Posted on 05/24/2007 7:23:18 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy
ORIGINAL POST: Itchmo has learned that a toxicology test reported the presence of cyanuric acid in an opened bag of what is alleged to be Iams Large Breed dry dog food.
According to the report obtained by Itchmo, the results have been certified by a forensic toxicologist. We have obtained a copy of the toxicology report. Iams Large Breed does not list rice protein concentrate or wheat gluten as ingredients.
... This information requires verification and we are asking for your help.
Itchmo is asking you to find an unopened 20 lb. bag of Iams Large Breed dry dog food that matches the lot number: 260608 70574173 F4 US30940 with the expiration date of 6/26/08.
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It's sort of a social varient of Gresham's law: Bad [cheap] ingredients drive out good [expensive] ingredients.
TOO YOUNG to die. Are you giving her antibiotics? ‘Periactin’ is a good medicine that also really encourages eating (my cat gained alot) and also in emergencies, your vet can give your cat a ‘valium cocktail’ and that cat will gobble food for 30 seconds before your very eyes like a miracle which stimulates her appetite so you can start encouraging her to eat. Don’t give up.
Carolyn
What a beautiful kitty. Please keep up the fluids—they are VITAL to her recovery and it makes her feel SO much better. Do you know if it is chronic renal failure or for sure it is an infection or maybe pancreatitis? If it is chronic renal failure, you may want to see if she is becoming anemic. If so, get some methyl b12 (make sure it is methyl) and some form of vitamin with iron—maybe pet tinic or hi vite.
Also make sure she eats—cats can become deathly ill even if they only stop eating for a day or 2. If this happens, it is called fatty liver disease and it takes quite a while for them to recover. Syring feed if you have to until she is better and wanting to eat—it will take a while—don’t give up. Pancreatitis takes a while for recovery as well.
Our pooch like Beneful. How does one keep up with this?
Since when can we count on “US officials” to protect our own.
Just say “NO” to Chinese dog food.
Wow. My dog has been eating Pedigree soft food mixed with Iams Lamb & Rice dry food since the recall—he used to eat the Iams wet food with the Iams dry food. Anyway, he developed severe bloody diarrhea and vomiting on Tuesday night and has been on intravenous fluids, antibiotics, Pepcid and another medication since that time. Vet says he had hemorragic gastro enteritis. He’s better now, but for a time on Wednesday, he was so lethargic, we didn’t think he was going to make it. He’s an 8-year-old black Lab. He refused to even look at food—I was trying to give him his medicine orally with some cheese—and anybody who has a Lab knows that when a Lab isn’t interested in food, you know he’s got to be seriously ill. Anyway, he is getting the IV port taken out today and should be home for good this afternoon. This whole pet food recall has me wondering if his food could have triggered the HGE.
Oh I’m so sorry about your dog. *HUGS*
Wow! I will be sure to check out that website.
Oh dear. This is the first I’ve heard of an IAMS recall. My little cocker eats IAMS adult formula mini chunk. She’s fine. Anyone know more about this brand?
SHe’s headed back to the vet today for the valium cocktail. She’s currently on Baytril and IV fluids for 21 days.
Thank you so much.
Does anybody know if dry Pedigree is affected at all by the recall? My beagle seems to be OK. We stopped giving her the Ol Roy snack sticks a long time ago.
If you are feeding a pet, I highly recommend a daily visit to these sites to check on any new recalls. Fridays have been a big day for recall activity - drop the bombs during slow news cycles. These people aren't entirely stupid.
Over the past couple of months, I've learned a lot about pet food and pet nutition. It's been an eye opening experience. Labels don't necessarily reflect the intended contents of the container, let alone "cross-contamination", which I interpret as "we have no idea what's in our pet food or how it got there". Even without the recall, the quality of ingredients going into these products is far lower than I realized. All the cheap carbs being used in cat food are a poor substitute for the meat my little carnivorous kitties evolved to hunt and eat. Now I understand why my calico has been a lazy, overweight (sweet) slug, and why my previous kitties had dental and urinary problems. No more kibble, and no more commercial food for the forseeable future.
Everyone please stop feeding commerical dog food and even the prescription diets from the vet. As mentioned above by other posters go to itchmo.com forums and become educated.
I swear by Kumpi (kumpi.com) for dogs and Kumpikat (kumpikat.com) for cats.
“Just say ‘NO’ to Chinese dog food.”
The lady at my bank says she won’t eat at a Chinese restaurant now, not sure what’s in the food. She might have the right idea.
I forwarded it to people I know in Denver. Wasn’t Iams a part of the original recall, too?
Just to be on the safe side, I wouldn’t feed him whatever he was eating before he got sick.
These days when a healthy dog suddenly gets extremely ill, we have to assume it’s the food.
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