Comments on: Pet-food recall: What to feed, and more numbers http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:03:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: catlover http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-14149 catlover Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:14:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-14149 Blue Buffalo pet food company in CT uses no wheat in their food, and does not use Menu Foods for mfg/canning. It's sold at Petsmart. Dear catlover, Thank you for taking the time out to write us. And thank you for your interest in BLUE. BLUE products have never been produced by Menu Foods and we are not affiliated with them in any way. Best regards, Samantha Wuhrer The Blue Buffalo Company (203) 762-9751 Ext 11 Blue Buffalo pet food company in CT uses no wheat in their food, and does not use Menu Foods for mfg/canning. It’s sold at Petsmart.

Dear catlover,

Thank you for taking the time out to write us. And thank you for your interest in BLUE. BLUE products have never been produced by Menu Foods and we are not affiliated with them in any way.

Best regards,

Samantha Wuhrer

The Blue Buffalo Company

(203) 762-9751 Ext 11

]]> By: MikeKeen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-14148 MikeKeen Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:57:19 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-14148 Gigi, haven't heard that name for years. keen Gigi, haven’t heard that name for years.

keen

]]> By: MikeKeen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-14135 MikeKeen Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:58:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-14135 Do not reccomend DRY FOOD. Please don't do it! Dr. Becker, you have good intensions but your 180º out of whack. You see, I believe that the dry food problems have been with us for years, they are being magnified now because of the newer wet food problems...in a big way. In the past your dog got sick and you didn't go on the net to see who elses dog or cat died, no, you just buried them. Now we have the resources to compile and assimilate a great deal more information in a short time. With these tools we have the world and all of it's good and bad at our fingertips. I have been in touch with people in all over this great country and Great Britan, Mexico, Newfoundland and South Africa all since the death of my dear Abby Gayle. I have found that pets are in serious trouble every where and no one wants to admit it. The news papers give us the back page, the syndicated columnist under state the crisis, the vets are getting wealthy. Hell, they sell to us what is killing our pets and then charge enormous sums for treatment. The pet food manufactures make their quick bags of change and the pet owners foot the bill. This is just the opinion of a person who has lost something very dear and knows it will be impossible to replace. Any money we recieve should be used as Mary stated earlier, get your pet at the S.P.C.A. or Animal Shelter, maybe then, if we all did this, it could put animals in our homes instead of in our pets food. They killed our Dog! Our Dear Abby Gayle Died last night at 10:05 pm with my wife, sons and daughter at her side. Almost 4 years old, purbred Airedale Terrier, picture perfect health record, She died of acute kidney failure due to eating tainted, contamiated, IAMS Dry, Green Bag, purchased from Walmart. Dead before we could do anything because we were notified to late and as for the dry food no notification at all. Please people, listen, do not feed your dog any products from these recalled manufactures, wet or dry. Do you trust them, they have been hiding this for months possibly years. They have had this problem for 2 years and have still not trully fiqured out why. Please don't feed your pets poison DRY FOOD! It may have anti freeze components in it. I know I'm going to ruffle some feathers, bring it on. keen for Abby Gayle (keen@mac.com) Do not reccomend DRY FOOD. Please don’t do it! Dr. Becker, you have good intensions but your 180º out of whack. You see, I believe that the dry food problems have been with us for years, they are being magnified now because of the newer wet food problems…in a big way. In the past your dog got sick and you didn’t go on the net to see who elses dog or cat died, no, you just buried them. Now we have the resources to compile and assimilate a great deal more information in a short time. With these tools we have the world and all of it’s good and bad at our fingertips. I have been in touch with people in all over this great country and Great Britan, Mexico, Newfoundland and South Africa all since the death of my dear Abby Gayle. I have found that pets are in serious trouble every where and no one wants to admit it. The news papers give us the back page, the syndicated columnist under state the crisis, the vets are getting wealthy. Hell, they sell to us what is killing our pets and then charge enormous sums for treatment. The pet food manufactures make their quick bags of change and the pet owners foot the bill.
This is just the opinion of a person who has lost something very dear and knows it will be impossible to replace. Any money we recieve should be used as Mary stated earlier, get your pet at the S.P.C.A. or Animal Shelter, maybe then, if we all did this, it could put animals in our homes instead of in our pets food.
They killed our Dog! Our Dear Abby Gayle Died last night at 10:05 pm with my wife, sons and daughter at her side. Almost 4 years old, purbred Airedale Terrier, picture perfect health record, She died of acute kidney failure due to eating tainted, contamiated, IAMS Dry, Green Bag, purchased from Walmart. Dead before we could do anything because we were notified to late and as for the dry food no notification at all. Please people, listen, do not feed your dog any products from these recalled manufactures, wet or dry. Do you trust them, they have been hiding this for months possibly years. They have had this problem for 2 years and have still not trully fiqured out why. Please don’t feed your pets poison DRY FOOD! It may have anti freeze components in it.

