Menu Foods March 2007 - The Ontario-based
company that produced the pet food, said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold
under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands including Iams, Nutro and
Eukanuba. The food was distributed throughout the United States, Canada and
Mexico by major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway.
An unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney failure and about 10 died
after eating the affected pet food, the company said.
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Diamond Dog Food, January 2006 - At least 100 dogs in the United States
have been killed in recent weeks by toxic pet food despite a recall of the
products.
Some 19 brands of Diamond, Country Value and Professional dog foods have been
recalled. But many pet owners are not aware of the recall, researchers at
Cornell University said Friday. Dogs have refused to eat the food and, in some
cases, their owners have enticed them with gravy and other lures without knowing
they were killing the animals.
"Entire kennels have been wiped out, and because of the holiday these past
few weeks, the dispersal of recall information was disrupted," said Sharon
Center, a professor of veterinary medicine who specializes in liver function and
disease at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell.
The dog food is tainted with deadly aflatoxins that waste the liver away. The
bad food could be present in a dozen other countries, too, the researchers say.
About two-thirds of dogs that show symptoms from the toxin have died. The dogs
seemed to know their food was deadly.
"Some dogs were stealing food from the kitchen counter,"
Center said. "Others just stopped eating the food and begged for treats.
Unfortunately, some owners used gravy and other mixers to entice their dogs to
consume what they thought was safe, quality dog food."
Only about two dozen deaths have been firmly linked to the
tainted pet food. But Center and her colleagues know the toll is far higher.
"Every day, we're hearing reports from veterinarians in the
East and Southeast who have treated dogs that have died from liver damage this
past month or so," Center said. "We're also concerned about the long-term health
of dogs that survive as well as dogs that have eaten the tainted food but show
no clinical signs."
Surviving dogs may develop chronic liver disease or liver
cancer, she said.
"Despite our understanding of this complex toxin, we have no
direct antidote," Center said.
Symptoms arise over days or weeks. Early signs include
lethargy, loss of appetite and vomiting. Later, look for orange-colored urine
and jaundice, which is a yellowing of the eyes and gums. Severely affected dogs
produce a blood-tinged vomit and bloody or blackened stools.
More information is available at a Cornell
web site. The details
of the FDA recall are
here
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