BBKC Forum: Tainted Dog Food Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tainted Dog Food Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Chris on March 28, 2008, 9:49 am
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Subject: Fw: TAINTED FOOD ALERT !!!~ NUTROMAX
>> *NutroMax is now killing animals who are being fed
> the food, and the company
> is not acknowledging it,*
> *PLEASE pass this along to all rescues....*
> **
>
*http://www.consumeraffairs.com:80/pets/nutro.htmls.com/pets/nutro.html>
> *
> Nutro Pet Foods
> Lynn of Cabot AR (03/15/08)
> My 10-year old border collie became lethargic, lost
>
weightand
> when
> evaluated by a veterinarian, his liver enzymes were
> critical. He
> was put on antibiotics and a strong amino acid, but
> continued to
> deteriorate. A week into the treatment, one of my
> co-workers asked if I had
> seen the complaints about Nutro dog food on this
> website. I had not and
> never dreamed it could be the food. It is touted as
> being all natural and is
> certainly sold as premium food. I was shocked at the
> information that I
> found on Nutro.
>
> I faxed pages and pages of this information to my
> veterinarian, who became
> alarmed, and told me to stop feeding Nutro Natural
> Choice immediately.
> Within a couple of days being off this food, my
> border collie started acting
> like he felt better. Within a week, he had regained
> 2 pounds and after 2
> weeks, his liver enzymes were still high but
> improving. I can tell he is
> continuing to gain weight and his energy level is as
> good as it has ever
> been. My veterinarian and I are convinced it was the
> food. I cannot explain
> why this happened all of a sudden since he has been
> eating this food for
> years, but I know my dog and I know it was the food.
> He was not responding
> to any medical treatment until we stopped the food.
> So far, this event has
> cost $500, but even more important than the money, I
> almost lost my dog,
> whom I adore. I cannot believe that a company that
> sells their product as
> safe and natural is, instead, injuring and killing
> pets. If I had not been
> informed about other pet owners' experiences with
> Nutro Natural Choice, my
> dog would be dead. It is my hope that some consumer
> group or authority will
> begin to investigate this company and its products
> before other pets are
> affected.
> Michael of San Antonio TX (02/09/08)
> I bought NATURAL CHOICE dog food by NUTRO Products
> and within 4 days my
> family dog, Zoe died.
>
> On December 6th 2007, I bought what I thought was a
> healthy dog food for our
> dog, Zoe. I bought it from the local Pet Smart on
> the advice of a store
> worker. The product was Natural Choice (made by
> NUTRO) Adult dry dog
>
food,
> Chicken Meal Rice and Oatmeal Formula. Our dog ate
> the food on Thursday, 6
> December and Friday, 7 December. On 8 December, Zoe
> became lethargic and was
> throwing up and not eating. On Sunday, 9 December,
> Zoe was still throwing
> up, had diarrehia and could barely move.
>
> At 1030 PM, sitting next to me,Zoe screamed out and
> died. I tried to get her
> to breathe again but to no avail. Zoe was 9 years
> old and in very good
> health
> .
> She was a small
> dog (8 lbs), a Maltese-Pomerian mix, which we found
> in Hawaii six years ago.
> Our daughter who is also 9 years old, asked where
> Zoe was the next morning
> and we told her she was sleeping under the bed but
> we were taking her to the
> veterinarian. Later that day we had to tell our
> daughter, that Zoe had to be
> put down on the advice of the veterinarian. She was
> crushed as was my wife
> and I.
>
> With obviously no proof, on Thursday, December 13th,
> I was rushed to the
> emergency room with acute signs of a heart
>
attack,.
> I am only 42, but doctors said stress could have
> caused this attack. We were
> totally shocked on what happened to Zoe and could
> not figure out why she
> died. Yesterday, 8 February 2008, I was cleanig up
> the pantry and went to
> throw Zoe's almost full bag of dog food away. I
> finally realized, that was
> new food that we had introduced to her just a few
> days prior to her death. I
> went on-line and could not believe what I found. The
> exact same symptoms and
> immediate death of other dogs. It was exactly,
> almost word for word the same
> experience we went through. I am relieved I found
> the cause, but can't
> believe I killed our beloved Zoe, unwittingly. I
> still have the bag of dog
> food and expect to have it tested. This needs to be
> stopped.
>
> Paige of Benton Harbor MI (01/24/08)
> called 1/23/07 to check if any recall on Nutro
> Natural Choice Indoor Kitten
> 8# dry food. I was told he would mail a return for
> sample of food to be
> returned to them for testing this could take up to
> 10 weeks. This product
> was purchased 1/17/08 and on 1/20/08 my kitten
> vomited and he health
> declined.Took her to the vet 1/22/08 and he said her
> kidneys were severly
> enlarged she was given three shots and medication
> for vomiting. Took her
> home and she did not urinate or eat. 1/24/08 am the
> vt was called again, my
> kitten was lifeless.
>
> Took her back and she was x-rayed,given barrium to
> check for blockage,put on
> IV and catheder and admitted to ICU. Blood test
> revealed high way above
> average kidney,phosporus,and Bun levels. Dr suggest
> recent ingention of
> anitfreeze (she is strictly indoor kitten) no
> chemicals present we do have
> one older cat and dog. She was dyagnosed with renal
> kidney failure by
> ingestion of toxin/heavy meal. The only change was
> her food. She died this
> morning. I am left with a $800.00+ vet bill for a
> kitten that was only 5
> months old had her spayed and all shots. This is a
> nightmare I found her on
> the side of the road abandon, she blossemed into a
> beautiful wonderful cat
> and all the time and energy spend to care for her I
> am left with nothing but
> a big vet bill I can not afford. Everything she
> received was paid out of my
> pocket befor this. I was doing a good deed as we
> have not animal
> orginazation around her that cared to help me.
> called again 1/24/07 and was
> forwared to him after explaining my kitten had died
> in all fairness he said
> he was sorry for my loss, I told him I wanted tp
> speak with someone who
> could expedite this so I it was the food another
> animal would not die,he
> said he would give my claim to suppervisor since the
> kitten had died. I feel
> the is urgent I dont want soemone else to have the
> pain our family has gone
> through Claim Number 628604 Also this kitten was fed
> Nutro kitten canned
> food for the first three month of her life 3oz can
> were these recalled?
>
> seriousness of the cats death was not taken as a
> priority, other cats could
> be at risk if they did find something in the food. I
> feed all my pets Nutro
> and will discoutinue until I get an answer. Idid got
> to the Pets Plus store
> tonight where the food was purchased amd they did
> give my their sales reps
> name and phone number, I will contact be reguarding
> this issue to see if he
> can get this issue expedited before more animals are
> harmed. I could have
> this food tested locally be the expense I can not
> afford as I am spent
> emotionaly and financially.