Pet Food Recall Information
70In Memory Of My Best Friend
- Cat Food Recall (click here)
- Class Action Law Suit Filed Against Pet Food Companies
- Dog Food Recall (click here)
- How To Join The Pet Food Class Action Law Suit
Pet Food Ingredients:
- Pet Food Poison Alert (click here)
- What's In My Pet's Food? (click here)
- What's the Recall All About? (click here)
Recalled Products: March 2008
- Cat Food and Treats Recall List (click here)
- Class Action Law Suit Filed Against Pet Food Companies
- Dog Food and Treats Recall List (click here)
- Fish Food Recall List
- Cat Food Recall Is Your Cat Sick? (click here)
- Dog Food Recall Is Your Dog SICK? (click here)
Ask Susan Peters Safe List - Not Recalled:
- Cat Food Safe to Feed After the Recall (click here)
- Dog Food Safe to Feed After the Recall (click here)
What's Being Done:
- Class Action Law Suit Filed Against Pet Food Companies
- Pet Food Recall Class Action Lawsuit (click here)
- Pet Food Recall What About Our Dead Pets And Vet BillS? (click here)
- Class Action Lawsuit Settlement - Pet Food Companies Barking and Biting
What is the Pet Food Recall Really About?
- Pet Food Products In The News Up To The Minute News Release (click here)
- What's in the pet food to make it included in the Pet Food Recall (click here)
Ask Susan Peters Other Sites Of Interest:
Cat Food Review - Cat Food Ratings
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
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My cat died because of this food. She died 3 weeks ago, she was always feed Sophisticat Supreme small cans wet-cuts and gravy. 10 hours of emergency room care, they couldn't figure out what happened, they said as if all her organs just quit. She was crying and going from just starng into space to fighting off the oxygen mask and IV's. Emmy, my cat was just 5 yrs. old.
This is very bad for they knew it in Feb and some food was given to animals to test on them after sickness. the info is on www.zolaenterprises.com and getting more spooky. Look at the alerts on it
Luckily, I do not feed my pets anything on the recall list, but it is making me re-think about what I am feeding my dear ones. I have two indoor cats and a 8-month puppy. What kind of protein, fiber, etc should they be getting? Also, what ingredients should we steer clear of? I recently heard about Blue Buffalo, www.bluebuff.com, is this really superior to say, Purina?
we lost our dog Ginger she has symptoms frequent urination thirsty lost of appetite weak and died within aweek. She was taken to vet he said some of stomach virus.
i urge everyone to stop using ANY commercial foods, if possible. DEFINITELY stay away from grains (especially corn) and by-products. My cats started throwing up abruptly when i fed them wet meow mix. After doing some research, I switched to SHeba and Wellness (for dry) and they have been fine. But my dog, who hadn't eaten properly for years suddenly put on weight as soon as I took him off commercial foods. The pet food industry MUST be held accountable now, and in the future. The only way to get our point across is to spread the word among pet owners to read labels and NOT to use this garbage.
I almost lost my cat...over $700.00 of bills - fed him Pets Pride. do I have any recourse? I have no cans left
My Boston Terrier was very sick near the end of January - He was very letargic and would just stare into space for long periods of time. I was feeding him Iams Beef and Chicken Chunks in gravy at the time - $500 dollars in vet bills later they couldnt find anything wrong with him. About the same point in time Iams was no longer on the shel and I started feeding him Little Ceasars. He has gotten much better since then. What recourse do I have to get re-imbursed for Vet fees??
Rick my bostons have been very sick too. One of them twice now as of tonight. I feed them Nutro natural DRY lamb and rice small bites. They have some of the same undeniable symptoms, one of which is the inability to walk. We've spent 600.00 so far, but this isn't nearly the concern to me that their health is. We love them like our children. Where do I find Little Ceasars?
if we have FDA restrictions in the united states why on earth do we import foods,etc from countries that do not have the same restrictions????????
I have 2 yorkies, both 6 years old. About 4 years ago, I was feeding them Little Ceasars. I opened a container and found nothing but a piece of chicken skin with a small amount of gravy!! I immediately went to the internet to find out what was allowed in dog food. What a shock! Have you ever heard of the 4 D's?? Look into it! You will never feed your little guys dog food again!
