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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 31, 2010 – CINCINNATI, The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags from a specific lot of one of its dry cat food products due to potential salmonella exposure.
No illnesses have been reported, and no other Iams pet food products are involved.
Only one code [...]
Veterinarians report mysterious link between dog food and hypercalcemia
August 31, 2010
By: Jennifer Fiala
For The VIN News Service
Veterinarians are trying to discern whether roughly a dozen dogs testing positive for hypercalcemia and consuming the same high-end diet is merely coincidence or a problem with the pet food in question.
The reports have cropped up on the Veterinary [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 16, 2010 - Merrick Pet Care, Inc. of Amarillo, Texas is recalling all lots of its 10 oz “Beef Filet Squares” for Dogs and “Texas Hold’ems” pet treats because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling [...]
In July Dogster told you about a recall of certain Merrick Pet Care beef treats because of a potential for salmonella poisoning. The FDA has just announced that Merrick is expanding this recall to include all lots of its 10 oz “Beef Filet Squares” for Dogs and “Texas Hold’ems” pet treats. Here’s the press release [...]
Procter & Gamble has announced a voluntary recall of several of its specialized dry foods for dogs and cats as a precautionary measure because the food may be contaminated with salmonella. No salmonella-related illnesses have been reported yet, according to the company.
The recall includes these products:
A full list of all the UPC codes and food [...]
From a press release by the company:
Merrick Pet Care, Inc. of Amarillo, TX is recalling 86 cases of its 10oz “Beef Filet Squares for Dogs” pet treats (ITEM # 60016 LOT # 10084TL7 BEST BY MARCH 24, 2012) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is [...]
The following is not a recall, the FDA has suspended Evanger’s emergency permit so they can no longer ship their food interstate.
FDA Suspends Temporary Emergency Permit of Pet Food Maker
June 12, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it was suspending the temporary Emergency Permit issued to Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co., Inc.
Evanger’s, [...]
On February 8, 2009 I posted some additional recalls due to the salmonella breakout caused by products connected to Peanut Corporation of America. At the time American Health Kennels, Inc. was not one of them, however, it has since been added.
The company has voluntarily recalled these products. Stating they were ” effecting this recall in [...]
I have been receiving requests for specific pet products that have been recalled due to the peanut butter Salmonella scare.
Here is the latest information from the FDA, you can go to their page and check out the individual companies that have affected products.
This list includes human and pet food subject to recall in the United [...]
Food rewards are powerful tools in the hands of a good positive trainer. Food is considered a primary reinforcer because it has innate value; a dog doesn't have to learn to like food through association. Using a clicking sound made by a clicker (or other reward marker, such as the word “Yes!”), followed by a high-value food treat is a quick and easy way to send your dog a powerful positive message about which behavior he could repeat to get reinforced again. Food is also commonly used in classical conditioning and counter-conditioning, to create and build a dog's positive association with a specific stimulus. But what do you do when your dog can't or won't take a treat? It depends on the reason he has to decline the food offering.
There are currently seven different pet identification microchip registries in the U.S., making it difficult to track down a found pet's owner even when a scan finds a microchip number. Adding to the confusion, the chip's manufacturer may not be the company that registered the chip. For example, I had a dog whose microchip was made by HomeAgain but registered with AKC Companion Animal Recovery (CAR). All the registries that exist in the U.S. will register their competitor's chips as well as their own, but most charge a fee for doing so. Two companies have emerged with Internet-based products that make it easier for rescuers to quickly locate the owner of a dog with an implanted identification microchip: the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) launched its PetMicrochipLookup.org, and Chloe Standard introduced ChecktheChip.com. Each built a website with a searchable database of microchip numbers, and attempts to return information about where a microchip is (or is most likely to be) registered.
