295. Elküldve: 2007-05-04 08:26:54 [6.]

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Some of you might have noticed that I have not been posting lately. There is a good reason for that, and it is because I've been paying attention to the terrible situation with pet food recalls in the USA. Thousands of pet foods (including both canned and dry kibble) have been recalled due to contamination with melamine and cyanuric acid from grain-based protein sources (such as wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate) imported from China. Thousands of American dogs and cats have already died from acute kidney failure caused by the food contamination. You can read about it here:
http://www.petconnection.com/blog/category/2007-food-recall/

The dry dog food I give my dogs (Eagle) does not use any grains imported from China. So we have been fortunate. Ximanya in fact had her annual blood test right around the time the recalls began. However, the vet said her liver and kidney values were great! Especially for a 12 year old dog. So I had that information to reassure me when this started, and I didn't need to take her in just to be safe. But many people have not been so lucky. They were trying to do the best for their dogs, only to find that some of these "premium" brands were using some very cheap ingredients and were actually manufactured in the same plant as the cheapest brands. To say the least, this did not make people happy!