Veterinarians who have case files and post-mortem results in cases where renal failure is involved and the clients were feeding recalled food are encouraged to contact FDA through the complaint coordinator in their state. To find your coordinator, visit www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/complain.html.

Return the pet food to the store where you purchased it and ask for a refund. Stores generally have a return and refund policy when a company has announced a recall of its products. If you cannot return the pet food immediately, store the food in a secure place where pets and children cannot get to it.

Sorry, but we are unable to answer veterinary questions. We do have some helpful information about common pets, as well as general pet care information on this site, but if you have an animal health concern, please contact your personal veterinarian. There are also many resources available on the Internet, such as lists of Pet Health Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) -- the answer to your question might already be there. Check out these helpful sites: http://www.thepetcenter.

In recent years, concerns have been expressed by some pet owners regarding the potential for contamination of pet foods that contain grain products with naturally-occurring mycotoxins . Mycotoxins are metabolic by-products of fungi that are toxic to both animals and man. These concerns are based to some extent on current data which has shown that mycotoxins are toxic to farm and laboratory test animals.

Well, if you read the book Pottenger's Cats you will find that the only cats that got sick were the cats eating the cooked meat. A possible reason for this, according to animal nutritionists, is because raw meat helps to stimulate your pet's highly acidic digestive system. A carnivore's digestive system is said to kill the bacteria that causes food poisoning. Only humans cook meat.

Prescription Diet brand pet foods are specially formulated to address certain health conditions that can develop in pets. Veterinarians are trained medical experts who care about their patients. For this reason, it's important to us that a veterinarian remains involved in your pet's continual care and nutritional management. If a pet's medical condition develops or changes over time, veterinarians can address the condition and any concerns.

For additional information about the Menu Foods recall, please review the list of Nutro wet canned and pouch products. You can also contact us at 1-800-833-5330. Our number one priority is to do the right thing for dogs, cats and their owners. We thank you for your patience.

There have been public reports of dogs and cats becoming ill after eating certain wet canned and pouch pet food products manufactured between December of last year and this March at Menu Foods. The New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell and at the New York State Food Laboratory tested three cat food samples provided by Menu Foods and found a contaminant called aminopterin in the products. It is not yet clear as to how the contaminant entered Menu's canned and pouch products.

Monitor your pet for any symptoms of illness, specifically vomiting, lethargy, reduced urination, or lack of appetite.

Pet Pros does not employ a veterinarian, nor does Pet Pros have an affiliation with any veterinarians. Pet Pros has shopped around, chosen, and pays for certain veterinarians to take care of our animals. The veterinarians that Pet Pros has chosen are listed at the bottom of your purchase contract and are listed here. These veterinarians are businesses separate from and not affiliated with Pet Pros. They are simply the veterinarians that we feel are qualified to care for our animals.

In addition to dog and cat food, one brand of dry ferret food is recalled: Ultra-Blend Advanced Nutrition (Net Wt. 20 lbs, UPC 26851 00413, Code C7072), manufactured by Chenango Valley Pet Food.

I can't emphasize enough that doctors are not cookie cutter copies of one another. Even veterinarians who attended all of the same courses in veterinary school will have taken away from those classes different information and memories. There is no standard level of learning or innate intelligence.

A recall has been part of California’s political system since 1911. It provides a mechanism for the public to attempt to remove elected public officials from office before the end of their term of office.

Please call the FDA consumer complaint coordinator for your geographic area. To find your coordinator, visit www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/complain.html. Try to have the following information available before calling: Brand name, lot numbers, and Universal Product Code (UPC) for the pet food fed to your pet when it was ill. A lot number is typically stamped on the bag/pouch or on the can lid. Lot numbers usually consist of a series of letters and numbers.

To report complaints about pet food (and other animal feed), please contact you state FDA's Consumer Complaint Coordinator(s). Contact information can be found at the list of FDA's Consumer Complaint Coordinators. When reporting, please include as much information as possible, including the specific product name, lot numbers, veterinarian's report and diagnosis, etc.

Our food has no fillers, so you feed a lot less than traditional pet food. As a result the price per feeding is actually quite affordable. Check out this article for more info. Also keep in mind that all of our prices include free shipping. You need to make sure the transition is gradual. When you introduce the Sojos diet, feed your pet a meal with mostly the old food and a little bit of the new mixture (Sojos mix, meat, and water – preferably soaked overnight).

