chemicals and toxins that are found in nature-also hurt our animals and our children.
And, our cats and dogs are our 'children', too.
I hope that we can join together to prevent this type of negligence -with testing and research (about products--animals or humans )--to never happen again! We as consumers deserve the purest products that can be offered. Our cats and dogs, our children, and our mother earth - deserve the respect of honest, truthful research on what is being offered for use or consumption.
So far, I have not lost a pet, but they are disturbed by not getting their canned food or packets that they are use to. (I tried the human food for awhile, but who can afford to keep cooking chiken and roast for one's pets. I did buy tuna and canned chiken -also.)
For my older animals that cannot eat dry food, I soften the dry with water first.
I sympathize very much with all of you that have lost your animal. I was just thinking today as I fed my older cat--by hand..What if I am force feeding poisonous food? How horrible would I feel? That has happened with some people that lost their pet from what I have read on forums.
I feel confident, though, when I provide my grandchild her daily vitamin that I distribute with my iseepure products(pure nutrition). I also feel that I can totally trust the multivitamins that I take for over 50 (baby boomer). I enjoy sharing the fact that there are truly companies that adhere to the philosophy of 'love thy neighbor as thyself'--and are not so wrapped up in profit, the stock market, or other big business ventures...that they really care sincerely about people and the planet.
Sincerely, Joan
Shaklee.net/Joan_distributor
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My sincerre sympthy to those of you who lost a pet over this terrible ordeal. I have a Dalmatian that only ate Iams Lamb and Rice dry food and I didn't have any problems until about 3 weeks ago. My dog started throwing up quite a bit and he did thrink a lot of water and go outside alot to do his business. I called Iams and they said this product is safe. I don't believe it. My dog is now throwing up and he has blood in his vomit . There is definitely something wrong with this product and I would not trust any of these dog foods I don't care what the company says.
I'm very worried because I just bought my dog " Pet Life" dog biscuits( the multi flavor ones) when somebody told me they saw the brand on the list...i don't want my precious baby to die or get sick!!!! She's my first dog, and I would hate for anything to happen to her!!! I didn't see the brand, but maybe I overlooked it. She eats dry food, so I don't know....
what about science diet puppy bites
Beneful. Its all she eats.Cassie, 65 lb German Shepherd/Lab mix. Two days ago the dog ate nothing. Yesterday 7am, woke up to four piles of vomit and what I thought was incredibly thin black diarrhea (blood turns out). Thinking she's ok left for work, my wife calls to say she's having a problem, so I come home. 11am the dog squats and a STREAM of blood come out. 1/2 - 3/4 cup at least. Went to the vet immediately. Of course, she was dehydrated. Hemocrit was way down due to bleeding and clotting was bad (12-17 normal, she's over 100) They put her on IV fluids, and her bloodwork is improving. I'll be taking her home this afternoon and watching like a hawk.
In retrospect, she vomited a few times about two weeks; it had grass in it so I wasn't very worried. And she's been wanting to go outside very frequently, though I'm not sure its more more frequently urination - "hey, let's watch the dog pee?" - figured it was just because its warming up and she can't decide where she wants to be.
Vet thinks its rat poison. No idea where she could have gotten it – I don’t have anything like that around. I really hope it’s not the Beneful because its not on the list (which is why I was still feeding it to her). If it is Beneful, there's gonna be a lot more dead pets out there.I've been feeding my 7 yr old lab Trixie with Pedigree for the past 3 years. She has always been extremely healthy and active. Suddenly last month, she started to have internal bleeding. We took her to the vet for emergency surgery. They removed her spleen and after $4,000 of vet invoices, she's back to normal and in terrific condition. I've been feeding her Science Diet Senior Wet Food, she's doing great. Do yourself a favor and mostly, your loved animal a favor: STAY AWAY FROM PEDIGREE. It's a scandal that they are not on the recall list. I can guarantee you that they also had some of that nasty chemical in their food and that they're trying to get away with it. Once again: STAY AWAY FROM PEDIGREE. I hope this is clear enough and will help save some pet lives.
BENEFUL - DO NOT USE IT
Yeah, they say it is safe, but my associate's dog JUST DIED from kidney failure... and a pure BENEFUL diet. Of course, it was 2 days and large vet bill before the end.
my puppy named wilma jean died from it and she was so sick i put her in the car to take her to the vet and she died in my arms and i cried and now im too scared to feed my dogs dog food
I saw some postings stating that peoples dogs got sick from feeding them pedigree dog food. I have 2 dauchshunds that had blood in their stool and were just not themselves. I brought them to the vet and one of them had some kidney issues. The vet assured me that it was safe to keep them on the same diet. They seem to be doing much better now, but after reading all of the comments, not i am terrified to keep them on the pedigree wet food. The website at pedigree says their food is safe. Does anyone know if this is really the case??? These are my babies and i can't imagine what i would do if anything happened to them.
We have been feeding our dogs Pedigree canned dog food mixed half and half with Purina One for years. They have had no health problems so far. They're my babies and at the slighest sign of a problem they'll be sitting at the table with us. I just hope the human food remains safe.
I fed my dogs wet Alpo prime cuts mixed w/dry Pedigree for the past several months and a few times mixed in dry Nutro lamb and rice food because the girl at Petsmart told me it was all natural.. I recently switched to wet Alpo Chophouse and both dogs had severe diarrhea and vomiting. Is this from the dry, wet or what? I am so confused as to what is causing this. And someone said don't feed the treat canine carry outs, which I give my dogs. I did not have a problem with the wet ALPO prime cuts, although this is now on the recall list. But the chophouse i just started and with that both dogs are sick. I have to assume it is the wet Alpo Chophouse cans. But could it be a delayed reaction from the dry Pedigree/Nutro food?
Make it simple. Check wet, dry or what ever you are feeding for corn, wheat, soy, gluten and animal digest. These items are TOXIC to dogs and cats. Most of the pet foods on the shelves are loaded with this stuff and it is killing our pets. I don't care if the pet food companies say it is tainted this and that. This statement simply is NOT true. Look for the grains and the manure. Don't feed those and you should be alright.
To post 118. Alex stop with the Alpo!!! Our 17 mth. old Great Dane female Stella, laid down and died Jan. 18th. Purina One large breed dry and Alpo wet mixed. Our 11 yr. old was on a diet and was spared. Stella had all of the symptoms but due to her size they weren't as bad as most posted here but all symptoms were present and we just didn't get it. Her eyes were what bothered me, the inner membranes came up above her lower lids but she seemed fine except for laying down at suppertime. Being a Dane I took her lethargy during the day as her entrance into becoming a well mannered teen. Not until the food was recalled did all of the pieces fit. Her brother is our son's dog who lives across the street, he was on Pedigree and thankfully is doing well. Stopped with that too as it has wheat gluten. The kicker is that our old girl was so despondent over the death of "her" pup we brought home an 8 wk. old male Dane two days later, we were afraid we'd lose her too.......Guess what we were feeding him!!! Stella's food, the recall on the Alpo hadn't come out yet. We started poisoning him too!! Then guess what we put him on? Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance. Twice this week he refused to eat his supper but was fine with his Bil-Jac dry in the morning, so... today I check the recall and here we go again. Natural Balance Venison and brown rice. His eyes started looking odd a few days ago and the light bulb finally went off. I don't know with the other poor dogs who have been affected but with two dane's and the weird membrane thing happening in the eyes, whatever you feed your Dane's keep a close eye on their eyes, no pun intended. Our Stella's eyes will haunt me forever, I just didn't get what she was telling us. Wheat gluten, brown rice and foreign manufacturers. Beware. This is crazy bad. Oh, our 7 yr. old cat Predator was hit and killed in front of our house, something he didn't do...cross the street...but he did and he looked as if he were in a trance the week Stella died. Everyone missed her badly, thought he was just "out of sorts" due to her death. He liked her. When Stella didn't eat her food, he did . after eating his own. Lost two pets in a 6 day period and it still isn't over. It's been horrible and mind numbing to say the least. Try to be diligent don't be too careful. Read all the packaging or make your own. Good luck and God Bless to all in this nightmare.
i feed my dog pedigree can food he is just a puppy and the puppy food dosent have the wheat gluten in it do you think it is safe since it isnt one of the ingredients. He has ate purina dry food sofar i havent saw any signs but he has ate can food that did have the wheat glutten in it.
