Comments on: Pet-food recall: It’s what’s for dinner http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:30:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peggy (AKA: Big Fat Momma Cat) http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-62739 Peggy (AKA: Big Fat Momma Cat) Sat, 12 May 2007 13:51:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-62739 Hey, wadda ya know, they started eating my home cooking!!! :) Yea!! And the random, intermittent vomiting has stopped, just like that!! They needed calcium to go with the meat; that's what was throwing them off. Yea, we so happy!! :) Thank-you everyone!! Now, maybe, I won't get an ulcer from all the worrying!! Hey, wadda ya know, they started eating my home cooking!!! :) Yea!!

And the random, intermittent vomiting has stopped, just like that!! They needed calcium to go with the meat; that’s what was throwing them off.

Yea, we so happy!! :)

Thank-you everyone!! Now, maybe, I won’t get an ulcer from all the worrying!!

]]> By: Diane http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61533 Diane Fri, 11 May 2007 19:54:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61533 I have a comment for Joyce regarding the use of broth in the rice for flavor. I have 2 dogs who have eaten tainted food, the smallest one's renal counts were over double what is considered normal. I have been home cooking for the last month and 1/2. I cook the rice with half the amount of water and the other half is cranberry juice. I make sure it is the 100 percent juice one, not the cranberry cocktail juice. The cranberry is good for the kidneys and my dogs seem to love the taste. Our little Westie was loosing his hair and became nothing but skin and bones despite how much he ate. Since I have been feeding him home food he has gained some weight and his hair is growing back except for where his kidneys are located on his back. The other thing I do is to wash him with Olay Body Wash-daily purifying with sea salt and microbeads(human body wash). Before using it he always seemed to smell even after he was bathed with regular pet shampoo, plus he seemed to have an oily feel to his skin which I believe to be the toxins coming through his skin since his kidneys are not processing them normally. My vet said that I could wash him every couple of days & that it won't dry out his skin.Whatever is doing it, it seems to be helping. At least his is growing back most of his hair, finally. But try the Cranberry juice instead of the broth for the rice. The other thing I have done is add pureed carrots and green beans to their food for added vitamins and mix that in the rice after it is cooked. I also cook both the meat and green beans with garlic powder and that seems to help with the taste too. I have a comment for Joyce regarding the use of broth in the rice for flavor. I have 2 dogs who have eaten tainted food, the smallest one’s renal counts were over double what is considered normal. I have been home cooking for the last month and 1/2. I cook the rice with half the amount of water and the other half is cranberry juice. I make sure it is the 100 percent juice one, not the cranberry cocktail juice. The cranberry is good for the kidneys and my dogs seem to love the taste. Our little Westie was loosing his hair and became nothing but skin and bones despite how much he ate. Since I have been feeding him home food he has gained some weight and his hair is growing back except for where his kidneys are located on his back. The other thing I do is to wash him with Olay Body Wash-daily purifying with sea salt and microbeads(human body wash). Before using it he always seemed to smell even after he was bathed with regular pet shampoo, plus he seemed to have an oily feel to his skin which I believe to be the toxins coming through his skin since his kidneys are not processing them normally. My vet said that I could wash him every couple of days & that it won’t dry out his skin.Whatever is doing it, it seems to be helping. At least his is growing back most of his hair, finally. But try the Cranberry juice instead of the broth for the rice. The other thing I have done is add pureed carrots and green beans to their food for added vitamins and mix that in the rice after it is cooked. I also cook both the meat and green beans with garlic powder and that seems to help with the taste too.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61449 Sharon Fri, 11 May 2007 18:08:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61449 Lois, yes it is. Although they've assured me it's fine, for what THAT is worth. I'm stuck here. I have 2 with renal problems that must be on a low protein, low phosphorus diet. I'm feeding Hi-Tor and I'm so nervous about it, I'm holding off on that starting today. I've decided to feed just the Prairie as my cats are so thin. They need to add a little weight. At this point, any assurances from anyone that their food is 100 percent safe isn't going to make me feel better. My Mom is feeding Merrick but then her cats weren't exposed to this, luckily. Peggy, I said the same thing to my cats 4 weeks ago and home cooked for them for a few weeks. Never seen such an attitude - even my girls can't have attitude like the cats :) I reminded my husband last night that WE are THEIR royal subjects and the look on his face was priceless :) I so want this to be over. I'm so tired of lies, I'm so tired of reading heartwrenching stories of people losing animals, of animals suffering. Every life has value, even the lives of our smallest companion animals. I worry about the turtle food (he gets mostly fresh and worms from the garden), the Tetra fish food, the millet I give my birds for snacks and their seeds, the hermit crabs food. This whole thing has just opened such a can of worms that it is mind boggling. I'm sorry for the emotional roller coaster in this thread but that's how it feels on a daily basis. I want to punch a wall or something but I don't want to break my hand :( Lois, yes it is. Although they’ve assured me it’s fine, for what THAT is worth.

I’m stuck here. I have 2 with renal problems that must be on a low protein, low phosphorus diet. I’m feeding Hi-Tor and I’m so nervous about it, I’m holding off on that starting today. I’ve decided to feed just the Prairie as my cats are so thin. They need to add a little weight. At this point, any assurances from anyone that their food is 100 percent safe isn’t going to make me feel better.

My Mom is feeding Merrick but then her cats weren’t exposed to this, luckily.

