Worried Pet Owners Checking Food Labels

Pet Food Recall Affects 48 Dog Food Brands & 40 Cat Food Brands

(AP)  Pet owners were worried Saturday that the pet food in their cupboards could be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled.

Menu Foods, the Ontario-based company that produced the pet food, said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold under 48 brands and cat food sold under 40 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.

Meanwhile, two other companies — Nestle Purina PetCare Co. and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. — announced Saturday night that as a precaution they were voluntary recalling some products made by Menu Foods.

Many stores that sold the affected brands frantically pulled packages off shelves.

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Click here for a list of recalled brands.

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At a Petsmart store in Union, Silviene Grzybowski became worried when the four types of Iams products she buys for her cat, Smokey, had vanished from shelves. The cat was very sick and had not been eating for days, she said.

“The vet told us to buy her her favorite food, but I'm going to call the vet right now,” Grzybowski said, looking at an announcement Petsmart had taped to shelves announcing the recall.

Ron Finegold of Boynton Beach, Fla., said he noticed about a week or so ago that his family's 3-year-old cat — who was regularly fed a variety of Iams cat food — had stopped eating and did not appear well. He quickly took the animal to the veterinarian, who determined she was in renal failure.

He said he heard about the recall on the radio Friday night. He checked his trash, and found out he had given the cat some of the affected food.

“That's when I realized (the illness) had to be related,” Finegold said. “She won't be eating that stuff anymore.”

A complete list of the recalled products along with product codes, descriptions and production dates was available from the Menu Foods Web site. The company also designated two phone numbers that pet owners could call for information — [phone] and [phone] — but callers kept the lines busy for much of Saturday.

Menu Foods' chief executive and president Paul Henderson told the Associated Press on Friday that the company was still trying to figure out what happened.

He said that the company had received an undisclosed number of owner complaints that dogs and cats were vomiting and suffering kidney failure after eating its products. He estimated that the recall would cost the company, which is mostly owned by the Menu Foods Income Fund, an estimated $26 million to $34 million.

Sarah Tuite, a company spokeswoman, has said the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, which has since been dropped for another source. Wheat gluten is a source of protein.

Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman Julie Zawisza said it is still too early to determine what could have affected the food. Zawisza added that even if wheat gluten is the source “it doesn't necessarily mean the wheat gluten per se. It could be another substance associated with the wheat gluten.”

The recall covers the company's “cuts and gravy” style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches from Dec. 3 to March 6.

In Omaha, Neb., Susan Balvanz said she sometimes feeds her five cats packets of sliced meat and gravy sold by Nutro Products, one of the brands affected.

“I've done so much research on pet food. It didn't surprise me but it scared me all the same,” said Balvanz.

She said her 9-year-old cat, Boots, was especially fond of the food but seemed to have lost its appetite in the last few days.

At the Missouri Valley Veterinary Clinic in Bismarck, N.D., veterinarian Jacob Carlson has been referring worried pet owners to the Menu Foods web site.

“We've had a lot of calls,” Carlson said, although none of his patients were sick.

The company said it makes pet food for 17 of the top 20 North American retailers. It is also a contract manufacturer for the top branded pet food companies, including Procter & Gamble Co.

[pwrslm]

There are 41 brands of cat food, and 49 brands of dog food on this recall.

Why do they only tell about 2 of them on television?

[neoxl]

I found mold in several cans of Iams dog food (Beef and gravy) about a month ago and emailed Iams about it. My dog was acting strange from the food and was vomiting. All Iams did was send me some coupons.

After reading more about Iams on the web I am not going to buy their products any longer.

[lserey]

I live in Ironton, Ohio and I just put my dog named, "Pee Wee" to sleep. He had sudden kidney failure. The only dog food he has eaten in the past three years is Olroy pouch and Olroy can dog food. I have grieved so much over him. Now it is even worse to know it could be my fault for feeding him the wrong food. He ate a pack in the morning and one in the evening everyday. He was just like my baby. I'm 38 and was never blessed with a child. So, my dog was mine. This is very hard to deal with.