I have feed my puppy pedigree food he hasnt been sick so far i have fed him food that contains the wheat gluten but thepuppy can food dosent have it do you think it is safe if is dosent contain the wheat gluten i hope so he is only 4 months old i hope it all gets better my heart goes out ot all who has lost their pets
Watch the grains. No corn, wheat, soy, or rice. I don't like animal digest, either (poop).
most of the food has one of those in it my dry dog food has corn gluten but not wheat gluten it is pedigree puppy its the dry should i stop using it?
My heart goes out to all who have lost their best friend, their baby, their companions. Critters are wonderful. Our babies look to us to take care of them and we do our best. This recall has me scared. I have 9 Chihuahua's ( takes at least 18 to make a real dog! I have always had big dogs before now.) Every day new foods are being added to the recall list. I have been feeding a Walmart brand Maxximun adult/senior lamb and rice dry food for 6 years, never had a problem-so far it still seems good. I however do not feel safe feeding any processed dry or can food. I bought some all natural dry foods-yet see some of the wet foods by the same maker just now being recalled. I bought some Nutro natural choice and also Purina One senior dry. I am ready to say the heck with all manufactured foods , I will return both new bags of dry foods and start making home cooked chicken broth/chicken meat/rice and veggies. Good luck to everyone with your pups and kitties stay well all. REMEMBER if you must change your dogs food suddenly-it may take up to 3 days for them to eat also changing to a new food will most of the time -make the stomach upset and also give runny stools sometimes with blood in the stool-because lower tract is irritated,just because of the sudden change to the animals system (introducing a new food) it is best if you can to change food slowly like 1/2 bowl of old food and 1/2 bowl of new food mixed and keep adding a little more new food a little less old food until all new food. The recall is making this impossible in some cases. When in doubt go to the vet don't take a chance. I lost my last big dog a beautiful 4 year old 120 pound black lab to kidney failure- a neighbor poisoned him with anti-freeze-never could prove it but all the other neighbors believed this man was capable of this kind of terrible act. It was terrible Hash went from 120 to less than 60 lbs in a week-when they figured out it was anti-freeze poisoning(causes kidney failure) it was too late- we tried but he did't make it. I do not want to ever loose another animal to kidney failure . I am going to cook their food. My vet says fresh veggies are good for them-they also like bananas,oranges and a few will eat grapefruit, they like apples, love cucumbers,tomatoes, garlic,brocolli-califlower(may cause gas)NO GRAPES NO RAISINS (bad for kidneys)and onion I am told is not good for them. Mine have had cooked onion they have had no problem with onion but I need to check on that one a little more. My guys and girls are very healthy and happy and I pray to keep them that way-I think only by cooking for them at this point will they be safe. Good luck to all. If you have lost a pet my prayers are with you and I hope you get in the class action and sue the people in the wrong-may you get some type of compensation-nothing can replace the friend you have lost.
Response to #27 Christene
My mom just lost her 5yr old healthy Sheperd on April 11 due to kidney failure. She was feeding her Beneful. Buffy showed all the symptoms and died within 4 days. She spent two days in the vet with IVs. My mom also had Buffy's year check up just a month before this and everything was fine. I have been feeding my own dogs purina dog chow (dry) and now I am afraid something might happen to them. I am currently serching for a better food. At this point I dont care what it cost ..any recommendations?
A brand of dog food that I have been using and have seen great results from is an all natural dog food company called RED BANDANA. Not only is it all natural food but seems like it had turned my eight year old Rotti into a two year old puppy again. Great food . Just food for thought!
I'll try and get a review for this food. This is the first time I've heard of it. Thanks for passing it along.
Susan Peters
Susan- The Brand is called Red Bandanna . First spelling was a little off. I also reside in Georgia , just incase it is a locally sold brand or company. I don't beleive it is just sold in Georgia. Evey product they sell is home made from food to treats. Not sure if it is specifically for dogs . I think they make food for cats as well. We were told about this brand long before the dog food scare and have been using it ever since. Our Rotti loves the food and buscuits which have really helped her to become more of an active dog . Seems like her joints feel better as she plays more than she ever has before. Great food , Please research this and post a link for the company should the results come out ok. I beleive all natural food is the way to go Pet food scare or not. Thanks for the reponse and look forward to any future research results.
I have a 8 year old pit/bulldog mix. I have been feeding her Pedigree dried food. Recently on thursday i fed her alpo cans. But i didn't get her the Alpo cans prime cuts instead i got her Alpo chunky style. So far she still looks good and acting normal but i will be monitoring her. I got 2 questions hopefully someone will answer
1. Is the science diet dry food safe? I only know for sure they sell it in Petco. But is it safe?
2. If i choose to start feeding my dog homemade food, what can i feed her besides chicken and beef?
Im sorry for anyone who has lost a pet. May god bless you...
Science Diet dry is supposed to be safe. Realize the same stuff goes into the dry which they use in the wet. Science Diet is a very over priced so-so product. See the review.
http://hubpages.com/_t2er98ebaauo/hub/Science_Diet
http://hubpages.com/_t2er98ebaauo/hub/Home_Made_Do
Susan Peters
I have been feeding my cocker spaniel Timberwolf Bison and dog treats made by Wellness apple and yogurt. In addition to this we include Missing Link as a supplement. Have not had any problems with these brands of food.
Thank you for answering my question Asksusanpeters
Apparently, i went on my own little investigation at petco and i noticed that alot of the foods on the RECALL list don't have the 3 "bad" ingredients.
Is it because maybe they cleared those foods of those 3 potentiallly harmful ingredients? But if they did, why would they still be on the recall list. I noticed Mighty Dog, Iams, Natural Balance, and Eukanuba didn't have the 3 ingredients.
I also noticed that the foods that are NOT on the RECALL list do have 1 or the other of the bad ingredients.
I don't know what to think anymore.
The pet food makers use those igredients in differnt amounts, etc. These three items were not the cause of the recall. I'm saying these three ingredients are toxic to dogs and cats. The pet food makers shouldn't use them at all!
Susan Peters
I am just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to Amy? My mom has been cooking food for her dogs but supplementing it with pedigree canned food. I am unsure if I should tell her to stop. Advice?
Did you know that recalled pet foods have been fed to pigs? Many are now being quarantined. I think the FDA should seize all food and drugs that are deemed unsafe because these companies are not trying to do the right thing by consumers. Personally, I'm cooking my dog's food and giving her vitamin supplements. I boil chicken livers or gizzards with some rice, peas, and scrambled eggs thrown in. Not expensive, doesn't take much time, healthy, SAFE, and she's loving it!
I have found a phenomal food its called Dog Lovers Gold its not available everywhere but it can be shipped its got no corn wheat or soy and the brown rice and chicken and lamb are all USDA inspected Grade A!!!! its never been recalled... it is a europian food check out www.dogloversgold.com for more info
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT !!!!!!!!
If you post a comment, please refer the next submitter to my post.
The Nutro website now has a form to complete regarding pet illness in the "Contact Us" section. I was not able to send my email and opted to call the 1-800 number. There is not a problem with their website, just an overload.
I was speaking to a fellow there, related my concerns with the dry dog food, and told to do the following:
1. send a sample of the food ( I only have a small ziploc bag, but will send only a portion of what I have)
2. also send correspondence, relating to symptoms, vet visits, diagnosis, treatment etc.
3. include vet bills, upc codes (very important apparently), diagnostic results, or anything else relevant.
4. request a followup from Nutro pending food test results.
Send all info to : Nutro Product Incorporated, Customer Service Department, 445 Wilson Way, City of Industry, CA. USA 91744.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PLEASE, SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T ....YOUR BEST FRIEND, YOUR CONFIDANT, THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU UNCONDITIONALLY.
