pwils says:

Well, we feed our to pomeranians dry dog food only and pedigree. We have had no problems. Unfortunately, my son fed his cat “Special Kitty”, she went into renal failure less than a month ago. She has survived, but is on medication, special prescription diet food and has to have IV’s a couple of times a week due to the damage done. They schooled my son on how to give her the IV at home. This is a terrible emotional and costly tragedy to pet owners. I can sympathize with those who lost a pet and those who are trying to keep their pets alive.

But my big question is…………this wheat that had rat poison in it………..did it only go to pet food? Do we or has it been used for human consumption? That is a big question we should be asking now……………

Leland says:

Hmmm… At first glance my first thought is “That was a little cut throat side.”

However, after a moment to deliberate on the matter, it occurs to me a general panic regarding pet food is in progress right right now. (I base that opinion on the large stack of e-mails I’ve received on the subject) I can see uninvolved pet food companies being inundated with calls, letters and e-mails asking about their product. Maybe there is even a slight slump in sales in the backlash.

The motive may be just to reassure their customers. That part about snagging customers from the other company may just be a bonus for having to dealing with a PR problem that shouldn’t have been theirs to begin with.

lionemom says:

pwils - there is little to no danger of the wheat being for human consumption. Food stores for agriculture or animal consumption are SEPARATE from food stores for human consumption. They are not grown together, stored together, processed together or packaged together.

Leland says:

“They are not grown together, stored together, processed together or packaged together.”

Where did you get that piece of trivia? Especially the part about not being grown together?

I know that while in the fields of Western Kansas wheat and corn are not designated “for human” or “not for human consumption.” Is there supposed to be a separate field for corn grown for Ethanol?

Emily says:

Yeah, I’d like to see a citation to support that, as well. That statement is in total conflict with what I have experienced personally. I must have lived in the midst of agro-criminals.

pwils says:

The FDA regulates our food supplies for animals/human consumption. My understanding is it all comes from the same place…..

And recent research shows we buy wheat from china for human consumption also, so………..we shall see…….

Marytherese Marosits says:

I attempted my 1st contact with Pedigree today, and I have not found it favorable. Considering the pet food scare of the past couple of weeks any company that disconnects consumers must have something to hide! I was disconnected on three attempts made to the number posted on the Pedigree Choice Cuts cans. At this point, I may have purchased my last can, and since I am VERY active in the dog show/training world, my word-of-mouth advertising will not favor your company. The main purpose of my attempted inquiry was to ask if your wheat gluten ingredient comes from China? I don’t need a long story, it’s a simple YES/NO answer.

pwils says:

I feed my two pomerians dry Pedigree (for small breeds) only. I checked the ingredients on the dry food and it does not contain any wheat gluten at all. It only contains corn gluten. Prior to feeding them Pedigree, we only changed a few months ago, we were feeding them Purina One. But for some reason they stopped eating it, they were just nibbling here and there, we had some samples of this food (pedigree) and now feed them only this dry food. I noticed that Pedigrees wet food did contain wheat gluten. I am not trusting ANY pet foods with wheat gluten right now, basically do not feel that the industry is being honest with us. If this goes any farther than it has, we have already researched recipes that we can make at home and add a supplimental vitamin to make sure they are receiving the right nurishment.

BattlingEntropy says:

All commercial pet food is harmful to pets. What dog or cat in the wild selects wheat or wheat gluten to ingest?

Protect Your Pet: More Shocking Facts (Paperback)
by Ann N. Martin (Author)

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food (Paperback)
by Ann N. Martin (Author)

Work Wonders: Feed Your Dog Raw Meaty Bones (Paperback)
by Tom Lonsdale (Author)

http://www.rawlearning.com/responseto_fh.html

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Anonymous says:

are you aware that Mars makes Special Kitty and ol roy dog food?

Shax says:

You can not produce dryfood without gluten. Maybe it’s not wheat but there is gluten used.
To my knowledge (which I admit is limited) the problem with pet food was caused by imported ingredients.
My question: is there a site that lists which company is producing what and under which brand name internationally? For someone new to the matter it’s confusing as hell. Is Whiskas produced by Mars Inc or Pedigree? Is that the same? Is Mars Inc. the same as Menu Food or has anything to do with them and if so in which context? Has contaminated food been shipped to other countries?

Current Employee says:

What you don’t know is Mars petcare really dodged a bullet on this one. Before the recall they were in negotiations with menu foods. They had decided to close their West Coast manufacturing facility in Vernon California. Part of the closure plan was to out source production from this plant to Menu foods. In addition, a company named Royal Canin they bought and own which makes premium and Veterinary prescription diets. Was allowed after acquisition to run independently. This company got greedy and went to menu foods. Their product is now part of the recall. Mars was not smarter or better or less greedy. They were just lucky. If the recall had happened 1 or 2 years later their main products Pedigree and Whiskas certainly would have been involved. Incidentally the west coast plant now has been told they have a 50/50 chance of staying open. They are trying to move the Royal Canin Podution from Menu Foods to the Vernon California plant. How ironic is that!

sandi says:

Mars or Masterfoods, now owns Doane and bought out Nutro. But, these are recent acquisitions.

So, as of this date, I would assume they are making special kitty foods also.

I do not think Masterfoods was making Walmart Foods at the time of the massive recalls.

Sandi