Do you have any of this PET FOOD that can kill your pet?

Question

A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.

The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches

If you suspect you have any of this pet food, read this:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/petfood.recall.ap/index.html

@hev_1985
So sorry about the loss of your pet.
If this Question can prevent the loss of life of just ONE cat or ONE dog, if will have been well worth posting.

Answer 1

My sister and I saw the article yesterday, now we are thinking that this might have been what killed our dog. Because we were giving him wal-mart brand wet dog food. We always gave him dry food but he got sick so we had to give him wet food and we got it from wal-mart so this is probably why he wasen't getting better, and now he's dead. They printed this article too late.

Answer 2

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 3

Thanks for the head up.

There was a similar case in South East Asia afew years back. The pet foods were canned in Thailand.

Despite the fancy advertising, many pet foods on the market are detrimental to your pet’s health. Dogs and cats commonly suffer from cancers, kidney disease, liver problems, thyroid disorders and other problems starting in mid-life. Much of this is due to their poor quality diets.

Pet food manufacturers often use poor quality ingredients that are not fit for human consumption, such as dying, dead, diseased, disabled animal, by-products like feets, heads, beaks, hides, hooves and moldy or contaminated grains. The food may then be preserved with BHA, BHT or ethoxyquine, which can cause cancer.

Answer 4

Science diet, Iams, and Nutro have been recalled as well.

Rskpets, to become a vet, you don't have to take any nutrition classes for animals. Your parents are no more of an authority on dog food nutrition than are retail pet store workers.

Answer 5

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 6

I freaked out because I saw NUTRO on the list and that's what I feed all of my dogs. Luckily it's only wet dog food and I only feed them dry food b/c wet food makes wet poop. Eww!

Answer 7

Nope , my dog gets dry food, Benefull and I mix some chicken or hamburger in with it.

Answer 8

No, but thanks for the information. I heard Walmart sells a brand of dry dog food that is made from rendered animals like dogs and cats. Not beef, chicken or lamb.

Answer 9

i totally freaked out when i saw this because we just got a new bag of food for my dogs but they eat bentiful so they are ok! thanx for the heds up though!

Answer 10

nope, i know my dog is safe, bcuz my parents are her vets. we feed her science diet :)