Comments on: Pet food recall: Friday news and open thread

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:32:21 +0000

Regarding the article in the North county Times on 4/17/07; titled “Safety OF IMPORTED FOOD QUESTIONED,” by Andrew Bridges. Excellent “eye opener” on “non-inspected food (pouring/dumping),” into this country from Asia. America needs to wake up!!! We are too laxed on imported foods & raw material inspections. Pet food poisons enter “under” the radar of FDA inspections… for example, my once healthy pure bred dog is a victum..he died 3 weeks ago vomiting upon feeding him contaminated pet food, time and time again. I have been unknowingly feeding these noted dog foods & snacks (Menu Foods) for at least 3-4 months & noted his rapid loss in energy, appetite,weight & vigor. In my view, this pet food contamination has been a problem “longer than what is noted in the media.” Check out yourself, what the dean at Cornell University Vetrinary of Medicine identified as the initial ingredient found in the tested (Menue Foods) contaminated pet food..”Aminopterin.” Did you know that”Aminopterin” was used in the early 1950’s & is no longer used “chemotherapy drug,” to treat childhood leukemia? This particular drug was then used and sold world wide as a “rat & mouse poison.” The US outlawed this Aminopterin (drug) ingredient applied to wheat to keep rats and mice away. However it can and is used in China in their wheat gluten process. Check out all of foods in you household that have “wheat gluten” in them. Have some of these same wheat gluten products entered our food supply from China? Who is to say? Who is checking our human food supply perhaps containing this same imported wheat gluten? Check it out yourself by Googling the word “aminopterin.” However, all we hear about is Melamine a (plastic)—-BS!!! Melamine is being used as smoke screen, covering the real problem ingredient(aminopterin). Here is another concern—-What about the growing rate of “bed bug” infestation accross the United States? Check the labels on all of your down & cotton labels stuffing your pillows and bed linens and guess where are they imported from? Who is inspecting these bedding products? What contaminents/pests are coming into this country under the current radar inspection process? I am one very concerned American consumer. Erika Feltham.

By: Erik T

Erik T — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:15:57 +0000

Kat wrote…

My question is why can’t they use an ultrasound to bust up the crystals? The medical field uses on kidney stones.

Kat,

Using ultrasound for stones requires special equipment, read expensive. Very few places in the United States provide this service for animals. One of them is the University of Tennessee.

My pet Berry’s experience with the University of Tennessee was extremely bad. They waited too long to perform the ultrasound procedure and her kidney died. Then they operated on her to remove the dead kidney and ended up killing her. They still made me pay the bill. This people shouldn’t be allowed to practice.

In addition, ultrasound works on naturally occurring stones. The stones are mineral crystals and are easily shattered. Melamine is plastic and probably wouldn’t resonate well enough to be destroyed.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:37:00 +0000

RE Comment by Nadine Long — April 28, 2007 @ 8:27 am

Nadine,

I did a ton of research on the patent holders over a month ago. I REALLY dug into it and came up with some very interesting suspicions. Can you email me and I’ll send you what I have? Just go to the itchmo.com forum at this link and grab my email address. [You know how.]
http://64.79.216.38/~itchmo/fo.....54#msg1254

By: Maudigan

Maudigan — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:44:32 +0000

UNexceptable…..going to bed now.

By: Maudigan

Maudigan — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:43:45 +0000

Lorna….you are a jewel. I needed that honesting today, real, in your face. This was exactly what I felt today, but running around screaming all day from the rooftops excaptable. I couldn’t do what you just did from me. Thank you. Thanks for a real dog food commercial you created for us all, it’s what I see anytime I watched major networks. ~growling at the t.v.~
Has anyone read “Dog food secrets” worth buying or not? The site itself is eyeopening and alarming.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:12:44 +0000

MORBID! - cruel! - disrespectful! - greedy!

By: Lorna

Lorna — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:06:14 +0000

Rendering plant sludge(includes flea collars,pentobarbital,plastic body bags,you get the picture),off-the,-charts high heat,toxic chemicals,GMO grains ….
**see picture of cute puppy,pounding along the hallway to get to his dinner dish**
**see cute young dog on vet’s table being tested for allergies**
**see vet flushing young dog’s ears for 5th time this year**
**see dog and human leaving clinic with bag full of ointments and pills**

The dots are starting to connect THEMSELVES!

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:04:19 +0000

Nabiya: I’m just trying to find an easier way to access data. I understand what you are saying. Click on the CONTACT link at the top to make a suggestion to them.

Lynn How are you getting the glasses? Most of the common shortcuts I’ve tried don’t work :p

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:59:16 +0000

Here’s a starting link, if you want:

http://tinyurl.com/yrmr7o

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:56:44 +0000

I just found this!

On the Google Search Engine, you can type, (example):

kat site:www.petconnection.com

or any other key word. I used kat. I have 270 posts or been mentioned on this site. There is another kat too, so WE have 270 posts or been mentioned here. You’ll get all the posts regarding whatever keyword you use.

bernie has posted or been mentioned 53 times
ChemNutra has been mentioned 104 times
spocko has been posted or mentioned 86 times

COOL! Open a different window -> get the Google Search Engine up, unless you have their toolbar (I use Yahoo which doesn’t have this feature, I tried it.) Then go from there to find your way around.

You can use it on any site!