FDA: Dog treats tainted with Salmonella

baltimoresun ^ | November 6, 2009

[JoeProBono]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, Calif.

The products were manufactured under conditions that facilitate cross-contamination within batches or lots. Although no illnesses associated with these products have been reported, the FDA is advising consumers in possession of these products to not handle or feed them to their pets.

The affected pig ear products were packaged under the brand names Doggie Delight and Pet Carousel.

[JoeProBono]

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Courtesy ping.

[JoeProBono]

[dawn53]

Hmmm...I didn’t know dogs could be affected by Salmonella. After all, there are plenty of people that swear by the BARF diet of raw meat and chicken, and I’m sure their dogs are consuming salmonella, based on the prevalence of it in raw chicken.

[JoeProBono]

[SnarlinCubBear]

Dawn, I have one dog on the barf diet but have another whose immune system is so compromised that she cannot handle the normal flow-through of bacteria. It can depend on the dog.

[G Larry]

Note to Self:
Go back to the Oreo’s and damn the calories....

[JoeProBono]

[traderrob6]

I’m a broker/trader and do about 120 trailer loads of these items a year. Always a worry but everything I handle is irradiated so the chance of this type of thing is almost unheard of.

Import stuff is generally the concern and If they weren’t inisting on purchasing irradiated product this isn’t surprising.

Personally this is one of the few outfits in the industry I don’t do business with so I’m not sure what their requirements/specifications are.

[JoeProBono]

[BCR #226]

ping

[traderrob6]

Producers of this type of product are much more worried about the people handling the product and cross contamination then the dogs getting sick.

After all drinking out of the toilet and eating out of the cat box is going to give them a far higher bacteria load then this type of thing.

[b4its2late]

[Scythian]

[JoeProBono]

[b4its2late]

LOL

[b4its2late]

I hate when they do that!

[JoeProBono]

[TribalPrincess2U]

oooooh, that feels so good. LOL

[loungeSerf]

LOL! Thread winner, right there.

[Scythian]

What do I win? A free carpet shampoo’ing?

[manic4organic]

I love that commercial.

[kanawa]

Woof

[rintense]

I never give these to my dog anyway.

[vetvetdoug]

I see dogs every once in awhile with salmonella. Cats are more commonly infected with salmonella, especially the ones that catch lizards and birds. Dogs that lick or catch lizards or snakes also get salmonella. A dog or cat with bloody diarrhea from salmonella is a mess...

[Revolting cat!]

Damn, I fed my dog leftover salmon last night!

[hennie pennie]

I have NO idea why this is 'news,' either, as I've read online that ALL dog food is legally permitted to have salmonella in it -- so to NEVER ever re-use any of those heavy duty bags that dogfood comes in.

I won't allow the bag of dogfood in the kitchen anymore, and I always very carefully wash the food bowl.

[Revolting cat!]

[Eaker]

ALL dog food is legally permitted to have salmonella in it

I didn't know this did y'all?

[spectre]

Hilarious commercial!

sw

[Eaker]

After a little surfing I don’t believe this.

[hennie pennie]

Hi Eaker, I never actually researched it, but I read it online, the webpage (OR the blog?) where I read mentioned something about it not being frugal to re-use heavyduty dogfood bags, due to salmonella -- I am positive that I didn't bookmark the page/blog, but I am thinking that it MIGHT have been something associated with the topic of Frugality, and that maybe someone had asked a question about, "Well, what can I do with these strong bags?" OR maybe someone submitted a 'tip' of what they were re-purposing the bags for, and then someone said it was very dangerous.

If I ever come across the info, I'll ping you.

[vetvetdoug]

All dog food is legally permitted to have salmonella in it

If this is true its just more reason that lawyers should get their butts out of areas where they just show their ignorance. I'd like to see or know the idiot that believes salmonella is called a wholesome food allowance.

[dawn53]

One of our dogs is obsessed with lizards, but both dogs will carry turtles out of the woods and bring them back to us. They don’t harm the turtles, but I know turtles carry salmonella too.

Just wondered if you’ve ever tried slippery elm for diarrhea in dogs (not bacterial diarrhea, but the more “normal” variety.) We have Weims and one that is more prone to diarrhea. Our vet prescribed immodium, and we’ve used things like rice, pumpkin, etc. to help. But when she’s had it the worst, the only thing that seems to control it is a slippery elm concoction that a friend of mine gave me the recipe for. It’s like a miracle how fast it can clear up bad diarrhea. We just boil a teaspoon of the powder in a cup of water, then add a little honey at the end for flavor, give them a couple tablespoons, every 4 hours, and within a day, the diarrhea is under control.

[vetvetdoug]

Never heard of slippery elm but use carob for diarrhea in dogs often. Carob is not chocolate, it is the health food substitute for chocolate and I have not seen a dog turn it down yet. Immodium causes vomiting sometimes in dogs creating a new set of problems. Use carob every four hours. Pepto bismol works every four hours too as well as kao pectate.

[dawn53]

Wow, didn’t know that about carob...I’ll have to keep some on hand. Here’s a link to the slippery elm info and recipe:

http://www.ehow.com/way_5269088_natural-cure-diarrhea-dog.html

[PGalt]

Very interesting. Thanks for the info/ping.

[Texan5]

Thanks for posting this. I don’t give my Husky girl any piggy parts any more-my vet said they can be detrimental to some dogs, especially the ears, which medium and large dogs can bolt down and choke on. I only feed her American made food, biscuits, and those chicken strip treats, which she will kill for.