Comments on: Pet food recall: Cornell vet school dean at FDA press conference http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:50:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jessica http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-86776 Jessica Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:08:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-86776 I was just wondering if anyone knew if Nutro MAX puppy drumsticks were one of the recalls on the Gluten because i just found out about the recall and I found there to be corn gluten as one of the ingredients. If anyone could please tell me an information on about wheter or not that product is safe then i would absoulutely appreciate it. Thanx a ton. u can email me at babyphatgoddess@hellokitty.com. Im not tryin to bother, I just dont want anything ot happen to my baby. Thanks, Jessica K. I was just wondering if anyone knew if Nutro MAX puppy drumsticks were one of the recalls on the Gluten because i just found out about the recall and I found there to be corn gluten as one of the ingredients. If anyone could please tell me an information on about wheter or not that product is safe then i would absoulutely appreciate it. Thanx a ton. u can email me at babyphatgoddess@hellokitty.com. Im not tryin to bother, I just dont want anything ot happen to my baby.

Thanks,
Jessica K.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-20432 Jennifer Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:45:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-20432 Can someone out there please please please tell me how I can help my puppy? She is in renal failure and we need help. I'm sure there are many more of us out there that are living with a sick dog now and need to know how we can help our pets/alleviate the discomfort. She's been put on antibiotic because her wbc count went high - she's anemic (low rbc) so we tried putting her on prednisone to boost her system. HELP! None of these are helping, only masking the problems. How do you treat for melamine poisoning??? I don't care about money or venting or revenge or anything else except helping her NOW!!! Can someone out there please please please tell me how I can help my puppy? She is in renal failure and we need help. I’m sure there are many more of us out there that are living with a sick dog now and need to know how we can help our pets/alleviate the discomfort. She’s been put on antibiotic because her wbc count went high - she’s anemic (low rbc) so we tried putting her on prednisone to boost her system. HELP! None of these are helping, only masking the problems. How do you treat for melamine poisoning??? I don’t care about money or venting or revenge or anything else except helping her NOW!!!

]]> By: Diana http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-18840 Diana Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:29:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-18840 I phoned the FDA Thurs. and left a message re my cats death late Nov. They phoned back Friday p.m. and offered condolences, etc. and were very thorough in their investigation. So, please phone the FDA and report your pets illness/death. I phoned the FDA Thurs. and left a message re my cats death late Nov. They phoned back Friday p.m. and offered condolences, etc. and were very thorough in their investigation. So, please phone the FDA and report your pets illness/death.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-18756 Lisa Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:50:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-18756 DO NOT FEED PETFOOD. It is easy cheap and fun to make your own petfood. Many recipes on the net. Let us NOT patronize these idiots. How dare they risk our "families" lives. These fur kids are FAMILY. Boycott Dog and Cat food. Get them where it HURTS, their $$$$$ DO NOT FEED PETFOOD. It is easy cheap and fun to make your own petfood. Many recipes on the net. Let us NOT patronize these idiots. How dare they risk our “families” lives. These fur kids are FAMILY. Boycott Dog and Cat food. Get them where it HURTS, their $$$$$

]]> By: Don http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-18622 Don Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:47:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-18622 Responding to Linda on March 30, 2007 at 3:30 pm, I can almost guarantee you that we do not know the whole story and something is being held back. Our cat, 10-years old, died on December 5, 2006 of acute renal failure. Our vet was stumped, there were crystals and blockages showing on the x-rays, and one kidney had pretty much failed. The cat had been ill in September, so my wife bought some wet food around Thanksgiving to try and help the cat gain some weight. That wet food was IAMs Select Bites. The vet said we might try doing what some people do for 18 year old cats that have renal failure and administer a saline drip twice a day. We tried the IV drip thing for 5 days, but when we went back to our vet, the blood work showed the problem worse than before..... all along we were feeding her this IAMs Select Bites stuff, but the appetite got weaker and weaker. We had to put her down on Dec 5. We have 3 other cats, all of which we feed only the dry food. We never thought it could be the food. Now I think we know. The code dates on our pouches, which we still have, are prior to the recall dates, but it is from the same plant as described in the recall. I'm thinking this goes back farther than the December 3rd date they are publishing. Responding to Linda on March 30, 2007 at 3:30 pm,

