Hi there fellow pet lovers.

I just read this article and saw that there's a recall on wet pet food that was linked to kidney failure and death. (both cat and dog food).

Here's the link:

http://www.msnbc.m...17650075/?GT1=9145

And in case the link doesn't work:


60 million containers of pet food recalled
Eukanuba, Iams and store brands tied to kidney failure, deaths
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•Updated: 5:03 a.m. ET March 17, 2007
WASHINGTON - A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.

An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said.

“At this juncture, we’re not 100 percent sure what’s happened,” said Paul Henderson, the company’s president and chief executive officer. However, the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, since dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source of protein.
The recall covers the company’s “cuts and gravy” style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. 3 and March 6 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Co., Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.

Menu Foods did not immediately provide a full list of brand names and lot numbers covered by the recall, saying they would be posted on its Web site — www.menufoods.com/recall — early Saturday. Consumers with questions can call (866) 463-6738.

Repeated calls to that number over several hours Friday night got only a busy signal. Attempts to reach a company spokeswoman for an explanation were unsuccessful.

The company said it manufacturers for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.

P&G announced Friday the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz., 6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the code dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.

Menu Foods’ three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1 billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers pet food made at company plants in Emporia, Kan., and Pennsauken, N.J., Henderson said.

Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after they had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not found a cause for the sickness.

Thanks for posting that. I have been trying to read everything I can find on this recall.

Please everyone, read the recall list. Your pet food may be on that list. Really expensive brands right down to the cheap ones have been affected.

Company can't explain why its pet food is fatal
Tests show no contamination in recalled products, Menu Foods says


http://www.msnbc.m.../11915773?GT1=9145

Rat poison found in tainted pet food
Animal deaths have led to a nationwide recall; news conference scheduled


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17754681/

FDA tests reveal chemical in recalled pet food
Ingredient used to make plastics, but no rat poison, found in samples

WASHINGTON - Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison, federal officials said Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient. Cornell University scientists also have found the chemical, sometimes used as a fertilizer, in the urine of sick cats, as well as in the kidney of one cat that died after eating the company’s wet food.

Menu Foods recalled 60 million containers of cat and dog food earlier this month after animals died of kidney failure after eating the Canadian company’s products. It is not clear how many pets may have been poisoned by the apparently contaminated food, although anecdotal reports suggest hundreds if not thousands have died. The FDA alone has received more than 8,000 complaints.



Full Story Here

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17870750/

Thanks for the update Squidgit. Hopefully this was an awful accident and not some asshole's idea of a sick joke or statement.

Still, accident or deliberate, I still feel bad for the pets that were killed or sickened.

Turns out more pet food was recalled, including what one of my cats was eating...

She seems to be ok up to now.

Posted by Professor Chaos Turns out more pet food was recalled, including what one of my cats was eating... She seems to be ok up to now.

Keep an eye on her. Here's hoping she stays healthy!

Posted by rainman8889 Keep an eye on her. Here's hoping she stays healthy!

Yeah she is fine. It was a close call though, both of my cats foods were recalled. They are both on special vet foods because Calvin gets kidney stones and Ruby has intestinal problems. Before the recall, we checked if there was any other foods that were a bit less expensive, but the vet said there wasn't anything. After the recall, he all of a sudden found safe food that both cats liked a lot more (Ruby barely ate before) and that is considerably less expensive.

So we were able to get some good out of the recall...