Peggy, I said the same thing to my cats 4 weeks ago and home cooked for them for a few weeks. Never seen such an attitude - even my girls can’t have attitude like the cats :) I reminded my husband last night that WE are THEIR royal subjects and the look on his face was priceless :)

I so want this to be over. I’m so tired of lies, I’m so tired of reading heartwrenching stories of people losing animals, of animals suffering. Every life has value, even the lives of our smallest companion animals.

I worry about the turtle food (he gets mostly fresh and worms from the garden), the Tetra fish food, the millet I give my birds for snacks and their seeds, the hermit crabs food. This whole thing has just opened such a can of worms that it is mind boggling.

I’m sorry for the emotional roller coaster in this thread but that’s how it feels on a daily basis. I want to punch a wall or something but I don’t want to break my hand :(

]]> By: Peggy (AKA: Big Fat Momma Cat) http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61439 Peggy (AKA: Big Fat Momma Cat) Fri, 11 May 2007 17:47:33 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61439 I cooked. They laughed. I put some in their mouth, they were like: Yum! This is tasty! Mmmmmmm! Then they turn around saying: Ain't no way we're eating that. Don't care how good it tastes! All 7 of them, they all did the same thing!!! They're not getting any commercial, manufactured foods. They'll have to starve, I am not poisoning them ever again. (Don't worry, they won't really starve, I'm just telling them that.) I cooked. They laughed.

I put some in their mouth, they were like:

Yum! This is tasty! Mmmmmmm!

Then they turn around saying: Ain’t no way we’re eating that. Don’t care how good it tastes!

All 7 of them, they all did the same thing!!!

They’re not getting any commercial, manufactured foods.

They’ll have to starve, I am not poisoning them ever again. (Don’t worry, they won’t really starve, I’m just telling them that.)

]]> By: Joyce http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61367 Joyce Fri, 11 May 2007 15:47:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61367 Regarding the recipe above, my only concern is the chicken broth. I was using broth to improve the tast, but all of the broth I havae found has onions in it, and onions are supposed to be bad for dogs. Does anyone know if a small amount in the broth is ok? I think Rupert liked the food with the rice cooked in broth a little better, but I stopped due to that concern. Regarding the recipe above, my only concern is the chicken broth. I was using broth to improve the tast, but all of the broth I havae found has onions in it, and onions are supposed to be bad for dogs. Does anyone know if a small amount in the broth is ok? I think Rupert liked the food with the rice cooked in broth a little better, but I stopped due to that concern.

]]> By: Lois C. http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61321 Lois C. Fri, 11 May 2007 14:34:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61321 I believe Nature's Variety canned is made by Menu - am I correct? I believe Nature’s Variety canned is made by Menu - am I correct?

]]> By: Sharon http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61296 Sharon Fri, 11 May 2007 13:42:54 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61296 Peggy and Peg H, I am having really good luck here with Nature's Variety Prairie canned food here with my 3 monsters. They are picky. I know they make a chow too. Might want to try that. Peggy and Peg H,

I am having really good luck here with Nature’s Variety Prairie canned food here with my 3 monsters. They are picky. I know they make a chow too. Might want to try that.

]]> By: Lorna http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61269 Lorna Fri, 11 May 2007 11:23:13 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61269 Katie - "Suzi at smilingblueskies.com also has a wealth of info. on her site. westcoastcaninelife.com, sells a product(I haven’t used)but their site also has a wealth of info. " I don't know Suzi personally but met her on-line over 6 years ago when she was still in Ontario.She is an amazing woman,with tons of sound,tested knowledge about canine nutrition.She more than answered all my never-ending questions and I had great success using the information she provided.She hadn't developed a product at that time,but I'm glad she has now. She also raises a lot of money to support cancer research at the University of Guelph,in Ontario. The other sites Katie mentioned are terrific ,too,in my experience. Lorna Katie - “Suzi at smilingblueskies.com also has a wealth of info. on her site. westcoastcaninelife.com, sells a product(I haven’t used)but their site also has a wealth of info. “

I don’t know Suzi personally but met her on-line over 6 years ago when she was still in Ontario.She is an amazing woman,with tons of sound,tested knowledge about canine nutrition.She more than answered all my never-ending questions and I had great success using the information she provided.She hadn’t developed a product at that time,but I’m glad she has now.
She also raises a lot of money to support cancer research at the University of Guelph,in Ontario.
The other sites Katie mentioned are terrific ,too,in my experience.

Lorna

]]> By: straybaby http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61242 straybaby Fri, 11 May 2007 08:00:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61242 "And as for all of you Walmart “fans”, I’ve been boycotting them since the corporation removed a t-shirt from their shelves that said “someday a woman will be president”." lol!~ thankfully i live in NYC and they aren't welcome here ;) we do have k-mart, but hey, Martha introduced decent colors to the mass market through them, so i'm not too bothered *grin* “And as for all of you Walmart “fans”, I’ve been boycotting them since the corporation removed a t-shirt from their shelves that said “someday a woman will be president”.”

lol!~ thankfully i live in NYC and they aren’t welcome here ;) we do have k-mart, but hey, Martha introduced decent colors to the mass market through them, so i’m not too bothered *grin*

]]> By: leek http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-2/#comment-61241 leek Fri, 11 May 2007 07:54:18 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/10/pet-food-recall-its-whats-for-dinner/#comment-61241 Joyce: Jenny Dover was actually at Target, IIRC. Search Google for her. Joyce:

Jenny Dover was actually at Target, IIRC. Search Google for her.

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