Cat food recall alert

I'm not sure by what you mean by way too many, compared to other companies (including Evangers and other small, 'holistic' companies

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Out of curiosity, has Wellness ever had an issue?

Originally Posted by sanboy

gypsy has eaten about 3/4 of a 3 lb bag -- of the recalled .. shows no signs of a problem .. should i be alarmed and take her to the vet even though there doesn't seem to be any side effects

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I doubt if there would be an issue with your kitty but....
you might want to call Nutro and ask, I know that I would.
If you have any doubts be sure to ask your vet and
possibly have your kitty checked.

Originally Posted by LawGuy

Out of curiosity, has Wellness ever had an issue?

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I don't know....
you might do a goggle search to see if you can find something.

yes Wellness has had many issues but they would not actually initiate a recall ... wellness is now owned by a mega company ....

In reality folks 1 major pet recall a yr is still far better than the 5 to 10 a DAY on human foods

So, am I making a mistake feeding Wellness cat food to my two? Should I consider something else?

IMO, if the kitties are thriving and healthy on whatever food, just keep an eye out for recall alerts (with any company and manufacturer) and keep on going. If the kids are doing well on Wellness, keep them on Wellness....as has been said, none of us has total control over the food we feed - even raw feeders aren't raising their own sources normally, and even if they were, how to do you recreate the land and water around you to be perfectly safe?

Originally Posted by darlili

IMO, if the kitties are thriving and healthy on whatever food, just keep an eye out for recall alerts (with any company and manufacturer) and keep on going. If the kids are doing well on Wellness, keep them on Wellness....as has been said, none of us has total control over the food we feed - even raw feeders aren't raising their own sources normally, and even if they were, how to do you recreate the land and water around you to be perfectly safe?

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I completely agree with the above...

I have 2 recalled bags. Both are 16# and one is new, the other is a little under 1/2 full-I've been feeding it to my 4 cats.

No signs so far, but this is it-no more Nutro here. I don't care if they only do it once a year, I am not risking my cat's lives every stinkin year! I had so much faith in Nutro... Ugh. It was the only food besides c/d that I haven't had issues with my uti cats.

Now the search is on for UTI food... again. Last time I was going through foods deciding what worked best for us Bear got blocked and had to have P/U surgery. It's very hard with 2 uti prone males and 2 girls that are ok on anything.

God, don't let us end up in the e-vet again from switching foods-or anythng for that matter!

Now I have to worry that they may get sick... Freaking Friskies is safer!(not that I would feed it long term)


Anyone know personally if Chkn Soup works for crystal prone cats??? What's the first 5 ings & mag. levels?

chicken soup is IMHO NOT a Uti friendly food ... there are not that many drys that are ... many many wet foods are

After thinking about it, I am sticking with Nutro. For my cattery, Nutro Complete kitten worked awesome for my queen and her kittens throughout their growth, and the Nutro Max works really well for my moggies and my stud. I feed Go! Naturals wet food as well, and leave the kibbles down all the time.

I had 2 bags that were recalled, and was able to replace both with exact same bags that were not in the date range. Thanks to this site, I caught the notice the night before the store itself got the warning. In my opinion, Nutro is going to be extra careful with monitoring it's foods, and this last recall wasn't enough to kill a pet if it was consumed, it was more of a long-term nutritional value issue.

Yeah, I've been considering staying with Nutro too... Iam scared to change foods again, but scared to stay with Nutro.

It is very hard to find uti dry foods. Mine get dry in the a.m. and wet in the p.m. They act like they are starving to death when I try to go all wet-I get followed everywhere by 4 meowing cats, even when there is wet in their bowl, lol. They are dry food addicts for sure!

I got conflicting views on uti friendly dry... Several people on here swear that uti cats shouldn't be on a grain free diet, by one of the vets at our office told me that most cats get uti because their bodies were not made for all of the grainy foods that many people feed-that a mostly meat diet would make the pH lower. But she is not the worlds best vet either... I had her when I took Bear to get stitches out and she missed one, I had to take it out at home. She also wasn't sure if well water was worse than city water.

I am even thinking about just doing c/d for their dry... and I hate Hills. I am not sure what to do anymore.

GRAIN actually is one way to MAKE a dry UTI friendly ... With WET the grain free thought is correct

My mom emailed me about this yesterday (I'm on email lists for Petco and PetSmart, and didn't get anything from them- I'm going to have to sign up for Pet Supplies Plus!) and I checked my bag of Max Cat Indoor Adult Roasted Chicken- yep, it's a bad one.

So, if Albus seems okay, there's no need to go to the vet, then? He's about halfway through one of the big bags.

