I was the one that called Wysong, I was the one that obtained the “voluntary lot numbers” which were the numbers of ALL of the cases we kept returning, our VET to the day has never heard a word from his Distributer nor from Wysong.

The only way he knew of the problem was from ME.

We lost our precious KC due to Grand-mal seizures, (febrile in nauture, his temp was 105, 12 hours after he ate some of the contaminated food), the food has been tested at an independent lab that I took it to, it contained the mold Mycotoxin.

Wysong claims that Mycotoxin can be killed by their heating and freezing process.

The CDC states that the lethal mold Mycotoxin can not be killed by any form of heat or cold. It causes:

Bloating
Gas
Severe Neurological Damage
Febrile Grand-mal seizures
Diarrhea
Liver failure
Internal Bleeding
Septic Shock
Thick yellow discharge from one or both eyes
Vomiting
Death

You may and please do read my complete story at
http://www.petsitusa.com/blog

My name is Pam, I have contributed twice, the initial story of what happened and how Wysong has treated our situation and then tonight 2/1 I posted a second addition to the rest of our story, please also go to
http://www.consumeraffairs.com web site to read Julie’s story of the loss of her chanpion dobie scarlet who died early september, Julie had started feeding Wysong only in August, Wysong has actually written a response there where they state they contacted all distributers, stores, vets, clients who have product drop shipped to their homes immediately upon their discovery of the problem, they deny the presence of Mycotoxin in any of the product, although there are now reports from numerous Vet universities and lab centers that have isolated the mold from Wysong food, it is amoung the most “lethal” molds on our planet.

On the consumer affairs web site there is a link where you can click and it will take you to a second page of their site where you can write to them your experience with this dog food, and it is now going to be a class action suit and you will be contacted by a class action attorney should you care to post your experience, it is not about money, I want to make that perfectly clear, as there is no amount of money that can make up for the suffering our little man KC went through and then we had to have our little man’s suffering to an end, he was alive, but brain dead due to the un-relenting seizures caused by the lethal mold Mycotoxin.

But, at least if any and all pet owners who have had an experience now or from 1997 will post their experience with Wysong to consumer affairs, to the FDA and to the CDC (center for disease control) we can make a difference, please check your individual state for an animal law protection attorney who may be practicing in your state, there are several states that are now haveing these wonderful, caring attornies to help the public stop this crazy and un-ethical practices from happening.

Sincerely
KC’s mom.

I’m not much of a “home cooker”, so I opted for a product line called “The Honest Kitchen” and selected their product called “Preference” that you re-hydrate and mix with the raw meat of your choice (I rotate through different meats). They also have complete dehydrated products.

Another resource that might help you get started is over at the Itchmo Forums where the folks trade recipes and home-prepared feeding ideas. You will find them here:

http://itchmoforums.com/making.....ies-b62.0/

I am so sorry to hear about your losses. My vet for years, whom I respect dearly, is obviously not trained in pet nutrition put my old guy on Hill Science Diet…then I found out after three years that this dog food is “junk.” I then had my big guy, Joe, seen by his partner who had recommended Wyson. I thought wow..this is great, an organic dog food and it is recommended highly..now after reading all of this I am so frightened to feed my beloved anything…I am boiling chicken for him as I post this message. I had called my vet last month about the recall, and she said she sorted through the stuff and all that I had purchased was safe. The thing is..their office does not even have internet…so if there was a recalled case or bag up there…i would never have known until after the fact. Does anyone have any information on making their own dogfood that will properly nourish my pet? I am sure a lot of pet owners will be doing this. Everyone please have a blessed and happy New Year.

She does not seem sick, but a little lethargic and begging for other food, ignoring hers in the bowl. Her poop has been a little soft.

I decided to research recalls and found this. I can’t read all of the numbers embossed in the foil bag, but the last numbers are 624.

I will never question the actions of this little creature again.

The food smells strong and looks moldy to me. I just bought it last week. It should have been pulled from the shelves long before now.

The result is that grain elevators are seeing a lot of moldy grain.

Just my opinion, but if you’re NOT using grain free food, might be a good idea to give it a try.

Be careful out there.

5CM

We “pet foodies” have closely followed the pet food companies (PFC’s), and have learned (sometimes the hard way) that LOTS of bad commercial food is on the market.

PFC’s are pros at using advertising gimicks (i.e., free food), and beautiful designed websites to disguse the fact that their food is crap. In some cases, it’s dangerous crap.

I hope that you and your friends will join us, and help warn pet owners about the risks of commerical food.

This is a great site, as is:

http://www.itchmoforums.com

Furry hugs,

5CM