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03-17-2007, 03:15 PM
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Golden Shellback
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Rising Sun, MD
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Pet Food Recall
60 Million Containers of Pet Food Recalled After Dog and Cat Deaths
Saturday, March 17, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259223,00.html
If you feed canned or moist food from pouches, check your pet's food here:
http://www.menufoods.com/recall
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You know, come to think of it, I'm not afraid of ants. I never was. It's just when they all come running out of a lady's pants like that... yech, creepy. And isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, ooh ooh ooh, the sky is the limit! - The Tick
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03-17-2007, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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OMG.......that sucks 
I spend way too much money on our cats food......but not really, they are family..... 
Weve been buying Eukanuba for a couple of years now after looking into the health aspect some.
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03-17-2007, 08:15 PM
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Duper Mod !
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Location: Illinois
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Good Info Kevin
I'm glad my pooches eat Bil Jac Dry food
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03-17-2007, 08:17 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
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That is so sad for the people who've lost their pets. We feed our dogs Hill's Science Diet - Nature's Best. We stopped feeding Walmart food years ago when it started giving our dogs hot spots.
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03-17-2007, 08:27 PM
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I'm sorry.......
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: South West Florida
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Well last night one of my dogs had a stroke or a seizure causing her some major problems today. We took her to the vet and they had no idea what to do about it, so we are waiting to see if she get better of worse. I thought maybe he food might be it after seeing this but her's is not on the list......
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03-17-2007, 08:40 PM
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Duper Mod !
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Quote:
Originally Posted by abigtroutt
Well last night one of my dogs had a stroke or a seizure causing her some major problems today. We took her to the vet and they had no idea what to do about it, so we are waiting to see if she get better of worse. I thought maybe he food might be it after seeing this but her's is not on the list......
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Oh No Bill I'm so sorry I hope she gets better quickly
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03-18-2007, 05:08 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Phoenix,AZ
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wow thanks!!!!
I have been feeding my shepards the nutro max. I mix the wet and dry foods and lately they both have been dropping weight and not eating a whole lot so I made I guess lucky for us I was late getting off work las t week and couldn't pick up anymore wet food so they have been only getting dry. Now they are putting their wieght back on, and I am so glad they are still going to the vet so we can be sure it wasnt anything strange (thet are up to date on thier shots and always get monthly deworming meds) you never know what stray dogs or birds can bring around (we have a alley behind our house) But it is good to know about this so I can ask the vet, if maybe it was as simple as thier food.
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03-18-2007, 05:11 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Phoenix,AZ
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abigtrout a hope everything ends up ok for you and your dog. two more companies recalled some of their food as well purina and one other one.
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03-18-2007, 05:15 PM
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Location: bend, oregon
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Were all of the problems isolated to the wet foods?? thats kind of what i gathered but i didnt read it all.....just checking.....
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03-18-2007, 06:12 PM
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Great TANG LOVER!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jefferson City, MO
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Roxy gets Science Diet Largs Breed dry food. I'm VERY glad!
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03-18-2007, 08:54 PM
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Golden Shellback
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Rising Sun, MD
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Yeah, it looks like the problem was just with wet/moist food. Although I don't think they have confirmed that the problem was with their wheat gluten supply, I'm going to guess that's where the problem came from.
A few months ago, maybe closer to 6 months ago, Diamond brand pet foods here on the East Coast had a problem with moldy corn getting into their food and caused botulism, IIRC. We had just bought a pallet of it and had to take it back. Yes, I said we bought a pallet of dogfood...my wife breeds Bulldogs, and a 40 lb bag of dog food only lasts 6 days here.
We only feed dry food for a few reasons...one, it helps keep their teeth cleaner by scraping the plaque off and two, if we ever get a dog that doesn't want to eat, canned food works great since they don't get it that often.
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You know, come to think of it, I'm not afraid of ants. I never was. It's just when they all come running out of a lady's pants like that... yech, creepy. And isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, ooh ooh ooh, the sky is the limit! - The Tick
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03-18-2007, 10:01 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NW Indiana
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Yup, that does suck,,,,hope no more k9's are harmed by the bad batch o food,,,,
It is a long list,,
Luckily i feed Evangers here, Shepherds and Doxies both are on the dry,,,
Never saw much sense in "wet" foods,,My cousin is the biggest retailer of Evangers dry food, in the country,,and after seeing the food making process in person, that was enuf for me to switch from Euk, after using it for 15 yrs prior,,I should eat so well,,,,LOL
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03-20-2007, 07:07 PM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Wal-Mart State
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is Purina Cat Chow brand effected ?
my cat aint eating like he used to................
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03-21-2007, 09:20 AM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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wow....very sorry to hear you were affected.
Hope your pup gets better.
So it's only canned food? I use Authority's dry food. Authority's on the list, but only the canned. Hope I'm still safe.
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03-21-2007, 11:04 PM
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Wants a Howitzer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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from the info we were sent where i work, it was only the wet foods, and only a few flavors and then only certain production dates.
we've had some people being obnoxious about it.
there will be many trying to unfairly take advantage of this
but i hope anyone who's pet was endangerd/harmed/worse by whatever happend is compensated as much as is possible.
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