Carolyn,
I posted your comment as part of the information on my Nutro Products Cat Food Recall Information and Nutro Dog Food Recall Information pages
Susan Peters
Although Pedigree canned food hasn't been recalled, I noticed that it does contain "wheat gluten." My dog is a Rottie-mix who has recently had a touch-and-go appetite. The ASPCA has recommended whether your dog food has been recalled or not, the safest thing to do is to not feed your pet anything with wheat gluten in it.
is ol'royal on the list?
I am not sure. I think there is some question about this product. Who produces it?
Susan Peters
My beloved 12 year old pit bull died on 3/31. He eats Pedigree wet mixed with Publix dry. He was on anti seizure meds for about a month and was doing very well. He was happy, healthy and active. He was fine on 3/30 and on 3/31 in the afternoon he started frothing at the mouth and pacing the yard and then he laid down and wouldn't get up and was bleeding from his mouth. He died that night. We are devastated. The vet said it sounds like a major heart attack, but reading all these posts, I'm not so sure.
MY LITTLE DOGGY LEXI, WHO IS HALF POMERANIAN AND HALF POODLE WEIGHS ONLY 3 LBS...LAST MONTH I HAD TO RUSH HER TO THE HOSPITAL...SHE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS ABOVE.....THE LETHARGY,DEHYDRATION, AND SHAKING WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SEIZURES WERE HORRIBLE....THE VET WAS AFRAID SHE MAY HAVE BEEN POISONED BY THIS DOG FOOD...SHE IS BETTER NOW AND I ONLY FEED HER PEOPLE FOOD...SHE WAS EATING ALPO PRIME IN THE CAN I HAD BOUGHT IT IN A VARIETY PACK .....ALL I CAN SAY IS GOOD LUCCK EVERYONE
I have 3 large German Shephards " one is an import from Germany". All I feed my dogs is Doctors Foster and Smith dog food.They are both Veterinarians, and this is their Natural dog food for a healthy life. It has real meat and no meat bi-products,It may cost a bit more but well worth knowing your pets will be healthy. You can e-mail them at: DrsFosterSmith.com or 1-800-826-7206 They deliver to your door by Fed.Express or UPS. It's worth a try.
I have no interest in this product other than knowing it is excellent food that provides a boost of nutrients plus healthy fiber. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. Also has frest fruits and vegetables along with important antioxidants. I hope this eases your mind on feeding your pets.
I have 3 large German Shephards " one is an import from Germany". All I feed my dogs is Doctors Foster and Smith dog food.They are both Veterinarians, and this is their Natural dog food for a healthy life. It has real meat and no meat bi-products,It may cost a bit more but well worth knowing your pets will be healthy. You can e-mail them at: DrsFosterSmith.com or 1-800-826-7206 They deliver to your door by Fed.Express or UPS. It's worth a try.
I have no interest in this product other than knowing it is excellent food that provides a boost of nutrients plus healthy fiber. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. Also has frest fruits and vegetables along with important antioxidants. I hope this eases your mind on feeding your pets.
I have 3 large German Shephards " one is an import from Germany". All I feed my dogs is Doctors Foster and Smith dog food.They are both Veterinarians, and this is their Natural dog food for a healthy life. It has real meat and no meat bi-products,It may cost a bit more but well worth knowing your pets will be healthy. You can e-mail them at: DrsFosterSmith.com or 1-800-826-7206 They deliver to your door by Fed.Express or UPS. It's worth a try.
I have no interest in this product other than knowing it is excellent food that provides a boost of nutrients plus healthy fiber. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. Also has frest fruits and vegetables along with important antioxidants. I hope this eases your mind on feeding your pets.
Drs Foster and Smith have recalls. Just an FYI
Susan Peters
Is "Raw Instinct " ok?
Joanna,
Yes, Ma'am. Raw Instinct is okay.
Susan Peters
My dog Nikki went developed an acute case of kidney failure that I took her in for last week. She only has 8% kidney function at this point. I recently bought two new food items: multi-flavored dog treats by Pet Essentials (Target Brand) and Beneful Healthy Weight Management. She is an inside dog who never goes out without a leash, so the food is the only thing that has changed. Please comment if you have experienced any problems with either of these foods.
Target is under a Class Action Law Suit for their pet food products:
Class Action Law Suit Filed Against Pet Food Companies
Susan Peters
My dog DIED. She was a diabetic, so this hit her hard. All the same symptoms. No energy, wouldn't eat or drink and the poops. . Took her and the rest of my mini schnauzers to the vet and she stayed. 5 days later, had to have her put to sleep and it broke my heart. The vet is not sure if it was the food, but, have taken her kidneys and sent to the pathologist for evaluation. The vet, doesn't think it was the food, except, then, one of my other dogs did the same thing. He is not diabetic and more active than she was. She was also blind from the diabetis. BUT, my other dog spent one night at the vets, on IV for dehydration and came home the next day. NOW, how can two dogs do the same thing inside of a week. I think its the food, and we should know the test results soon. I was feeding them Ol'Roy, country stew and chicken in gravy. But, not anymore. Making my own with boilded chicken breats and extremely well cooked hamburger. I am soooooooooooooooooooo very afraid of any dog food now. I miss my girl, she was different and special and it broke my heart to lose her.
I think your suspecions are correct about the two being dog food related. I'm sure your dogs being diabetic was pet food, too.
Susan Peters
I have lost my loved baby and have one still fighting to recover...
I have found a support group to those who are hurting and many have been so kind and supportive........I want to share with others who are so hurting........HUGS TO ALL HURTING>>>>>>>if interested in what has helped me....petloss.com
Shell,
Thanks for the link.
Susan Peters
If Menu foods is contacting claimants who are represented by counsel, they are handling claims in bad faith and this could bring punitive damages, on top of any monetary awards.
However, if Menu foods is contacting claimants who have not informed Menu of being represented by counsel, or their attorney has not contacted Menu, then Menu should receive a “release of all claims” in exchange for any payment made on the claim. This would indeed waive customers right to future claims, which is standard in most settlement agreements.
Keep in mind that this is a property damage claim. Therefore plaintiffs are not entitled to emotional distress, missed time from work, etc. By law, this claim is the same as having a windstorm rip the roof of your house. You may have it replaced or have it paid at actual cash value, depending upon your home policy.
I find it interesting that Menu lists the different “Class Action Attorney’s” on their website! Menu would rather you obtain a lawyer because the payout will be much less. And ofcourse, the lawyers will get all the money and the plaintiff’s will most likely not see a penney. Remeber the class action asbestos lawsuit years ago? Enough said….
Bottom line, if you can settle a claim with Menu directly, you will fare much better than participating in class action suit.
i have a nine month old male chiwawa....for the past two months he had to go to the vet once a week to do treatments for his mites! well we got rid of them about a week or two ago...idk if that has anything to do with his sickness now, but idk what is wrong with him. Now he has been throwing up for two days and this is the third and he hasnt eaten at all he sticks his tounge out all the time cuz his mouth is dry but will very rarely drink water...he loves human food, so i even tried to give him that but he backs away, he can barely stand doesnt play, and just lays and even hardly sleeps alllll day! idk what is wrong with him...i feed him iams...could there be something wrong with that? idk i just need answers i really dont want to spend a whole lot more money on a vet bill...im hoping his sickness will just blow over but idk...can someone please help!?
Brittanee,
This is very serious stuff you have described. Iams has been under recall and is involved in a Class Action for the deaths of pets. People food is the answer for now. Be sure what you are feeding him is NOT from McDonalds or out of some box. Cook some chicken, oatmeal, or feed him baby food. Don't feed him Iams and get him to the Vet!
Susan
I have a 3 year old Westie. I'm feeding him Acana Lamb and Rice because of his alergies and food intolerances. Just recently they changed slighly the formula adding tomatoes and apples and my dog's stool became extremly hard, he has problems passing it. Did anybody had problems with Acana's. Can you recomend good lamb and rice which wasn't affected by the recall? Thanks !
