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

Just in case anyone isn't able to visit the website, I thought you might like the total list of brands (I imagine the website will have quite a few hits later today):

Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
Authority
Best Choice
Companion
Compliments
Demoulas Market Basket
Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
Food Lion
Foodtown
Giant Companion
Good n Meaty
Hannaford
Hill Country Fare
Hy-Vee
Key Food
Laura Lynn
Li'l Red
Loving Meals
Main Choice
Nutriplan
Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
Nutro Natural Choice
Paws
Presidents Choice
Price Chopper
Priority
Save-A-Lot
Schnucks
Sophistacat
Special Kitty
Springfield Pride
Sprout
Total Pet, My True Friend
Wegmans
Western Family
White Rose
Winn Dixie

I think that any product not on the list is safe--I have a few cans of Nutro that are not part of the recall, and I know I feel comfortable using them. Because of the timing of the complaints, they believe that this may be tied to a wheat supplier that they began buying from around that same time. Since the only affected varieties are the kinds with "cuts and gravy" the other pate style foods should be okay since they wouldn't use the same ingredients.

HEre is the list for DOG foods. I thought some people mey find it useful as well.


1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Award
4. Best Choice
5. Big Bet
6. Big Red
7. Bloom
8. Bruiser
9. Cadillac
10. Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket
12. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
13. Food Lion
14. Giant Companion
15. Great Choice
16. Hannaford
17. Hill Country Fare
18. Hy-Vee
19. Key Food
20. Laura Lynn
21. Loving Meals
22. Main Choice
23. Mixables
24. Nutriplan
25. Nutro Max
26. Nutro Natural Choice
27. Nutro
28. Ol'Roy
29. Paws
30. Pet Essentials
31. Pet Pride
32. Presidents Choice
33. Price Chopper
34. Priority
35. Publix
36. Roche Bros
37. Save-A-Lot
38. Schnucks
39. Springsfield Pride
40. Sprout
41. Stater Bros
42. Total Pet, My True Friend
43. Western Family
44. White Rose
45. Winn Dixie
46. Your Pet

well its up

here is the link of the list of cat foods and such
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html

I am freakinf out because we did at one time have special kittie about a month ago when it was on sale and well than the cats decided they only like whiskas purfectly fish stuff and also they like meow mix and friskies so thank goodness we tried different foods bebcause they were picky but they did eat the special kitty for over a week maybe 2 and that was 2 packets a day (split between 2 kitties) so i am freaking out a little bit

I hope everyone elses kitties are ok But the list is up

my nutro pounches don't match the production dates or upcs.......but i'm scared to still give them to stoli....

what do you think?

i'm nervous for stoli because he has just started eating nutro pouches......but they don't match the product date or upc....does that mean they are ok?

Thanks for the links!! I'm very glad that i quit feeding them one of the store brands on the list years ago (Price Chopper). In fact, the 4 flavors listed were their favorites! I'm going to pass this along to all of my cat friends.

I spent $150 on food at Petsmart late yesterday and they had nothing posted in the store about this.

I got onto the site but the Nutro CC details are on a Exel spreadsheet and I don't have that program.

Help please...
would someone copy it and paste it in this thread.
This is just nuts.

Phew! None of the wet food I have bought in the last 4 months is on there.

What kind are they? Do they have gravy? If so, I might hold off for a while and feed something else just to see if the recall expands. If the cause really is the wheat from this new company, then products outside that date range won't be affected.

Originally Posted by xocats

I got onto the site but the Nutro CC details are on a Exel spreadsheet and I don't have that program.

Help please...
would someone copy it and paste it in this thread.
This is just nuts.

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I've got Excel. What's the link and I'll copy it for you.

Thank heavens - never bought any of those!

I am trying to call the recall company but their line is always busy at 5:45AM west coast.

I just can't believe this mess.

I found the Nutro page with more details......
http://www.nutroproducts.com/menufoods.asp

My kitties have been eating the recalled food.
They just had some last night.
I think that I am going to have kidney values done on both of them at their vets just to be safe.

Not sure if this is what you want but hope it helps:

Cat Pouch Products
Affected Codes US & Canada: Best By DEC0308 through MAR0709
Date Format: MMMDDYY, where MMM=Month, DD = Day, YY=year
Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics Adult Beef & Brown Rice Platter Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Entrée Slices in Gravy

Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics Adult California Tuna Supreme Dinner Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics Adult Salmon Entrée Slices in Sauce

Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics Senior Whitefish & Crab Platter Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Max Cat Gourmet Classics Kitten Chicken & Tomato Dinner Slices in Garvy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Adult Chicken & Liver Formula Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Adult Oceanfish & Tuna Formula Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Adult Salmon & Oceanfish Formula Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Adult Turkey & Giblets Formula Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Weight Management Chicken & Liver Formula Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Senior Chicken & Turkey Formula Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Kitten Chicken & Liver Formula Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Kitten Oceanfish & Tuna Formula Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Kitten Salmon & Oceanfish Formula Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Chicken & Giblets Formula Chunks in Gravy

