Comments on: Thoughts on the Pet Connection data

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:32:50 +0000

Jessie

Definitely, the most sensible thing i have seen in a long time.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:22:03 +0000

My dog got sick when he some kind of food that came from our neighbor. I got mad and starting that time, i only gave my dog the best and most trusted food and stuff. I got them from pet supply and accessory.

By: ronnie cea

ronnie cea — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:46:31 +0000

besides the pet food recall there are hundreds if not more pets dying of poisen, cat and dog pesticides, which i believe in my pets case manifested itself as acute renal failure. look up farnam on net, although there are other brands in question.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:03:01 +0000

My cat got lucky as he was on a diet that integrated human quality proteins, supplements, canned pet wet food and dry kibble. His food risk was diversified, so he survived. But I missed integrating the early signs of “never before” behaviors into a full red alert: *Repeated( vomiting, tinkle *on the carpet*, hibernating, lethargy, running from the food bowl, drinking *an entire bowl* of water … I can’t shake the feeling that the dry food was involved too. He used to like Science Diet kibble and won’t go near it any more, he got most sick over their recalled wet food.

This all happened before the recall, so technically it’s a moot point for me. Liek so many others, I had to deal with it in the dark. My vet bills had better be repaid, his condition is still watchful, his urine samples still need future testing.

As far as all these numbers being anecdotal, and some likely not quite attributable to the tainted food, in the end, we all go with our gut feel about a written story. I’d give + or – 5 percent what you get with most fast surveys.

What’s important to me: No statistic or court decision is going to convince me that the Science Diet dry food in my house wasn’t ALSO involved… he went “off” the dry first … and no settlement can cure my kitty being afraid of his food bowl even his new one, or the way that makes me feel, in the end that is not the answer.

What this has done was give the Global Industrial Food Order a heads up that our entire food chain (and the water chain if you follow the China wheat gluten story) – human and pet – is in great jeopardy.

Our pets took the first big hit for us. But we can honor their memory and suffering by doing something real about it: Eat locally.

By: findafriendforlife.org » Article on the pet food recall

findafriendforlife.org » Article on the pet food recall — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:51:32 +0000

[...] are all kinds of problems with self-reported cases, and while we did correct for a couple of them, our numbers are not considered [...]

By: Jeanette Lloyd

Jeanette Lloyd — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:58:59 +0000

Proof might be obtained if pet food was purchased on credit cards. Major stores like Walmart’s computer system are able to identify each item purchased by credit card. This would provide the needed data (dates and food purchased) to analyze the actual pet death data. I wish our gov’t would step up to the plate and be more vigilant about protecting pet owners as consumers.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:18:44 +0000

My 6yr.old pet dog died March 11,07 before the recalls came out. And I know its all about the wet food. But what about the dry food. I have spoken with local people whose pets also died after eating the dry food. Their pets were healthy and not old. All this happened around the same time frame as mine. I have also read other blogs of people whose pets have died from eating dry food. Are they making it up? I’m not. Fact is my pet died and I really dont know why. My vet didn’t sound convincing because I don’t think she really knew why either.

By: SFGate 20070403: Bigger than you think: The story behind the pet food recall « Tipped Ear Clan

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:32:11 +0000

[...] are all kinds of problems with self-reported cases, and while we did correct for a couple of them, our numbers are not considered [...]

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:20:41 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. It’s a food source, 91 brands recalled, the lack of serious coverage in bigger news organizations sets a really bad precedent…

Other then that our cats seem to be fine. I don’t think they were eating the food that was recalled and the stuff they did have was old. My mom buys food to last all year, which I suppose in this case worked out better.

By: shelly

shelly — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:53:57 +0000

Get this, Purina issued their recall on Friday (March 30th)- I emailed my mother on Sat. with the announcement, she didn’t get to read her emails, went shopping at our local Sams Club (ct) on saturday afternoon (after 3PM) purchased ALPO prime cuts from a huge display. Sunday night she opened a can & luckily her finniky dog wouldn’t eat it. Monday AM she read my email & called Sams. They had just removed the display. Bottom line: DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FOOD IS SAFE JUST BECAUSE IT IS ON THE RETAILERS FLOOR DISPLAY!! Irresponsible store personnel are slow in removing the potentially dangerous products. We, as consumers, must take the initiative to protect our own pets (not to mention ourselves) because no one else cares about them as much as we do. What would I care about monetary compensation if my beloved babies were poisoned? It wouldn’t bring them back to me.
Further I believe the pet food industry is only the tip of this iceburg-Wheat Gluten is used in many products we all consume on a daily basis. It is back to single food sources for me! IE: apples, carrots, potatoes….you get the idea…