Another pet food recall

[sbctwin]

Thank you all for your suggestions....My Kallie slept better last night. I woke up several times when her wheezing got loud, but she didn't have the forced breathing episodes from the night before. My vet suggested I up her pred a little until he sees her on Friday. Yes, x-rays and an ultrasound were taken last week. The sudden onset of her breathing problems is what is so troubling. No liquids were found in her lungs. I know she is overweight and we are both working on this. Her treats consist of the pill pockets I got from the vet that I stuff her pills into. She is more enthused about eating those and I don't have to force her pills down her throat. I worry about what I feed Kallie these days because of all the food recalls. I am afraid that what isn't recalled today, will be tomorrow. Kallie is also diabetic. As I left for work this morning, she was purring and the sounds she made were not enhanced by wheezing or strained breathing. Something hopeful.

[mimitabby]

last night i went to the cat rescue lady's house and met all her cats and rescue cats and we made cat food.
I took 1 chicken, 1 1/2 lbs of chicken liver (at 5 supermarkets i couldn't find
chicken hearts) 5 eggs, some dulse, some salmon oil, some lysine and some taurine. we ground the chicken up in this huge heavy grinder she has
and mixed it with the other stuff and water and psyllium.

then i put it into little freezer bags and froze most of it. I took some and fed it to my dear little primadonnas.

well, two of them tasted it, but it was still in the dish this morning.

so I will cut back on dry catfood rations and try again tonight. hopefully hunger will do the trick.

[lisa_b]

My cat George's test results came back from the vet this morning and his kidneys are working fine! Am so relieved. Hope everbody's pets are feeling well. The vet gave me some suggestions on home cooking and I'm going to try it out, George is not at all picky about what he eats, so I don't think he will mind. I never thought I would have to cook for my cat!

[KnottedYet]

An interesting tidbit - I just did a little googling to see if my Kirkland Costco dog bikkies were safe. (so far so good) In the process I found out that the bad wheat gluten was "food grade" (suitable for people food) not "feed grade" (not good enough for people, but ok for animals)

Sooooo... that stuff could've been put into people food. Watch what you eat, ladies and gentlemen.

[mimitabby]

Today's Seattle PI finally discusses WHY melamine is in our pets' food. It seems that a little melamine makes the food test out as higher in protein. So it's a cheap way to boost that protein percentage that is so important for selling to owners of carnivorous animals. Except there really isn't that extra protein. instead you get lower protein than you thought + poison.

on the brighter side, my cats have had their new food for 2 days now. They wasted it the first night but last night i mixed it with canned catfood, and they ate all of it. I will continue mixing and gradually change it to all good stuff.

Knot, thanks for the link.

[Brandi]

Today's Seattle PI finally discusses WHY melamine is in our pets' food. It seems that a little melamine makes the food test out as higher in protein. So it's a cheap way to boost that protein percentage that is so important for selling to owners of carnivorous animals. Except there really isn't that extra protein. instead you get lower protein than you thought + poison.

on the brighter side, my cats have had their new food for 2 days now. They wasted it the first night but last night i mixed it with canned catfood, and they ate all of it. I will continue mixing and gradually change it to all good stuff.

Knot, thanks for the link.

Yea my dh read me that this morning too. I am a bit concerned and confussed. I don't know what to do. I feed them wet food only to get them in the house at night. They all get less then a tbl. my cats eat innova wet and Nutro dry. I just don't know. I want to stop feeding them this stuff all together but I travel for a living. How can I make them enough to last let's say two weeks at a time. Sigh!! I just want this to be over!

[mimitabby]

Brandi,
my new cat food is in little baggies in the freezer.
Nutro is one of the products that was just reported as causing sickness in some dogs in Seattle. (that's what i have in my house right now too!) I'm going to buy my cats some purina cat chow tonight because THEY haven't been in the news AT ALL. It's not the best, but it's not poisoned.

[Trek420]

An interesting tidbit - I just did a little googling to see if my Kirkland Costco dog bikkies were safe. (so far so good) In the process I found out that the bad wheat gluten was "food grade" (suitable for people food) not "feed grade" (not good enough for people, but ok for animals)

Sooooo... that stuff could've been put into people food. Watch what you eat, ladies and gentlemen.

Since Innova pet food is ok and some of this stuff could be in people food, should I eat Innova pet food?

[mimitabby]

that's a good idea Trek. but just eschew (don't chew) food with wheat germ
or corn glutin or rice protein in it.
Gosh, that's a lot of stuff!

this is making me nuts. Don't eat processed foods, bottom line.
and it makes sense. try to use all whole fresh ingredients for you and your pets.

[chickwhorips]

ugh this whole pet food recall is just so frustrating!

i thought about making food for peanut, but she would have a bigger portion than i would.

maybe we will both go on a rice, beef and beans diet.