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NOTICE:
We are receiving consumer complaints regarding the Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods. We do not know what is wrong with the food at this time, but we have heard that animals are vomiting and experiencing kidney problems. Although the problems seem to be focused on one particular lot, as a precautionary measure, we are pulling all dates of Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Food from the shelves.

Please discontinue feeding all Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison and Green Pea Dry Cat Food.

Be Aware!

I've received a lot of emails about what I feed my pets, 1 dog & 2 cats:

I do not even enter the pet food section at the store, I go to the canned food for human consumption and read the labels!

> canned chicken
> canned turkey
> canned tuna
> canned mackerel
(only if in oil or salt water: gently rinse & de-bone & put in plastic container)
> liverwurst
> hotdogs (hey...I'm not perfect & they love this as a treat!)

How to supplement this is by adding:
>  crushed cereal (bran flakes)
>  cooked rice (save the water--it's where the nutrients are!)
>  scrambled eggs
> or go to the health food store & get some grains to mix in
> don't forget the garlic!

I also feed them dried duck and/or chicken strips that I buy at Costco (only place I've seen offer them at a decent price).  I have to cut up the pieces, so get a cheap pair of meat/bone scissors.

If you've a discount store nearby (Dollar Store, 98Cent store, Food Outlet) then you can keep this affordable for your pets.  Many of these places offer 2 cans for $1.

Basically, let your imagination go wild as the "safe" possibilities are endless!

Homemade recipes are very good to do, because you can freeze portions for the week & it makes it fast and simple for you.

BOTTOM LINE:  Read the labels on EVERYTHING....no gluten of any kind.

Listen to the Live Conference today:

Sen. Appropriations Subcmte. Hearing on Contaminated Pet Food
The recent recall of contaminated pet food is the subject of a Sen. Appropriations Subcmte. hearing. Govt. officials, veterinarians and industry experts discuss the role of the Food & Drug Admin. in the inspection process and whether regulations need to be updated. Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI) chairs the hearing.
4/12/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: 2 hr. 3 min.: C-SPAN

http://www.c-span.org/search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=Pet+Food+REcall

I just received an email from a friend in the animal industry that has me very concerned, and I wanted to post a prior warning to everybody that this pet food recall may not just be about wheat gluten, as there are animals getting renal failure from corn gluten, too.  Possible cross-contamination.  I know of at least one veterinarian who has seen this in his practice, and personally called Hill's Pet Food to report this finding.  Mind you, this has NOT been posted in the news (press) yet - but it is a fact from the veterinary standpoint.

The animal that died injested none of the wheat gluten products!

I wouldn't normally post an alert of this nature without a press report to back it up.  However, I have it on very good authority (No-Kill Pet Shelter in Kansas - reported to other Pet Agencies in the mid-west) this is factual and going on right now.

Be Aware!

CANADIAN Pet Food Added to Recall List:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PET_FOOD_RECALL?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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http://www.menufoods.com/recall/PressRelease04102007US.htm