Pet food dangers

[hurtin1]

I happen to run across an odd post/question on a pest control forum about mites in purina(and others?) pet foods,,causing infestations,,and even some deaths of peoples pets..
Was here
Little Tiny white looking bugs!!
and
Re: Little Tiny white looking bugs!!
and
TINY black worm-like bugs...from old cat food?please help i got kids!!!

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After googling "pet food recall",,,I found an ocean of complains,recalls,,problems and such..
I just wanted to raise awareness about this,,and do some lookin yourselves regarding what you are feeding your pets,,and such..
I had no clue this was such a big problem till today,,as well as most people prolly dont..

If your pet is sick,,,LOOK AT THE FOOD!! first,anyway to rule out possibilities of poisoning..And do your homework for the future..

This was just ONE site,,back in 07,,but look how many,,and look what Wal-mart did....

Pets Products Consumer Alert - Pet Food Recall - Dog Food Updated 12/09/09
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Which ever brand of pet food you decide to feed to your cat or dog make sure the pet food does not include Corn, Wheat, or Soy. These three grains are killers. Corn, Wheat and Soy are toxic to cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are meat eaters and should not be fed grains. The grains are included in pet food not as a benifit to cats and dogs but only to cut the cost of producing pet food.

Dogs and Cats on a diet
which includes corn, wheat, or soy will develope "hot spots" on the skin, hair loss, itching and scratching, flaky skin, paw licking, elevated body temperature, ear infections, swelling, increased nail growth, moles, enlarged kidneys, enlarged liver, blindness, heart conditions, tumors, and eventually will die an early death. - Susan Peters

Now I am off to check my cat food I just bought yesterday,,my cat has been "dustin" alot lately...

[jonsi]

Thank you hurtin1, I'll start reading the ingredients in my cat's food. No corn, wheat or soy!

Itwl,
~jonsi

[hurtin1]

Thats very hard to do with dry food now..
I bring home extra fish,,for cat ,,every fishin trip..AND he gets table scraps too,,but he is a country "panther" LOL

Did ya see all the reports of morgs(or morg-like) on the e-bug forum,,lots of people inquiring about this crap(M"s and related)
So many people in the dark still.....very dis-heartining to say the least..but many getting informed too,,the hard way!!

[Katinka]

Hurtin, have you heard, that most pet food also contains cottonseed? Cottonseed, if not 'prepared' properly is toxic to animals. It's declared as 'protein'.

Kat

[hurtin1]

Cottonseed,,Hmmm,,,Yep,,more herbivore food for the carnivores,,and prolly G-M"d,,to the max..
Eventually makin its way to fleas,and such??

[Jo]

I have a report from an experienced morgie in Auz that reports seeing morgs targeting wet pet food thats high in gelatine.

I think she could be right.

My cat will only touch hairball control dried food, and others have observed that their cats are very aware and intuitive of morgs in the environment ...

(eg not touching wet food or not sitting on morg infested furnishings/bedding or running away fast - for no apparent reason).

Jo