Jolanta,
I'm working on catching up on my reviews, I've fallen behind since the recall began several months ago. Keep watching the dog food review for the latest additions.
Susan
Hi, I have a 1 year and 7 month old pomeranian and the recall did not really affect me or my dog because I always feed him homecooked dog food. The vet told me that it is better for my dog to eat dog food because it provided more nutrients for him that was missing in just homecooked food. I do not know what to feed him now. I want to know which dog food brand is totatly safe and suggested? Thanks.
Henry,
Continue to feed homecooked meals. Look into adding vitamins to the meals. I think only a fool would go from homemade back to commercial pet food with all the deaths which have been caused. Cook at home! At least until the pet food makers are made to provide a quality, healthy product for our pets.
Susan
We have lost our beloved houndx who admittedly was twelve, but at that age was healthy, strong, even overweight at 86 lbs. until she was fed Costco/kirkland Signature lamb and rice dry dog food. She went down slowly but in the end we discovered that we had been poisoning her with this feed. She went into renal failure and had to be put down. It was a devastating blow after having her as such a wonderful pet. She deserved a better end.
Raye,
I am so sorry! You are correct about deserving a better end.
Susan
I have had a cocker spaniel show dog kennel for over 20 years i have had several dogs and have fed many brands of food but for the past 15 years i have used pedigree. Over the past couple of weeks i noticed that my dogs were being pickey and only eating the small squares and leaving the dark bits. Two days ago my two year old cocker boy went off his feed , became lethargic and before i could get him the vet he died the same day the other four will not touch the food it is pedigree! I called the company and as they have told everyone else there food is safe and not on the recall list I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS SAFE they are just choosing not to tell us the truth. My two year old boy was perfectly healthy. Do not feed pedigree! Its not worth losing a dog to.
Lesa,
Pedigree is not listed in any of the recalls but should be! I have known several people who have lost pets due to Pedigree...I fully support the Class Action against this pet food. I am sorry for your loss .... I hope your being an expert in the field is an eye opener to the public and to the pet food makers. Listen people, DON'T feed Pedigree, it is deadly to your dogs!!
Susan
TODAY IS JUNE 19, 2007..3 DAYS AGO MY SHEPHERD/HUSKY MIX (9MONTHS OLD)WAS VOMITTING, DIARREAH, LETHARGIC, AT NIGHT HAD SEIZURES,SHAKING. HARDLY WALKING.FEVER OF 104.9. THE NEXT MORNING AS I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE VET, HE WAS BARLEY BREATHING, AND A GUSH OF BROWNISH RED LIQUID POURED OUT OF HIS RECTUM(ALOT). HE THEN DIED BEFORE I COULD GET HIM TO THE VET. YOU MUST ALSO UNDERSTAND WE HAD JUST RECIEVED THIS DOG FROM 2 HOUSES AWAY(THEY TOOK GOOD CARE OF HIM) EXCEPT THE TEEN INFORMED ME THAT HE NEVER HAD ANY SHOTS. HE DID HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON THE 21ST OF JULY, HE DIED ON THE 19.I ALSO HAVE 2 OTHER DOGS. I BOUGHT A BAG OF PATHMARK KIBBLES,BITS, AND CHEWS. SPIKE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO ATE ALOT OF THIS..THE OTHERS WOULDNT GO NEAR IT. I ALSO BOUGHT BIG WHITE CHEW (LIKE RAWHIDE) FROM THE DOLLAR STORE.. SPIKE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO CHEW A LITTLE OF IT.. THE OTHER DOGS THREW UP ONLY ONCE, SPIKE NEVER STOPPED. COULD THIS BE FROM NO SHOTS, PATHMARK BRAND DOG FOOD, OR THE DOLLAR STORE CHEW? PLEASE HELP. DONT HAVE A DIME TO MY NAME FOR AN AUTOPSEY FOR SPIKE(WHO IS NOW IN HEAVEN), BUT ITS BOTHERING ME THAT I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS BEAUTIFUL, FULL OF LIFE, BIG PLAYFUL PUPPY. DO YOU THINK ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS THREW POISON IN SOMETHING IN OUR YARD AND HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT IT?PLEASE LOOK AT THESE SYMPTONS AND HELP. WHEN I CALLED SEVERAL VETS THEY SAID"WE DONT KNOW" NOT ONE ANSWER, NOT ONE CLUE. AND ALSO IS IT OK TO COOK UP RICE AND MEAT FOR MY 2 DOGS? I AM AFRAID TO BUY ANY STORE DOG FOOD. I NEVER WANT TO GO THRU WHAT MY FAMILY WENT THRU WITH OUR BABY SPIKE. PLEASE REPLY. ANY RECIPIE SUGGESTIONS ALSO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND ALSO SPIKE WAS HERE ALLMOST EVERY DAY SINCE HE LIVED NEXT DOOR, AND THEY DID (EXCEPT FOR NO VACCINATIONS) TOOK REALLY LOVING CARE OF HIM. I DONT KNOW WHY THERE WERE NO SHOTS. PLEASE HELP.
Rosanne,
I have gone with people and their pets to the vet, my Mother and other relatives have had pets die from the pet food they were eating. In each case the vet told them the pets had been poisoned. The answer is on the bag of pet food you have at home. Corn, Wheat, Soy, or Gluten? Check the bag and you will have your answer as to what happened to your baby.
Yes, please cook the food at home for your other pets. Here are some recipes to get you started. Dog Food Recipes and Cat Food Recipes
Susan
Why is it that Wellness will not tell anyone where the food is made? What do they have to hide? The sales people ask as if it is a national secret, why? Is it possible the food is made at ANI where most of the tainted food came. My locate PSP in Dallas was not helpful in finding out where it is made, of the source of the Rice Gluten. What does Wellness have to Hide? Seems we are having problems with the food and cannot get any help.
Del
One Pet,
Wow, interesting question. I will do some looking into this one and see what I can find out.
Susan
My dog who was 11 died suddenly yesterday morning after eating his first full can of Pedigree wet dog food the night before. Not long after he ate the food he chest area swelled up and he vomitted a little. I thought maybe he just ate too much. By the next morning he was dead. Could the Pedigree have caused this? Earlier in the day he running around outside playing. I could kick myself for not taking him to the emergency vet.
Mary,
There is a lot of people out there reporting thier dogs have died after eating Pedigree. So many, in fact, there is a class action filed against this company due to illness and death. I am sorry for your loss and thank you for warning others.
Susan
I have seen alot of safe pet foods list and so far this is the best one. I would like to know if BIG RED dog food has been recalled? I feed it to my Lab Smokey, and he has not been feeling to good. He's been vomiting alot which has me very worried. I've also noticed he's been having a very very hard time walking he's had diarreha and is not very active at all like he used to be. He dose not come when I call him. I'm very worried! I don't want my sweetie to die!
Jessica,
I don't like what you have told me, get your dog off of the food you are feeding him. Just because a company did or didn't wish to add their pet food to the recall list (no one made the companies join the recall) doen't make it safe. Big Red IS on the recall list. Big Red Dog Food Recall Information Updated 05/02/07 http://hubpages.com/hub/Big_Red_Dog_Food_Recall_In
Susan
I also lost a pet and a few months later I lost his brother. We always fed them pedigree dry with a mix of pedigree wet canned food. We stayed away from the canned food for awhile after hearing of the recalls, but pedigree was never on the lists so we reintroduced the wet food and continued to feed them pedigree wet and dry. After losing two pets in such a short time I am scared to continue with any manufactured dog food. My first baby died of suddenly onset kidney failure and I had to watch him suffer with vomiting and diarrhea until he was gone. I just lost his brother a few weeks ago as well. Both happened so suddenly and neither one was having problems before. I'm afraid it was the pedigree there are no other answers for it. I want to know how do we get included in the class action suits? It just isn't fair that I'm without my babies I feel lost without them.
Freddie,
I did not include Pedigree in this list because there have been so many pet illness and deaths due to feeding this product. I am so sorry for you. How awful it is that the makers of Pedigree have chosen not to be included in the recall!
