One thing that all of us can do, is to not forget what has just happened…don’t ever let it sit on the “back burner.” It’s a warning.

Something has broken down in our whole system of “safety” in this country. We need to take responsibility for our own (and our animal’s) health and what we eat…because it seems that no one else cares. We must be wise consumers.

I know how you are feeling, it took over 3 weeks after the recall for our cats food to be officially recalled. Not to mention the time in-between Jan and March when we had suspicions about the food. Is there any way you could ask the Berkely Veterinary University to do testing on it? I have read somewhere they are willing to do testing on other food not on the recall list just as they did for the Nutro Max Cat food that they tested and revealed melamine.
Best wishes and I hope your dog is recovering.

Well Cathy, Im not asking to know what cans are tainted for the purpose of feeding. Our cat is dead. My point is that while it is good they withdrew all their food, if they know certain batches are tainted, it would be nice to know for people like me whose cat ate their food. So to know for sure, I have to either call Nutro who I have called and left 3 messages with no response or get it tested myself.

Another thing about Nutro, while they FINALLY did the right thing in pulling all of their wet canned food I had contacted them back in January after our cat first became ill and then again 3 times right after 3-16 to let them know there was something wrong with their food. They never responded and still have yet to return any phone calls or e:mails. It shouldnt have taken a lady and her vet in California to have food tested that wasnt on the recall list that people had been trying to tell them was bad. Nutro should have done the testing, they had plenty of phone calls to clue them in. So while I am glad they finally pulled their food as of 4-10, they should have pulled it 3-16 or how bout in January after my complaint. So to me its a little too late to have any good feelings about Nutro. And I might add that the news on the Nutro wet food came from a news article published in a California newspaper on the evening of 4-9 before it was ever mentioned by Nutro or FDA.

And as far as transparency and honest communication, why did Nutro send an e:mail on 4-3 telling everyone their food currently on shelves was safe to eat and then on 4-10 recall it all. I dont feel this is transparent at all nor honest. I dont expect everyone to have the same feelings towards Nutro as I do and your points are well taken however I just cant conjure up a warm fuzzy feeling for Nutro ever again.

I believe that they are close, but as you say there is a veil between us.

Linda MS

Most likely because they feel more comfortable cooking it. Many people are worried about bacterial and parasite issues. Quite frankly, it’s none of my business. The over riding issue is not to get everyone to feed their pets raw. Even among raw feeders there’s varying points of view. You can lead a horse to water, but if you dunk his head in he probably won’t drink.

I wasn’t disrespecting anyone. You missed my point. My point was not about home-preparing of foods, it was about cooking of said foods. Baking, frying, boiling, broiling, stewing, bar-b-queing, etc. Wild canids don’t cook their food, it comes to them fresh off the hoof or paw at about 98-100 degrees, raw and bloody. So I’m curious, simply CURIOUS, why people cook their dogs’ food. No disrespect, just curiosity.

One of the reasons commercial pet foods are made the way they are is to make them “palatable” to the HUMAN EYE. Fillers are added to make them hold a kibble shape, to suit the convenience factor for humans to pour into a bowl. Fillers are added to make the dog’s stool form firm stools (because there’s so much other junk in there that dog stools would be soft without it), and that’s for the human factor, not for the dog. And of course preservatives are added for human convenience to make the food last in a bag on your shelf for over a month. All that crap in commercial foods are for HUMANS, not for dogs.

So I wonder what percentage of humans COOK their dogs’ food because it’s what HUMANS would want done to their own food. We don’t eat a raw cow leg, so we think our dogs shouldn’t or wouldn’t like it. But believe me, our dogs would LOVE nothing more than to lay down with a big old raw cow leg, and eat on it for a week or more. We probably don’t want one in our living rooms though, so we buy smaller portions.

So I’ll ask again, can someone tell me why people COOK their dogs’ food?