I know I’m going to ruffle some feathers, bring it on.

keen for Abby Gayle (keen@mac.com)

]]> By: Cathy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13322 Cathy Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:16:46 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13322 kerry, the recall of Pedigree in Thailand due to fungal problems was in 2004. Please try not to spread panic unnecessarily. Give us a source to check for statements like this. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2004_March_15/ai_114410165 kerry, the recall of Pedigree in Thailand due to fungal problems was in 2004. Please try not to spread panic unnecessarily. Give us a source to check for statements like this.

http://findarticles.com/p/arti....._114410165

]]> By: kerry http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13307 kerry Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:52:25 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13307 I think I'm doing OK because I'm feeding dry Pedigree............ then i see online that it is being recalled in Thailand, and Asia and others because dogs there are dying! What gives???? I think I’m doing OK because I’m feeding dry Pedigree………… then i see online that it is being recalled in Thailand, and Asia and others because dogs there are dying! What gives????

]]> By: Kim http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13303 Kim Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:44:30 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13303 Traci, I have been reading that site, and have only bought the foods I most trust. Which I still don't trust. Which is the problem. Sigh. Thanks though. Ohmigod. I've got the TV on in the background and I just heard "ABC World News brought to you by Purina". Guess that might answer some of our questions... And I posted this on the most recent post, but let's add it here too. Names, phone numbers and email addresses for the AP Bureau Chief in every state. http://www.ap.org/media/pdf/CoBContactList_08.08.pdf Traci,

I have been reading that site, and have only bought the foods I most trust. Which I still don’t trust. Which is the problem. Sigh. Thanks though.

Ohmigod. I’ve got the TV on in the background and I just heard “ABC World News brought to you by Purina”.

Guess that might answer some of our questions…

And I posted this on the most recent post, but let’s add it here too. Names, phone numbers and email addresses for the AP Bureau Chief in every state.
http://www.ap.org/media/pdf/Co....._08.08.pdf

]]> By: Steve http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13292 Steve Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:32:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13292 it’s about time DC does something about the this. Comment by gigi — March 26, 2007 Gigi your correct this situation is unacceptable and it is time to start contacting ALL our representatives and request they begin demanding some answers from all involved including right up up to the FDA. it’s about time DC does something about the this.
Comment by gigi — March 26, 2007

Gigi your correct this situation is unacceptable and it is time to start contacting ALL our representatives and request they begin demanding some answers from all involved including right up up to the FDA.

]]> By: gigi http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13282 gigi Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:19:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13282 steve,it's about time DC does something about the this. steve,it’s about time DC does something about the this.

]]> By: Traci http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13281 Traci Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:19:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13281 "My 2 cats think I’m crazy - I put food in front of them, let them eat for a few minutes, then I wonder if that can was okay, change my mind and decide it might not have been even though the company doesn’t use Menu at all, so I rush over and take their food away." Cats will pick up on your stress, and stress itself makes living things sick. Don't take this as chastising, but settle on something beforehand and let them eat it. Vist this link for a discussion on what are alternatives you might feel safe with at the moment: http://petsitusa.com/blog/?p=210 Also read the comments as readers are always adding new info. “My 2 cats think I’m crazy - I put food in front of them, let them eat for a few minutes, then I wonder if that can was okay, change my mind and decide it might not have been even though the company doesn’t use Menu at all, so I rush over and take their food away.”

Cats will pick up on your stress, and stress itself makes living things sick. Don’t take this as chastising, but settle on something beforehand and let them eat it.

Vist this link for a discussion on what are alternatives you might feel safe with at the moment:

http://petsitusa.com/blog/?p=210

Also read the comments as readers are always adding new info.

]]> By: Steve http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-13267 Steve Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/26/pet-food-recall-what-to-feed-and-more-numbers/#comment-13267 Sally, Please accept my condolences over your loss. We need to stick together for the long run and make sure this never happens again. Whatever it takes. Sally,

Please accept my condolences over your loss. We need to stick together for the long run and make sure this never happens again. Whatever it takes.

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