My heart breaks for those who have lost pets.Me and my husband have three babies we adore,one little red persian and two himmies,They bring us so much joy.we would be lost without them.The Earth's animals deserve so much better!Only one of our cats ate whiskas,and even though she wasn't showing any symptoms we had her tested,we're lucky she's fine. All three ate Hill's prescriptoin c/d,which prompted me to read the ingredient list,which is cheap'brewers rice',by products,pork fat and chemical preservatives.I'm so ashamed I never read the label before,and have been giving them this garbage for years,just because the vet reccommended it.I think i've found a healthy food for them,thats what they're eating now,NewmansOwnOrganics makes a healthy natural cat and dog food,I'm impressed with it.It's pricy,but I agree with the person that said he would eat beans if he had to so his pets could eat better.The website also has eye-opening info about ingrediets they are allowed to put in pet food,like 4D chicken,it will truly make you sick,it did me,on the FAQ PAGE. My prayers are with all the furry babies and thier parents.
Has anyone had problems with dry food? We are having issues here with our animals who have eaten only dry. Please e-mail with replies1
I have a 3 year old Siamese that I've fed dry Meow Mix since he was old enough to eat it. He's had problems this past year off and on vomiting, and my old 14 year old who passed away 3 months ago started vomiting off and on, too. We thought he died from old age, but now I wonder. I never thought that it could be the food they ate that would cause problems. Looks like I'll have to find an alternative. What is a good dry brand to get for cats?
I've fed my 3 cats "chicken of the sea"----tuna fish for years. The vet said it wasn't good for them. What do they know? My cats are 15 and doing fine. Thank God I don't have to look at labels.
Is Solid Gold OK? Has anyone had any problems w/Hundchen Flocken Dry Foods?
No recalls as of yet for Solid Gold
So far I haven't seen any Fancy Feast recalls (and I hope it stays that way). My duo's lived on Fancy Feast and Hill's Science Diet dry (non-prescription) and seem to be okay. I'm following faithfully and I hope that the companies are held accountable for this.
Katie,
Fancy Feast has no recalls but Science Diet has had more than their share of recalls. Of course, both of these products are named in a Class Action for the number of deaths and illnesses each of the products have caused.
I wish you the best of luck!
Susan
Susan - What food was added on 6-13-07? Also, I guess you have heard that now they have found a tylenol type substance in some of the pet food.
Jeannie,
Fish food, lots of fish food for our little pets swimming in tanks.
Susan
wow you people are not aware of the things going on now I think. There was dry food on the list not just what they put up months ago. The fda in the usa does not restrict or never did pet food at all only human food which now they have recalls on that too from the bad rice and chemical sprays. It is in the news in others countries why is it not so known here. Have you not heard this on tv yet omg spooky. Be very careful still. They were passing out newletters in email from that zolaenterprises.com site since they had not had time to post it. If you folks really wrote this so recently you need to get a newletter from them. I emailed her when I heard about it. I put the url up as mine since I have no website.
Just email her off the link on that page and tell her you do not know what is going on out here yet. I would paste mine here but, I do not know if they allow it.
I purchased a 17kg. bag of ProPlanDiet food for my dog in April. I gave her one cup as indicated on the chart. There are about 4 kg. of food left in the bag, but when I went to feed her today, I discovered that the bag was full of live moths. I called the supplier, but they will not compensate me for the lost food. Why is there no warning on the package to ensure the freshness of the product over time. According to the directions and the weight of my dog, it should take about 6 months to finish the large bag, but after less than 4 months, the product has become unusable. I would like to know what you think should be done in such a case.
Hadassa,
I agree with you that if a pet food company is going to sell large quanities of pet food the container needs to be made to reseal. I also feel that if a product is going to go bad due to bugs, etc. the company should warn against that, as well. When a person opens a can of people food the product clearly states "refrigerate after opening". I don't think you have any recourse against the company but I do feel there should be a warning posted and a "zipper" provided on the bag if feeding dry food. I would suggest that you buy either smaller bags or put the unused pet food in an air-tight container after opening.
Susan
How about this, quit buying dog food! People food is fine for dogs, provided you avoid the obvious (onions, chocolate). Dog food is made of the lowest classes of leftover meats that are unfit for humans, and the stuff is full of carbohydrates and makes pets fat.
Steve,
You are a savy consumer! Pretty easy to put the facts together isn't it? One more caution....Don't feed packaged people food. Packaged people food isn't good for people and will kill your pets. Feel free to feed your pets what doesn't come out of McDonalds or a processed food pacage.
