Comments on: Pet-food recall: VIN follows up, affirms thousands of pets potentially affected http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Barbara http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-31019 Barbara Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:35:29 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-31019 My beautiful yellow lab died a year ago at the age of 7 from cancer. I am convinced that this all happened as a result of him eating a prescription diet from Science Diet which is laced with BHA, BHT and ethoxyquin. I contacted the CVM ombudsman which is the Center for Vet. Medicine division of the FDA. Of course they denied that these poisonous preservatives which my dog ate for 4 years could have anything to do with him getting cancer. Yeah, right. You all should contact this division with your concerns over pet food. My vet pushed this food on me due to some skin allergy issues. What it really boiled down to was the vets make a 30% profit on every bag of food they sell. And the Hill's reps come in and put on a luncheon for the vet. clinic employees several times a year to keep in their good graces. Gee, never mind that this food is killing our beloved pets. The email address for the CVM Ombudsman is www.fda.gov/cvm/when.htm. Please send your comments to him regarding pet foods and how they are killing our beloved pet family members. My beautiful yellow lab died a year ago at the age of 7 from cancer. I am convinced that this all happened as a result of him eating a prescription diet from Science Diet which is laced with BHA, BHT and ethoxyquin. I contacted the CVM ombudsman which is the Center for Vet. Medicine division of the FDA. Of course they denied that these poisonous preservatives which my dog ate for 4 years could have anything to do with him getting cancer. Yeah, right. You all should contact this division with your concerns over pet food. My vet pushed this food on me due to some skin allergy issues. What it really boiled down to was the vets make a 30% profit on every bag of food they sell. And the Hill’s reps come in and put on a luncheon for the vet. clinic employees several times a year to keep in their good graces. Gee, never mind that this food is killing our beloved pets. The email address for the CVM Ombudsman is http://www.fda.gov/cvm/when.htm.
Please send your comments to him regarding pet foods and how they are killing our beloved pet family members.

]]> By: Busters Mom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-30094 Busters Mom Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-30094 Keeping the kitty vigal...I dont understand how companys can be so heartless, and shareholders setting in ease, while the poisoning continues..I dont think its over yet..My Boy is hanging in there, but its rough. I pray every day and then some...These are fox hole prayers for our furbabies. Keeping the kitty vigal…I dont understand how companys can be so heartless, and shareholders setting in ease, while the poisoning continues..I dont think its over yet..My Boy is hanging in there, but its rough. I pray every day and then some…These are fox hole prayers for our furbabies.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-30025 Lisa Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:46:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-30025 Kim, My deepest sympathy to you and your baby. Please contact Senator Durbin of Illinois. He is leading the movement to hold these food companies accountable for their contribution to these many tragic deaths. One thing I really want to mention is to ALL CAT OWNERS, please do not think that dry food is the solution. Dr, E. Hodgkins, who was asked by Sen. Durbin to testify today at the Sen. hearing, CURED my cat's diabetes and many others by explaining the physiology of cats & showing me that the DRY FOOD was most likely the cause of my cat's diabetes. Unlike dog's, cat's do not need GRAINS or Vegetables, they are Obligate Carnivores. The carbs in the cat food are a big problem. They cause allergies, skin problems, digestive problems and I could go on forever about the bad things. By the way, Wheat Gluten is HIGHLY ALLERGENIC to cat's. Cat's don't eat corn and veggies in the wild, so why feed it to them now. They'd rather have a nice mouse or bird! After removing my cat from dry food and putting all of my cat's on a "LOW CARB" wet food, and they also eat raw (Oma's & Feline's Pride/check out their websites), Harley was cured in 2 weeks and doesn't need Insulin shots anymore. Also they have NO DIGESTION problems now, no bouts of diarrhea and their coats are so shiny and silky. By the way, a home prepared meal CAN be nutritionally complete. Check out Platinum Performance's website. They have, conveniently all in one, vitamins that are essential to dog's and cat's. You add it to whatever they are eating (my cat's actually liked it) and then it will be balanced. http://platinumperformance.com/ If you want more info on feeding cat's properly, please look at Dr. Hodgkin's website, www.yourdiabeticcat.com as well as www.catinfo.org which is also run by a vet, Dr. Lisa Pierson. These websites explain the physiology of cats and explains the problems they have with digesting the dry foods. One last thing, Dr. Hodgkins does feed her cats RAW and has for over 10years with NO food poisoning incidents! Thank you to everyone who is getting involved to make our pets' food safe. Kim, My deepest sympathy to you and your baby. Please contact Senator Durbin of Illinois. He is leading the movement to hold these food companies accountable for their contribution to these many tragic deaths.

