Comments on: Pet-food recall: Helping to pick a pet food http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:12:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robin Anderson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-98237 Robin Anderson Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:32:53 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-98237 I just lost over this past weekend my cat that I've had for many years. He was an older cat and unfortunately died of complete renal failure. Seven days ago he was diagnosed with possible renal failure due to the results from bloodwork. I have been feeding him Hills Science Diet hairball control light formula for a long time now with no ill effects...up until the time of this recall. I talked extensively with my vet yesterday who told me that NEVER in the history of his practice that he have a cat that went down so fast. He has a number of cats now that are on fluid therapy to help with their kidney damage and live good comfortable lives. I believe this product was contaminated and that unfortunately Colgate doesn't care enough to maintain the proper controls on their manufacturing. I believe they are responsible...and should pay for their negligence. If anyone else has lost a pet to the same food, please let me know by dropping me an email at corobinj@hotmail.com I just lost over this past weekend my cat that I’ve had for many years. He was an older cat and unfortunately died of complete renal failure. Seven days ago he was diagnosed with possible renal failure due to the results from bloodwork. I have been feeding him Hills Science Diet hairball control light formula for a long time now with no ill effects…up until the time of this recall. I talked extensively with my vet yesterday who told me that NEVER in the history of his practice that he have a cat that went down so fast. He has a number of cats now that are on fluid therapy to help with their kidney damage and live good comfortable lives. I believe this product was contaminated and that unfortunately Colgate doesn’t care enough to maintain the proper controls on their manufacturing. I believe they are responsible…and should pay for their negligence. If anyone else has lost a pet to the same food, please let me know by dropping me an email at corobinj@hotmail.com

]]> By: Julina http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-85403 Julina Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:48:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-85403 I just wrote another comment and somehow it did not get posted? I wish someone would post a blog asking pet owners whose pet(s) had been loss or became ill from the suspected tainted food where they purchased the food. I think that there may be a connection. I met a man that loss his cat and he bought the food at Wal-Mart. Doesn't Wal-Mart own PetSmart????? I just wrote another comment and somehow it did not get posted?

I wish someone would post a blog asking pet owners whose pet(s) had been loss or became ill from the suspected tainted food where they purchased the food. I think that there may be a connection. I met a man that loss his cat and he bought the food at Wal-Mart. Doesn’t Wal-Mart own PetSmart?????

]]> By: Julina http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-85402 Julina Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:43:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-85402 I just wanted to add one more thing, I have met someone else who lost a pet from the tainted food, he bought the food at Wal-Mart. I am starting to believe that there is a connection. I believe that Wal-Mart owns PetSmart and after reading several blogs regarding the tainted food and loss pets of the pet food recall, I am now wondering if it is possible that the pets that were loss, the owners bought the food from PetSmart and Wal-Mart? I wonder if anyone is starting a tally so that we can know for sure? It would be a good idea to start a blog asking the owners of pets who died or who became ill just exactly where they purchased the pet food? If I knew how to start a blog online I would. I just wanted to add one more thing, I have met someone else who lost a pet from the tainted food, he bought the food at Wal-Mart. I am starting to believe that there is a connection. I believe that Wal-Mart owns PetSmart and after reading several blogs regarding the tainted food and loss pets of the pet food recall, I am now wondering if it is possible that the pets that were loss, the owners bought the food from PetSmart and Wal-Mart? I wonder if anyone is starting a tally so that we can know for sure? It would be a good idea to start a blog asking the owners of pets who died or who became ill just exactly where they purchased the pet food? If I knew how to start a blog online I would.