I can almost guarantee you that we do not know the whole story and something is being held back. Our cat, 10-years old, died on December 5, 2006 of acute renal failure. Our vet was stumped, there were crystals and blockages showing on the x-rays, and one kidney had pretty much failed. The cat had been ill in September, so my wife bought some wet food around Thanksgiving to try and help the cat gain some weight. That wet food was IAMs Select Bites. The vet said we might try doing what some people do for 18 year old cats that have renal failure and administer a saline drip twice a day. We tried the IV drip thing for 5 days, but when we went back to our vet, the blood work showed the problem worse than before….. all along we were feeding her this IAMs Select Bites stuff, but the appetite got weaker and weaker. We had to put her down on Dec 5.

We have 3 other cats, all of which we feed only the dry food. We never thought it could be the food. Now I think we know.

The code dates on our pouches, which we still have, are prior to the recall dates, but it is from the same plant as described in the recall. I’m thinking this goes back farther than the December 3rd date they are publishing.

]]> By: kabbage http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-18328 kabbage Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:44:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-18328 Here's an interesting article about a dog that apparently was helped by a drug to counteract the effects of aminopterin: http://www.wftv.com/news/11459819/detail.html Here’s an interesting article about a dog that apparently was helped by a drug to counteract the effects of aminopterin: http://www.wftv.com/news/11459819/detail.html

]]> By: kelly http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-17572 kelly Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:06:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-17572 Now it's in I think MG dryed food.. sold thru the vets because of the Wheat Gluten... God most cat food could be BAD!! No one Can be Trusted!! Oh my GOD!!! My poor Cat miss cuddles.. the pain in my Heart is getting Worse!!! Make SURE They Test All CAT and Dog Food!!!! Now it’s in I think MG dryed food.. sold thru the vets because of the Wheat Gluten… God most cat food could be BAD!! No one Can be Trusted!! Oh my GOD!!!
My poor Cat miss cuddles.. the pain in my Heart is getting Worse!!! Make SURE They Test All CAT and Dog Food!!!!

]]> By: 4lgdfriend http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-17113 4lgdfriend Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:17:04 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-17113 did anyone get a pic/photo, printed hand-out of the crystals? This seems like a diagnostic tool that ought to be disseminated pretty quickly so all those vet techs who are doing urinalysis etc can spot it? Maybe already on VIN? Comment by GingerTom — March 30, 2007 @ 1:51 pm their early release said sulfa crystals did anyone get a pic/photo, printed hand-out of the crystals? This seems like a diagnostic tool that ought to be disseminated pretty quickly so all those vet techs who are doing urinalysis etc can spot it? Maybe already on VIN?

Comment by GingerTom — March 30, 2007 @ 1:51 pm

their early release said sulfa crystals

]]> By: Linda http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-17056 Linda Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:30:43 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-17056 The FDA has to appear to know what's going on. But clearly they don't. They were notified about the "plastic poison" by another dog food company - right? The FDA has to protect their reputation and appear to know - but in truth - they are clueless. Personally, I think we don't know the "whole" story. And to trust MENU or the FDA etc is to buy the "eat this apple and nothing will happen" line that started way back when. The FDA has to appear to know what’s going on. But clearly they don’t. They were notified about the “plastic poison” by another dog food company - right?

The FDA has to protect their reputation and appear to know - but in truth - they are clueless.

Personally, I think we don’t know the “whole” story. And to trust MENU or the FDA etc is to buy the “eat this apple and nothing will happen” line that started way back when.

]]> By: Linda http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-17050 Linda Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:27:07 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/30/pet-food-recall-cornell-vet-school-dean-at-fda-press-conference/#comment-17050 We can't be too careful now. Just try to avoid all wheat and their derivatives and byproducts, Gluten, or whatever until we know more. How do we know the poisoned wheat isn't sitting in a warehouse waiting to be processed and not even the FDA and their sleuthing knows about it? What about other grains? We can't trust the FDA to be totally on top of this - not really. We can’t be too careful now. Just try to avoid all wheat and their derivatives and byproducts, Gluten, or whatever until we know more.

How do we know the poisoned wheat isn’t sitting in a warehouse waiting to be processed and not even the FDA and their sleuthing knows about it? What about other grains?
We can’t trust the FDA to be totally on top of this - not really.

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