Please check FDA's Web site at www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html to see if your pet food has been recalled: If your pet food is not listed, the pet food is not affected by the recall and you can continue to feed it to your pets. If your pet shows a sudden onset of symptoms, including loss of appetite, vomiting, or lack of energy, stop feeding the pet food and contact your veterinarian. If the pet food is one of those being recalled, do NOT feed it to your animals.

It's difficult to say for sure, but usually within a couple of days. The important thing is to monitor your pet closely for signs of lack of energy, loss of appetite, and vomiting. If your pet shows any of these signs, please consult your veterinarian. On March 23, 2007, New York State laboratories reported finding a form of rat poison, aminopterin, in some pet foods. FDA and Cornell University have not been able to confirm the presence of aminopterin in samples they have tested.

Animal Rescue Center does not accept stray animals unless they are injured. All stray animals should be taken to your local Animal Care & Control so that their owners have an opportunity to find them.

You can always visit your vet to have tests done, but for self evaluation, you can ask yourself does my pet scratch too much, have hot spots, severe reaction to insect bites, hyperactivity, lethargy, diarrhea, and does it vomit? These are just some of the possible signs of allergies. If your pet has allergies, then you should consider feeding good, natural foods and consult your vet for professional help. You may want to read the part on assisting allergies again.

Even if the pet is not showing any symptoms of impaired renal function, take them to the vet for a routine examination, blood work and urine tests. Early diagnosis and treatment of melamine toxicity has increased the survival rate of afflicted pets. Many pets that seem perfectly healthy have shown to be affected by the melamine as their blood chemistry and urine were not within normal parameters.

Dogs and cats each have special dietary needs and should be fed the appropriate pet food. Cats should not eat dog food because it does not provide all the essential nutrients a healthy cat needs. In short, dog food is designed to meet the nutritional needs of a dog and cat food is designed to meet the needs of a cat. The ingredients in pet food are listed in descending order by weight from largest to smallest.

Cats require more meat and fewer vegetables to meet their nutritional requirements. Our cat food varieties are more expensive to make, so cost a little more than the dog food varieties.

Should you need to find a new home for your companion animal, the most responsible option is to place your companion animal yourself. A shelter is a very stressful environment and is not the solution to the problem of companion animal overpopulation. A shelter should be considered only as a last resort. The grim reality is that Connecticut shelters take in hundreds of animals daily. The main reasons for owner relinquishment are problems that with some effort can be resolved by the owner.

Cats and dogs have unique nutritional needs and should be fed a product designed specifically for their needs. Health problems can occur from not feeding a 100% complete and balanced product. Check the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) statement on the product package to determine whether the product is designed for a specific animal's nutritional requirements.

If this happens, you can put Angels' Eyes? in their water, keeping the same daily dosages. But ALWAYS add the water to Angels' Eyes first. DO NOT pour Angels' Eyes? into the water. Read stories submitted by happy customers who have achieved incredible results by using ANGELS' EYES?! Our newsletters are filled with helpful pet care tips and special offers plus, it's free... sign up now

Cats need taurine for good vision, which is one good reason you should not feed your cat dog food. A cat fed exclusively with dog food can go blind.

If ingested, make sure the pieces pass in the pet's bowel movement. If nothing passes within 24-48 hours or the animal seems uncomfortable, contact your vet and let them know of the incident.

Yes - Although rare cats have been infected by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Dogs at this time have not been found infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, however other mammals have become infected and it is thought dogs could also become infected.

For any dead animal in the road, call Public Works at 561.804.7000 and they will remove it. If the animal is on private property, it is the property owner's responsibility to remove it.

Please refer to the list provided on Metro Animal Services website). An application can also be downloaded from the Metro website.

Call the Oakland Pet Adoption Center at 248-391-4102 to find out if the pet has been reported missing. If so, you will be given the name and phone number of the possible owner. If you wish to keep the pet for a few days to see if the owner turns up, you should leave a found report at the Pet Adoption Center. Otherwise, you can bring the pet to the center or request that the pet be picked up.

All Rock Island County residents should obtain their pet registration tags from Rock Island County Animal Care and Control. Pet tags may be purchased at the county animal shelter located at 4001 - 78th Avenue in Moline, or by calling (309) 558-3483 and requesting a tag by mail. Pet owners must have a copy of a current rabies vaccination certificate to buy a tag.

Whilst badgers are classed as carnivores, they actually eat a fair amount of plant material (bulbs, tubers, funghi, nuts, grains, etc). Cat-food includes at least some meat (a cat can not live for long unless it has some meat). Any-one who says they have a vegetarian cat is mistreating it! Dog-food generally does include meat, although a dog can exist on a meat-free diet with carefully controlled monitoring.

Corn is a whole grain frequently found in cat food formulas. The feline digestive system can better utilize corn, and corn also delivers important dietary benefits to cats and kittens, which is why it is one of the primary ingredients in Flint River Ranch cat food formulas. Corn is, however, more difficult to digest by dogs (as well as humans) and can cause allergic reactions in some dogs.

Does it say on the package that the food is complete and balanced? This means that the food contains sufficient quantities of the nutrients required to meet the needs of your pet according to its physical condition, as well as the pet food standards established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials / AAFCO). Does the food taste good? Taste is a very important criterion since it will have an influence on the amount of food eaten.

It is not recommended to change the pet food you give to your dog or cat. Consistently giving your pet the same food ensures your dog or cat's digestive tract is functioning properly and your pet is producing firm and well-formed stools. Changing your pet food simply for the sake of varying its diet may result in your pet suffering from an upset stomach, something your four-legged friend can do without.

Sure! There's nothing in there that will harm your cat. However, on a long term basis, you will want to provide more meat in your cat's diet than our dog formulas will give him/her.

Garlic is NOT a preservative. It helps eliminate worms, other parasites and control fleas. Most importantly, it strengthens digestion and stimulates the intestinal tract. Garlic is tasty to many pets. While it is a preservative, salt is used only on a limited basis. Most of the salt in our food is naturally appearing in the ingredients. We list salt as an ingredient simply to notify the customer that it is present in the food.

In addition to feeding trials, many companies also use the nutritional profiles developed with the help of feeding trials to make sure their products meet the requirements of dogs and catsat their various stages in life. A product using this test would have language similar to this on the label - "Nancy's Food for Dogs is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

Dosage directions are printed on the label so that you can give your dog or cat the proper amount of Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil. Also, don't put Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil on more food than your pet will eat in a day because Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil is all-natural and contains very valuable and highly reactive fatty acids, which will benefit your dog or cat.

It is not recommended that you give your dog or cat any people food. Most of the foods humans eat are too rich for your pets to digest. It can cause them to have diarrhea, vomiting, gas, intestinal problems, kidney and liver problems, pancreatitis, along with choking (if a bone or piece of food isn't chewed well or cut right). The pet food companies have made sure that the food they put out is complete with all of the nutrients your pet needs.

Only if your cat hasn't been de-clawed! Dogs and cats have very different nutritional needs and digestive systems. While feeding either on another's food for extended periods is strongly discouraged because the nutritional balance in each is different, the actual food won't hurt them.

With a 32% protein level, there is more meat protein in cat food. Meat is a more expensive ingredient than grain. AAFCO stands for the Association of American Feed Control Officials. AAFCO Nutrient Profiles are protocol testing and are the recognized industry authority on dog and cat nutrition for the purposes of substantiation of nutritional adequacy in commercial pet food products.