Eukanuba with Salmonella.. be careful - Page 1

Hello GSD breeders:

Some weeks ago my dogs  have been ill with Eukanuba, and today I have noted that there has a been a pet food recall.

 Please check http://www.aspca.org/blog/pet-food-recall-iams.html  about the Pet food recall for Eukanuba & Iams dog and cat foods. August 2, 2010 Pet Food Recall: IAMS & Eukanuba Dry Cat & Dog Food.

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has issued a recall for the following varieties of Iams and Eukanuba dry dog and cat food. No canned food, supplements or treats/biscuits are affected by this recall.

Product Name
Version
"Best-By" Dates
UPC Code

Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas
All dry sizes and flavors
01Jul10 - 01Dec11
All UPC Codes

Eukanuba Naturally Wild
All dry sizes and flavors
01Jul10 - 01Dec11
All UPC Codes

Eukanuba Pure
All dry sizes and flavors
01Jul10 - 01Dec11
All UPC Codes

Eukanuba Custom Care Sensitive Skin
All dry sizes and flavors
01Jul10 - 01Dec11
All UPC Codes

These products are made in a single, specialized facility. In cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, P&G determined that some products made at this facility have the potential for Salmonella contamination. No Salmonella-related illnesses have been reported, but as a precautionary measure, P&G is recalling all products made at this facility.

Anyone who has purchased this food should stop feeding it to their pet immediately. Although pets are fairly resistant to Salmonella-related disease, affected pets may show decreased appetite, fever, lethargy, vomiting, abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. Humans should avoid contact with suspect food and follow strict hand washing procedures. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (888) 426-4435 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Visit the Iams website for information on refunds and a complete list of the recalled foods.

I bought a bag of Eukanuba Naturally Wild for a cat that showed up at the city house about a month ago. It didn't want to eat raw food so I broke down and bought a bag of commercial. Everytime the cat would eat it, it would vomit it right back up in the bowl outside. I figured it was sick from being so thin and where it came from is beyond me. And I didn't want to take it home before vetted so I feed it for a week or so outside at that house.
 
I liked it though because it was a Maincoon mix I think !!!!  I've been looking for a Maincoon cat for years either solid white or black, but this one will do (it was soaked in motor oil from somewhere but after shaved and groomed it's a solid white) ... if a stray cat sits on a strange porch and doesn't move when a maniac Mal runs through the yard to check it out apon sight ... I dunno, it prolly wants to go home with us. Especially since noone or dog was at that house in weeks. LOL It kinda freaked me out a bit, I thought someone was in the house !!

Anyhows, I kept feeding this Eukanuba and he'd vomit it back into the bowl everytime up until the cat was shaved, groomed and vetted, then he wanted raw food and didn't want the Eukanuba. I threw the bag away ... I wonder if this is why the cat vomited ? We named him Oscar, he's mine now   :o)  I bought him a county license to. Ha Ha

i have written this before but it seems a good opportunity to bring it up again.
most of us who buy commercial feeds are buying from distributors/marketers who store pallets of dogfood in warehouses that get REALLY hot this time of year.  most dogfoods have approximately 1 year till expiration date.  even if you purchase a bag in winter, it could have been stored in a very hot warehouse 6 months before.  i would caution everyone to be selective where you buy your feed and if possible, some knowledge of what the storage facility is like.  be observant.  if the fats in the feed have become overheated, they will be rancid and will smell.  please don't feed rancid fats.  it will rob your dog of vitamins and minerals.  i am beginning to think that half of the problems we have with commercial foods is in the storing of it.  if you buy from a chain store, that bag of feed could have been stored in several warehouses before it finally made it to a shelf.  even at home; be careful how you store your feed.  plastic containers + excessive heat = toxins.
pjp