Posted on 03/28/2007 1:49:48 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer
Weve seen reports coming in from all around the country that animals that were eating the contaminated foods are definitely suffering from renal failure, said Dr. Steven Hansen, veterinary toxicologist and senior vice president with the ASPCA, who manages the ASPCAs Midwest Office, including the APCC. But the data that weve been collecting do not conclusively prove this connection, which is why we strongly recommend that those involved in the investigation continue to search for additional contaminants.
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You know the thing is..... it's bad to lose a pet. But how many years are we from something major like this happening in our own food supply?
Stuff came from china, china does not care about dogs. God only knows what they put in the stuff.
You know I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but it makes you wonder. What if......
I think it's a PETA plot!
I'm sure they complain when they're under- or over-cooked.
Hopefully it won't turn up in the dried food. :(
I've been using Nutro Dry.
I am so sorry. I can imagine how heartbroken you must be. This company was criminally careless in not thoroughly testing thie NEW SUPPLIER'S product BEFORE including in the food and selling it. That Chinese supplier and the manufacturer should be barred from the American market in perpetuity. I'd be looking around for a lawyer, preferably junkyard dog type lawyer, if you will pardon my pun. I feed my beloved Yorkie a special Yorkie food made by Royal Canin that is superb. Thank heavens they have nothing to do with Menu.
The trouble with toxicology, or any analysis, is that often when there are low concentrations involved, someone has to be looking for suspected compounds. Many have different analytical protocols and separation parameters. One cannot just squirt a sample into a GC MassSpec or do FTIR and have everything answered.
Just as an example, when kidney failure is mentioned, people might look for oxalic acid or glycols, and completely miss an inorganic nephrotoxin such as antimony.
It is possible everything about this incident may never be known completely.
After thinking about it I agree, what if it was planned, but I also don't think the dogfood industry is monolithic enough for that to work. Probably someone trying to get "discount" ingredients or mixing machine usage without proper cleaning, or atleast that's gonna be the official story..... But we'll know better won't we? ;o)
There were rumors last week. Then I didn't hear any more about it. I know Bil Jac is not part of the recall at all. I started mine on that when this started.
Hmmmm, sounds like PETA to me, don't they kill animals pretending to care for them?
We'll probably never know the truth. The companies are going to scramble to avoid the class action suit that's probably coming.
I'm surpised at how little mention of China's part in this has gotten in the news. We certainly wouldn't want to screw up a good deal even if it kills us.
Wheat gluten is used in people food too.
So very sorry about your loss.
Mine died 12-27 but the dumb vets here didn't know what it was. There were no blood tests done so I can't be sure what the problem was. He did have Cushings Disease and was elderly but went downhill in 24 hours.
What I would like to know from everyone what IS THE BEST dogfood {DRY} out there. One that we can be sure does not use wheat from China etc. I know some of the big ones have had problems over the years even with dry food getting mold.
"This is a terrorist practice run."
This is exactly what I thought. As far as I know there is still no knowledge of how the poison got into the mix.
Wheat gluten
Rats would surely be resident in facilities that process this from the grain......seems like rat poison (probably strychnine) would also be present, since they easily learn to avoid traps.
Wheat gluten is mostly an asian product, it appears:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_gluten_(food)
This whole thing was handled so wrong. I order this food online and know that the company I bought from knew I had the recalled products......and the waited over 3 weeks to contact me. Now they are calling and emailing (afraid of lawsuits?) Luckily, I read FR and saw the report and went to the website to check. I now make their food myself. No more bought foods, no matter how expensive and 'wholesome'.
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