WARNING: Major dog food recall
Just before Christmas, Diamond recalled dog food manufactured at its South Carolina plant. Tests confirmed that it contained high quanitities of aflatoxin, which is produced by fungus growth on corn. Dogs have been dying from liver failure because of this contamination. One woman lost five dogs to the stuff. The list of products:
Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food
Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Dog Food
Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs
Diamond Performance Dog Food
Diamond Puppy Food
Diamond Low Fat Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Cat Food
Diamond Professional Cat Food
Country Value Puppy
Country Value Adult Dog Food
Country Value High Energy Dog Food
Country Value Adult Cat Food
Professional Chicken & Rice Adult Dog Food
Professional Puppy Food
Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food
Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food
Professional Adult Cat Food
People have often made fun of my obsession with buying quality food for my dogs. This is a perfect example of why. In fact, corn is not digested by dogs and is added by manufacturers in order to bulk up the volume of the food so that people think they are getting more for their money. True premium foods have no filler--they cost more, but you feed less.
Unfortunately, Wellness, which I've used for five years, just "enhanced" its formula. The enhancements include extrusion rather than baking, and the addition of chicken meal and "natural flavors". After a month on the food, Zephyr is still having trouble with it. Trouble includes vomiting bile in the morning. The company--which is generally great--says this may be due to the new version being more highly digestable, which means her stomach is producing too much digestive fluid. They suggest I feed her more often, throughout the day. I'm trying her out on Solid Gold's Wolf King instead.
Diamond Premium Adult Dog Food
Diamond Hi-Energy Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Dog Food
Diamond Professional for Adult Dogs
Diamond Performance Dog Food
Diamond Puppy Food
Diamond Low Fat Dog Food
Diamond Maintenance Cat Food
Diamond Professional Cat Food
Country Value Puppy
Country Value Adult Dog Food
Country Value High Energy Dog Food
Country Value Adult Cat Food
Professional Chicken & Rice Adult Dog Food
Professional Puppy Food
Professional Large-Breed Puppy Food
Professional Reduced Fat Cat Food
Professional Adult Cat Food
People have often made fun of my obsession with buying quality food for my dogs. This is a perfect example of why. In fact, corn is not digested by dogs and is added by manufacturers in order to bulk up the volume of the food so that people think they are getting more for their money. True premium foods have no filler--they cost more, but you feed less.
Unfortunately, Wellness, which I've used for five years, just "enhanced" its formula. The enhancements include extrusion rather than baking, and the addition of chicken meal and "natural flavors". After a month on the food, Zephyr is still having trouble with it. Trouble includes vomiting bile in the morning. The company--which is generally great--says this may be due to the new version being more highly digestable, which means her stomach is producing too much digestive fluid. They suggest I feed her more often, throughout the day. I'm trying her out on Solid Gold's Wolf King instead.
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Anyway, the Solid Gold seems to be fine--and the dog's coats have never looked better. It's made bison and salmon--yum!
I really should probably just make my own, but I'm not quite at that breaking point yet!
Raid: Solid Gold Pet Foods - Sep., 1989
Address: 1483 N. Cuyamaca, El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone: (619) 465-9507 (Sissy Harrington McGill, Owner)
Reason: FDA had been harassing McGill over labels on her holistic pet food products. In March 1990, an FDA agent seized products from her store without a search warrant and shut down her store. On July 12, 1990, after being indicted, she chose a jury trial. Upon appearing for her trial, she was clapped into leg irons, put into a Maximum Security Federal Prison for 179 days, and fined $10,000. While incarcerated she suffered a near fatal stroke.
Outcome: McGill sued the Department of Justice and won a victory on Feb. 20, 1992. She expects to file a $25,000,000 lawsuit against the FDA.
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