[redrum_cmc]

I have a two year old cat named tigger he has been in good health his whole life and quite the fat cat. So when he began to vomit 7 or 8 times a day and had lost 8 to 10 pounds i became very concerned i took tigger to the vet and she thought maybe this was a stomach infection gave him meds to stop the vomiting for the week that followed tigger stopped eating and started to loose all energy. I returned to the vet she did a full blood work up and found that he was in kidney failure we were all puzzled there was no reason for him to be this sick at such a young age. Friday i heard that Menu Foods had placed a recall and i began to dig. I keep all my receipts and i have gone on the site and found that every single pack of food we have bought since January 07 has been contaminated. Gladly after 3 days on IV fluids and a big vet bill tigger is getting better although he will be on a kidney function diet and on medication for the rest of his life he will live thank god. Tigger is my baby and this was so scary for us almost losing him not knowing if when we dropped him at the vet on Friday if he would make it through the weekend. I will be asking Menu foods to pay my vet bills because this could have been prevented with just a little more money invested in checking there products before it was put in the store.

[doctordonut-2009]

This is all sad. Our cats eats IAMS and I just checked the cans and they carry the number of the bad plant. So now what do you do. This food company should be sued, a massive class action suit. One more thing. The press release mentions a new supplier that started suppling an ingredient that they think was the cause of all this. They are no longer using the supplier's ingredient. Sounds like they are passing the buck on this one just to try to save their as%*&s. I wish they'd go public with what this ingredient is. But I guess that it would just upset pet owners even more if they knew what went into their pet's food.

Terrible...

[doctordonut-2009]

One more thing - their phone hotline is overmatched by the number of calls they're getting - I couldn't get through - tried many times......horrible

[lserey]

I finally got thru to speak to someone. They took my address, my phone number, kind of dog, inside or outside, any other animals, date of the dog food, and age of the dog. Then they said someone would call me. I will let you know if I get a call back.

[themartyred]

SO SAD, sorry to the guy who lost his only "kid".

Sadly, this could happen to OUR food, and will the press be so right-winged in their slowly announcing this the way they're doing with the 90 different types of dog and cat food this is effected, when they only mention 2 as of now?

Stop protecting corporate owners, but then, I guess if they run a story they're not supposed to, they get fired, but dammit, one after another should AIR stories they know are true, but money and greed keeps people from telling the truth, so sad that hundreds of animals at LEAST had to die from this to get it out there...

when are we next?????

stop corporate welfare, and corporate writing of our laws! vote Democratic or Green!

[randalds]

It can indeed happen to our food, esp considering that federal law requires that cat and dog food be of such a level of quality as to be consumable by humans. Yet if they can't keep our pet foods up to this level then why should we be surprised when there are outbreaks after outbreaks of food poisonings in human food? The truth is that in both areas this administration has slashed the budgets for inspectors to a criminal level. They prefer (and honestly believe it's right) to have these industries police themselves. They believe that competitive business interests will keep quality high, when over and over and over again in the past we have seen that only the bottom line drives business. Yes too much regulation is wrong and stifles business, but they're reaching for NO regulation.

Welcome to the deregulated world the right wing pro-business republicans preach. Hope you bought a burial plot for your dog...and your kids. You're going to need them.

[silver9991]

What's really astounding is that when you buy your cat or dog food, you think you are buying a name brand of quality as opposed to a "store" brand. Yes, I know that store brands are often manufactured by some conglomerate somewhere, but to have so so many brands being manufactured by ONE supplier! This is crazy, it's the too many eggs in a basket syndrome.

I will now hunt down foods not made by Menu, because I really think it odd that Eukanuba (for one) has had such a good rep although it comes out of the same factory as random store brand. Do they do anything different with it (besides the label)for the premium price?

[doctordonut-2009]

The company, based in Missouri, issued a recall of 19 varieties of dog and cat food on Dec. 21 because some of the pet food made at the Gaston plant was discovered to have contained aflatoxin.

Aflatoxin, a naturally occurring chemical that comes from a fungus sometimes found on corn and other crops, can cause severe liver damage. Aflatoxin poisoning can cause sluggishness, lack of appetite and in severe cases heavy vomiting, fever and jaundice.

[odettegl]

Wow, when I heard about the recall I almost fell off my seat. My furry companion of years died on March the 3rd of kidney failure, it happend very quickly. He has been eating iams for over a decade. I still have the recalled pouches and don;t know who to call. The phone lines are so busy. His death has been extremely painful for our family. Does anyone out there know what else we can do about this injustice to the members of our family?

[4blacksheep]

I have been feeding Eukanuba for 20+ years and had no idea that they did not make their own food. Very unhappy and feeling betrayed. Are they putting different labels on the same foods? 39 cents at Aldi for Shep and $1 at pet food stores for Eukanuba? Are there any pet food companys that are putting out safe food for our dogs and cats? Maybe cooking for our pets is the answer. Anyone have a nutritional recipe to share for large breed dogs?

