Question about cat food recall?

Question

We have regularly fed them IAMS for years. Now we find out it has been recalled. What is a cat food I can purchase from the store that is good quality and not cheap? (We only want to feed our cats the best.)

Does this also include the IAMS dry food? (I may have seen something in there about wet food.)

Answer 1

Now this is SCARY stuff.........
*****Everyone should read this recall:

go here for a list: http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html

found this article on my local news:

WASHINGTON -- A major manufacturer of dog and cat food is recalling 60 million containers of wet food.

Menu Foods said it's received report of dogs and cats suffering kidney failure after eating the food. About 10 animals died.

Menu Foods supplies store brands to Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger, PetSmart and other retailers. The recall covers its "cuts and gravy" style food sold between early December and March. The food comes in cans and small foil pouches. It consists of chunks of meat in gravy.

The company said it's not sure what happened and product testing hasn't revealed a link that would explain the illnesses and deaths.

Menu Foods didn't immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall but said the information will be on the company's Web site Saturday morning. For more information, contact Menu Foods at 1-866-463-6738.

web sites:
http://www.wbaltv.com/family/11273678/detail.html
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01290.html
http://www.moggies.co.uk/html/vet_response.html
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ENFORCE/2001/ENF00686.html
http://www.minnesotagasprices.com/Forum_MSG.aspx?master=1&category=1176&topic=174628&page_no=1

try this:
*Please make any switch to a new food over a 3 to 4 week time period!!! GO VERY SLOWLY!!!*

Cats are strict carnivores so they need a diet that is primarily made up of protein, some fat with a low carbohydrate content. Think of the Atkins diet. Cats should NOT be eating grains; rice, wheat, corn, barley, etc. They are not biologically designed to digest this kind of food. So we came up with a recommended diet to put your kitty on:

You must feed a multivitamin with good mineral content if you are going to home cook. Don’t just go to a generic pet store; many of the products sold there are sadly deficient and will not provide your cat with the supplements that he or she needs.

Feed human quality meats: broil or bake beef, poultry or fish. Pork can be too fatty and cause pancreatitis. No salty or sweet lunch meats. That’s junk food for your cat!
Add veggies to your mixture: about 3/4 meat to 1/4 veggies. Preferably fresh or frozen. If you cook the vegetables with meat, it will possess the flavor that they love. Cats need greens: spinach, kale, broccoli and the like. Maintain a variety. A feral or barn cat will periodically nibble on grasses and they eat the stomach contents of prey animals, so this is an important component of a healthy feline diet.
If you aren’t willing to home cook, canned food tends to be a healthier choice overall than dry food. They usually contain fewer grain products. I know that’s the very opposite statement that you’ve heard from most veterinarians in the past, but research conducted in the field of nutrition recently has changed my viewpoint considerably. Most dry food is bound together by grains. This has been proven to cause obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and cancer in cats because it is so unnatural for them to eat it. Restoring a more balanced and healthy diet usually causes cats to lose weight, gain muscle and either come off of insulin entirely if they are diabetic, or at least greatly diminish the dosage that they need. You will rarely see a diabetic barn cat unless the owners free feed with dry food!

1)Wellness (canned)
2)Innova Evo (dry) *
3)Wysong (need multivitamin)
4)Pet Guard
* Innova Evo contains no grains, so it’s a nice substitute for owners that don’t like to feed canned food.

Always choose a Pet Store Brand versus a Grocery store brand if you are unable to get to a natural foods store.
- Pet Store examples would be Iams, Eukanuba, Science diet, Nutro, etc.
- Grocery store brand examples would be Fancy Feast, Frisky’s, Purina, etc.
- Generic is the worst: Safeway, Giant, etc.
*** Read labels for the most quality protein content and least amount of grains.

Answer 2

Sorry, I haven't heard anything about a cat food recall. I would recommend that you try feeding your cats natural food, such as eggs, tuna fish, mackerel, raw chicken, etc., and then you won't have to worry about contaminated pet foods. We have a kitten and a dog, and both are fed a natural diet, and they are both very healthy and happy. Plus, it even costs less than those expensive but silly commercial petl foods that claim to be "natural" because they include grains and vegetables. How ridiculous! Cats and dogs are carnivores, not omnivores. My apartment complex borders a cornfield, and I have yet to see a cat or dog run out to the cornfield to harvest themselves some corn...if they're out in the cornfield, it's a sure bet they're after the mice, not the corn! The things pet food companies try to get away with!

Answer 3

The "best" doesn't mean the most expensive. Consumer Reports did exhaustive testing of cat foods last year, and their recommendation was just to go with a generic or storebrand dry cat food - has the same and BETTER nutrition in some cases than the "premium" brands sold in stores, or hawked by vets who get percentages of what they sell in their offices.
We've had cats for over 20 years, and just find a generic brand our cats like and tolerate well.

Answer 4

The recall only concerns wet food. I have heard nothing negative about dry food, so it is fine. I'm not sure about what kind of wet foods are on the market which aren't on the recall. I feed my cats dry food, which I've always heard reduces tarter on their teeth.

Answer 5

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