Comments on: Pet food recall: Has anything changed? http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:46:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Katherine http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-136483 Katherine Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:17:51 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-136483 Christie: I am working on a research project on the Menu Foods recall. I’m interested in getting in touch with anyone whose pets, younger than age ten, passed away after eating the wet pet food by Menu Foods that was sold at Wal-mart. Do you know anyone who meets those qualifications? If so, I’d like to hear about your or their experiences. Please let me know if you get a chance. I'd really like the chance to get this story into a research project. Thanks, Katherine Tiedemann tiedemann@newamerica.net Christie:

I am working on a research project on the Menu Foods recall. I’m interested in getting in touch with anyone whose pets, younger than age ten, passed away after eating the wet pet food by Menu Foods that was sold at Wal-mart. Do you know anyone who meets those qualifications? If so, I’d like to hear about your or their experiences. Please let me know if you get a chance. I’d really like the chance to get this story into a research project.

Thanks,
Katherine Tiedemann
tiedemann@newamerica.net

]]> By: John http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-127859 John Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:44:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-127859 I haven't been on for a few weeks , but it seems very little has changed with the food problems. I received a check from the claim I filed with Iams for my cat the died from poisoned food but no refund for all the bad food I had already purchased and feed him 163 packets in all and I have every receipt to prove it. To Jenny Bark, I'm home cooking wet food for both my dog and my 2 new rescue kitty's I bake their hard treats as well, but making dry food took alot of time and effort so I did alot of reseach and I mean alot !! and I have been using Eagle pack dry food since May and no problems at all in fact they love it, Yes it cost more and there are only a few places in kansas city that sell it but it's worth the cost to me. Eagle pack has wet food but the boys like my cooking so much and I can prepare it for about the same cost as commerical food that I will never go back to the can or pouch. I haven’t been on for a few weeks , but it seems very little has changed with the food problems.
I received a check from the claim I filed with Iams for my cat the died from poisoned food but no refund for all the bad food I had already purchased and feed him 163 packets in all and I have every receipt to prove it.

To Jenny Bark, I’m home cooking wet food for both my dog and my 2 new rescue kitty’s I bake their hard treats as well, but making dry food took alot of time and effort so I did alot of reseach and I mean alot !! and I have been using Eagle pack dry food since May and no problems at all in fact they love it, Yes it cost more and there are only a few places in kansas city that sell it but it’s worth the cost to me. Eagle pack has wet food but the boys like my cooking so much and I can prepare it for about the same cost as commerical food that I will never go back to the can or pouch.

]]> By: Jenny Bark http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-124148 Jenny Bark Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:05:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-124148 You got that right. Same, same, nothing different. I'm home cooking, do you think I should ask someone what food I should go back buying? You got that right. Same, same, nothing different. I’m home cooking, do you think I should ask someone what food I should go back buying?

]]> By: E. Hamilton http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-124122 E. Hamilton Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:05:06 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-124122 Nope, nothing has changed. Toxins still in food, check. Cover up still going on, check. Pets still dying, check. Pet owners still paying the bills, check. Vet bills still not being paid by pet food companies that sold poison labeled as premium pet food, check. Endless debate over which pet food is least lethal, check. Looks just like it did in March, April, May, June, July, August. Forecast is for more of the same, with partly deadly food at varying intervals and hip deep bull crap on a daily basis. Nope, nothing has changed. Toxins still in food, check. Cover up still going on, check. Pets still dying, check. Pet owners still paying the bills, check. Vet bills still not being paid by pet food companies that sold poison labeled as premium pet food, check.
Endless debate over which pet food is least lethal, check.
Looks just like it did in March, April, May, June, July, August.
Forecast is for more of the same, with partly deadly food at varying intervals and hip deep bull crap on a daily basis.

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-124001 Trudy Jackson Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:26:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-124001 Michelle, Thank you, i'll try it. Michelle, Thank you, i’ll try it.