I think I'm going to stick with Nutro for now, unless someone has any suggestions for something that's about as healthy, affordable and easy-to-find. Albus doesn't seem to be UTI-prone or very sensitive to any ingredients, so I'm pretty lucky in being able to give him just about anything.

The website has some suggestions on what to substitute, but it's sort of confusing....I don't like to give him any fish products, so I won't do the salmon flavor...is this one the one I should use?

Originally Posted by lsanders

My mom emailed me about this yesterday (I'm on email lists for Petco and PetSmart, and didn't get anything from them- I'm going to have to sign up for Pet Supplies Plus!) and I checked my bag of Max Cat Indoor Adult Roasted Chicken- yep, it's a bad one.

So, if Albus seems okay, there's no need to go to the vet, then? He's about halfway through one of the big bags.

I think I'm going to stick with Nutro for now, unless someone has any suggestions for something that's about as healthy, affordable and easy-to-find. Albus doesn't seem to be UTI-prone or very sensitive to any ingredients, so I'm pretty lucky in being able to give him just about anything.

The website has some suggestions on what to substitute, but it's sort of confusing....I don't like to give him any fish products, so I won't do the salmon flavor...is this one the one I should use?

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If it were me I would go to the salmon flavor maxc

Originally Posted by Momofmany

Me too, with no way to look at the bag. Interesting, but Muddy blocked again a few weeks back. I wonder if the food affected him - he's very sensitive to certain ingredients in food.

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That is intresting because around the same time Jordan lost his appitite he became blocked & had to have an ennema. This is all around the same time I added the Nutro Natural Adult Fish Flavor to their food bin.

For those looking for Nutro Max Chicken replacement, Canine Caviar Chicken With Salmon Cat Food might be a good alternative.

Ingredients:
Dehydrated Chicken, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Chicken, Ground White Rice, Pink Salmon, White Fish, Sun-Cured Alfalfa, Beet Pulp Shreds, Sun-Cured Kelp, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Sodium Chloride, Methionine, Dried Chicory Root, Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rose Hips, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Thiamine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Biotin.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein \t32.0 % min. \t
Crude Fat \t20.0 % min. \t \t
Crude Fiber \t2.5 % max. \t
Moisture \t8.0 % max. \t \t
Omega 6 \t4.39 % min. \t \t
Omega 3 \t1.57 % min. \t \t \t
Ash \t5.5 % max.
Magnesium \t0.085 % max.
Taurine \t0.2 % max.
Beta-Carotene \t0.01 % min.

Link:
http://caninecaviar.com/Chicken%20Wi...%20Salmon.aspx

Originally Posted by kittylover77

For those looking for Nutro Max Chicken replacement, Canine Caviar Chicken With Salmon Cat Food might be a good alternative.

Ingredients:
Dehydrated Chicken not a meal thus what is it >? , Whole Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Chicken, Ground White Rice, Pink Salmon, White Fish MOSTLY water , Sun-Cured Alfalfa, Beet Pulp Shreds, Sun-Cured Kelp, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Sodium Chloride, Methionine, Dried Chicory Root, Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rose Hips, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Thiamine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Biotin.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein \t32.0 % min. \t
Crude Fat \t20.0 % min. \t \t
Crude Fiber \t2.5 % max. \t
Moisture \t8.0 % max. \t \t
Omega 6 \t4.39 % min. \t \t
Omega 3 \t1.57 % min. \t \t \t
Ash \t5.5 % max.
Magnesium \t0.085 % max.
Taurine \t0.2 % max.
Beta-Carotene \t0.01 % min.

Link:
http://caninecaviar.com/Chicken%20Wi...%20Salmon.aspx

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Looks good will say this food is $$$$$ in my area ... ie 6lb s was 25$

Thanks for the analysis Sharky.
I've only seen this food in 2.2 and 16.5lb packages. I get mine through pet food direct. 16.5lbs - $30.

http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/p...5&brand_id=993

I stopped buying Nutro in February 2007, when I lost my beautiful Ollie.

I find one of the most distressing aspects of this current recall to be how low under the radar it's flying. There are thousands of people still feeding this stuff who would stop if they knew it was substandard. *sigh*

Itchmo does one heck of a job tracking these things, now we just need a way to get itchmo's url out to everyone who owns a pet. Anyone up for creating a MASSIVE list of email addresses?

OMG how did I not know about this!!!!

Is it still okay to feed the Nutro wet food??? I finally found something that doesn't upset the tummies in my house... now I'm petrafied to feed them

The wet food is supposed to be ok... but the dry was out for 2-3 months before they caught it...


Oh and I found out that I actually had 3 recalled bags (all 16#) the 3rd one had already been consumed, I had saved the UPC. This had been going on for some time, mine only get 1 cup of nutro a day... and I was 3/4 done with my 2nd bag when the recall came out.