Susan
Can anyone please tell me who makes Petking Chicken Jerky Tid Bits? I have a friend who had 2 chihuahua puppies. One died today from a toxic bacteria and the other is now showing the same signs. These are manfutured in China but I have been unable to findout by which company. These were purchased at a Dollar type store in GA. I am seeing were there have been problems with other chicken jerky treats from China but have not seen this brand. Thank you for any help.
Celeste,
I have tried researching this product and can not find the producer. With so many recalls and the death you have reported, I wouldn't give this product as a snack.
Susan
Susan,
I talked to the owner of Petking in the USA this afternoon. He refused to name the manufacturer of the Chicken Jerky Tid-Bits. He did say that they come from China and are made by one of the largest manufactures of Chicken Jerky in China and repeatedly stated that they had had NO recalls. He stated that he has had NO complaints on this product. I explained that I was not blaming this product but trying to gather information. He suggested that possibly the puppies had picked up something from the outside or in the house, and I explained that these puppyies have a playpen that was designed for them in the house as they are to small to be able to run free (scared of stepping on one of them) and that they had NEVER been outside (potty pad training). So the possibility of them getting into something that they shouldn't have is not there. We did go by the store where the treats were purchased from and told the owner of the store about this and he immediately pulled the product from his shelf and said that it would not be sold until we have the results back. This was the first time he had ordered this product and it had just come in last week. He was also picking up the telephone to call the supplier as we were leaving. He is very upset that there is a possibilty of a product that he sells having done this.
Our vet did save the stomach contents and this will be sent to the lab as well as all food and treats that they have been exposed to. The second puppy was started on meds last night and had her blood work done today. When and if we have anything solid as evidence of what has caused this I will be happy to post those results.
Thank You, for taking the time to see if you could find the manufacturer. If I do find out who they are I will post this info immediately.
Thanks Again,
Celeste
Celeste,
Thank you for helping to inform the public. The recall is not a forced recall so if this pet food (treat) producer doesn't want to pull their products no one out there is making them. Wal Mart just pulled the stuff, put a new UPC code and returned the tainted products to the shelves.
Susan
I have 2 cats- a male maincoon and a female russian bleu- the male is older and i have recently noticed him drinking lots of water and heavy urination. Both cats eat the same food-Iams origingal with chicken dry- but i haven't noticed any changed in her intake of water. I went out today and purchased wellness for the which is what they used to eat. My question is, is the any recall on the Iams product? Other than the intake of water and the heavy urination there is no change in his behavior. He eats, plays, purrs, talks to us and loves on us. I quess I'm going on it's better to be safe than sorry.Thanks,Jennifer
Jennifer,
Iams has recalls and a Class Action filed against the company for the deaths and illness the products they produce have caused.
Susan
Does anyone know what species of Tuna is in 9 Lives canned Cat Tuna? Does anyone know where 9 Lives gets their Tuna? If anyone knows,I would appreciate knowing. Theres a site called Oceans Alive that lists safe fish for humans and light tuna seems to be the best-----cant imagine it would be used in 9 Lives. I use this food infrequently but still want to know. Also I bought a dry cat food at Pet Smart. Authority Adult Sensitive Solutions Turkey based food. It has Turkey,Turkey Meal,Brewers Rice,Oatmeal,Salmon Meal,Nat. Flavor(?),Beet Pulp, Dried egg product,rice flour,animal fat & canola oil. Then the vitamins. Is this food ok? Thx?
River,
The reviews I've done on Authority look to be pretty good. From what you have listed as ingredients makes me question why Authority has had to add "Natural Flavor" (made from what?) " Dried egg "product" (whatever that is) and enticed the cats to eat this stuff by adding animal fat. But the overall ingredients look good and seem to be a far better option to so many other brands.
Susan
I still think of all the poor animals and families that suffered so much thru the recalls.
I have 3 dogs and 2 cats...one cat at the time the recalls came out. All of my dogs were affected by the recall. They we're eating IAMS dryfood Senoir and Adult Maint. Dog foods...the cat was eating IAMS dryfood. I switched to Royal Canin/Sensible Choice Chicken Adult/Senoir Dry kibble.-( a food i have used on my dogs previously to be safe...which wasn't on the recall list at the time and for the cat switched to royal canin special 33 ( never recalled!) a teriffic food.
...Two weeks later the food i switched to for the dogs..was put on the recall list.
