I immediatly took her to the vet. The vet never even mentioned potential of the food this was last week. He said to watch her for seizure activity that this is called epilepsy in young dogs only 20% of Older dogs get it. Blondie is 14 He said it may likely be she has a tumor.
My dog is a smart dog she got up from the vets and walked out the door we have had no further complications. She refuses to eat her food and will only eat people or my cats food. She goes over sniffs her bowl and then walks away.
To top it off my children did not know anything about the poisen in the foods. My 10 year old said to me “Mommy I think its her food it had some greenish color in it when I fed her.
What is everyone feeding there dog now? Blondie is fine went for a walk today a bit with the arthritus but overall peppy? After she seized everyone was like put her down she is old. She still chases sticks,can hear smell and eat and likes to take walks and rides.
]]>Her website is http://www.TheNaturallyHealthyDog.com and her book is “Real Dog’s Don’t Eat Kibble!”
This has really been a scary incident and hopefully some new legislation can come out of this. How can we make the government understand that our pets are family members and are just as important and valuable as our children?
]]>I worked in a canning factory summers in the 1960s, and had no problem eating anything that came out of the line. there were rules and you lost your job if you didn’t follow them. The line was shut down if there was a problem, like water/steam temperature drops, and the problem was fixed. This was a small, local company that had been in business for decades, and vegetables were local green beans and corn.
These days everything is corporate and the people in charge don’t know what they do, because they are “professional” managers.
This should have been spotted by a quality control lab. You grab samples off the line and analyze the contents. You put the contents in a blender and then look at the chemical composition. You drop a sample in a petri dish and see what develops. This isn’t string theory, it’s basic quality control. You can do it in an automated lab with a chemist, a biologist, and some assistants.
These people have been cutting corners to cut costs.
]]>I just got this from friends and was shocked:
Please read re Swifer Wet Jet danger to animals. Thank you.
Swifer-Wet Jet Danger
> I recently had a neighbor who had to have their 5-year old German
> Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely
> healthy until a few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see
what
> the cause was. The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had
> ingested poison of some kind. The dog is kept inside, and when he’s
> outside, someone’s with him, so the idea of him getting into
something
> unknown was hard to believe. My neighbor started going through all
the
> items in the house. When he got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed,
in
> very tiny print, a warning which stated “may be harmful to small
> children and animals.” He called the company to ask what the
contents of
>
> the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find out that
antifreeze is
> one of the ingredients. (actually he was told it’s a compound which
is
> one molecule away from anitfreeze).
>
> Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the
> solution, then licking it’s own paws, and the dog eating from its
dishes
>
> which were kept on the kitchen floor cleaned with this product, it
> ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver.
>
> Soon after his dog’s death, his housekeepers’ two cats also died of
> liver failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups
on
> their floors. Necropsies weren’t done on the cats, so they couldn’t
file
>
> a lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as
> possible so they don’t lose their animals.
These companies are not telling the truth and are saying they dont know what the problem is.
This same thing happened last year. Organ failure. You can locate that on google.
Read this article from Nexus Magazine about what an undercover investigator learned. Pretty shocking. Its really no wonder pets get sick and or die that eat this food.
The meat in the canned pet foods come from a variety of sources. Cats and dogs at the vet that were diseased and euthanized. Zoo animals, road kill, the article mentions a police horse as well.
These animals are gathered and brokers deal them to “meat” companies for pet food.
They are placed in carbonic acid vats and dehyded. Then they are then put into huge bone crushing grinders. The work is done with bulldozers and illegal aliens. From what I read some animals are alive or injured when they get there.
This “meat” is a combination of many animals and residues of countless drugs and diseased tissue including tumors. None of it is regulated.
Is this anyway to treat animals? Mans best companion.
Forcing an animal to eat its own kind is cruel to animal.
The chemicals of phenobarbitol (euthanizing) residue are still in the animals, as well as countless forms of anitbiotic, antiviral drugs, countless other drugs, diseased tissue, etc.
The meat contains grains. Corn especially can have high amounts of aflatoxins which are potent carcinogens and given the source of the corn for dog food it is most likely high in this carcinogenic fungus that thrives on corn, like when it gets damp in storage.
By reading the accounts of the article it appears that the meat is biologically, chemically and hormonally contaminated.
If the meat doesnt kill the animal it can do other things. Autoimmune conditions, chronic skin problems, cancer, organ problems, seizures, etc.
I dont approve of what I learned about the IAMS dog food company “test” experiments on dogs. That is in the article.
The best way to feed your dog or cat is to go to shirleys wellness cafe. com and she has an entire section for holistic pet care.
Our animals do not deserve to be treated like this.
Be reverent to your animals and living things. Its good karma.
Never leave your pet at the vet when it dies.
Please read this article. Tell others to read the article.
]]>That is very important Jeanne, especially anything on the chemistry of the blood and urine.
Marc, every state is different, with different thresholds. You would need to talk to an attorney, but this recall is not being reacted to as rapidly as the recent peanut butter recall, and it’s more wide spread. Target needs to get with it because if they sell any of the food after the recall was announced and there is a problem, they have a liability.
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