]]> By: Julina http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-85400 Julina Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:35:31 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-85400 What was or is the Wal-Mart/Beneful nightmare? I ask this question because my dog ate Beneful/Purina products dry food only, and I lost her on May 18, 2007. I know is was the dry food, Purina that I bought at PetSmart. I use to buy her food only at Target and because the PetSmart had just opened up in our area, I bought the same food for her and she died within two weeks of eating it with all the same pet food recall symptoms. Vomiting, diarreah, excessive urination, lethargy, sudden loss of alot of weight and some dark bloody stool and at the end blood in urine and labored breathing. We have got to get to the real bottom of this, do something about it so that our precious companions needless deaths won't be in vain. God Bless everyone suffering. We must never forget and not give up. Those to blame need to be held accountable for this and the laws need to be changed so that this NEVER happens again. What was or is the Wal-Mart/Beneful nightmare? I ask this question because my dog ate Beneful/Purina products dry food only, and I lost her on May 18, 2007. I know is was the dry food, Purina that I bought at PetSmart. I use to buy her food only at Target and because the PetSmart had just opened up in our area, I bought the same food for her and she died within two weeks of eating it with all the same pet food recall symptoms. Vomiting, diarreah, excessive urination, lethargy, sudden loss of alot of weight and some dark bloody stool and at the end blood in urine and labored breathing. We have got to get to the real bottom of this, do something about it so that our precious companions needless deaths won’t be in vain. God Bless everyone suffering. We must never forget and not give up. Those to blame need to be held accountable for this and the laws need to be changed so that this NEVER happens again.

]]> By: roni http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-83251 roni Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:36:40 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-83251 I have been feeding my cat fancy feast turkey and giblets for several years. She has now developed a rodent ulcer on her lip. I was wondering if this is connected to arsenic and if it could be in her food. I have been feeding my cat fancy feast turkey and giblets for several years. She has now developed a rodent ulcer on her lip. I was wondering if this is connected to arsenic and if it could be in her food.

]]> By: Jeannie http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-51016 Jeannie Thu, 03 May 2007 15:29:54 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-51016 BREAKING NEWS: Menu Foods Recall Expands Dramatically to Include New Wheat Gluten May 2nd, 2007 This recall expansion covers dozens of new brands and foods. Menu Foods is now recalling all of their food that contains wheat gluten regardless of the importer. US List: Brands covered in expansion are listed after the jump http://www.menufoods.com/recall/PressReleaseUS0502 ... of the new additional recalled brands) BREAKING NEWS: Menu Foods Recall Expands Dramatically to Include New Wheat Gluten May 2nd, 2007
This recall expansion covers dozens of new brands and foods. Menu Foods is now recalling all of their food that contains wheat gluten regardless of the importer.

US List: Brands covered in expansion are listed after the jump

http://www.menufoods.com/recall/PressReleaseUS0502 … of the new additional recalled brands)

]]> By: sandi http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-46534 sandi Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:45:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-46534 Diamond makes Solid Gold and Serengetti, and Natural Balance DRY Sandi Ruscetta Massachusetts Diamond makes Solid Gold and Serengetti, and Natural Balance DRY

Sandi Ruscetta
Massachusetts

]]> By: Jeannie http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-46503 Jeannie Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:27:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-46503 Why doesn't the ingreidents on the Natural Balance Ultra Premium Ocean Fish include PROTIEN CONSENTRATE? They recalled this food because of this and yet it is not listed. How misleading is this??? What is it called? Is it the brown rice flour? It makes you feel like to really don't know what to look for now. Why doesn’t the ingreidents on the Natural Balance Ultra Premium Ocean Fish include PROTIEN CONSENTRATE? They recalled this food because of this and yet it is not listed. How misleading is this??? What is it called? Is it the brown rice flour? It makes you feel like to really don’t know what to look for now.

]]> By: gp http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-44671 gp Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:33:19 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-44671 menu foods boycott petition http://www.petitiononline.com/MenuFood/petition.html menu foods boycott petition

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]]> By: Jeannie http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/comment-page-6/#comment-43698 Jeannie Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:32:30 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/02/pet-food-recall-cheap-leashes-and-picking-pet-foods/#comment-43698 My dog has been eating the Chicken Soup Brand. I was feeding him the recalled Alpo. The type I feed him is not on the recall list but a bunch of other Chicken Soup types are. I do not trust the brand anymore. What is a good CAN dog food? My dog will not eat dry food. My dog has been eating the Chicken Soup Brand. I was feeding him the recalled Alpo. The type I feed him is not on the recall list but a bunch of other Chicken Soup types are. I do not trust the brand anymore. What is a good CAN dog food? My dog will not eat dry food.

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