i'm feeding friskies and fancy feast wet. but only loaf/pate style until everything gets sorted out. just to be safe.
Re. the discussion about WHEAT and/or Wheat Gluten...I think the issue is that many people (myself included) will not trust *any* food with "wheat gluten" or "wheat" until we feel like *all* of the details have been investigated and released.Originally Posted by Hell603
It dosen't affect Fancy Feast / Pro Plan who are PURINA - they did not use Menu Foods to make their stuff. It is NOT Wheat that is the problem but tainted wheat which Menu Foods via a new supplier that caused this problem. Obviously the supplier has been dumped. It only affects the chunck and sauce type cans with specific best used dates.
Best to check the list to be sure. Here it is once more.
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_cat.html
I'm not convinced yet that the list in inclusive of all affected food. Like I said, no wheat here for now.Originally Posted by Hell603
The IMPORTANT thing to know is that it only affects chuncks and gravy type wet manufactured between
December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007
That is why the "best by dates" are super important!!
NOT every can in your house is necessarily affected - double check the list!
I DID!
Thank you.Originally Posted by Welcat
Hi!
Just wanted to check in and let everyone know that Wellness and Old Mother Hubbard is not part of the Recall.
Thank you
Nicole
Wellness & Old Mother Hubbard
It will be very interesting to see what an independent lab comes up with. I hope you will share this information with us when you get it.Originally Posted by melbo
Two weeks ago, we had an internal hygenist come out to our home to help us search for any possible causes. They looked for anything, anywhere the cats could have ingested something containing phenols, glycols... basically anything that could act like antifreeze in an animals system. They also tested our dry food storage container for a specific mold toxin. Last week the results all came back negative. One thing we didn't test was our wet food pouches. They were picked up yesterday to be brought to a lab.
Humph...you can tell your vet it is more than that..from the crf list I am on, from other lists I am on, I've read of more, and with those realizing what may have caused their cats & dogs deaths now reporting it, that number will go up in the more current reports on this. I am less than impressed with your vets attitude!Originally Posted by Pamela
How long before the symptoms shows up?? Within 24 hours? A week?
I asked my vet and he did not have a lot of info to share with me aobut this!He said only 10 cats have died from this..Meaning this is no big deal? He said it's very very UNLIKELY that my cats would be affected by this..He said to bring them in if they stop eating, if there's changes in litterbox habits or behavior... I am not impressed so I'm calling another vet for a 2nd opinion but if any of u know about the timespan for this, pls let me know ASAP!!!
I was really pleasantly surprised to find that Sheba actually only has like three or four ingredients in their tubs of "chicken breast" dinner. It's like Chicken Breast, guar gum, and two other ingredients which make the sauce.Originally Posted by sharky
I am tooo... but as we saw with the diamond recall things can happen evan with good manfacturing practices... I will be asking why the canned food is made at a different plant not owned by the company...
here are the few foods without wheat gluten with some type of gravey
meow mix
sheba in the tubs
wysongs au jus ( not complete)
merricks
solid gold ( not real gravy but some)
Evos 95% meat ( not complete)
I am thankful to my snobby girl tooOriginally Posted by Rang_27
I have to say this makes me feel very lucky. I used to feed the Nutro pouches, but then a couple months ago Maggie turned her nose up at it & absolutley refused to eat it. I'm glad that she is Princess Picky Pants.
From what I have been told by my vet and learned through this whole ordeal, the symptoms for Acute Renal Failure progrees very quickly. Wrigley was fine one morning, and by days end he had become lethargic, dehydrated, moaned at any attempt to rub his belly, and began to vomit his food. He stopped urinating as well.Originally Posted by Pamela
How long before the symptoms shows up?? Within 24 hours? A week?
I also called to get an estimate on how much it'd cost to have blood tests done and it'll cost about $75 per cat so that means almost $500 for all 6 of my cats to be tested! I am sooo torn about this- should I go ahead and have them tested just to be safe or wait and see if symptoms show up then rush them to the vet hoping not too much damage has been done???
By Nature pouch foods ((product of china) are also pretty simple..the proteins and then some corn starch, and vitamin/mineral supplements only.Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter
I was really pleasantly surprised to find that Sheba actually only has like three or four ingredients in their tubs of "chicken breast" dinner. It's like Chicken Breast, guar gum, and two other ingredients which make the sauce.
Nutro dry is the only food I've found that all four of mine can eat without someone having diarreha. I just tried to switch to NB dry (they eat the wet) but it upset Isaacs tummy.Originally Posted by LuckyGirl
I am thankful to my snobby girl too.... I tried like heck to get them to eat the Nutro wet/pouch food..... LuckyGirl tolerated it up to 1/2 fancy feast elegant medleys & 1/2 Nutro wet.....once I started taking the FF away, she would not eat it, and would cry & beg incessantly.....Thankfully I have a smart & picky girl....I do give them Nutro dry though.....I am praying that isn't affected in the near future..... it's the only "kitten" kibble that both Louie & LuckyGirl will eat.....
Petco corp say to since I guess Nutro corp may have asked... the mgr at my Petco was suprised when I gave him both the Menu site and Nutro site recall list .... I was happy so that I did nt get the why is the out and not that questions...Originally Posted by emmylou
I'm a little confused. Even though only Nutro pouch foods are on the recall list, Petco has pulled all Nutro wet food, including the cans, from their shelves. Is that just a better safe than sorry measure? I do have a few Nutro cans still in my cabinet, and I won't be feeding them until the extent of the problem is clear (particularly the ones that contain wheat gluten)... but while my cat has only eaten the pouch food occasionally, he ate a lot of the Nutro canned.
Does anyone know why the cans are being pulled from shelves as well? Is it Petco's idea, or Nutro's?
I'd assumed from the fact that the cans weren't on the list that Nutro hadn't used Menu Foods as a supplier on its feline canned food.
I'm bringing my cat to the vet for the colitis, just to get him checked out.
i found it in:Originally Posted by leesali
half Fancy Feast, half Purina Pro Plan... now I don't know if they are within the recall, but they do have wheat gluten, so they're out of the 'lineup' for now
I have read the ingredients on a few cans of Fancy Feast and have found no wheat gluten? What flavors are you referring to?