More Brands Added To Pet Food Recall

Science Daily ^ | 3-19-2007

[dforest]

Actually we do the same. I have a Tortie Point Himalayan " Miss Betty " that only like albacore warm out of the can.

My hubby adores her and gives her her way 2 times a week. She just eats a little bit with juice. He takes the left over and feeds wild critters in back of the office complex he works. HAAAAA. He even likes raccoons and other creatures.

You aren't nuts, if you are, we are too. Staying away from that cuts and gravy is a good idea. Lost my Norwegian Forest cat 2 years ago. I was nuts for him. He talked.

By the way, all of ours are over 13. We have 4 left. Our family that still resides with us!

[twonie]

My girl Sarah eats everything on her plate - vegetables, meat, desserts. She doesn't like lettuce or canned pudding or raspberry anything. But that's it - anything else is good stuff.

[twonie]

Anybody ever explain to you about APPROPRIATE POSTS? Not now with that, sir, not now. And don't try that sad "I was just kidding" crap.

[ravingnutter]

St. Louis, Missouri, March 16, 2007

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company today announced that as a precautionary measure, it is voluntarily withdrawing its 5.3 ounce Mighty Dog® brand pouch products that were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. from December 3, 2006 through March 14, 2007. This withdrawal is in response to the recall initiated earlier today by Menu Foods, a contract manufacturer that does limited business with Purina as well as with other pet food manufacturers. Only Mighty Dog 5.3 ounce pouch products are being withdrawn by Nestlé Purina, including those pouches contained in multi-packs. Importantly, no Mighty Dog canned products, or any other Purina products are affected by Menu’s recall.

Purina Website

[AppyPappy]

Whatever. It's a cat.

[js1138]

Possibly, although I think heat destroys ricin. There are others, aflotoxin, ergot. Both common toxins associated with grains.

Thirty seconds research on Google confirms that ricin is unlikely to be the culprit.

Overreaction to statistics my be closer to the truth. It this really an epidemic, or just business as usual? Do we really know the background rate of pet death?

[twonie]

And it looks like it needs a home.

[TennesseeGirl]

IF MenuFoods is correct and the problem is the wheat gluten, what about people food? Gluten is added to almost every bread on the grocery shelves as well as being in some canned and frozen foods. I want to know more about the company supplying the gluten and who else is on their customer list besides pet foods. Hmmmm.

[AppyPappy]

I'll mail him to you if you like. I warn you that if you let him in the house, he barfs on the furniture. Mostly he just kills things. Squirrels, mice, bluebirds, etc. Of course, he tortures them first. Especially chipmunks. He can make a chipmunk last for a few hours. Of course, he has lost a lot of fights in his life so he is pretty chewed up. A wino found him in a dumpster and gave him to my daughter when she was two. So he's 11 now.

He's really not our cat. He belongs to himself. We just get to feed him. But he's a cat, not a baby.

[twonie]

I feel really sorry for both you and your cat. Somehow I KNEW you offer to send him to me. I can't or I would - our cat (a girl) is so miserable about other cats that we can't even think about getting another one, though I would love to.

[restornu]

Pedigree and Diamond were NOT part of the recall!

[Political Junkie Too]

desserts... pudding...

Just remember that chocolate is toxic to dogs.

-PJ

[free me]

Importantly, no Mighty Dog canned products, or any other Purina products are affected by Menu’s recall

Whew! Thanks, my cats get the canned food.

[Wait4Truth]

Thanks much for this info. My cat eats Purina Complete. Now I don't have to worry. Nothing about Fancy Feast anywhere, is there? He eats that, too.

[khnyny]

bump for later read.

[blam]

"Pedigree and Diamond were NOT part of the recall!"

Thanks. I just looked in my truck and saw that I have Pedigree in there that I use when driving around and see stray dogs that look hungry. Yes, yes...I stop and feed them.

[CDHart]

LOL! I guess dogs are like people - we each thrive on different things.

Carolyn

[Viking2002]

The first thing I did was e-mail the original notice to my sisters. Between the three of us, we have five dogs in the immediate family. Our four-legged hooligans get Lassie brand dry food (as the female is apparently allergic to corn products), and once in a while, they get Cesar - ever see the selection of that stuff? Roast pork tenderloin? Filet mignon in juices? Top sirloin? Braised chicken and vegetables? Porterhouse steak? And DUCK, for crying out loud?!? I never knew Dachshunds could walk on their back paws while simultaneously wagging their entire posterior AND woof at you. The sight of one of those tins is Nirvana to them. Normally, tho, they eat dinner with us. They LOVE chicken breast - baked, grilled, boiled, you name it. Being in our 40's and on the advice of our doctor, we try to eat a little healthier now, so the dogs eat as good as we do. (Better sometimes, I suspect.) We can even slip a few veggies in on them, if they're presented right.

[ridesthemiles]

Any dry food involved? Can't get to the site."

My dogs eat DURA-LIFE dry kibble. I called their 800 # this AM and the recording said that NONE of their dry products were involved.

I don't get what could be in wheat gluten that could cause this. How about botulism?

Some years ago, cubed hay fed to horses killed a bunch, including high $$$$ breeding horses. Turned out to be a couple of rabbits caught up in the cutting process and got cubed with the rest of the alfalfa. It was devastating.

[engrpat]

Guess our Pug is ok as we feed Alpo. If I read this right it is only the wet type food and not the dry.