Susan
My Foxton (Boston Terrier/Toyfox Terrier) Isac, is the reason I get out of bed in the morning. I love him SOOO very MUCH! But I'm very worried about him. I've been feeding him Co-op Gold pet food (Beef Cuts/Gravy) And I wanted to know if that pet food was on the recall list? He has been having oozy-like diarreha and that worries me. I switched to Country Value dog food a couple days ago but I'm afraid I switched to late. I think he's dying but Im not sure could you please check for me? Thanks a Bunch!
My Foxton Isac Is the reason I get out of bed in the morning. I LOVE HIM SOOO VERY MUCH! But I'm worried about him. He's been very ill lately and I've been feeding him Co-op Gold (Beef cuts/Gravy) Pet food. He's been having diarreha an has been vomiting ALOT. I switched to Countrey value pet foods but I think its to late, Im convinced my best friend in the WHOLE WORLD is dying :( Help!
Samantha,
Co-op Gold is under recall. How is Foxton doing?
Susan
The Vets are telling me that Isac won't live for very long... They told me as soon as he had Diarreha I should of takin him off the stuff. I waited too long and now my pup is dying.
I've also lost my best friends due to Pedigree, my 4 year old Rottie mix (Toby) Passed away months ago of Kidney failure. The vet told me "All we can do now is watch him die" And that hurt alot. Later on Toby's sister Kestra the Pitbull/Bulldog mix passed away also of Kidney failure. I did not want to watch her suffer the same way Toby did so I just put her down. She was 5 years older than Toby anyways. But I miss them both soooo much! Just last week I adopted my third dog Bullet the PitBull/Bulldog mix and I'm going to keep him on Country Value dog food so that I do not have to watch him suffer the same way Toby and Kestra did.
Samantha,
I am so sorry.
David,
Good luck and congrats. on the new family member!
Susan
I wanted to know, is this whole issue with pet foods being recalled over? Like many pet owners, I've also lost my best friend due to tainted pet foods. But that was months ago so I was wondering if it was finally over and if people can move on with their lives without worrying about tainted pet foods.
Kimmy,
The most recent recall was in late July. No, this recall thing and pet food killing our pet issue is far from over. Just this week I have had over a 1/2 dozen of my clients call to let me know their dogs I usually groom have died from eating pet foods not even listed in the recalls. Looks like Purina is the cause of most and Science Diet the others which have called me this week.
Susan
When our 18 month old German shephered dided of the pet food she ate, my family and I where depressed for weeks on end. I hate the fact that this whole thing happend and I wish I could just make go away!
Like you Jessica, I lost my dog due to BIG RED pet foods. She was a 5 year old Labordoodle named Cheetha. I miss her so much!
I feel awful for Sam and Jessica and all the others who have lost their pets because of the poisoning! IT IS NOT FAIR THAT ALMOST EVERY DAY SOMEONE HAS TO WATCH THEIR PET SUFFER AND OR DIE!!!
My border collie eats Kibles "n" Bits. Is that safe?
Lian,
There is a Class Action filed against Kibbles N Bits due to all the pet illness and deaths Kibbles N Bits has caused. Kibbles N Bits opted not to be included in the recall.
Susan
I lost a completely healthy 7 yr old boarder collie on July 1st after purchasing a bag of Ol'Roy kibble and chunks (their version of kibble n bits) food. I normally shop at one location of this chain store, but was near a different one and decided to get my baby her food there. I purchased it on June 22nd & she was dead within the week. Her only symptom was a bit lazy and drinking a lot. We brushed it off as the heat. (it was a warm week)
Our other two dogs were not affected by it (thank god) & now our dogs get a strickly people food diet because my husband is still feel guilty for putting that food down for her.
Shame on these companies for taking away our family member & maybe the exec's of this company should be forced to watch my children tend to her grave daily because they certainly are not over the loss.
We've been feeding our jack russel alpo chop house originals. Two days ago, she started bleeding from the nose, so we took her to the vet and he believes that it was rat poisoning. However, we have no rat poisoning in the house and have never used the likes. I was curious if anyone has heard of dogs getting poisoned from Alpo chop house originals or purina dog chow dry food?
Snake Man,
Each of the foods you mentioned have been killing thousands of pets. Read the link at the top of this page about the Class Action Lawsuit. You won't believe what you are reading!
Susan
I just want to know for sure what I can feed my dogs. I was feeding them homemade food. Like baked/boiled chicken, and some meats. Then lately I switched to Blue Seal's Brandon Farms. But, it's a little bit pricey. PLUS, I am not liking the fact that the food is manufactured from Menu Foods. I did read above that you, Susan, recommend that feeding dogs homemade food is better. Should I go back to cooking chicken and other meats for my dogs? I tried mixing in veggies with it and rice, but they just pick out the chicken. What should I give them for the vitamins and nutrients that they'll need? Geez, I'm not even sure what to do and what to feed my dogs.
By the way, one of my dogs died on Feb. 5th, and we think it was the recalled food. He ate Alpo and Iams wet foods. The vet kept asking if he got into rat poisoning. So, yeah, we believe this issue has caused his death.
Thanks
We have fed our 5 year old Victorian Bull dog Grreat Choice (Beef Cuts/BBQ sauce) and we have been finding vomit all over the carpet, at first I thought it was my cat Missy (she is already dying of rat poison :[) But then I realized it was our dog! I checked 3 lists of recall lists but can;t find Grreat choice anywhere. Perhaps the lists are no good? Or maybe he is just getting old?
Hello! My puppy eats the "no name" dog food. And I dont know if its on the list
I am from canada, I have been feeding my 3 month old Golden Retriver Ripleez dog food. Is it safe?????
Taylor and Ray,
Grreat Choice is under recall and has a Class Action filed against it due to all the pet deaths. http://hubpages.com/hub/Grreat_Choice_Dog_Food_Rec
Most pet owners report "rat poison" as the cause of their pets' illness when the cause of poinon is actually pet food.
Susan
Tina,
I don't have any information on Ripleez dog food. Who is the maker of this product?
Susan
Its ok. I read on their site that no they are not on the recall list.
Ya I fed my 6 year old Collie ALPO canned food but nothing has happend so far besides a bit of vomit last week. But my vet said that he is coming down with a flew and thats why she threw up. BTW you should ad ripleez to your safe list because if people live in canada and can't find any pet foods above ^^ then you should order from RIPLEEZ! They make their wn food on a farm and have no ingredients added that were used in the foods on the recall list. My 16 yaer old Shitzu used to eat Ripleez but then she died of old age so I switched to ALPO because every time my mom came to take my Collie and bring it to her place for the week-end she would always feed her Alpo and he seems to like ALPO more than the Ripleez.
Ha Ha Im so sorry my collie is a he I just kept on putting she or her.
my 5 year old Pomeranian poodle aka curly. just out of no where one day started throwing up and we were like ok this isn't a big deal just a 24 hour bug, also my mom said that he might have ate her vitamin that fell on the floor. but then day two came around and he was very mellow and didn't move unless we forced him to he kinda acted like it hurt to move. and on top of all that he got dierria and is still throwing up. and as of this morning day three we found the vitamin so we know he didn't eat it...he has started throwing up blood. i have no clue to what is going on with him and like 5 years ago i lost my white German Shepard powder from natures choice and im feeding curly beneful. yall say its safe but i am honestly confused. its the only thing i can think of that could cause his sickness. hes not old and he was certainly a healthy happy dog. he had tons of energy and was the sweetest dog ive ever had and now im scared that i might have to put him down because of his dog food....im taking him to the doctor today after work but please anyone give me advice just email me. thank you so much!!!