[zebras5544]

Does anyone know if the Pathmark brand of dog or cat food is included in this recall?
I have been feeding my dog Mighty Dog and Companion food plus Pathmark Brand. She has been drinking lots of water and throwing up more in the past month or so.
EVERYONE SHOULD CHECK THE FDA WEBSITE. MIGHTY DOG BRAND HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED.

[diane2574]

When my husband and I found out about the Iams recall, we then realized why Friday night into all day Saturday our dogs were vomitting and passing gas quite frequently. We looked in our trash from Friday and looked up the recall codes and found we did give our dogs a recalled can. We won't be feeding our dogs any canned food until we hear that it's ok to do so. It's unfortunate because that's our dogs treat for breakfast. We put our hearts into those animals and now they have potentially been exposed to such harmful food.
Thank you,
Diane Hackett

[nikeajax]

Thank you CBS for this opportunity. This is why my news station is the Local CBS Affiliate. We also dug through our trash and discovered that we had been feeding our two dobermans and ferrule cats contaminated foods Iams & Special Kitty). The Dobermans have been showing symptoms (ie. vomiting, gas etc.),with the ferrule cats I haven't been able to detect any signs. If this company maakes the same food for so many different labels, WHY IS THERE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN PRICE ?, we can make our beloved pets just as ill on the cheaper brands.
nikeajax

[nikeajax]

Forgot to include in the previous comment. I wonder why menufoods.com has DROPPED the list of labels from their website. It was there last night.
nikeajax

[njteddy]

I have used Eukanuba products for my pets for over 10 years and feel like I have been made a fool of. All the rubbish about how their formulas are special and provide superior nutrition. We use only dry, and I have got to believe as little care and regard goes into the formulation of those products as well. They were given our trust to keep the pets we hold dear healthy......guess corporate bottom line wins out again......Shame on Eukanuba!
My sister uses Newman's Own pet products and swears by them.....I noticed they werent on the list. We will be swithching in our home!

[fascistusa]

Awww. Did any of you THINK to ask what caused the problems with the Food??

Anyone?? Anyone?? Morons.

We have a very large part of our Society SABOTAGING our Foods. We've been making Pet Foods and Peanut Butter for years with no problems. So.. why the sudden problem?? SABOTAGE.

So... who would be doing this to us??

The ******* Mexicans. Pooping in out FOODS. It's that simple and that horrific.

WAKE UP.

[oladulce]

I have a 6 month old previously healthy Bengal kitten who was discovered to have abnormal kidney function during her preop lab work prior to spaying surgery last week. She has also been vomiting the past few days and has not gained any weight in 2 months.

I've been feeding her the more expensive "Nutro" chicken in gravy pouches to try and put some weight on her because she is looking thin. She's probably had about 12 - 15 of the pouches during the dates listed on the recall. It would be nice to know just how much of the tainted food would need to be ingested to cause problems.

She was found to also have a urinary tract infection, but the vet didn't seem convinced that it was the cause of the abnormal renal lab work. She's on antibiotics for the UTI, and once the infection is gone we'll see if she has permenant kidney failure.

I can't tell you how upset (pissed off) I will be if it appears that this food is responsible for killing her.

[silver9991]

oladulce, keep your vets alert and let them know what you've been feeding her. If they know and the food is switched they can probably save her (and if the food is at fault Menu is responsible - save all packaging and labels and receipts - dig thru your trash if it is still at home, despite the unsavoryness of so doing).

I feed my cats nearly exclusively dry food, but I just got two new kittens and wanted to give them treats. I either lucked out (the trash went out on Friday morning along with any records of what they ate) or something. But I give my love and regards to any of you who are seeing problems with your fur-buddies. I threw out the one remaining Eukanuba pouch of kitten food, even though the lot/date number differed (but the factory number was the same).

I want to find food that doesn't all come in the same basket and background for my cats.

[silver9991]

and, oladulce, get a lawyer. Get one that is willing to hold off before charging you, to wait to see what facts come in.

While kidney failure is regular in animals over a certain age, with young animals (kittens/puppies), this is not regular at all.

[bb19631]

PEOPLE FOOD BEING RECALLED NOW PET FOOD!! WHAT IS GOING ON????

[shanev137]

It's a republican conspiracy....George Bush is now trying to kill your pets.

[andrew_693]

I'm surprised nobody blamed al kaida or the department or homeland security up the threat level, I wonder what party created that. Keep biting your nails, collecting food in the basement and collecting guns in case the islamic nuts invade us with their great fleet and endless aircraft carriers that don't exist. Go join the minuteman in order to protect the country from the et invasion hahaha.

