Comments on: Pet-food recall: The road back home http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:03:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laura http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50101 Laura Wed, 02 May 2007 05:24:01 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50101 Comment by catlover — May 1, 2007 @ 4:09 pm Wysong's recall page is STILL "under construction." Dang, I've seen bathrooms remodeled faster than this. I guess the emails worked. ;) Comment by catlover — May 1, 2007 @ 4:09 pm

Wysong’s recall page is STILL “under construction.” Dang, I’ve seen bathrooms remodeled faster than this.

I guess the emails worked. ;)

]]> By: Peggy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50074 Peggy Wed, 02 May 2007 04:12:13 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50074 Karen, Royal Canin has some for renal deficiency but they did have recalls on some of their other foods. Hi-Tor by Triumph has one. I don't think I've heard of any problems with them. http://www.triumphpet.com/hi-tor/cat_food.html Karen,

Royal Canin has some for renal deficiency but they did have recalls on some of their other foods.

Hi-Tor by Triumph has one. I don’t think I’ve heard of any problems with them. http://www.triumphpet.com/hi-tor/cat_food.html

]]> By: Laura http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50068 Laura Wed, 02 May 2007 04:01:03 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50068 Comment by Karen — May 1, 2007 @ 6:48 pm Karen, I'm so sorry about Harley. Sending kitty hugs your way. I think the Nutro you mentioned was in fact recalled. You might want to check the list over at Petfoodtracker.com. And re Lorna - you're right about the chin acne in connection with plastic bowls. I can't say if mine were melamine, though - I tossed them a few years back after I ran into the same thing. I switched to crockery and metal and haven't had a pet acne problem since. Comment by Karen — May 1, 2007 @ 6:48 pm

Karen, I’m so sorry about Harley. Sending kitty hugs your way.

I think the Nutro you mentioned was in fact recalled. You might want to check the list over at Petfoodtracker.com.

And re Lorna - you’re right about the chin acne in connection with plastic bowls. I can’t say if mine were melamine, though - I tossed them a few years back after I ran into the same thing. I switched to crockery and metal and haven’t had a pet acne problem since.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50067 Peggy Wed, 02 May 2007 03:58:51 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50067 Karen, I am so sorry for you and Harley and Harley's friends. I hope you can find some good food. Karen, I am so sorry for you and Harley and Harley’s friends. I hope you can find some good food.

]]> By: Kathy Thompson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50064 Kathy Thompson Wed, 02 May 2007 03:50:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50064 The pet food industry has broken my trust, the FDA broke it years ago, the White House broke it years ago as did most of the legislative branch. My oldest son claims our government has known about the melamine et al for years, and is just letting it happen, so that when they come to pick us all up in their black helicopters 1. we won't have our dogs to protect us, and 2. they won't have to pick up nearly so many of us. The pet food industry has broken my trust, the FDA broke it years ago, the White House broke it years ago as did most of the legislative branch. My oldest son claims our government has known about the melamine et al for years, and is just letting it happen, so that when they come to pick us all up in their black helicopters 1. we won’t have our dogs to protect us, and 2. they won’t have to pick up nearly so many of us.

]]> By: VJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50033 VJ Wed, 02 May 2007 02:52:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50033 Karen You and Harley are in my prayers tonight. So sorry he had to pass away. Hugs to you. Karen
You and Harley are in my prayers tonight. So sorry he had to pass away. Hugs to you.

]]> By: Karen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50007 Karen Wed, 02 May 2007 01:48:34 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50007 All 3 of my cats have been in varying degrees of kidney failure for the last month. This morning Harley had to be put to sleep. All of them were eating a food not on the recall list, but one that did contain rice gluten (Nutro max cat senior). I have been desperate to find a safe food that is OK for renal deficient cats. I chose the Hill's Prescription G/D. Supposedly no gluten from China was includeed. I called the company to inquire about some of the ingredients: corn gluten, said was from US made in factory in Kentucky. OK good. Then I asked about the soy additives... their response: Sorry, that is propietary information. What the hell! I asked: Can you tell me what country it is from? That is propietary information. This unacceptable. We must lobby for transparency in these ingredients. I am spitting mad about this. All 3 of my cats have been in varying degrees of kidney failure for the last month. This morning Harley had to be put to sleep. All of them were eating a food not on the recall list, but one that did contain rice gluten (Nutro max cat senior).
I have been desperate to find a safe food that is OK for renal deficient
cats. I chose the Hill’s Prescription G/D. Supposedly no gluten from China was includeed. I called the company to inquire about some of the
ingredients: corn gluten, said was from US made in factory in Kentucky.
OK good. Then I asked about the soy additives… their response: Sorry,
that is propietary information. What the hell! I asked: Can you tell me what country it is from? That is propietary information.
This unacceptable. We must lobby for transparency in these ingredients.
I am spitting mad about this.