The best thing that pet parents can do right now is: The best thing that pet parents can do right now is: If you have not already done so, examine your pet’s food products and if they fall into the categories identified as contaminated or most recently recalled, discontinue use of that food immediately. For a complete list of affected brands and product codes, please visit the FDA’s website on the pet food recall. You can also check our list of recalled products.

Industry Guides to Good Hygienic Practice have been produced for different sectors of the food industry they provide food businesses with a practical guide to complying with the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 and other relevant legislation. Their details are as follows

Health food stores are a mixed blessing. They sell healthful products like fresh produce, milk, cheese, eggs, grains, bread, nuts, and seeds. But they also sell harmful products like yogurt, honey, molasses, candy, vitamins, minerals, naturopathic remedies, homeopathic remedies, processed soy products, and books with bad advice. The best way to evaluate a health food store is to examine the fresh produce, which must be watered and culled frequently.

Yes! Pets can have serious periodontal disease or other disease processes that will cause bad breath, and any of these require immediate attention. Call for an appointment. Dr. Carol Black will assess your pet's underlying problem(s) and will recommend an appropriate course of treatment.

Yes. Heartworms can be a very serious problem for both dogs and cats, especially those in mosquito-infested areas, as mosquitoes are a vector and intermediate host for the pest. Heartworms can kill or seriously debilitate pets that are infected with them. That’s because heartworms live in the bloodstream, lungs, and heart of infected pets. Your veterinarian can do a blood test to determine if your pet has heartworm disease.

Childhood obesity is a major public health problem. Overweight children are at risk for a number of serious medical problems including Type 2 diabetes; yet children continue to be inundated with ads for foods high in fat, sugar, salt, and calories. The National Academies' Institute of Medicine recently concluded in an extensive literature review that food advertising influences children's food choices, food purchase requests, diets, and health.

FDA regulates pet food similar to the way it regulates other animal feeds. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that pet foods, like human foods, be safe to eat, produced under sanitary conditions, contain no harmful substances, and be truthfully labeled. In addition, canned pet foods must be processed in conformance with low-acid canned food regulations to ensure safety from harmful bacteria or their toxins.

First you'll need to add water and meat. We recommend USDA beef, chicken or turkey (ground or whole from the grocery store or butcher, or frozen meat patties sold in your local pet store). Always use safe handling methods when dealing with raw meat.

It depends on the size of your pet, but generally speaking, an average sized cat will go through one 4 lb bag of Sojos European-Style in 2 months. As for dogs, typically a 10 lb. bag of Sojos European-Style will last about 5 weeks for a 50 lb. adult dog and an 8 lb. bag of Europa or an 8 lb. bag of Monzie's will last about a month. As a rule of thumb, Sojos European-Style Dog and Cat Food Mixes and Monzie's contain approximately 3.8 cups per pound and Europa contains about 4 cups per pound.

It appears that melamine was introduced through wheat gluten from a specific supplier from China. The FDA announced, during their press conference of March 30, 2007, that their investigation had not identified any violations at either of the Emporia, Kansas or the Pennsauken, New Jersey facilities of Menu Foods. The FDA also announced that they did not find melamine in any of non-recall impacted samples of finished product or raw materials.

If your pet shows any signs of illness, including loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, changes in water consumption or changes in urination, please consult your veterinarian IMMEDIATELY. If you are unable to reach your veterinarian and suspect your pet is gravely ill, you may call the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 for emergency advice (a $60 fee applies).

It is possible to get such testing done by a diagnostic laboratory in your area. Please consult your veterinarian, who will be able to guide you on this. According to the FDA, food testing trials were conducted by the manufacturer, not any of the pet food companies who sold final formulations made by the manufacturer. The FDA is conducting an investigation into how this testing was done. The ASPCA was not aware of this element of testing until the FDA mentioned the fact on its Web site.

This comes up more than you would expect, pets fight infections too, like viral based diseases like feline leukemia and feline AIDS. Thanks to the work of pet psychic Amelia Kincade and the experimenting of pet owners everywhere we have many customers adding olive leaf powder and/or liquid extract to pet food and olive leaf powder to pet wash topically.

No. Manufacturers add preservatives to pet foods to maintain the freshness of their product so it will last long enough to reach the consumer and the consumer's pet. Preservatives are listed in the ingredient list usually in parenthesis behind a fat source, and can be divided into two categories: chemical and natural.