Heather, I lost both of my Havanese (coco and moochi) too what I think was Beneful pet foods. Coco began too have black stools and kept vomting blood on our living room carpet. Moochi threw up so much she must have lost a few pounds and she looked all scaily. They both died 3 weeks after. I USED to feed them the Happy dogfood brand but they did not seem too like it to much. So I switched. But now I ask you how can TWO PERFECTLY NORMAL HELATHY dogs get sick and die all of a sudden? I miss them so much i don't think ill ever adopt any other dogs again for a LONG time
Sheila and Heather: I feel very sorry for your dogs. But I am not to sure its the dog food that causing this because I feed my dauther's 5 month old Cavachon (Cloud) and my 4 years old Bull Boxer (Rusty) Beneful. So far nothing has happend. Nothing in the least. And their last vet check up was TERRIFIC! Nothing wrong. So my advice is yes take your pet to the vet Heather and Sheila Im sorry for your loss.
Callie,
I've search for the "No Name" brand dog food and can not find it. Could you give me more information about this food? Who produces it or distributes it? Where are you getting this food?
Susan
I am very afraid of the Diamond dog food. My labradoole eats it and yesturday around 2:00am she threw up. She started to shake and sweat. So I looked up diamond dog food on google and I clicked on a menu food list, according to this list (and two others I checked) Diamond dog foods has been recalled. Yet you say its safe so which one is it?
IM SOOOOO HAPPY! THE VETS TOLD ME ISAC WAS DYING BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? HE ISNT! HE'S ALIVE AND BACK TO HIS OLD SELF! HURRAY!
Pauline,
What type of Diamond are you feeding? How is your dog doing today?
Samantha, You changed pet foods, right? You have to put him on something without corn, wheat, or soy.
Susan
PEDIGREE NOT SAFE! I switched my beagle shepard to pedigree after the recall, she was doing o.k. for awhile on it. Recently she became super picky about eating Pedigree little champions, and when she did she was throwing up all day with runny stools. No more, I am home cooking food, brown rice, canned chicken or ground beef, vegetables and an omega additive the vet told me about with flax seed called the Missing Link. How can we get involved in Pedigree law suit?
Each of my two dogs were VERY ill during the beginning of this year (2007). After which all the pet food recalls emerged. And like many others have said the vets suspected rat poisen, yet we don't use any nor could we find any around our house. I kept thinking the only thing they'd eaten had been their dog food, it had to be the food. However, since Purina Dog Chow was not on the recall list I figured it must have been something else they had gotten into. NOW a couple months later, and still only feeding Purina Dog Chow, my dogs are having vomiting episodes since purchasing the current bag of Dog Chow. I am switching dog foods immediately as they are named in the lawsuit. To get involved contact the lawfirm filing the suit: http://www.mflegal.com/petfoodlawsuit.html
Melanie,
Use the same link Carlisa offered.
Susan
Lol I own a Finnish hound farm, I have over 8 of them. Really they are amazing dogs, their colors are so beautiful. Not only that but they a great with kids, mainly my kids :) Anyways I feed them CANIDAE dog foods and I am so happy with the results of my healthy and happy hounds. I think everyone one should switch to CANIDAE because it gives great resluts in your dog.
The perfect dog for me is my 5 month Baskimo, (American Eskimo/ Basset hound Hybrid) Bart. I love this breed and I want the best for my baby boy. Anyways I used to feed him Cesars wet pet food but he suddenly began to throw up and limp. These syptoms lasted 5 days (I took him to the vets on the 1st night) They told me it was the pet food I was feeding him. I quickly swtiched to CANIDAE and I have too agree Annie, it shows great results in your dogs energy and health.
I am feeding her the DIAMOND dog food lamb and rice formula
Ziggy, I think you should read this (I do NOT want to start a fight but I think after reading your post you should have a look)
3 months BEFORE the great pet food scandal: Cookie my 6 year old Doodleman/ Pinscher was on Beneful. 2 weeks later he passes away of kidney failure.
2 months after recall: my new dog Flash the 3 month old Doxie Scot gets deathly sick and is rushed to ER. He is staying there now and might have to forever according to some nurses . (He was on Beneful too)
4 months later (still after ecall): I switched to Kibbles 'n' bits (bad Idea) and feed it to my new adopted 4 year old Olde English Bulldog Pepsi who gets sick but does not die and is NOT rushed to ER.
Now: Pepsi and Coco (the Otterhound) are both put on a strict balanced helathy (not to mention safe) dog food veggie diet. So Ziggy I am sorry to say that truly I think its Beneful I can't think of anything else it could be.
Ya ok I think Beneful is a bad dog food brand. My American Bully (Tubs) has been VERY VERY Ill lately. Just yesturday he threw up. He has been very firsty and tired. Today I took him to the vets and they are baffled.I don't know what else it could be besides the Beneful pet food.
Nope Beneful is SAFE I assure you it is. My two healthy purebred Mastiffs Maky and Caky are happy healthy dogs. They jump on you and pin you down to the floor and lick your face, they play fetch and Jump and all sorts of other things. They have been on Beneful for 6 YEARS now.
Where I shop for my pet foods, the only one they have that has not been recalled is Dad's pet food. I don't think it is a very good brand but Its better than Pedigree (which is what I used to feed my Bull Boxer) He really liked that stuff but one day I bought a bag of it and filled his bowl like I do every morning. When he finished eating his nose began to bleed. So I stoped feeding him that stuff. Just last week my 7 year old daughter got a puppy as a birthday gift. Her name is Power-Puff the Poo-shi. :)
Lissie,
Beneful is not safe. My brother fed it to his East European Shepherd (Blazer) and he began to throw up. His nose bled and then he started to limp. He was no older than 8 months (they live to be about 15 years and over) So he was NOT old. The only problem he EVER had was a skin rash and it stoped at 4 months. PLUS his vet check up was up to date and he was JUST fine before he ate the stuff.
My blood hound USED TO EAT purina. Now he is ok but before he was ill! Vomit and running stools,they lasted for a week. Then it suddenly stoped. I switched to Skippy cause my 16 year old feeds it to her Bich-poo and my 45 year old cousin feeds it to his 2 Victorian bull dogs. SO I AM TELLING YOU DO NOT FEED YOUR DOG PURINA! IT RUINS THEM!!!!!!!
my Standar poodle (Jolie) that means Pretty, ate O'lroy and got sick. Is Ol'roy bad. (I switched to country value like most people
Louanne,
I'm glad Jolie is doing better and you caught the pet food problem in time. Please check the label on Country Value and make sure it's contents are safe.
I am glad to know the meaning of Jolie I didn't know.
Susan
I had a choco colored Lab, he died 2 weeks after I fed him Alpo. Now I have an American Bully. What do I feed him? Cause all they sell in the stores are Purina and Iams
I am part of the lawsuit against pet foods. Because my 2 cats got sick and one died along with my Water Spaniel. I fed my cats Whiskas and my dog Pedigree
Hunter,
The pet food industry doesn't leave us much chocie but to feed food you cook or kill your pets feeding their stuff.
Marge,
I am so sorry about your babies. This is just awful what the pet food industry has done to us.
Susan
i own a mini dachsund and i heard chicken hearts are a good thing to mix in with their dry food ..is this ok and how often can you give it to them
Spiro,
Dogs are meat eaters. Feeding your dog chicken hearts is a wonderful idea. Check your dry dog food for Corn, Wheat, or Soy. These three grains are killers. Dogs, like I said, are meat eaters.
Happy Holidays!
Susan
I sure hope that the Hill's Science Diet the vet gives to my new puppies is ok. It's rather expensive and I'd be devastated if it kills my puppies anyhow... and if i make homemade treats what should i put in them that recipes say i can?
Tippy,
Of all the Science Diet pet foods I've reviewed they all contain Corn, Wheat, and Soy. These grains are KILLERS. Read the ingredients. Has your vet padded his pocket or given you a healthy choice for your new babies?
Remember, No corn, wheat, or soy.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Dog_Food_Review
http://hubpages.com/hub/Home_Made_Dog_Food_Recipes
Susan
And about the whole dispute on BENEFUL, i think it just depends on the dog. At first i fed my puppies beneful puppy mix and they were OK. After a while on teh food, one of them ocasionally threw up for no apparent reason. The other one was perfectly OK. Then i found out that the Beneful was probably causing the sickness and was told to use Hill's Science Diet for puppies and i went out and bought some. They've been on it for a few weeks and seem perfectly fine. I probably will change it though because of the grains. I'm thinking of how the other members of my houseold would feel about having to make homemade dog food. It seems by far the safest option.
