Posted on 03/02/2015 6:33:38 PM PST by smokingfrog
A lawsuit filed against the maker of a popular dog food has triggered concerns among California pet owners.
Frank Lucido of Discovery Bay, a community in Northern California’s Eastern Contra Costa County, said his 8-year-old bulldog, Dozier, died three weeks after Lucido switched his pet’s diet to Purina’s Beneful dog food.
On Feb. 5, Lucido sued Nestle Purina PetCare Company in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, alleging the dog food contains propylene glycol, which the suit said is an animal toxin used in automobile antifreeze; and mycotoxins, a group of toxins produced by fungus that occurs in grains.
Lucido also said his 11-year-old Labrador, Remo, and 4-year-old German Shepherd, Nella, are still recovering from kidney failure, lethargy and diarrhea.
"We have a dog that is still on a touch-and-go situation right now, and a decision might have to be made and I’m kind of dreading that right now," Lucido added.
The suit seeks unspecified damages, and a guarantee that Purina’s products are “safe for dogs.”
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Thats why our boys only eat ID wet food..its for dogs with sensitive tummies
That brings up an interesting polling type question. What do Freepers feed their dogs?
I personally know several dogs eating Beneful on a daily basis with no issues.
Some a-hole probably poisoned his dogs and it was coincidence.
Natural Balance.
Natural Balance
Does anyone feed their dogs scraps anymore? :)
Homemade.
ID canned wet food
Melamine & Prestone.
Only when no one is looking.
Fromm’s
Natures Domain, both wet and dry. Costco brand made by the same maker as Wellness.
Boxer/mutt gets green bag Purina Dog Chow (and whatever assorted dead critter he can find)
Blue Buffalo — both dog and cat.
Feeding our guy too much people food gave him pancreatitus. We thought we were going to lose him.
Now it's bland chicken and rice canned dog food or beef and rice canned dog food.
I feed a raw meaty bones diet... mostly ground up chicken and turkey, including the organs and bones, because I now have a little 10 lb. Havenese.
Folks who have larger dogs feed larger critters, but they avoid the weight bearing bones, as these are too hard on their teeth to properly crack them open.
Before I moved to the “twin cities”, where there is a wonderful pet food shop (online at Woody’s Pet Food Deli), I purchased the best quality chicken I could get at a better supermarket, and gave my dogs the real deal - mostly legs, wings, and sometimes breasts.
I included the organ meats, in the right proportion to the whole bird. For variety, they enjoyed canned mackerel once or twice a week, canned salmon on occasion, a few eggs, including the shell, and just a smidgen of leftover well cooked above ground veggies from time to time.
My vet bills have been nonexistent, and my dogs’ teeth do not need cleaning. They do not have that doggy smell, and their poops are small and dense. If left in the yard, they crumble away to white powder after a few days in the sun.
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