Major "wet" pet food recall of dog & cat foods ~ NOW Includes Treets & Biscuits

[momoffuzzyfaces]

When I went to Walmart this morning, it didn't look like a thing had been pulled. All the pouches and Special Kitty still in stock. All cat food fully still stocked. When I checked out, I asked the checkout person if 9 Lives was on the recall list. She asked "What recall list?" So I told her!!!

[lvpets2002]

It is all so sad to know that the food you trusted to feed your babies could have killed them.. Oh I am so so glad that I dont feed my girls any of those brands.. They like Whiskas Tender Bits & Dry & Meow Mix..

[Craftlady]

When I went to Walmart this morning, it didn't look like a thing had been pulled. All the pouches and Special Kitty still in stock. All cat food fully still stocked. When I checked out, I asked the checkout person if 9 Lives was on the recall list. She asked "What recall list?" So I told her!!!

Our Walmart in town was taking stuff off shelves around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Unlike PetSmart who had all their stuff off shelves by noontime when we were there, they dont open until 10 a.m.
Walmart doesnt give a rats behind that's clear because otherwise they would of had stuff off shelves sooner.

[jazzcat]

When I went to Walmart this morning, it didn't look like a thing had been pulled. All the pouches and Special Kitty still in stock. All cat food fully still stocked. When I checked out, I asked the checkout person if 9 Lives was on the recall list. She asked "What recall list?" So I told her!!!

That is scary. I hope she is just out of the loop and that the people who work the pet department have already taken care of it but if the shelves were well stocked you have to wonder.

[king2005]

I freaked & checked the list.. then realized its for wet food, thank goodness! Bear will be ok then...

Streetsville is ooooh a couple blocks away from where I work

What I do have to say is that I'm THRILLED the company is reacting in a very timely mannor (from what I can see anyways) & is getting it into the news asap!!

I remember all too well that toxic food last year, & If I recall, it wasn't made public soon enough & many many animals died, or are physically damaged for life.

The news report I read yesterday said they tested the new ingredient & wasn't able to find the problem (yet), so they pulled the ingredient anyways, as that was the only change in the food.

IF I was buying that brand of food, I'd be in a panic as well, but I'd also be thankfull that the company is trying to correct it asap...

We don't live in a perfect world & from exp. doo doo happeneds. Its how the company reacts is what makes the difference & also how often this sort of thing happeneds from said company.

[Bengalz]

When I went to Walmart this morning, it didn't look like a thing had been pulled. All the pouches and Special Kitty still in stock. All cat food fully still stocked. When I checked out, I asked the checkout person if 9 Lives was on the recall list. She asked "What recall list?" So I told her!!!

My experience yesterday at my local pet store was somewhat similar but actually worked out very well. I went in to buy Eve's supply of Innova cat food and asked Rene if he had many inquiring customers about the food recall. He and his colleagues had not been informed by 1) the food manufacturer or 2) any of the reps who sell the various brands. When I told him about the recall he immediately started calling every rep the store dealt with to get as much comprehensive info as he could. Some of his reps responded immediately (for a Sunday morning, that's good!). I then offered to download as much as I could and bring it to him for reference.

When I went back into the shop a short while later with my lists, Rene was pulling every item they stocked I had mentioned earlier and assured me he would be calling his customer list to inform anyone who hadn't heard. Their database holds information on regular customers and the brands of pet foods they purchase I was so impressed and happy that he chose to take a very proactive stance on the matter.

Rene incidently is the person who recommended I put Eve on the Innova brand when I asked for advice and I am so glad I listened to him

Betty

[momoffuzzyfaces]

The 9 Lives brand is ok. There is a list on their web site of the brands they make. All ok. They are by the Del Monte co.

Here is the link. There is a link to click on at the lower right telling about their brands and the recall. I should have known you could trust Morris!!!

http://9lives.com/default.aspx?page=home#

CNN had a report tonight that said only 10 pets have died but they expect there to be more!!!!

[CathyBogart]

This is scary. We've had to keep as up to date as possible at the clinic because a lot of worried owners have called us. Fortunately, we haven't seen any animals come in with problems related to this. *Knock wood*

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Fox news just ran an update. They said the company still has no idea what is killing the pets. It did it's own tests by feeding it to some dogs and 1 out of every 6 dogs died!!!!

[smokey the elder]

I'd be surprised if they are not testing the plant the gluten came from. It's possible that coolant (ethylene glycol) got into the feed stream. EG is the same as antifreeze, and has severe kidney effects.

[mugsy]

Keep checking....the list keeps growing and the lower end foods like Purina and Whiskas etc are the ones added. In the higher end foods you don't have wheat gluten (in fact they don't have anything wheat in them since wheat is such an allergen), so it's not as worrisome.

This recall is very scary and a wake up call for so many people.

We are lucky, none of our foods that we carry were recalled. In fact Mike put out a sign that none of our foods were recalled and he's had 8 people come in and ask about it...it just goes to show that people are now starting to pay attention to what they're feeding their animals.