[twb9612]

I just want to say my heart goes out to all of you who have suffered heartache over this. As a pet caretaker myself, I can relate to your grief. I would also like to pass on some information to anyone who can be helped by this, as this has been priceless information for me and my furry companions. For information on alternative ways to help your pets, there is a website called http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/healthypets.htm that has a tremendous wealth of information. Check with your vet also. I also swear by a brand of pet food called Wellness, though there are other good brands out there as well. It costs a little more, but in the long run, I can attest to the fact that it has personally saved me money, as my pets have been healthier than ever since I changed their diet and the treatments I have chosen for them. This post is informational only, as I am not a vet, and I am not here to advertise for anyone. I'm simply an animal caretaker and friend, and deeply sympathetic to all who have suffered losses of any kind over this. Information is so important to have, and I hope this will be of help to you. My best wishes to you all.

[jane150]

I lost two retrievers over the past three weeks who were eating this poison garbage. I put the second dog down to spare him what the first went through. That was just hours before the warning came out. I am so devastated, no words can describe.

George Bush responsible? In part - it is all of those jokers in Washington who stuff their pockets with tax payers money in exchange for doing NOTHING for the people of this country!! Dog food or people food, makes no difference. Money rules in this country and those businessmen can put what ever suits them into our food - to hell with our health, to hell with our pets health.

The politicians get away with it by their own terroristic propaganda campaigns keeping focus on illegal aliens, terrorists, and *** perverts. It is open season on the American citizen since Republicans ruled both houses and the White House. Long live the Corporation above human life!!

[noaanhc]

There is chemical called diethylene gylcol used in anti-freeze that can cause kidney failure.
I am not suggesting this is the cause of the food poisoning,but just wanted to mention what kind of fatal damage this chemical can inflict on humans and animals.

[noaanhc]

There is a chemical called diethylene gylcol used in anti-freeze that causes kidney failure in both humans and animals.

[belita1]

Give us a break...How can anyone try to link this to Bush? I agree that this is a horrible thing, and am worried about my pet. But I blame the companies that did not properly qc the product. Next people will blame Bush for the common cold.

[uptodate4]

Has anyone in Corpus Christi,Tx. had a sick cat?
My cat Sugar is just over 2 yrs. young. She has not eaten for the past few days,became very lathergic & anemic. She is in an animal hospital & we hope that she can overcome this horrible condition.It affected our lives & made us angry at the cat food producers.
[e-mail]

[randalds]

Give us a break...How can anyone try to link this to Bush? I agree that this is a horrible thing, and am worried about my pet. But I blame the companies that did not properly qc the product. Next people will blame Bush for the common cold.
Posted by belita1 at 12:27 AM : Mar 19, 2007

Granted there is no direct link. There is however a cause and effect link. The Bush administration slashed the budget for MSHA and mining deaths went up. The Bush administration slashed the budget for FDA inspectors and recalls of human food and incidents of salmonella, etc went up. Part of the FDA's job is to inspect pet food, but being as they don't even nearly enough inspectors left to inspect human food it was only a matter of time until something like this happened. The people in the Bush administration believe completely in a free market, which means absolutely no government oversight or regulation. They believe that companies will sell good product because people will only buy good product and companies that sell bad will go out of business. Sounds great on paper. Kills when put into action.

[jane150]

I lost two retrievers over the past three weeks who were eating this poison garbage. I put the second dog down to spare him what the first went through. That was just hours before the warning came out. I am so devastated, no words can describe.

George Bush responsible? In part - it is all of those jokers in Washington who stuff their pockets with tax payers money in exchange for doing NOTHING for the people of this country!! Dog food or people food, makes no difference. Money rules in this country and those businessmen can put what ever suits them into our food - to hell with our health, to hell with our pets health.

The politicians get away with it by their own terroristic propaganda campaigns keeping focus on illegal aliens, terrorists, and *** perverts. It is open season on the American citizen since Republicans ruled both houses and the White House. Long live the Corporation above human life!!

[eltink]

My 14-year-old Manx, Boots, never sick a day in her life, was getting very picky ... I'd been feeding the expensive (non-toxic) veterinary supplied food, but she suddenly didn't like it. I tried a packet of Special Kitty Select on her; she LOVED it, ate it twice daily since the beginning of December, and even gained some weight on it (she'd been losing due to lack of appetite). The end of February, she began vomiting, then wouldn't eat anything at all, and started drinking copious amounts of water as well as urinating frequently and a lot. Took her to the vet: Severe acute kidney failure. The vet and I decided that euthanasia would be the best course; she was very ill and in pain, and the chances of recovery with ANY treatment were slim. I didn't like feeding her the "cheap stuff," but it was all she would eat and she SEEMED to thrive on it. I've contacted the company; haven't heard anything yet. I don't blame Wal-Mart; don't even really blame Menu Foods, but I think there's going to be a HUGE class action suit coming up.

