News and Announcements
Pet Food Recall Info.
IMPORTANT! Pet Food Recall Linked to Acute Renal Failure
in Pets:
Menu Foods, an Ontario-based company that produces pet food, distributed a press release on Saturday, March 17th indicating that it was recalling dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba. Menu Foods diets affected by the recall were distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico by major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Safeway. According to CNN an unknown number of cats and dogs had suffered kidney failure and 10 deaths have been reported.
In
addition to the Menu Foods recall, Hills Pet Food (the maker
of Science Diets), Purina Pet Food, Natural Balance and Royal Canine have announced a voluntary
withdraw of select diets. An additional diet was recalled today 4/23. The Blue Buffalo Company today announced a voluntary recall of one production run of its Spa Select Kitten dry food.
For more information on their recalls
go to:
Science
Diet Recall Information
Natural Balance Recall Information
Royal Canin Recall Information
Blue Buffalo Recall Information
Purina
Pet Food Recall Information (Mighty Dog Food)
For more information and frequently asked questions about
the recall we recommend you visit the AVMA's website and view
the following sections - Advice
for Pet Owners and Frequently
Asked Quesitons on the Recall.
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please contact our office at: (805) 644-5521
