facts on dog foods

[bluebird]

Raw would have prevented the 3 deaths of my dogs, as well as keeping my toddler safe. Those months with her on those tests, and what they were testing her for, allllllll seems like a hellish nighmare.

Not necessarily! If a toddler were to manage to sneak a bite or two of raw food a day; the results could also be very serious.

[BC_MoM]

I think you're exaggerating, borzoimom. IAMS didn't kill your 3 dogs - it probably only added to problems that would have come on their own.

Feeding raw wouldn't have kept a toddler safe, it would have made her sicker than the dog food would have.

[cali]

no I have to agree that raw would have been safer to the toddler then kibble, because there wouldnt be raw food laying around for the toddler to eat, it would be either in the dogs mouth, tummy, or put away in the fridge with childproof locks.

[borzoimom]

yes cali- you are right... exactly!

[bluebird]

evidence... evidence..

Excellent point. This is a real shocker and certainly would have been a nightmare. But anyone who reads this can't help wondering if these claims are verifiable!

There have been some publicized cases of settlements due to bad batches of dog food that resulted in the death of dogs. But if a dog food company was sued for deliberatly making bad food that even harmed a child, that should have made headlines and led to landmark changes in the production of dog food!

When did this happen, how many dogs were involved and how did you manage to prove that the chemical the toddler had in her system came from dog food?

[borzoimom]

Excellent point. This is a real shocker and certainly would have been a nightmare. But anyone who reads this can't help wondering if these claims are verifiable!

There have been some publicized cases of settlements due to bad batches of dog food that resulted in the death of dogs. But if a dog food company was sued for deliberatly making bad food that even harmed a child, that should have made headlines and led to landmark changes in the production of dog food!

When did this happen, how many dogs were involved and how did you manage to prove that the chemical the toddler had in her system came from dog food?

Nope- mine is a real case.. Its me.. its us.. they paid.. but it didnt relieve the worries years later.. And reason why iams is now available in walmart.. They went from a top food to garbage.. And they found it in my daughter at NIH .. its a easy test once they know what they are looking for .. It starts as "toxic substance present"..

[bluebird]

Could you explain a little more about the situation?

It's hard to understand how a bite or two of kibble here and there could harm a child when hundreds of thousands of pets were eating hundreds of times that amount every day without any side effects.

Was it a just a single bad batch or was it in all that company's food that was being sold at the time? How many dogs died from the food other than yours? How did you manage to prove that the chemicals in your daughters system came from eating dog food and not from another source?

[borzoimom]

She was a toddler at the time. And got into the dog food as I free fed at the time about a few pieces a day. Her immune system shut down. She went from a cold to pnemonia in 48 hours, etc. After a few days in the hospital, she would be fine. Then back home here we go again. This went on for almost a year when NIH had me bring in everything to bring in I could the child would come in contact with, and on a whin I brought in a cup of my Iams.. -POOF INSTANT CULPRIT..
I really dont feel like discussing it any further. Some of this I cant on the the settlement, and quite frankly- it was a nightmare. How woud you feel if you child was tested for lyme, to aids, to cancer etc while you just sat and watched over an over..