Topic: Menu Foods Recall - Rat poison found in recalled pet food

[Herc]

We have two Chocolate Labs 1 and 2 years old.  The youngest has some allergy issues and just before the recalls we looked at some different food choices for her.  The NB Venison and Rice was high on the list but we decided to go with something else thankfully.  I had also been comtemplating a RAW/BARF diet but chose another premium kibble.  When the recalls hit I made the decision to go RAW/BARF and it has been great.  A little more cost and more preparation but I don't think these dogs will ever eat kibble or canned food again.



I hope nobody here is affected by this current recall.

Cheers,  Shayne

[Hawk]

Our Safeway never has removed the IAMs canned food-but its on sale for a tremendous price! So far my Cleo's food-Friskies chunks and gravy, and Friskies kibble are fine, and she's her usual silly self.

I was interested that there's a rice dog food. We only have a cat at present, but years ago we had a Springer Spaniel. When we got here she had a stomach infection, and couldn't hold anything down. Her vet suggested plain boiled rice, as well as medication. So, every day, I boiled up a big pot of rice, and that's what she ate for probably the first month at our house. She thrived, went on Tuffys kibble and lived to a good age for a hunting dog. The down side, was every time I did rice for supper, she figured she should have her share-spoiled brat usually got it, too!

Incidently-those are two beautiful labs. Personal opinion-I think the chocolate ones are the prettiest!

 
Hawk

[niner domestic]

A third ingredient has now been found (it's confined so far to South Africa so fingers crossed it won't be found here) to be contaminated - Corn.  http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/04/20/southafrica-petfood.html