My dog is a Rottie.He is on Purina pouch. This is late after the recall.... will he beok?
Lan,
Check the label. Corn, Wheat, and Soy are toxic to dogs and cats. Corn, Wheat, and Soy will kill your pets. You MUST feed foods and treats which do NOT include these three grains.
Susan
Lan,
Check the label. Corn, Wheat, and Soy are toxic to dogs and cats. Corn, Wheat, and Soy will kill your pets. You MUST feed foods and treats which do NOT include these three grains.
Susan
Deat Susan
My dog is only a year and a half old. He's usually energetic, playful and outgoing. The last time he ate was about 3-4 days ago, and ever since then he has been puking constantly. He is very docile and won't even come when his name is called. This is not like him at all. He has had water to drink, but then just pukes it right back up. He has been eating Mainstay dog food by Petall products in Oakville Ont. Canada, for the last little while. I was wondering what could be wrong with him. If you could even message me back at chicky_pooh_019@hotmail.com that would be greatly apriciated. Thank you
Does anyone know who makes "Comet" dog food? I used to be able to buy it in the feed stores up in North Texas. It comes in two different color bags that I've seen. There are the Blue bags and there are Yellow bags. My husband and I used to always buy the Yellow bags for our Lab and Beagle because they did so well on it. However, we moved south a few hours and the place that had been special-ordering it for us traded hands and now we can't find it anywhere! Help Please! If you know where I can get COMET dry dogfood in the yellow bag, or the name of the comany that makes it, please e-mail me at merkihf@gmail.com thanks a ton!
Heidi,
JD Moore has taken Comet brand dog food off the market due to low sales. I have emailed this information to you.
Susan
Thanks Susan for the information. Does JD Moore make any other brands of dog-food that would be comprable to Comet? If not, can you recommend a brand that I might use? We need something inexpensive (we're feeding 3 dogs right now and we have an 11 month old baby -- I'm only a teacher and my husband and country pastor so income is minimal) -- We need something that will hold up to the energy our dogs exert. The Lab loves to retrieve (in the water and on land - and he runs constantly) and the Beagle - well he has a nose of his own and loves to swim and run too. The Blue healer we have is a stray that wandered up and we're feeding her got her shots and all that until we can get a good home for her. She doesn't do much activity but needs a good food. Thanks
Heidi,
I haven't found any further information about the JD Moore company so I'm not sure about the foods they produce.
I have been suggesting to my clients Maxximum Dog Food, available at Wal Mart. This is not the greatest food but it is the best that is available in our area. We live in a town with a population of 2500 so high dollar pet foods are out of the question.
I think the Maxximum runs around 12 -15 dollars for a 20 pound bag. Seems the dogs do well on the food and don't seem to require as large of a serving as with other foods.
Blessings to you,
Susan
do not give cesars to your ;little dog, it is not on the list but mine keeps havig stomache troubles and dark bloody stoole (blood in the stoole) he has been limping, shaking, puking off and on, no more!!! boiled chicken ot hamburg, brown rice, and carrots and string beans with a splash of olive oil, or fish oil, well see how that works out! he has been on cesars for 1 1/2 and every 3 months he would get sick ow it's every 3 datys or so......trust me cesars has something wrong with it!
Sean & Chrissy,
Thanks for the heads-up on Cesars Dog food. I'll keep a watchful eye. Are you sure there were no treats or anything in the diet?
Susan
Susan,
<> I'm having a real hard time figuring out what kind of dry dog food to feed my Otterhound. Lately I've been feeding him Gravy Train dry mixed with Beneful but now i'm afraid to, after reading some of the posts on your site.
Can you please recommend a dry dog food that we know for sure is safe? I
am lost on what to buy for him now. Thank you so much for this website; today is the first time i've come across it.
With much thanks for your hard work on behalf of our loved ones, Terry
April 7, 2008
Terry,
I don't know what pet foods are available in your area so it is hard for me to tell you what you might try for a healthy choice in pet foods. If you use my reviews to select a pet food be sure to get a 10/10 product. http://hubpages.com/hub/Dog_Food_Review Please read the comments about the food, too.
What ever you choose to feed make sure it does not include corn, wheat, or soy. These three grains will kill your hound.
Until these pet food companies are forced to provide accurate information about the contents of their pet foods it is hard to say for sure which pet foods are completely safe.
I was just reading an article on this site that said Nature's Recipe hadn't been recalled in this scare but it isn't on this safe list. Am I missing something?
My puppy just died last week after he ate a CHICKEN JERKY TENDER Waggone Train from CHINA/WALMART. I never heard about the recall last year. I am devastated losing my puppy. I pray they take this product off the shelf for good before more dogs die. I'm afraid to buy any dog food/products now.
Jeannette,
Do not feel bad that you were unaware of the pet food recall since the recall was just a big cover up for the real problem with pet foods. Dogs and Cats are poisoned by corn, wheat, and soy as well as other ingredients. The grains are most likely what killed your puppy.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Susan
My neighbor lost his puppy on the Chicken Jerly Tender too. Does anyone know the status of the class action law suit that has been filed?
Organic,
The Menu Foods class action should be made public the information about the settlement May 15th. The pet food class action filed against pet food companies for truth in advertising is still waiting to be classed.
Susan
Does anyone know anything about HiLife chicken choices wet dog food?
Liz,
I'll get a full review out for you soon I'm behind in getting my review requests completed. I can tell you this, if you own any of this poisonous stuff throw it away right now! Full of corn, wheat, rice, and tons of soy - all of which will kill your dog!
Not Safe!!!!
Susan
great info thank you
Liz,
Here are the reviews you requested for HiLife dog food. http://hubpages.com/hub/HiLife-Healthy-Dog-Foods I have to add this is a very exciting product. This is the first pet food I have rated with the Pet Food Danger Gauge which scored 100% safe!
Susan
Can anyone tell me how much CANIDAE is? I live in Portland, Oregon. My dog has been picky lately about what she eats. I've been feeding her Kibbles 'n Chunks, and she gives me dirty looks every time I put her dish down.
Mich,
This should help you with the information you are looking for http://www.petfooddirect.com
Type in Canidae then you will be able to see all the products Canidae makes and the costs.
Susan
My dog is a Rotweiler/German Sheppard & is about to turn 3 this November.He eats Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition food.He is also fed a couple Ol'Roy treats a day.He hasn't been eating his food or drinking his water for a couple days now.I spray him with a mist from the outdoor hose so he wont get dehydrated.Im thinking he is sick from the heat but I'm not sure.I haven't seen any of his food or treats on the recall list.
Amanda,
We probably won't be seeing any more pet food recalls since the recalls were not forced by any agency in 2007. Why your dog is sick is due to corn, wheat, and soy. These three grains are killers. Remove the grains, Fast!
My prayers are with you,
Susan
I started feeding my 2 chihuahua's Orijen by Champion foods. My friends feed their dogs ACANA made by the same company. No wheat, no grains, no beets. If you don't mind Susan I've added a link to a site with a list of dog foods and their ratings.... http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ It shows the ingredient list then it give a review and breakdown about the ingredients. One of my Chihuahua's became ill and I had to give him boiled chicken, veggies, and yogurt... thank goodness he recovered. They used to eat Royal Canine for Chihuahua's - turned out to be a very low quality food.
My beagle Koopa has been on the hills prescription diet food for the longest time, and has been doing extremely well. We recently switched to eukanuba diet food, with a mix of store brand wet food. The wet food from the store started smelling oddly so we tossed it and opened and new can of pedigree country stew. Koopa normally eats his dry food with a mix of wet for dinner. Yet out of no where he's become so thirsty i have to refill his water bowl about every hour of two. He even threw up in the car three times *luckily we had a blanket to cover the seats...* Then just last night, he threw up once more, and is still extremely thirsty which also causes him to need to go outside quite often. I'm becoming very skeptical about both his wet, and dry food. Unfortunately i'm only doggie sitting Koopa for about another week, so my sister can't put him back to his old diet right now. (I'm also skeptical about his previous dry food. Hills scientific prescription diet food).