One thing I really want to mention is to ALL CAT OWNERS, please do not think that dry food is the solution. Dr, E. Hodgkins, who was asked by Sen. Durbin to testify today at the Sen. hearing, CURED my cat’s diabetes and many others by explaining the physiology of cats & showing me that the DRY FOOD was most likely the cause of my cat’s diabetes. Unlike dog’s, cat’s do not need GRAINS or Vegetables, they are Obligate Carnivores. The carbs in the cat food are a big problem. They cause allergies, skin problems, digestive problems and I could go on forever about the bad things. By the way, Wheat Gluten is HIGHLY ALLERGENIC to cat’s. Cat’s don’t eat corn and veggies in the wild, so why feed it to them now. They’d rather have a nice mouse or bird! After removing my cat from dry food and putting all of my cat’s on a “LOW CARB” wet food, and they also eat raw (Oma’s & Feline’s Pride/check out their websites), Harley was cured in 2 weeks and doesn’t need Insulin shots anymore. Also they have NO DIGESTION problems now, no bouts of diarrhea and their coats are so shiny and silky.

By the way, a home prepared meal CAN be nutritionally complete. Check out Platinum Performance’s website. They have, conveniently all in one, vitamins that are essential to dog’s and cat’s. You add it to whatever they are eating (my cat’s actually liked it) and then it will be balanced. http://platinumperformance.com/

If you want more info on feeding cat’s properly, please look at Dr. Hodgkin’s website, http://www.yourdiabeticcat.com as well as http://www.catinfo.org which is also run by a vet, Dr. Lisa Pierson. These websites explain the physiology of cats and explains the problems they have with digesting the dry foods.

One last thing, Dr. Hodgkins does feed her cats RAW and has for over 10years with NO food poisoning incidents!

Thank you to everyone who is getting involved to make our pets’ food safe.

]]> By: KIM http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-29900 KIM Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:29:18 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-29900 What can we do? I lost my BELOVED FRIEND, COMPAINION AND PET due to this tainted pet food. She was at the vet 5 days prior and she was fine and 5 days later she went into respitory failure resulting from kidney failure. what I would like to know is what are they going to do about this? Animals are being looked at as a property, no more important then your car, couch or so on. I ask, Is this right? I don't beleave so. I have contacted my state Senate and Govenor to change the laws. I encourage anyone that is going throught the same thing and has lost a best friend, to contact your stated senate and demand that things be changed for pets. What can we do? I lost my BELOVED FRIEND, COMPAINION AND PET due to this tainted pet food. She was at the vet 5 days prior and she was fine and 5 days later she went into respitory failure resulting from kidney failure. what I would like to know is what are they going to do about this? Animals are being looked at as a property, no more important then your car, couch or so on. I ask, Is this right? I don’t beleave so. I have contacted my state Senate and Govenor to change the laws. I encourage anyone that is going throught the same thing and has lost a best friend, to contact your stated senate and demand that things be changed for pets.

]]> By: Rei http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28672 Rei Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:24:02 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28672 Thanks for a wonderful site, which I have used to keep abreast of this tragedy. My family sends out heartfelt condolances to those victimized by these circumstances. My comment is that Dr. Pion was very nice to his associates at the FDA; in stating that is not their job or within their capacity to track the data with respect to pet deaths/illnesses, because the FDA doesn't do that, but CDC does for us humans. So it's not their job, but isn't it their job to find someone who can? If the FDA is responsible for oversight of the pet food industry, but in no way has the ability to track pet illnesses & deaths, and obviously have made no effort to do so, is pathetic and negligent. I'm sure there are hardworking and well meaning people at the FDA, but sadly the FDA is a facilitator to the Food and Drug industries first and foremost. Thanks for a wonderful site, which I have used to keep abreast of this tragedy. My family sends out heartfelt condolances to those victimized by these circumstances.

