Comments on: Story Behind Pet Food Recall — Is It Bigger Than We’ve Been Told?

By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:49:49 +0000

This has gone on longer than you think

My first cat that died, Tiger was feed Iams cat food 6 oz canned food. He died on April 4, 2006. I usually feed dry cat food. But I bought a case of wet food thinking it would be good for them. I had a few cans left and forgot I had them. When I found them I gave a can to my other Cat snooky on July 9th, 2006. She died on July 10th, 2006. When I was in the vets office during this time I saw another cat brought in, in the same condition. Remember this 2006

Approx a month before the recall my Dogs got sick. Four Chinese Crestids All of them got sick. After I weined them back to health I though that maybe the food had gone bad so I threw it all away and got fresh food. They got sick again. This is when the recall was announced. But in the meantime. One (Iggy) has kidney damage, One sweated out a yellow substance which died to a powder and she (Tata) got skin cancer. Contessa got a tumor which was cancerous. I was able to keep her alive for 1 1/2 years.
It is now April of 2009 I miss her alot and Iggy is still being treated for his Kidneys.

By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:35:20 +0000

This started long before
My first Cat died on April 4, 2006 after eating Iams 6oz canned food. I usually only feed dry food. I had a few cans left in the case which I did not use I actually forgot I had them. I found them and gav e a can to my other cat on July 8th. She died on July 10th, 2006.

When my dogs got sick about a molnth before the recall.

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Popular Summer Fall Allergies — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:02:05 +0000

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By: guide

guide — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:58:29 +0000

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By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:40:16 +0000

In response to Maddi’s post on 4/7/07 – I too am wondering about a connection to lung/heart problems. I have two Lhaso’s and Winston had some of the food on the recall list – his brother Cody didn’t. However, Winston started having problems breathing. Turned out he was having problems with fluid in his lungs and build up of fluids around his heart. He died a week ago today. He had never had any health problems (unless you count mental health as he could have an attitude problem sometimes). I would like to know if others have had pets develop lung/heart problems after eating recalled pet food.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 05 May 2007 02:05:38 +0000

Karen—-thats already happened. More and More recalls are happening since you posted.
Now poultry has been eating the tainted feed. And we have already eaten the chickens. And some people have eaten the pork too.
It was only a matter of time that we would eat it too. We have probably been eating this stuff for years and didn’t know it. All this has come to light at the expense of our pets who have died and still sick.

Its all about the money and some greedy company just put too much of this stuff in the proteins just to enhance it. And our pets have paid the price.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:05:56 +0000

I am so suspitous of everything right now. I had a bucket of horse treats I bought. The first ingrediant is wheat, and I threw it out. Now I am not saying horse treats are on the list for recalls; I am not taking any chances. It’s back to carrots and apples for their treats.

I just wonder if after they have found the tainted ingrediants, are they sterilizing the machines that process the foods. If not, they are going to continue to blend the toxins in.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:18:04 +0000

On Itchmo.com theres a story about hogs eating the tainted food sold to hog farmers.
Why hasn’t this been in the news? Has anyone heard of this?
Not much has been on the news that I have seen on maybe a passing blurb but no mention of which foods have been recalled.

List of Toxins Found in Pets Grows Longer, Pigs Fed Toxins
April 20th, 2007
If it wasn’t confusing enough, three more toxins were found in the urine and kidneys of sick pets.

Researchers in at least three labs found cyanuric acid, amilorine and amiloride — all by-products of melamine — in the crystals of animals’ urine, tissues and kidneys…

Finding cyanuric acid is the more significant finding, Hoff, Goldstein and Mullaney said, although they are not yet certain how toxic it is to animals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web site said, “When ingested (by humans) in large amounts, the substance may have effects on the kidneys, resulting in tissue lesions.�?

Also, pigs that ate contaminated rice protein were slaughtered and sold before the government could quarantine them. It is not clear whether the meat made it into consumers’ hands. The pigs ate salvaged pet food from Diamond Pet Foods.

Researchers also ruled out aminopterin, previously announced by NY state. No explanation is given as to how this decision was made. This is from Itchmo.com.

How scary is this….. where did this meat go to? I can’t believe that no one knows where it went.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:58:05 +0000

Sorry its rice gluten in BB. It the corn gluten found in food in South Africa.

By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:23:57 +0000

My 4 year old Pit Bull (Bubba) was put to sleep on April 14, 2007. He was drinking alot of water, for a few weeks, then he couldn’t jump on the bed, which he always did, then the next day on Thursday, he was lying around and around 6pm, he wouldn’t even get off the floor. We rushed him to the Animal Emergency Vet, he acted ok, ( like the kids do when you take them to the doctor) they couldn’t see anything wrong with him, until they did the blood work, he had kidney failure. He stayed in the hospital overnight, we took him to his vet in the morning for a stay with IV therapy, then by 5:30 pm he was vomiting blood, and diarehhea so bad it was about every 10 minutes. The 24 hour vet put him back in their hospital and by 8:00 am on Saturday morning he had to be put to sleep. It is so hard to see them looking at you, begging you to help them, and there is nothing to do. It hits so fast. I feel like I should have taken him when I noticed he was drinking too much water. He had Alpo dry and canned food, plus the Ol’Roy dog biscuits, Then I started feeding him Kibbles and Chunks dry and canned food, I am so angry. On the day we went to pick up my dog another dog and ferrett came in sick that had eaten the recalled food. Its not just dogs and cats. My 3 year old granddaughter just cries when she comes to visit, My cat even misses Bubba.
As for Rosie O’Donnell I used to like her but she is so rude not having any feeling or understanding how important pets are to people, Animals are part of our family, not just a piece of property. He was my friend, with me all the time.
The sweetest dog I have ever had.
I am praying for all the other pets. No one should have to lose their pet for just feeding them.