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oladulce
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Kiko and the pet food recall
The recent recall of pet food which is suspected of causing renal failure and deaths in some pets has been well reported in the US news , but they say
some of the brands are also available in Mexico and I wondered if the word got out to those living down there.
This is for both dog and cat food , but only relates to wet food in the "cuts and gravy" style in cans and pouches.
Here's the link for the brands being recalled:
http://menufoods.com/recall/
We took our 6 mo. old Bengal kitty in for her spaying surgery on March 8, 07 but her pre-op lab work was abnormal and showed signs of failing
kidneys. She had no signs of illness.
In fact we had just returned from a month in Baja with our 2 cats. For the trip I brought some pouches of a fancy "no by-products" gravy style cat
food because it packed easily in the camper. The new girl gatito loved the stuff and I wanted to spoil the new addition to our family.
Since her "renal failure" was discovered last week , I had been feeding her even more of this high quality, expensive food
to try and put a little weight on her. I discovered the Nutro Natural Choice food on the recall list 2 days ago.
We probably won't know for sure if the food was the cause. There's a possibility that it could be something transient, so now we wait.
[Edited on 3-20-2007 by oladulce]
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Mexitron
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Bummer about the gato--hope she recovers okay!
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Neal Johns
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Good luck and thanks for the post, it may help someone out.
The recalled food is in small containers, so our big Huskys were safe.
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Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Hook
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Beginning to look like the culprit may be contaminated wheat gluten in the food, a fairly natural ingredient.
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shari
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Thanks for the heads up...it was on the news in baja last night. Hope your kitty makes it. We have 4 new gatitos as well...with no tails, crossed with
bobcats...gorgeous.
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Taco de Baja
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Rat poison found in tainted pet food 
| Quote: | ALBANY, N.Y. --Rat poison has been found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs, a spokeswoman for the State Department of
Agriculture and Markets said Friday.
Spokeswoman Jessica Chittenden would not identify the chemical or its source beyond saying it was a rodent poison.
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[Edited on 3-23-2007 by Taco de Baja]
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bancoduo
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Heard on TV this morning that the deadly ingredients were imported from China.
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DianaT
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It is just awful---you buy the best, high quality for your kitty, and you expect the best. I so hope your fur baby is OK. I will keep her in my
thoughts.
We mainly feed our dogs raw diets with some kibble, but when we travel, we do buy some canned food----fortunately, what we bought was not on the list,
but it still makes us not want to feed it to them.
Take care and thanks for the information. Again, I really hope your baby is OK
Diane
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ChiCom Pesticide
The latest news in is that the "Rat Poison" was residue from the pesticide used on the Wheat in China.
We had originally felt safe because we didn't see the Dog Food we use on the original announcement. Coming back into Vons ayer, we were told that the
"Priority" Dog Food (previously Safeway Select) was on the recall and to bring it all back. However, going onto the recall website, I noted that NONE
of the varieties we use in the 13.2 oz cans are on the list. It was mentioned that the varieties involved are primarily the "Cuts in Gravy" which our
Dogs don't like, Thank God.
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To begin with, it's probably best not to feed your animal wet food. Dry food is much better for the teeth and breath, provides for limited excercise
of the jaw, and from a human perspective is much easier and less noxious to handle. If you want your animal to have the experience of being a
carnivore, buy soup bones or large ribs with scarps on them and let them chew on it for a day (unless its a labrador in which case a cow bones lasts
all of 10 minutes!!).
As for the concept of "high quality" - it's a sham. Marketers want to personify the habits and routine of your animal and then shame you into
providing it "the best". I don't buy it. If my dogs are perfectly happy chewing on a week old shark carcass do you really think they could or would
appreciate giblets marinated in a truffle sauce?!?!?
Crimony.......
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Beyond the Recall
No Discussion would be complete without gratuitous authoritarian advice giving others instructions in the care of their pets.
It is, of course, deeply appreciated and given the value it deserves.
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cabobaja
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Please note: Do not give your dogs pork bones. They can splinter and tear intestines or worse.
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All excellant points Sculpin, I happen to subscribe to your own care for animals. They're animals, treat them like animals, but love them to death.
It's a dirty shame though what happened to a lot of animals across the country all because of products people trusted and relied on.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Don Alley
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So you look at all the dog food out there...this one, that one, so many choices. But you take your time, look at the labels, compare protein and fat,
listen to the recommendations of vets, friends and internet message board people.
It's important, and you have choices to make. Right?
Wrong.
Behind all the cute names, advertising campaigns, brand loyalties, and all that jazz lies multinational, globally sourced mega pet food factories
spewing out all the same stuff to put in different bags and cans. Nutro Natural Choice is the same as Price Chopper. Ol' Roy is Roche Brothers. Laura
Lynn is Schnucks. Schnucks? Who buys a dogfood called Schnucks?
Duh. And we think we are making such wise choices.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Sculpin
If you want your animal to have the experience of being a carnivore, buy soup bones or large ribs with scarps on them and let them chew on it for a
day (unless its a labrador in which case a cow bones lasts all of 10 minutes!!).
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At least once a week my carnicero up the hill gives me (free)
desperdicios, that include but are not limited to bone, scrap meat with nerves, chest bone, inner skinn, cartlidge(spelling?) hughe vains, and
ocasionaly lungs, all of wich I use for our big dogs and I boil it along with some left overs like spaguetti, rice or whatever is left and let me tell
you, it's a caldo to kill for. Dogs love it, and they love me for it.
Now Mrs fdt has her chihahuitas that she feeds all of the expensive stuff and I'm not allowed to give them my caldos and I just see theire little
faces kinda asking; Y mi taco bell?
Maybe if I take out some of the scrap and as The Sculpin says, marinate it in some truffle sauce Mrs fdt will let me feed her dogs 
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Bedman
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Zoe....
I had the unhappy task of taking our 7 year old Zoe to the vet to be put down 3 weeks ago. Kidney failure.
Such a beautiful, loving creature.
R.I.P.
Bedman
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The Sculpin
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Sorry to hear about your furry friend, bedman. Our friend lost their JRT several weeks ago. No one had any idea then but now it makes sense.
Mr. Bill!!!!!
Gratuitous advice...of course!
Authoritarian...impossible....I'm married!!!!!
and yes...it's all worth exactly what you paid for it....nada......
  
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Bob and Susan
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"and yes...it's all worth exactly what you paid for it....nada......"
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It is not a problem for barney the bulldog he has a sensitve stomach and allergies and has to eat hypr allergenic all natural buffalo, But i
think he likes cat poop better
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Labs.......
(unless its a labrador in which case a cow bones lasts all of 10 minutes!!).
Ain't that the truth!!!.....and they will be back in 11 minutes with that goofy grin looking for another case!!!
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