]]> By: michelle http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-123801 michelle Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:45:03 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-123801 Trudy- Since our cat was poisoned in March, and barely survived, I have been feeding her BABY food to meet our need for wet food, in addition to dry kidney kibble from the vet (this very reluctantly). We have had pretty good success with the baby food. I get the Stage 1 or Stage 2 foods, and just check the ingredients to be sure there is no salt, onion, or garlic. Grace will only eat the meats, but my cats at home like the green beans and the squash, and I feed them canned pumpkin too which helps with hairballs. I figured that at least the ingredients are of a higher food grade quality, maybe are tested a little better (surely they would react faster if it were babies dying), and cost wise it works out ok. I tried home cooking and just couldn't keep up with it. This is more convenient, and if you check the labels carefully, the ingredients are pretty basic, as close to what I was cooking as I could get. Might check with the vet about adding some supplements to allow for taurine and calcium needs, or you may try soaking some dry kibble in water or some other liquid and running it through a blender or food processor to liquefy it and add it to your canned food or baby food. Trudy-
Since our cat was poisoned in March, and barely survived, I have been feeding her BABY food to meet our need for wet food, in addition to dry kidney kibble from the vet (this very reluctantly). We have had pretty good success with the baby food. I get the Stage 1 or Stage 2 foods, and just check the ingredients to be sure there is no salt, onion, or garlic. Grace will only eat the meats, but my cats at home like the green beans and the squash, and I feed them canned pumpkin too which helps with hairballs.

I figured that at least the ingredients are of a higher food grade quality, maybe are tested a little better (surely they would react faster if it were babies dying), and cost wise it works out ok. I tried home cooking and just couldn’t keep up with it. This is more convenient, and if you check the labels carefully, the ingredients are pretty basic, as close to what I was cooking as I could get.

Might check with the vet about adding some supplements to allow for taurine and calcium needs, or you may try soaking some dry kibble in water or some other liquid and running it through a blender or food processor to liquefy it and add it to your canned food or baby food.

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-123776 Trudy Jackson Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:07:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-123776 I posted this on Itchmo but think I forgot to post here. I have been finding pieces of plastic in the cats canned food. Has anyone else? this has happened to Me 4 times. I had to buy this food because the cat is 20 and doesn't have any teeth. she needs something real soft with no chunks. I posted this on Itchmo but think I forgot to post here. I have been finding pieces of plastic in the cats canned food. Has anyone else? this has happened to Me 4 times.
I had to buy this food because the cat is 20 and doesn’t have any teeth. she needs something real soft with no chunks.

]]> By: Trudy Jackson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-123775 Trudy Jackson Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:05:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-123775 I don't think much has changed in the food. My friend just bought a bag of purina sensitive stomach for Her cats. they were ALL sick all day long. She threw the bag away. But it does make you wonder? I don’t think much has changed in the food. My friend just bought a bag of purina sensitive stomach for Her cats. they were ALL sick all day long. She threw the bag away. But it does make you wonder?

]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-123725 The OTHER Pat Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:24:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-123725 Anything that gets a company more shelf space can potentiall squeeze other brands out of the way. Oh, the creative "genius" of the marketing gurus knows no bounds. Too bad they don't put that kind of effort into making sure the food is actually GOOD for our critters (not to mention sharing accurate and reliable information on what is actually IN it.). Anything that gets a company more shelf space can potentiall squeeze other brands out of the way.

Oh, the creative “genius” of the marketing gurus knows no bounds. Too bad they don’t put that kind of effort into making sure the food is actually GOOD for our critters (not to mention sharing accurate and reliable information on what is actually IN it.).

]]> By: petlover http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/comment-page-1/#comment-123715 petlover Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:09:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/08/1919/#comment-123715 KATIE said: "I don’t know if you heard, but Royal Canin has invited a select group of golden retriever judges and breeders to a seminar in Chicago, all expenses paid, to discuss what ingredients need to be in a breed specific food just for goldens. Not sure if they intend to add on other breed specific foods down the road." I thought I read in a pet food industry newsletter (don't know where right now) that the breed-specific pet foods was a new area to target to drum up business. The industry has already gone through the puppy, adult, active, mature/senior, sensitive stomach, etc. formulas. The new move is to target "specific breed" diets. Here's an example: http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vet-dept/canine-practice/eukanuba-adds-breed-specific-foods.aspx KATIE said: “I don’t know if you heard, but Royal Canin has invited a select group of golden retriever judges and breeders to a seminar in Chicago, all expenses paid, to discuss what ingredients need to be in a breed specific food just for goldens. Not sure if they intend to add on other breed specific foods down the road.”

I thought I read in a pet food industry newsletter (don’t know where right now) that the breed-specific pet foods was a new area to target to drum up business. The industry has already gone through the puppy, adult, active, mature/senior, sensitive stomach, etc. formulas. The new move is to target “specific breed” diets. Here’s an example:

http://www.veterinarypracticen.....foods.aspx

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