1300$ later (and i think the vet was very fair on cost- seemed low for the care my pets recieved). One overnight for 5 days,one overnight for 3 days etc. Shortly after the switch all my dogs showed signs of lethargy even our 100lb shepherd wasnt doing well. My lil shih-ztu was over night the longest out of the 3 at 15 yrs old. THEY ALL SURVIVED...and my cat wasnt affected a bit. ROYAL CANIN paid my vet bills in full..little runaround about it...they were great. They took 100% responsibility for my vet bills. They also have assured me this will never happen again with their food. Ingredience are tested before during and after production. All my dogs are on Breed Specific foods by royal canin mixed with science diet ID wet food.. and doing very very well 7 months after the poisioning. (poision in our case was rice protein).
May this never ever happen again.
jgs,
Be careful with the Science Diet, which has a history of recalls as well. The Science Diet ID has rated lower than OL'Roy in the pet food reviews. Hope you aren't paying much for the ID formula.
I'm glad to hear that Royal Canin took responsibilty for their actions. Did they tell you how long it will be before we see changes in their pet foods? Please keep me advised when these changes occur.
Thanks,
Susan
has anyone heard of Exclusive food by PMI nutrituin? Has it ever been recalled. I think it's a great food for my choc, lab. no by products, corn, etc
Jana,
I took a quick look at a couple of the formulas. I had never heard of this pet food before you mentioned it so I am most excited to do a review on the new stuff. I have 82 reviews ahead of you so it will be later in the week before I can get to your request.
Don't get your hopes up, though, I saw some spooky things listed in those pages.
Susan
thanks susan for looking into the EXCLUSIVE if you find it's not good please let me know so i can switch her food. I am thinking of INNOVA large breed puppy or Eagle pack large breed puppy. Are either one of those one you would use??
Susan- I would still like for you to look into Exclusive for me. But I am in the process of switching my choc. lab to Innova Large Breed Puppy. Is this a good choice? She just loves it and i don't have to put yogurt or chicken in with it. She loves it plain! Please let me know your thoughts. Jana
Jana,
Sorry to be so slow to get back to you, my internet has been down. The answer to your question is no to Innova and yes to Eagle Pack.
I'll get those reviews for you.
Susan
She has been on Innova for 2 days can i go right to eagle pack? Holistic or regular? And i thought you said no corn and eagle has corn innova does not. why is eagle better? Let me know asap so i can switch right away. I am going to look at the hub now for the EXclusive!!
Jana,
The Eagle Pack I reviewed did not have corn in it. Which type of Eagle Pack did you find corn in?
Innova has a class action filed against it in late January due to false advertising. The list of ingredients for Innova is false. Testing has shown that Innova ingredients are substandard and are deemed "not fit for human consumption".
I can't support Innova.
Susan
glad i took her off the Exlculsive. I also see beet pulp is in Eagle where it's not in Innova. Now I am really confused..
Eagle Pack large breed puppy Holistic and the regular. I saw ground corn meal.
Jana, Which Eagle Pack are you looking at?
Eagle Pack Large Breed Puppy or Eagle Pack Holistic Large Breed Puppy
Eagle Pack Holistic Select Large & Giant Breed Puppy Dry Food
It does look like the formula has changed a bit since but I still don't see corn.
Ingredients:Lamb Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground White Rice, Chicken Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Anchovy & Sardine Meals, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Menhaden Fish Oil, Carrots, Sun-Cured Alfalfa, Peas, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Quinoa (Organic), Blueberries, Apples, Inulin, L-Carnitine, Taurine, Beta-Carotene, Cranberries, Dehydrated Kelp, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-Pantothenic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Inositol, Polysaccharide Complexes Of Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper and Cobalt, Potassium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium, B. subtilus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus coagulins, Aspergillus oryzae, and Aspergillus niger.
Jana,
I found it Eagle Pack Large & Giant Breed Puppy Formula
Ingredients:Lamb Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Yellow Corn, Oatmeal, Chicken Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid and Rosemary Extract), Corn Germ Meal (Dry Milled), Brewers Dried Yeast, Fish Meal, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Inulin (Chicory Extract), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal Sterol (source of Vitamin D3), Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-Pantothenic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Inositol, Dehydrated Kelp, SQM (Poly-saccharide Complexes of Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper and Cobalt), Potassium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Enzymes; and DFMs (Enterococcus faecium and Lactobacillus acidophilus, B. Subtillus, B. Lichenformis).
Oooo, I wouldn't trust Eagle Pack after reading all that junk! Whew!!!!!!!
Sus
Guaranteed Analysis %:Crude Protein min. 23 Crude Fat min. 12 Moisture max. 10 Crude Fiber max. 3.5So what do you think I should feed her then??