Susan, what do you suggest that i do for my dog, for the time being. He's definately not being himself. (We even went to the vet recently and he was fine, since we had his back checked out since he was having issues. Now that those issues are being resolved now he's having different issues right after. I'm very worried and dont' know exactly what i should do.
We have been using Pedigree for years but last the last few months our dogs have been getting diarrhea & have been all but refusing to eat Pedigree dry or wet products. Then the worst happened last Wednesday...after feeding our three year old Aussie....he began drinking more water than usual...then he had 2 seizures in a row immediately after ingesting his Pedigree food. He was a perfectly healthy dog until now.We have taken him to the doctor...he has run blood test & advised us that the seizures were not system or metabolic based...our vet has suggested it could be low levels of toxins...he has now advised us not to feed our dogs Pedigree any longer We were also informed this morning that some of the pet stores have been recalling Pedigree products....one being Pet's Mart....where we were buying Pedigree....but Pedigree website (Pedigree.com) as of tonight doesn't mention that recall at all...but Pet's Marts website doesThis scares us....the silence scares us....after years of using Pedigree, we will no longer continue to buy this product We are interested in doing something about the way dog food is made & sold...it's a same that our loving pets are being perpretrated by these companies.What can we do...how can we get involved?
BETTER FOODS TO FEED YOUR PETS AND WHYIf your dog has diarrhea mixing rice with their food and even some unflavored Metamucil helps to firm up stool. Pedigree is really not a very good food to begin with. Neither is IAMs Beneful Purina or any of the other foods you have usually heard of. The first several ingredients are usually corn (we know what happens when our body gets corn, we poop it out and don’t use it, same with dogs) meat by products (the take the meat off of whatever it is and you get the bones, feathers, coat, feet, beaks, etc) and white or brewers rice (no nutritional value, just a filler) because of this our dogs need to eat more to get the nutrients they need and poop a lot more too. Also…science diet and eukanuba are not very good foods either. They used to be but they were bought out by other companies who, to save money, changed the ingredients to fillers and by products. These foods cost about the same as the all naturals foods and you are getting pedigree quality food. You can check all the ingredients yourself. Stay away from the first 3 ingredients being corn, by products of any kind, and white or brewer’s rice. Go for foods with chicken, chicken meal, or any meats that don’t have by product after them, and BROWN rice. These are good foods. Try going to a specialty pet store and ask about a better food. Precise, Royal Canin, and Verus are all really good foods. When you look at the ingredients they will be along the lines of Chicken, brown rice (the only rice with nutritional value for dogs), and usually another protein source such as chicken meal (chicken meal is just dehydrated chicken, very good) your dogs will eat much less of the food so even though it cost a bit more you go through less food and it ends up saving you money. They also poop less, live longer, and are overall healthier. I have four shih tzus and I feed them Royal Canin dry food. 10lbs of that food last us over a month. 4 adults dogs eating only 10lbs of food between the 4 of them is pretty good! These foods are also all natural and organic so they are never involved in any recalls; you know your food is always safe. Go to your local pet store and ask about these brands (Precise, Royal Canin, Verus, Wellness, California Natural, Innova, Canidae, Merrik) many stores, such as Pets Plus, will even give you your money back for the dog food if your dog doesn’t like it and has programs such as buy 10 bags get your 11th free. It’s worth a try and trust me your dogs will love it.
is the Purina Beneful original dog food safe?
Wow!! Amazing so useful hub
Dear Susan,
After reading so many articles and comments, I am really confused what (brand) wet or dry food to use for my cat. Can you please advise m?
Thanks in advance
Why's Innova Evo DELETED from the list?
My puppy eats Canidae, and my other dogs eat TimerWolf organics. I was feeding them Science Diet, but now, I switched to TimberWolf, and they are soooooooooooooooooooooo much healthier! This list really tell you a lot!
why is EVO deleted from the list?
Sorry with my spelling, I do not speak english.
Between these 3 types of dog food, which one is better, which one would you prefer and why:
Pro Pac
Eukanuba
Pro Plan
Thank you
It is very important to feed right food to your dog. A pet is like a child for the owner. Here is a useful link to help you choose right food for your dog.
MY Dog tasha was doing very well until she starting convulsing and foaming at the then fell to the ground and lost all her bouwls, she is 5 months and we took her to the emergency she had a fever of 107 and was slightly convulsing, she is fine now but was on her death bed, no changes at home just changed her dog food to diamond for puppy's, does anyone know if that it could be the dog food, the vet treated it as if was a toxin,all her blood work came back normal.?
4 months ago I asked why EVO was deleted and changed to Natural Instinct. My RaTerrier got the runs off/on and was not happy. Went back to EVO and he got a rash and also gets soft stools now. Was looking around recently and am choosing to go with Petcurean NOW because it's Grain FREE and Meal FREE. Also it's a Canadian Co. and hopefully our States of USA could offer a similar product very soon.
Here's some info that I thought we should reiterate:
Thought this might help people really understand. Anything "meal" is still not good!!! Its better than by-products but i still NEVER feed anything that contains animal meal to my pets. I hope this helps others: Chicken meal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chicken meal is a commonly-used ingredient in pet foods. It is defined by the AAFCO as "the dry rendered product from a combination of clean flesh and skin with accompanying bone, derived from whole carcasses of chicken thereof, exclusive of feathers and skin" chicken meal CANNOT be made without byproducts!! Chicken meal is never suitable for human consumption as it is rendered. Rendering facilities always process chicken meal using unrefigerated carcass up to but not limited to 7 days old and may contain maggots. AAFCO Definition: Chicken By-Products: Definition: Chicken by-products consists of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, "Chicken by-products include head, feet, entrails, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, stomach, bones, blood, intestines, and any other part of the carcass not fit for human consumption,"
Excellent hub. What is the best way to stay abreast of any dog food recalls, other than tv news or newspaper?
wellness pet food has bone in the food little fish bone i found out on you tube
what human food are safe for dogs
For those who lost their "furry friends" i am very sorry, as i have also.....I now fix chicken for my dogs/rice.....we have 7 baby puppies who eats people foods also.....if its not human consumption.....they dont eat it.....to bad there isnt a co. out there who is honest & makes safe dog foods...If you know one id love to know the co. also the food brand.....it seems all dog foods be it dry or wet or treats causes kidney failure/voniting/digestion/skin problems that lead to deaths.....we love & need our pets safe & healthy........MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL BAND TOGATHER TO GET A CO. TO PRODUCE A DOG SAFE FOOD.......we should boycot the bad dog food co.s they will have to make goo safe dog foods for our pets.........Im checking into what dog/cats really need in their foods...Did you know some kids eat dry dog food?I say if my dog can eat it I can eat it.........lets save our pets......the grains that was poisoned.........how much was in dog foods & how much was in human foods???????????its not shipped to US for just dog foods?????????
Plz do not take advice from Susan Peters.. she is a moron who will or should be sued for killing our pets with WRONG info
My friend's pug died mysteriously and painfully. It was only 2 years old. Her vet ran tests and only found a urinary tract infection. Why is it that Vets don't even consider food poisoning? Do they not read the list of recalled products or know the difference between junk food and healthy food.
Just wanted to warn people about a website that makes false claims about pet food in the name of being a "consumer guide" Apparently, the author of this site believes that the FDA and the AAFCO are infallible! http://www.petfoodreport.com/aboutpetfood.htm
Examples: "Every ingredient used in pet food is there for a reason.... The makers of pet food do not put in anything that's not needed"
"The by-products used in pet food are an important source of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids."
"The same preservatives are used in food for people and pet food." I don't recall seeing bha and bht in ANYTHING I've ever consumed!
GRITJJ says:
2 years ago
i took my dog to the vet about 2-3 weeks ago because she had the same problem,does anyone know if mighty dog pouch was also recalled ?