Urgent :: Pet Food Recall... Urgent!!! - TOXIN FOUND

Originally Posted by xocats

Sadie's larger pee ball in her clumping litter was the deciding factor for me.
That might mean that her urine is diluted so she is putting out a larger volume.
Plus she has vomited a few times recently.
I had Dexter tested to be safe.

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I'll be watching to see you post their results. Keeping fingers crossed here that all will be just fine.

Lei, there are larger clumps of urine in the boxes from Twitch here. That is the deciding factor for me, unfortunately. I keep records on the computer of when I notice weird things & it was right around New Years when I noticed larger urine clumps from Twitch. Hopefully it is just because she is drinking more(switched Ms. Priss to spring water). I cannot bear to think about my litlle girl ill.

My cats all ate Nutro pouches that have been recalled. However as I understand it one ingredient is suspected. I don't know how Nutro could have known about this problem in advance.
Even still, they don't know what the problem is exactly, it's just that cats are getting sick and dying from renal failure after eating the food ( and I don't think any oficial cases are due to the Nutro brand specifically, but Nutro recalled the food anyway), but nobody figured out what exactly is causing it.

gosh this is SO scary, i hope everyone and their kitties will be ok.

Originally Posted by DawnofSierra

Forgive me if this has already been posted somewhere. Still, it's worth posting twice just in case. A good person known by the owner of the crf site Pat has already recommended has created a detailed, 15 page pdf file of Every recalled food including description, best by & production dates, product & UPC codes.

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Thank you Stephanie! It would be nice to have a totally "complete" list!

Originally Posted by white cat lover

I must point out..."tainted" food can happen to commercial dry food, commercial wet food, premade raw, or homemade raw. It can happen to any food. It does us no good to get mad at the company, focus on your kids & finding them a new food right now. IMO, we will never know the entire story.

That said, man, I am so peeved right now!!! How the heck am I gonna find food to feed Twitch & Lily? It has to be chunks in gravy....I know some others here have kitties addicted to Nutro pouches/cans. The other thing I'm really worried about is Twitch has been peeing larger clumps in the box...

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Yep, I am in the same boat. My cats eat Nutro chunks and gravy, they refuse to eat pate food.
I bought them tuna (for cats) but I think they will get bored soon eating tuna and nothing else. But at least that tuna has no wheat gluten in it.

Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

Frankly I am even more interested now in products such as the Trout Pate by IcelandPet, and food from ZiwiPeak.

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I've just ordered more Ziwi Peak (made in New Zealand, without wheat gluten). If anybody in Europe wants to stop using Nutro, etc., to be on the safe side, "chunky" European brands without wheat gluten would be Schesir, Bozita, Almo nature, and Miamor Fine Filets. They don't have gravy, though, just jelly or spring water.

ACK! the product code has been updated to include the ones that stoli ate. . .i hope three isn't enough to harm him.....

Originally Posted by Renovia

ACK! the product code has been updated to include the ones that stoli ate. . .i hope three isn't enough to harm him.....

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I didn't realize they are still updating the list? Will we know when exactly "they" are done updating lists, etc? Just how big is this going to get? (I have a lot of questions right now! )

this is just crazy. i hope it doesn't get bigger than this. . . .the whole rumour about expanding to treats and dry is pretty freakin' scary

Originally Posted by CarolPetunia

This is terrifying. It should be legally required that everything covered by FDA regulations has to be clearly labeled as to what manufacturer produced it, at which plant, and when.

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FYI the FDA does not regulate pet food, only pet meds.

And for those of you who do not have Excel, you do not need it. There is a free "viewer" you can download that will elt you see but not modify or create Excel files.
(2003 version)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=EN
(97/2000 version)
http://www.nkfd.org/Excel.html

Since I have a cat with renal failure, I know about the testing involved.


If you want to avoid the huge price of a complete blood test or a full blood panel, you can request just a BUN and Creatinine. The only urine test you need to have done is a Urine Specific Gravity (USG).

If the BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) or Creatinine are elevated, or the USG is low, then I would recommend the full blood panel. BUN and Creatinine are the two best indicators of renal function (USG, by itself, is less accurate.) By knowing those numbers, you will know whether or not renal failure has occurred.

~Hope this helps~


Pookie & the girls

That is useful info Pookie-poo...
Thanks
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Here is another link to the 2003 Exel viewer.
Thanks for the info. 2dogmom.
I downloaded it.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...N#Instructions

This just keeps getting worse and worse! I was freaking out when I heard that Nestlé Purina was doing a voluntary recall, but the Fancy Feast wasn't on it! The boys eat the grilled chicken and the grilled beef Fancy Feast every morning for breakfast! It has wheat gluten in it, but their site doesn't list it as being recalled. I hope it doesn't go on the list, because that's all they'll eat other than their dry which is from the vet.

I'm so sorry about those of you that have kitties that have been eating the recalled food! I hope everyone's pets are safe and those that are ill get better quickly. This whole thing is a nightmare! I have a feeling that the wet cat and dog food is going to get difficult to find! I'm ashamed that the company is based in Ontario!

I just sent a message to Fancy Feast asking about their food and the recall.
If I hear anything from them I will post here.

It is not just Menu Foods who are responsible for this so don't feel ashamed for your country.
All the major companies are responsible for this inevitable disaster.
We were mislead by all of them.
Their advertising policies made it sound like they purchased and manufactured their own ingredients.

We as consumers have two ways to go with this when the initial crises passes...
we can forget it, then continue as usual or organize to create positive change in the pet food industry.

It's up to us.

Just to try and put people's minds at rest regarding feeding your cats what you eat yourself. I have never known any of my 10 cats to turn their noses up at a titbit or two of what we're eating. You should be in my kitchen when we're cooking roast chicken Just before the end of cooking time, our cats appear from nowhere and sit in a semi-circle round the cooker. They'd love fresh home cooked food every day. All you can hear is a lot of purring

Rule of thumb is, if you wouldn't eat something yourself, because it doesn't look right or doesn't smell right, don't feed it to your cat or dog.

We keep several pet snakes and they eat frozen/thawed rats and mice. It's not the first time I've binned a mouse or rat because it doesn't look right. I just wouldn't take the chance on making the snakes ill.

We apply that principle to everything food, be it for humans or animals.

I should think most cats would happily eat food you prepare yourself. At least you'd know what goes into it.

Originally Posted by Python

I should think most cats would happily eat food you prepare yourself. At least you'd know what goes into it.

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Just because it was easy and natural for you does not mean that will be everyone else's experience. It took me nearly 6 full months to convince my cats that they wanted to eat REAL food. Just because I knew what they should be eating, and what I wanted them to be eating, doesn't mean they understood that.

I understand your sentiment, but don't think now is the time to be lecturing people on what they should be feeding their cats. We've got members of this forum who are seriously concerned about the health of their cats because of this recall, and don't need to be made to feel like it's their FAULT for feeding their cats a certain food.

If, because of this, people want to change their cats diet (as I'm sure many will) that is when we have the oppurtunity to discuss fresh, real diets with them.

Until then, we should all be sensitive about what others may be going through at this time.

Originally Posted by Python

I should think most cats would happily eat food you prepare yourself. At least you'd know what goes into it.

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It may not be a question of will they eat it, but should they eat it? At least as a total diet. There are lots of things we eat that cats should not. Onions and garlic for example. A treat of roast chicken or turkey is okay, but they can't make a diet of it.

I feed my girls Life's Advantage. I have to order it online, which can be a hassle, but there is no gluten in it at all. I had been feeding them Nutro Max Gourmet Classics, but in a can. They'll not be getting any more of that until I hear definitively that it is okay.