Massive dog/cat food recall

[Wolfheart]

For more information:http://www.menufoods.com/recall/
this affects nearly 100 brands of canned and pouch foods sold in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

[Sweetpea]

We had a patient come into the E.R. today that had renal failure that was related to the recalled food. I'm not sure exactly what kind of food he ate though because I guess there are a number of differnt kinds. I haven't read the article yet but I'm going to right now.

[PetsRus]

We had a patient come into the E.R. today that had renal failure that was related to the recalled food. I'm not sure exactly what kind of food he ate though because I guess there are a number of differnt kinds. I haven't read the article yet but I'm going to right now.

Was it a dog? They are saying on Iams website that is has only been cats. I looked at the pouches I had left over and they are not the ones effected but I am not letting them eat it anyway just to be on the safe side.

[Sweetpea]

I believe it was a dog. It was pretty busy today and I just overheard someone saying renal failure due to the recall, I only saw one cat in triage but I think he was there for a differnt reason. Yes it was a dog because I asked what was wrong with that cat and she told me, but it wasn't the food problem.

[eli]

can't be so!!

I've been sleep over pet sitting this weekend & on my way home, stop at my grocery store to buy some dog food etc....

Get home feed my dogs.
Sit down to Petgroomer.com & see the thread about the recall.

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just fed my 6 dogs this Publix brand canned food I bought right off the shelf this morning!
So I call the store to ask why there were cans on the shelf & no signs! He (grocery manager) assures me all of the food was pulled last night. Shows what he knows!
I ask why there wasn't a huge sign on the door? Why wasn't there a huge sign at the register?

Well, we'll see what happens. It wasn't a lot of food & I split it between them but, The scary thing is they are all little dogs.

Thanks for posting this here!! I may not have found out otherwise.
Erica

[Wolfheart]

You're welcome. I didn't want to cause hysteria, but this piece of news was important to share. I hope your furkids are OK, Wolf

[RevWind]

What I want to know is why 1 company is making the foods for soooo many other different brands? Are they all, then, essentially the same food? What a rip-off. Our critters get all natural, organic stuff from a specialty pet boutique type place.

Stephen: Extremely common practice. For example, as of a couple years ago, 2 different companies made all the various brands of aspirin. You may be sold to feel safer in that it is a particular brand, and maybe you are, but dozens of brands are still made by 2 factory owners. Candy manufacturers, like M&M's, are one of the biggest makers of big corporate dog foods, and it extends to fast food. Jack in the Box is Ralston as in Purina. We too don't use major manufacturer foods, and we choose Canidae and we make our own wet foods with organic beef, rice and veggies ALL of which come from a rancher or farmer we know. After years of saying genetically engineered foods were safe too last week Reuters started covering mainstream news saying, Ooops, well perhaps not as safe as we thought. So we take the safe route with foods.

[eli]

safe food for our pets

Even before all this came about I was reading an older book where the author was talking about just feeding your dog what you eat (within reason).
I give my dogs table food anyhow, so this is the way I'm leaning for the future. (I know any food can become toxic)
I bought some chicken leg quarters (69/pound), some rice, & canned green beans- cooked it up & everyone ate with no ill effects. Not that much more expensive. Not to mention I could probably feed lees because all the fillers are gone.

Stephen- How do you know how much to feed for adequate nutrition?

I even went RAW for a while but just didn't like the idea of so much raw chicken around my kitchen everyday. You would not believe the difference in the amount of stool you don't have to scoop while feeding the RAW diet!!
It's like dust. I'd just smoosh it into the dirt.
And even my toy Poodle could handle a small amount of neck bone.

And so far my guys seem ok after eating some of the recalled food.

Erica

[Cosette]

What I want to know is why 1 company is making the foods for soooo many other different brands? Are they all, then, essentially the same food?

Mighty Dog and Nutro Natural Choice pouches are included in the recall, but even though they are made at the same manufacturing plant, the quality of the ingredients included in each product is not the same. For example, Mighty Dog is using water instead of broth, and they're using meat by-products.

[b]Mighty Dog Pouch: Beef Dinner in Gravy[/b]

WATER SUFFICIENT FOR PROCESSING, CHICKEN, POULTRY LIVER, MEAT BY-PRODUCTS, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, GUAR GUM, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CARBONATE, FERROUS SULFATE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, ZINC OXIDE, COPPER PROTEINATE, VITAMIN A ACETATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, VITAMIN B-12 SUPPLEMENT,VITAMIN D-3 SUPPLEMENT, POTASSIUM IODIDE, BIOTIN, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, SODIUM SELENITE.

[b]Nutro Natural Choice Pouch: Beef Stew[/b]

Beef Broth, Beef, Beef Liver, Chicken, Wheat Gluten, Carrots, Brown Rice Flour, Potatoes, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavor, Salt, Guar Gum, Sodium Phosphate, Caramel, Tomato Pomace, Brewers Dried Yeast, Tricalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sodium Carbonate, Iron Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Sodium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Dried Chickory Root, Choline Chloride, Beta-Carotene, Taurine, L-Carnitine, Copper Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Managanous Sulfate, Sodium Selenite.

Sheri

[Wolfheart]

Update:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070323/...et_food_recall

[k9stylist1968]

Thank you, Sheri, for (as usual) saying perfectly what I've been pounding my head trying to say all along..... "made at the same location" does NOT necessarily equate to BEING the same..... There are lesser-quality foods and good and high-quality foods on the recall list. Many of them do not officially contain the contaminated wheat gluten, but because they may have been mixed by the same machinery as the tainted foods, they were included on the recall list.

As professionals, it is our duty to NOT contribute to media hype but to give intelligent, educated information. And it is definitely NOT our place to say foods are inherently "good" or "bad", as many cannot afford the Super-premium foods, and they are feeding the best they CAN afford.