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

How true, I read about the recall online WAY before I heard about it on tv or the radio

i still know people who haven't heard about the recall!

I am deeply concerned about this situation, so much so that I repeatedly checked for new information online from work today (not something I normally do) and yet my boss, who has three dogs, knew nothing at all about this at 5pm this evening!

I was amazed, but after that, I went ahead and called everyone I know who has pets, just in case. And, yep, I found more folks who weren't aware of the recall.

Scary, very scary.

My boss feeds a prescription diet but sent an email to let us all know just in case (one of the girls used to feed Iams but doesn't anymore), but everyone already knew at work, so I guess the news travels faster in some places than others

On our local newscast today, they talked to a vet who was treating a cat who had eaten some of the bad food, and he said that they were super-hydrating her, using extra water to force her kidneys to push the toxins out of her system.

They were probably doing it subcutaneously or intravenously, I imagine. But maybe now would be a good time to put out extra water dishes, to help encourage our kitties to drink more -- just in case they are exposed to anything hazardous...

Since they still havent found "IT" ... i am wondering if the vets of the sick animals are sending blood to be tested

I know this has been posted somewhere, but what are some stuff I should look for? Luna hasn't eaten any recalled food that I know of, but since I'll be taking her tomorrow, I might as well ask about anything suspicious.

Originally Posted by Starfish

I know this has been posted somewhere, but what are some stuff I should look for? Luna hasn't eaten any recalled food that I know of, but since I'll be taking her tomorrow, I might as well ask about anything suspicious.

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Being lethargic, vomiting, not wanting to eat. Changes in urination.

Trader Joe's pulled their food. I posted the notice that was sent to my store this afternoon here

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119887

Please read and take any food you have from them back. The kibble is still safe.

o my 2 more were added to the recall on their site, please check it out, I dont have a link but its somewhere in this thread (thats how I keep getting to it) and well they said on the news tonite that a ladys 5 cats had died because of this I hope they figure out what is causign this and R.I.P all the poor kitties that were lost because of this ALso keep informing people like I said my mom informed someone the other day at the store while the recalled food was still out, and i informed our neighbor that has 12 cats and 2 ferals outside she takes care of!!!

I told my mom we had only had special kittie once and it was for a week and I told my mom stormie kept gettin sick and she kept sayin that it was a hairball well that shows u to just trust ur instict and ur guts on things, (when she started to get sick I took her off of it right away and we went to whiskas purrfectly fish, what cna i say they are too picky, its that meow mix, fancy feast, and friskies that they like only) but she is fine now thank goodness! It just goes to show u to trust ur instinct when things are wrong and ur kittie is sick or what not I did adn I came out lucky!

Just be sure to keep checking the recallled list since they are still adding and removing all the time since they really arent sure themselves u know !!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2590696.shtml

a woman is suing Menu Foods and is seeking class action status for her suit. i would suggest that any one who has a pet affected by this recall to join ...

All this is making very nevous. Although I am still feeding sammi whiskas wet food and so far it is not on the list but if anyone knows otherwise please let me know. My mom feeds her seven cats Iams dry food, which from what I gather is alright and she feeds the dog hill science diet which is also dry. I hope these are ok. If anoyone knows if they are not please let me know but I'll see if I can found out anything. Don't want to lose any cats or our dog. I don't remember reading or seeing anything about this here in south africa, not yet that is.

My thoughts go out to all those who have lost pets because of this. I am sure they will be making lots of friends over the RB.

I hope this will sort its self out and that this will be last time. I hope pet food manufactuers will catch a wake up call now and not let it happen in the future.

Where is the most current list of contaminated food? I was in WalMart last night and they have many brands on the shelves including speciak kitty and Iams. This is very confusing.

Hi,

I just went to the masterfoods website (manufacturer of Whiskas and Sheba). According to their statement these products are safe:

The recent US pet food recall initiated by Menu Foods and other companies does not include any Mars Petcare pet food products. All of our brands, including PEDIGREE and CESAR food for dogs, and WHISKAS and SHEBA food for cats, are safe for pets to enjoy.

The safety and nutritional quality of our pet food is our top priority because for many people, their pets are their top priorities.

Since we don't have much info on it, I will just link to the news report and let people make up their own mind, this is NOT linked to the menu food recall, but those feeding ANY Royal Canin foods may want to look into it and decide for themselves

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/20032007/...d-company.html

The Royal canin lawsuit mentioned above is for a very different issue , but it has upset me very much. November 2005 RC starts to receive reports of dogs eating one of their veterinary diets getting sick. In february 2006 (fast huh) they issue a statement a mixing error has been made with 4 of their diets (including a diet for cats), they mixed in too much vitamin D. They recalled the food, no big public recall like the one we are seeing now, but a hushed and as a result very inefficient one. I found out about this recall because february 15 2006 a breeder posted on the Yahoo fanciershealth list about two cats she bred that got sick due to this production error. The food had been recalled for two weeks and nobody on this well informed list with vets and breeders knew about it yet. March 25 2006 I was on another messageboard and I found a woman who had been feeding this food long after it had been recalled (Am I allowed to post links to other messageboards here ?) , her kitty just came out of the hospital after almost dying. I am really ticked with RC for not being more open about this, how many more kitties have gotten sick because they didn't inform the public more ?

The recall notice from 2006 is below:
http://www.pandecats.com/x/rc-recall.htm

It seems Purina products like FF, Pro Plan, Friskies, etc were not affected. I will be feeding my kitten these products for a little while. Then it will be dry food only.

A Chicago woman is suing Menu Foods. Read more here.

Edit: this woman may be within her rights, but the story says that she took her NINE-year old cat to its FIRST vet vist EVER due to bad pet food. Uhm, hello??? Nine years before the first vet visit?

That's a WHOLE 'nuther can of worms...

She may have trouble proving that her cat was not sick before the recall since she has no history of vet visits to prove the cat was healthy

Side note - when we got Scully, it was his first vet vist past his neuter/declaw and he was almost 9 at the time too!

As much as i don't really agree with suing people, in this case i would be getting the best lawyer i could find where my babies health is concerned.

The cat's first vet visit though?