DO NOT BUY PURINA ONE LAMB AND RICE DRY FORMULA, ITS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST YET BUT I HAVE 800 DOLLARS IN VET BILLS. I PUT MY MASTIFF ON P. ONE ON A SATURDAY AND FRIDAY I WAS AT THE VET AND ALMOST LOST HIM. THANK GOD HE HAS A GREAT VET. DO NOT BUY PURINA ONE PLEASE ! ! ! ! I HAVE PUT MY DOG ON CANIDAE , PLEASE DONT BUY THIS PURINA
2007-05-23 10:22:34 · 8 answers · asked by mikentammy76 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes I have proof and he had parvo like symtoms but no parvo. so guess what it was? a bacterial infection from the dog food
2007-05-23 10:31:30 · update #1
I have contacted purina and they are "looking in the matter"
2007-05-23 10:33:04 · update #2
Yes I had the food tested
2007-05-23 10:36:06 · update #3
I havent received an answer yet from the tests but I know in my heart thats what it is.
2007-05-23 10:51:41 · update #4
Thanks for the advice i never new that about Purina dog food sorry about your dog i hope he gets better.
2007-05-23 10:28:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Purina is not a very good dog food but, a bacterial infection for a food? Doesn't make any sense. Maybe in a canned dog food but then you would notice the can bulging. Bacteria is not going to live very long in a dry dog food. When dry food is bad it is from a fungus which produces a mycotoxin. This can kill a dog and happens every few years to one company or another.
You had the food tested already? This is going to take several days to a week unless you want to plunk down some big bucks.
2007-05-23 10:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you have proof of testing from the vet stating that it was the food that caused the problem?? What do you mean by almost lost him? What were his symptoms?
What did the testing say was in the food that could of caused a bacterial infection? Did your vet check this dog for Leptospirosis? Did he do a Heliobacter test? Check for pancreatitis or gallbladder problems? What did the medical tests show on your dog? What was the dog food tested for and what was the results?
Also, what was your dogs platelet count when you brought him in to the vet? Has your vet thought of Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis? What kind of dog is this?
"What are the signs seen with HGE in dogs?
The most notable sign seen with HGE is a very sudden onset of bloody diarrhea in a previously healthy dog. Vomiting, not eating (anorexia), and listlessness are also seen. Dehydration is not usually clinically seen on initial presentation, but shock can develop quickly without treatment.
What causes HGE?
At this time, the exact cause of this disease is unknown. There are many theories - diet, a bacterial infection or bacterial toxin, virus, reaction to an intestinal parasite, etc. - but nothing has been proven. Stress may play a role in the development of HGE. Dogs that have an episode of HGE may be prone to another occurrence. Many dogs never experience HGE. "
A dog if treated can normally come out of an HGE episode. If left untreated, they can die.
http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/dogdiseasesh/a/HGEindogs.htm
2007-05-23 10:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I bought a bag of Purina in late January from Northwest Indiana and my dog almost died. She was on it since she was a puppy. NEVER Again will I give any animal Purina. My dog is my child and what her and our family have been through is HORRIBLE. I don t want any other Family getting hurt until they look into the situation.
2015-02-25 11:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by ..ACE.. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes animals will get sick if we switch their food too quickly. You are supposed to add a few pieces at each feeding with the brand you are already using and increase it each time while taking away the same amount of the old food until your pet is completely switched over to the new food. You may be right and maybe there is something wrong with the food but unless you are certain because of tests that were done they don't assume it was necessarily that brand of food. I hope your dog gets better soon.
2007-05-23 10:28:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Did the vet say that it was the food that was the problem? Has the food been sent to a lab? It's so hard to know what to feed. Canidae could be on the recall list next week. Thanks for the info.
2007-05-23 10:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by bon b 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
this is the second posting I have seen about this dog food. The other posters friend has lost her dog from it. If this is true (which I have no reason to not believe you) They need to come out with it before more die or get severely ill dangit.
2007-05-23 10:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by LYNN W 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to hear your problem. hope all goes well..
I feed my dogs purina dog chow, no problems there.
2007-05-23 10:29:48 · answer #8 · answered by stormsstar 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