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I have found out what happened to Spartacus, and he is very lucky to be alive. I will be taking him to his doctor Monday for tests to find out if he has kidney damage. The necropsies of pets that have died from this listed "Vitamin D Toxicity" (Vitamin D3 is a supplement in Purina's food) as the cause.
Purina Pet Food Recall

You need to check for recalls right now on your pet food. 90% of all pet food is made in one huge facility in Canada (Menu Foods). Yes, Science Diet, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba...most of the big name brand pet foods.



Since I have been researching this tonight I found out that not only the Fancy Feast I have been feeding Spartacus was "tainted", but also the Friskie's dry food. I just went to the kitchen and dumped his bowls of Fancy Feast dry, Friskie's dry, and threw away all the cans of Fancy Feast I have left.

Very interesting video of the Menu Foods facility on this page.

I just sent this information to my DD who has 2 dogs & 2 cats.
Thanks for posting this Cindy. and I am so thankful that Spartacus is ok & that you know the problem.

Me Too

Good luck with Sparta's exams, Cindy. This is so bad.

Emmy eats purina smart blend,, I think I'll start researching it too Cindy,, She's been on the same dry food for 3 years, and I add 1/2 can of purina wet to her food 3 times a week. Wondering now If I should change brands??

Unbelievable.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_Foods

The only way to really feed your pets and know 100% what they are getting is to raise/grow their food. That said, I feed my dogs a store bought kibble. If you look at this website, for example, doogfoodscoop.com you can see that even the premium brands like Evangers and Merrick, have had recalls. Proctor & Gamble bought out Natura which includes lots of holistic and high-end products. The FDA is supposed to regulate the industry, but there are politics everywhere you turn.

I've always just gone by feeding my dogs the best food I can afford based on the quality of the ingredients - the fewest by-products, the fewest preservatives, the fewest fillers.

Drsfostersmith website has a good article on how to choose quality cat food. They are not impartial since they sell pet food, but the guidelines might be useful to someone looking for a new pet food.

After the recalls in 2007, we actually were cooking dog food from scratch for a while but I got pregnant and the smell of chicken made me so sick. And with 4 dogs it was very expensive so we just couldn't afford it. But if I had just one or two dogs, I might go back to doing that.

It's tough to make a good choice. I don't feel 100% happy with my choice, but I do the best I can with what I can afford and hope it is the best thing for the dogs.

Sorry to go on and on. Animals are one of the few things I am over the moon passionate about so if I can help anyone, I can't keep my mouth shut! Kisses to Spartacus! Feel better big guy.
~Beth~

And I just want to thank Cindy for lighting a fire under my butt to find a better dog food for my dogs. Looking at the website I mentioned in my previous post, I can definitely do better. Looking at those posts about the Purina food makes me mad!

Will start feeding my dogs Call of the Wild just have to find it think PetSmart may handle it other wise Tractor Supply in Mansfield @ least that is the nearest one to me I know of. Thanks to Cindy and Leroy Moore for telling me this yesterday.

The companies need to be held responsible for their actions.

On a different note, there was a recall on infant formula a few days ago. Get this: They found arsenic in certain brands of organic baby formula.

Arsenic in ORGANIC baby food?????
Everything is suspect at this point, I think.

Yes, they announced a formula recall. I stayed up for hours to catch the news link.

Then they announced it was in organic brands. Sickly babies are put on organic milk..poor things

..I let my DD know about the recall. She still has her cat we got for her when she was home back in 1996. He is sickly but he lives in a room with a dog that has mental issues & the 2 seem to be good for one another.

anyway she says that the food she is buying them--she only buys high end food--is safe. her two "Upstairs" animals are carefully fed as well...

Having said that---WHAT ??? Arsenic in ORGANIC BABY foods ?--- my gracious..I would have never thought. That is terrible..and scary !!!!!