My comment is that Dr. Pion was very nice to his associates at the FDA; in stating that is not their job or within their capacity to track the data with respect to pet deaths/illnesses, because the FDA doesn’t do that, but CDC does for us humans. So it’s not their job, but isn’t it their job to find someone who can? If the FDA is responsible for oversight of the pet food industry, but in no way has the ability to track pet illnesses & deaths, and obviously have made no effort to do so, is pathetic and negligent.

I’m sure there are hardworking and well meaning people at the FDA, but sadly the FDA is a facilitator to the Food and Drug industries first and foremost.

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28576 Caitlin Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:04 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28576 the FDA is protecting big business - Menu should be shut down until the cause of so many deaths is honestly and truthfully determined - melamine does not kill - the NYS lab found poison - as did a canadian lab - poison kills -but those findings have been "hushed up" - the FDA is not doing a responsible job - probably because they're not being allowed to - it's all about $ - this government considers $ way more important than life - every effort is being made to put this tragedy off of the front page - the "investigation" is pathetic - pet owners don''t have the clout of Colgate-Palmolive, P&G etc. - shame on all of them the FDA is protecting big business - Menu should be shut down until the cause of so many deaths is honestly and truthfully determined - melamine does not kill - the NYS lab found poison - as did a canadian lab - poison kills -but those findings have been “hushed up” -
the FDA is not doing a responsible job - probably because they’re not being allowed to - it’s all about $ - this government considers $ way more important than life - every effort is being made to put this tragedy off of the front page - the “investigation” is pathetic - pet owners don”t have the clout of Colgate-Palmolive, P&G etc. - shame on all of them

]]> By: Linda http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28200 Linda Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:26:46 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28200 39,000 babies lost and so many families hurting and suffering and these fat corporate thugs just want a bonus - and they don't care about the health of our pets and maybe never have. I feel sorry for the lab animals dying testing their toxic waste junk pet food. The poor babies. Jail them all, every last one of them, seize their assets, shut down their plants, and I hope their wives find handsome young lovers too! Linda MS. 39,000 babies lost and so many families hurting and suffering and these fat corporate thugs just want a bonus - and they don’t care about the health of our pets and maybe never have.

I feel sorry for the lab animals dying testing their toxic waste junk pet food. The poor babies.

Jail them all, every last one of them, seize their assets, shut down their plants, and I hope their wives find handsome young lovers too!

Linda MS.

]]> By: Mary Smith http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28195 Mary Smith Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:20:05 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28195 How about letting China grow our corn for the ethonol gasoline production and keep our USA grown wheat and corn in OUR won food chain. That way if China adds poison to the mix our cars can spit and sputter instead of our furbabies! It would be cheaper to produce the ethonol mixture in China anyway. How about letting China grow our corn for the ethonol gasoline production and keep
our USA grown wheat and corn in OUR won food chain. That way if China adds poison to the mix
our cars can spit and sputter instead of our furbabies!

It would be cheaper to produce the ethonol mixture in China anyway.

]]> By: Nadine Long http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28194 Nadine Long Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:18:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28194 Comment by Kathi — April 9, 2007 @ 7:59 pm There are many links to all that information that many investigated days ago. I agree with you. We're waiting for the experts who are working around the clock right now to figure it out. Comment by Kathi — April 9, 2007 @ 7:59 pm

There are many links to all that information that many investigated days ago. I agree with you. We’re waiting for the experts who are working around the clock right now to figure it out.

]]> By: Nadine Long http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28192 Nadine Long Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:16:27 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/04/09/pet-food-recall-vin-follows-up-affirms-thousands-of-pets-potentially-affected/#comment-28192 Comment by Kathi — April 9, 2007 @ 8:11 pm You are right on all counts. Comment by Kathi — April 9, 2007 @ 8:11 pm

You are right on all counts.

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