]]> By: katandbryant@yahoo.com http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-50002 katandbryant@yahoo.com Wed, 02 May 2007 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-50002 WOW-WEE!! Can we get some of the UK laws brought over HERE??? ..."Supermarket chain Tesco has recalled thousands of frozen chicken steaks over fears they may have been made with meat unfit for human consumption. The meat, which was due to be used as pet food, could have found its way into both Tesco and Farmfoods supermarkets. The "Premier" breaded chicken steaks were not a Tesco branded product but came from a Stoke-on-Trent based company, Perkins Frozen Foods UK Ltd. It is believed contaminated meat could have unwittingly been used to make the steaks. The product recall comes as the Food Standards Agency probes allegations that tons of chicken unfit for human consumption made its way from a Derby pet food company back into the human food chain. "... Derbyshire police arrested 19 people in connection with the raid on the Denby plant, but so far no-one has been charged." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1295194.stm WOW-WEE!! Can we get some of the UK laws brought over HERE???

…”Supermarket chain Tesco has recalled thousands of frozen chicken steaks over fears they may have been made with meat unfit for human consumption.
The meat, which was due to be used as pet food, could have found its way into both Tesco and Farmfoods supermarkets.

The “Premier” breaded chicken steaks were not a Tesco branded product but came from a Stoke-on-Trent based company, Perkins Frozen Foods UK Ltd.

It is believed contaminated meat could have unwittingly been used to make the steaks.

The product recall comes as the Food Standards Agency probes allegations that tons of chicken unfit for human consumption made its way from a Derby pet food company back into the human food chain.
“…

Derbyshire police arrested 19 people in connection with the raid on the Denby plant, but so far no-one has been charged.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1295194.stm

]]> By: Lorna http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-49999 Lorna Wed, 02 May 2007 01:36:34 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-49999 "Kids and pets alike have been eating off melamine resin dinnerware for ages with no ill effects" I don't know what plastic pet bowls are made of.But it is not unusual for cats,and sometimes dogs to get little pimply thingamobobs under their chins.Usually they are eating from plastic bowls,and when the bowl is changed to glass or stainless the pimples go away. “Kids and pets alike have been eating off melamine resin dinnerware for ages with no ill effects”

I don’t know what plastic pet bowls are made of.But it is not unusual for cats,and sometimes dogs to get little pimply thingamobobs under their chins.Usually they are eating from plastic bowls,and when the bowl is changed to glass or stainless the pimples go away.

]]> By: Dee http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/comment-page-3/#comment-49982 Dee Wed, 02 May 2007 00:55:39 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/01/pet-food-recall-the-road-back-home/#comment-49982 It occurs to me that one reason the government may be telling us not to worry about melamine in human food is that they've known all along that it's in there, and since it hasn't (as far as they have bothered to check)caused the same problems in humans that it has in pets, then of course it must be safe! Me thinks we've all been part of some macabre science project for a long while now. Kinda makes one wonder if there are already established "safe" levels of melamine in the food of both humans & animals, and that by some accident of greed the "safe" levels in animal food were just exceeded. And, let's not forget that since dogs & cats have a much shorter lifespan than do humans, health problems will manifest in them much quicker than they will in us. It occurs to me that one reason the government may be telling us not to worry about melamine in human food is that they’ve known all along that it’s in there, and since it hasn’t (as far as they have bothered to check)caused the same problems in humans that it has in pets, then of course it must be safe! Me thinks we’ve all been part of some macabre science project for a long while now. Kinda makes one wonder if there are already established “safe” levels of melamine in the food of both humans & animals, and that by some accident of greed the “safe” levels in animal food were just exceeded. And, let’s not forget that since dogs & cats have a much shorter lifespan than do humans, health problems will manifest in them much quicker than they will in us.

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