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Oceanfish & Shrimp Formula Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Whitefish & Tuna Formula Chunks in Sauce

Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Turkey & Liver Formula Chunks in Gravy



Dog Pouch Products
Affected Codes US & Canada: Best By DEC0308 through MAR0709
Date Format: MMMDDYY, where MMM=Month, DD = Day, YY=year
Nutro Natural Choice Chicken & Brown Rice Entrée Slices in Gravy (Adult)
Nutro Natural Choice Midwest Beef Stew Chunks in Gravy (Adult)
Nutro Natural Choice Savory Lamb Stew Slices in Gravy (Adult)
Nutro Natural Choice Turkey & Veggie Casserole Chunks in Gravy (Adult)
Nutro Natural Choice Chicken & Cheese Casserole Slices in Gravy (Puppy)
Nutro Natural Choice Yankee Pot Roast Entrée Chunks in Gravy (Puppy)


Dog 12.5 oz Canned Products
Affected Codes US & Canada: Best By DEC0309 through MAR0710
Date Format: MMMDDYY, where MMM=Month, DD = Day, YY=year
Nutro Max Large Breed Adult Beef & Rice Dinner Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Max Large Breed Puppy Beef & Rice Dinner Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Senior Lamb & Rice Recipe Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal Formula
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Adult Chicken & Rice Formula Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Adult Lamb & Rice Formula Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Weight Management Chicken & Rice Formula Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Senior Chicken & Rice Formula Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Chunks in Gravy
Nutro Ultra Adult Chicken, Salmon & Lamb Formula
Nutro Ultra Weight Management Chicken, Salmon & Lamb Formula
Nutro Ultra Senior Chicken, Salmon & Lamb Formula
Nutro Ultra Puppy Chicken, Salmon & Lamb Formula
Nutro Ultra Large Breed Adult Chicken, Salmon & Lamb Formula
Nutro Ultra Large Breed Puppy Chicken, Salmon & Lamb Formula

Not sure if any of this is exported to the UK but I do know we get Gourmet cat food over here. I don't buy it for my cats as it's too expensive. At the moment mine get Whiskas cans and Lucy gets Whiskas pouches and a tin of Hi-Life which is pure meat, usually chicken or tuna. She loves it and I mix her medicine in it which is very easy to do as it is very moist.

Usually our cats, except Lucy get ASDA Wal-Mart's own brand but in the last couple of weeks they've gone off it and have been leaving it, turning their noses up. Our cats do that from time to time so we usually end up switching brands - till they get fed up with that too, so I'm not sure if there would be a link or not. I do know that European standards are different to that in the USA so whether the make-up of the food is different here I don't know. Very worrying for everyone across the Pond though

Thanks....
Both Dexter & Sadie have been eating the recalled Nutro pouches.

Originally Posted by xocats

Thanks....
Both Dexter & Sadie have been eating the recalled Nutro pouches.

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I wonder what is causing the problems? Is there any word on that yet?

Perhaps a check-up at the vet would put your mind at rest?

Do you know if this is affecting pets with compromised immune systems only or is it happening to young, healthy animals too?

I intend to call Dexter & Sadie's vet this morning to get Kidney function tests.

I don't know what the problem is but I do know that it is both cat and dog food that has been recalled.

Any of Trader Joe's? I didn't see any, but thought I would ask just in case.

We have two male cats that we adopted from the same litter. They are only two years old and have been fed the Nutro pouches (Turkey and Liver with gravy) since we got them. Two weeks ago, they both became very sick and spent a week in the ICU at a great animal hospital in the Chicagoland area. Our vet said it was acute kidney failure brought on by a toxin. We have spent the last two weeks desparately searching for the cause... even hiring an industrial hygenist to test various things in our house. No luck until our vet called us with last night's news. BE VERY CAUTIOUS... we have talked directly with Nutro and they do not know for sure what is causing these issues in their food. They also don't appear to be confident in the dates and codes of the affected pouches.
We have over 75 pouches that appear to be outside the affected range but we plan to keep them to have some tested. We have no idea how long it took for the affected pouches to do their damage to our cats. If you feed your cats these products, I suggest you stop and keep all leftover bags in case your cats do get sick. Our boys are still fighting to recover while we treat them at home. However, we have incurred some extremely large bills thus far and these companies need to be held accountable. We will be seeking legal advice today. If anyone else on this forum has experienced anything similar, please post.

I don't think it's Trader Joe's, not 100% sure thought.

I know how you feel Lei. Almost all my canned food is affected. The only thing I've got left is a few cans of Pro Plan. I'm going to have to buy Fancy Feast to get the kits by until I can get to the pet store...which could be weeks from now.