Oh, Jana,
I'm so glad you found Eagle Pack has "fallen off the wagon". They used to have a great product.
I'm looking through my reviews trying to come up with a healthy choice for her. Wow, tough job. I'll keep looking.
Susan
ok thanks! i don't think there is a good food anymore!!
Canidae isn't looking too bad.
Jana,
Looks like that is the best I can do for now. I have to go to work for now. I'll resume my search this afternoon.
Susan
Jana,
Orijen Large Breed Puppy Formula Dry Dog Food
I don't like the use of "natural flavor" but the rest doesn't look too bad. I'll do a full review later.
ZiwiPeak Daily-Dog Cuisine Lamb Real Meat Dog FoodThe ranch-raised lamb used in ZiwiPeak 'Treats' and 'Cuisine' is a pure source of high quality protein and fats. Lamb provides these essential proteins and fats that pets need in their diet for muscle and brain function. Lamb is also a relatively new and substantially different meat source and as such, has wide appeal as an allergen free product if your pet has health problems in this area.
Ingredients:Lamb - Meat, Liver, Tripe, Heart & Kidney, Chickory Syrup, Green-lipped and Blue Mussel, Hoki Fish Oil, Lecithin, Kelp, Vitamins & Minerals, Mixed Tocopherals and Parsley.
thanks susan. i think i am going to use the orijen. the protein is 42% for large breed puppy and i asked the company why and they said it's because its grain free. It is also rated #1 pet food in the U.S. and on the list as a 6 star food which is the highest rating.
well i went and bought Orijen Large breed puppy. Haven't given it to her yet not til dinner so i hope she likes it. Let me know what you find out about it. I hear all great things and it's the closest to raw food diet you can get. I just don't believe in raw!!!
Jana,
I believe Orijen is where I have to lay my money, for now. I'm still shocked by Eagle Pack.
Your puppy is a lucky girl to have such a wonderful Momma!
Susan
well thank you. It's expensive $60 for a 30lb bag but she is so worth it. I asked my breeder about it and she said it's the best food and most expensive but to watch her weight with it because of the protein %. She is switching her puppies over to it too. I will let youknow how she does on it, so far its great, she doesn't need as much either at each feeding.
Jana,
I'm excited Orijen is working out well for you. Please keep us posted on how she does with the new diet.
Susan
she loves orijen and is doing great on it. Her stools are a bit loose but it's because i switched her right over. Other than that i feel great knowing she is getting the best. She looks wonderful.
hi susan- she is doing wonderful on the orijen large breed puppy and all of my concerns with the high protein have beed addressed. she loves it and looks great.. thanks
Jana,
I'm so glad she is doing well. I'm just as glad you are keeping me posted on her progress. This pet food stuff is such a scary mess so I am double glad she is doing well.
Susan
Hi susan, she is still on the Origen and doing wonderful. Let me know if you hear anything about this food. I hear all great things.
Jana,
I'm pleased things are going well!
Susan
hi susan- would you mind looking into Artemis large breed puppy? And maybe the problems orijen lbp can have on agrowing pup? Im hearing alot of controversy aboout the orijen and it's hi protein. Artemis is a 5 star on the dogfoodanalysis. Thank you. Jana
I have been feeding my dog, california natural reduced lamb and rice dry, but want to start homemade food. Been using Ground Turkey, Brown & white organic rice, past and organic potato. Will add organic carrots and string beans when her stomach is better. Do I have to add a vitamin and mineral supplement and if so which one does anyone feel is safe?
Sue,
Potato and rice are just fillers. Use these if you need to thicken the mix but they do nothing for your pet. I have been using people vitamins for my dog. May not be the best choice but I don't feel it could be any worse than what is on the market for our pets. I make sure the vits. are color free and nothing added (flavor, etc). Try some pumpkin in the pet food... settles the tummy and is good for them, too.
Susan
Susan-We buried our beautiful girl on 8-30-08 and are still perplexed at what happened. She had all the symptoms of the toxicity resulting from the dog food recall. She had one bowl of Hi-Tek Rations Hi-Performance dog food. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with this brand? She was hospitalized for 5 days, but her kidneys were not recovering. We are waiting for lab results on the kidneys so we can put this tragic and senseless loss to rest. Our vet has determined her urinalysis is not consistent with anti-freeze poisoning, although her symptoms mimic that. I am outraged that this recall could still be affecting our pets today. It's a heartbreaking situation.
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AskSusanPeters says:
18 months ago
Yes, corn and wheat. The company makes gluten from these products.