I noticed in Diamond's alert they did not include New York where 4 out of 5 dogs being fed Diamond died with the last being critical and not likely to survive. Because the investigation is less than 24 hours old, it is best to take any precautions possible, including getting bloodwork done to check liver values if you happen to feed Diamond with a G in the batch number and not wait for symptoms, so far every dog that has shown symptoms has died or is in critical condition and not expected to survive despite extensive efforts to save them.

If you are feeding any diamond take your dog off immediately and feed rice with boiled meat instead until the investigation is farther along and more is known.

In 1995 the similiar thing happened with Nature's Recipe, the company pulled 1000's of tons of dog food off the shelves at a loss of $20million, in this case it was a fungus in wheat referred to a vomitoxin.

In 1999, another fungus caused the recall of dry dog food made by Doane Pet Care who manufacturers for 54 brands including Ol' Roy (sold by Wal-Mart). The toxin killed 25 dogs, probably many others but post mortem organ biopsys would have had to be done to prove that it was related to the food, which many owners would emotionally not be able to have done or were financially unable

Because many more people have internet access now compared to back then the news will spread faster in the pet community allowing people to learn why their pet is ill and more deaths will be reported than in the past