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all Godfrey's-Welcome to Dogdom Customers: 05/25/07 More information about pet product recalls continues to be announced. Check www.dogfoodproject.com, www.fda.gov ("Hot Topics-Pet Food Recall"), www.itchmo.com for up-to-date information. You'll find good information on these sites; the dogfoodproject site includes ingredient descriptions and how to read dog food labels. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our nutritional experience has proven time and again that conscientious pet food companies put their money into quality, human-grade ingredients for your pet and follow sound manufacturing practices. Other companies sacrifice quality ingredients to produce inexpensive foods, putting their money into advertising instead. We strive to ensure that every product in our store is healthy & safe for your dog and cat. We do not believe in dog or cat foods containing corn, wheat, by-products, artificial chemicals, preservatives, ingredients, or animal digest. We do believe in foods that use whole meat sources and whole fruits and vegetables. We research each new product prior to introducing it to our clients to the best of our abilities. We also rely on the expertise of folks doing independent research and reporting on pet foods and pet products: The Whole Dog Journal is an excellent source of information. Stop by the shop and we'll show you their informative newsletters. It's a 'subscription only' newsletter, but it's well worth the cost. Barb's being reading it for years. It takes no money for advertising from any companies, so it's not beholden to anyone; therefore it presents more objective research and reviews. Also, take a look at a solid, level-headed nutrition research web site, www.dogfoodproject.com and sign up to get her email notices. The nutrition lines we currently carry are:
Unfortunately,
none of us can prevent nor prepare for such a disaster when the issue
is tainted food in our food chain or in our pet's food chain. However,
an important lesson for us all can still be learned: read your ingredients,
understand what they are and what affects they may have on your pet’s
health, learn more about anything that you don’t understand, research
your options with the assistance of a knowledgeable person, and don't
fall for slick marketing. The more you know, the more knowledgeable
your choices for your dog or cat will be. Below are some of the first recalls issued in March 2007:
MENU FOODS RECALL On Friday, March 16, Menu Foods, a contract manufacturer of wet pet foods, announced that it was recalling millions of containers (cans and foil pouches) of wet dog food and cat food. The company said the recalled products were made between December 3 and March 6 for dozens of different pet food companies and sold under more than 50 brand names. The recall was prompted by reports of the deaths of at least 10 dogs and cats, as well as reports of dozens more animals who suffered acute kidney failure after eating the implicated products. The foods were sold in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada and sold by major retailers including Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Safeway. A complete list of the recalled products, along with product codes, descriptions, and production codes, is available from the Menu Foods website at www.menufoods.com/recall or by calling the company at (866) 895-2708 . Check the list often; at the time of release of this message, Menu Foods had added more products to the recall list at least twice since its initial release. Also, several foods that (as of the release of this message) are NOT on the recall list but were manufactured by Menu are being recalled by their companies. Most notable are five Science Diet wet cat foods. Most of the products on the recall list are inexpensive "store brands," made for grocery store retail outlets under a variety of names. The major exceptions to this are Iams and Eukanuba, products recognized by most pet owners due to their healthy market share, heavy marketing, and pervasive presence in almost every pet supply chain. Here's what to look for in your dog or cat if you've fed any of these recalled products: Dog and cat parents who've fed any of the recalled products in the past three months should be alert for signs of kidney failure in their pets: extreme lethargy, a sudden change in the amount the animal drinks or urinates, jaundice (indicated by the yellowing of the animal's skin and/or whites of eyes), inappetence, and vomiting. As always, if your dog or cat suddenly declines to eat a food he or she has previously enjoyed, cease feeding the product and call the manufacturer with the product date code for more information. Always contact your veterinarian promptly if your furry animal shows signs of illness.
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