[odettegl]

I lost my cat 2 weeks ago of kidney failure, he has been eating iams for18 years, to know that he died because of the food he eat angers me( I found the tainted pouch of iams in our pantry on Saturday morning. He was my family and this has been very difficult. Has anyone had any luck contacting iams or menu foods?? Any suggestions??

[annalycl]

As I read this and the Menu Foods web site, it concerns me that the contamination has not been identified, and the name of the manufacture who provided the suspect ingredient has not been identified. Have they sold this, or other similarly contaminated, ingredient to other pet food manufacturers? Have they sold a contaminated ingredient to manufacturers of human food? Is anyone investigating their manufacturing process and ingredients?

[eltink]

I doubt we can blame Bush, Al Queda, or the Mexicans for this. Next thing you know someone will be blaming the *** and lesbians. We need to stick to the point: Whether by mistake or (if you're paranoid) design, we've all suffered serious losses, financially yes, but mostly emotionally. Our pets are next to our kids -- and sometimes ARE our kids -- in our hearts. Someone needs to answer for this and do something to compensate ... whether it be free food (of OUR choice) for life for what's LEFT of our animals, financial compensation for emotional distress suffered, and/or payment of all bills associated with our pets' illnesses/deaths.

[cpyouinc]

Not quite sure there is any relevance in this. But I find it strangely coincidental. Anyway, I had a beautiful indoor cat named %u201CKitty%u201D that was 7 years old, very loving, always healthy and a large (not fat)animal%u2026about 23lbs. Never had any health issues until this past November when he suddenly stopped eating. The only food that I have ever given him his entire life was Iams dry cat food. I thought he might just be tired of the flavor, so I bought another flavor of Iams dry. Still, he wouldn%u2019t eat and began loosing weight very rapidly. After trying everything to get him to eat, I brought him into the vet where they ran some blood work and determined that it was off, they said because of dehydration. They mentioned nothing of kidney problems. By January 20th, I had no choice but to euthanize him because there was nothing they could do for him. That was the most heart-wrenching thing I have ever done in my life! It all happened so quickly. When I heard about the recall, it made me think about the food I was feeding him since I already thought of it as being very unusual for an otherwise young, healthy and happy animal to suddenly become terminally ill. Should I question the dry food as well, or is it strictly coincidental?

[ablanchhh]

What the heck are youu guys thinkingg? My dog has been throwing up for the last 3 weeks. Hes been eating that dumb garbagee.

[ablanchhh]

This s sickening! I can't believe they don't know whats in the dog food. Dogs should be treated just like humans. Not like they don't matter!!! ]: How can you resist they are so cute, and friendly, also fun to play with. They'res know way I could last without a dog. Dogs are my favorite animals. DOG LOVERS OUT THERE HOLD ONNN!!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homemade dog food...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homemade dog food...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homemade dog food...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homemade dog food...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. Don't stress if meals are the same a lot of times-what is kibble and they eat it all their life! Same meal every day for the rest of your life, now thats boring! If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homefood...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stols, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provided that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homefood...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stols, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

[vecapereca]

Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homefood...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

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Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homefood...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

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Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homefood...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!

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Zebras5544,

You are asking about feeding homemade dog food...I feed my dog only what I prepare, and people would be surprised that it costs less than expensive brand dog and cat food. My cat grew up eating commercial and would not switch, but after this I'll try again. Here's how it goes: you can buy meat on sale, day before expiration and freeze it for at least 7 days (this way you kill any bacteria that might be in it). I feed my dog raw and also cook food for him. It takes 1-2 hours for the whole week.You'll be shocked at change in health of their hair, smaller and less smelly stools, etc. You can mix rice, cooked carrots, broccoli, zuccini, yams (NEVER use onions, grapes), and cooked meat you buy. Sometimes different pets/breeds do better with different things. For example, my dog doesn't digest brown rice well (you can see it in the stool so you know its not being digested properly), so I use yams or pasta instead. You can use ration 2:1, less meat more veggies. If you feed a cup a day, do the same here. If its a puppy, get a steamed bone meal and add to food, it gives extra calcium. If you need specific recipes, I can provide that as well-email me: [e-mail] Good luck!