pet food killing dogs and cats???

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_bi_ge/pet_food_recall

Answer 1

I am devasted by this. Two of my four cats fell ill within two days with renal failure and then ended up having to be euthanized. This was in February. Well I saw the recall and I now KNOW in my heart this is what happened. I called a DVM and PHD from teh FDA article. My cats ate "Special Kitty" brand pouches from Wal mart everyday. The two that do not eat this are fine. I found a link on the PETA website of what foods MENU BRAND makes. These foods (including the ones i purchased) are at Wal mart, safeway and Kroger. Here are the brands Albertsons, A&Ps master choice, Authority, Award, sophistacat (pet smarts), IGA, Kroger, Loblaw, Pathmark, Safeway select, shoprite, Stop and shop and Wal marts special kitty. These brands are all manufactured by MENU BRANDS but may not all be affected. I do have two dead cats to prove that the Special Kitty was affected. Any one who has been affected i am going to attempt to file a class action lawsuit please email me at [e-mail] PLEASE no prank emails or solicitations folks, this is serious. PLEASE, i dont know how else to get affected persons together.

Answer 2

A lot of the well-known brands are affected. IAMS is bad and affected by the recall; it's not as good as people think it is. Try one of these brands: Animal Food Services CountryPet Evanger's Dog and Cat Food Company The Honest Kitchen Know Better Dog Food Natural Balance Nature's Variety Newman's Own Organics Stella & Chewy's Timberwolf Organics V-Dog Veterinary Nutritional Formula Wellness Wysong Of the listed brands, only Natural Balance was affected by the recall. Even so, the company instantly tested the rest of their products for melamine when some products were recalled. So the remaining products are perfectly safe. Some of the worst brands are: Science Diet IAMS Eukanuba Mighty Dog Ol' Roy among others....

Answer 3

I work for a holistic veterinarian and we would not tell any of our client that IAMS or Eukanuba were good brands of food. When people ask me why, first I tell them read the ingredients. First thing on the list (dry formula) is corn or wheat then something else then possibly a meat "By product". Do you know what a by product is? When you go to the bathroom, thats a by product. Ok maybe a little extreme. A by product are all the parts that ordinarlly get theown away in human meat companies. This includes head, feathers intestines, hooves etc. My question then is this what you really want to feed your pet? Most of us look at our pets as a part of our family so would you eat that stuff? When researching a pet food look at the ingredients. The first 3 or at least first 2 ingredients should be a meat, Chicken lamb or beef. Just the word of the meat. Also another is meat meal such as Lamb meal or chicken meal, this is actual meat with all the liquid removed and made into a powder. Of course real meat is best. Pet food companies have to list in order of what is most in their food so if corn is first on the list and a meat is 3rd then this food is made up of moslty grain. Dogs need protein too. Another thing to watch out for are chemical additives. Look for natural tocopherols or fats as preservatives. Stay away from BHA BHT nitrites and chemical additives other than natural vitamins. I have a list that I know to be human grade meats without chemical additives. Most of these brands can be found in most small non chain pet stores.
Artemis Holistic
Canidae/Felidae
Eagle Pack
Innova
Merrick
Natural Life
Petguard
Precise
It is also best to feed your pets canned rather than dry. Another food which are good are Steve's Raw and Bravo. It is ok and the best way to feed you pet is home cooked. Although be advised that different things need to be supplement to a home cook diet for your pet such as fatty acids and bone meal and other things. Best to find a vet in your area that can give you a good fortefied recipe to a suitable diet that is well balanced and fully nutritional. I hope I have helped a few with questions. Bye
http://www.the-natural-pet.com/dogfoodingredients.htm
this web site has a good explaination.

Answer 4

I don't know about killing animals but I know Eukanuba has peices of dog meat in it which is really bad for them. Also, chicken makes them itchy. I feed Purina One and I love it, my dog has a ton of energy and he lives on a forty acre horse farm where he gets to run allll the time!

Answer 5

I've called the companies and they have no recall numbers and won't until tomorrow morning.. how horrifying.

I lost a best friend years ago to an "instant ailment" like they describe, and food never once occurred to me.

I'm so sorry for the people who've lost their babies :((

Answer 6

It's not just "cheap" brands anymore, Iams and Eukanuba are taking part in the recall as well. The brand names will be up tomorrow. So don't feed any wet food tonight if you can.

Answer 7

I HAVE ALREADY LOST TWO PUPPIES AND A THIRD MY 5 MTH OLD CLEO IS HANGING ON. SHE HAD BLOODY STOOLS, VOMITING WAS NOT EATING HER NUTRO PUPPY FOOD, I DISCOVED THE RECALL AND I FOUND ALL THE FOOD I FEED HER SINCE SHE WAS FEW WEEKS OLD WAS RECALLED, I STILL HAVE ALL THE CANS AND POCHES MATCHING THE RECALL NUMBERS. I HAVE TWO OTHER DOGS THIS HAPPENED TO AND THEY DID SURVIVE BUT VET BILLS WERE SO COSTLY, IF A CLASS ACT LAW SUIT IS STARTED I WANT TO JION . I EVEN HAVE MY TWO PUPPIES IN FREEZER UNBURIED TILL I FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. I AM MAD THIS HAPPENED WITH NUTRO FOODS, ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS???

Answer 8

no ! but tables and people foods can harm and kill cats and dogs but for dogs pets foods no cant harm them .Do u have do believe in those kind stories by listening from the news ? lol

Answer 9

good thing i buy my dog food at kmart

Answer 10

wow!
canned food is crap anyways is why i feed my dogs raw chicken necks