feedRainyday | An Excerpt
The ball you have hidden behind the garage for emergency retrieval when your people go out side for some other purpose is what is known as a Rainyday. You may forget that the Rainyday is there, but when you go outside your dogsense will remind you that there is something behind the garage, and you will retrieve it and bring it to your person who will say something such as “where did you get that ball?” This is known as a “What Does It Matter” comment, because you got the ball and What Does It Matter where it came from? It’s a Rainyday ball, and you will a ball means it is time to play ball, does it not?
How to Know if the Tennis Ball is Yours
I may have posted this here already, but I can't find it, so I'm posting it again.
- If the tennis ball smells of you, especially of your mouth (of dry dog food and pizza and whatever was in that puddle you thought was water), then the tennis ball is yours.
- If the tennis ball does not smell of you but smells of another dog (of canned dog food and hot dogs and whatever was in that puddle the other dog assumed was water), then the tennis ball is yours.
- If the tennis ball does not smell of dog but the yellow tuft has been removed as if it was set between a pair of front paws and torn bit by bit, tuft by tuft, away from the rubber (you think it is rubber) underneath (even if the rubber has been compromised) then the tennis ball is yours.
- If you have been photographed with the tennis ball, then the tennis ball is yours.
- If the tennis ball is first noticed mid-flight or mid-bounce or otherwise mid-motion, then until further notice (since you will be able to notice nothing but the motion anyway until the tennis ball is safely in your grasp) the tennis ball is yours.
- If the tennis ball is gray or any visible color of the dog rainbow (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Yellow, Red), then the tennis ball is yours.
- In short, the tennis ball is yours. You are the one most able to make appropriate use of it. Nobody has ever been so joyful over the appearance of a tennis ball. Others may borrow the tennis ball for various, unimportant reasons, impossibly ridiculous reasons (such as the “game” known as “tennis”), but in the end, the ball belongs to you.
Hot Dog via the New World Barktionary
As an antidote to the previous "Seven Things" meme, I offer the following, from the New World Barktionary.
hot dog (noun) » Food item that tastes like meat, though also tastes of salt or sweat or sometimes food. » When offered the hot dog, you eat it immediately. You seldom, if ever, taste the hot dog. Though “hot dog” contains the word “dog,” it appears to be unrelated to the word “dog.” Except as food for dogs. As in, “hot dogs are good food for dogs.” This, you understand, is a good thing to have said.
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Word Rescue | Eleven Things I Learned from a Skunk | Itchmo.com
- Skunks are masters of misdirection. The dog who first noticed the skunk and who is therefore chasing around the back yard as if she’s been set free inside a nuclear accelerator is not actually the dog that is in the danger of being “skunked.” The second, slower, lumbering dog, big and black and just barely aware that there is reason for such a racket, surprises the cornered skunk where it has taken refuge beneath the minivan. While I expend my energy and attention calling and cajoling the first dog, “Sadie… knock it off… get back in here…” I do not notice that the second dog has returned to the house in a panic, already past me and visiting every room with her odor and attempting to remove said odor by rubbing against every surface available. Carpet. Bed. Blanket. Stair. Door. Spouse.
- Skunk odor is one of the top ten most-toxic odors known to humankind, behind… well, behind nothing I know of. It reminds me of… nothing at all, really. Like spoiled and burning all-season radials, sort of. But you have to compress that smell. Make it stronger. More concentrated. You know the Pepe Le Pew cartoons where the skunk walks around and all the people run away, screaming in terror? I never really understood exactly why they did that until now. Now I understand. Running? Screaming? Terror? Next time I see a skunk, that’s me.
- Spouses do not enjoy being woken by dog/skunk in their faces. Giant black dog becomes giant black skunk in moments. Running. Screaming. Terror.
- In fact, this is likely the worst way to be woken, spouse or no. Dog/skunk snout in your face as you attempt to nullify the cobwebs of REM sleep? Maybe spiders in your ear or scorpions on your forehead would be worse. Maybe.
- If your dog unwittingly does get “skunked,” do not, by any means, allow your dog into the house. Excuses such as “but I was trying to get Sadie back into the house… she was running around like an electron” do not hold any water at all.
- A tomato juice bath does nothing for your dog but make them smell like a skunk that’s had one too many Bloody Marys. Not really much more pleasant than the skunk odor was to begin with.
- Bloody Marys at 3 o’clock in the morning don’t really help eliminate the odor either, but they may help you not to care so much about the odor (if you consume enough of them)—though you will still have to contend with the odor once you sober up.
- Instead of tomato juice or Bloody Marys, try this:
• 1 quart 3% fresh hydrogen peroxide.
• 1/4 cup baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of liquid soap
These measurements do not have to be exact. And they likely won’t be. Because that smell will make you insane.
Mix the ingredients together in a bucket and immediately wash your dog with it. As the oxygen releases from the hydrogen peroxide, it scrubs away the odor. A bit. Use gloves, leave it on your dog’s fur for ten minutes or so, and keep the mixture out of the dog’s eyes. And don’t expect miracles. There are no miracles to be had. Except the miraculously bad odor on your dog. - Black dogs may become orange in the above mixture. Not badly orange. But I was tempted to call my big black dog “red.” This only occurred to me after I had regained my sense of humor. (Please do not argue the matter with me… I do too have a sense of humor.)
- Skunk odor lingers. Weeks later I was walking through the house and caught a whiff of skunk and wondered if the skunk had returned, but it was just the lingering odor. It really really really lingers. Almost as long as the odor of leftover pizza in the fridge. Especially when you’re hungry. That odor really lingers too. Though it could be my imagination. I could have sworn there was another slice of pizza in here somewhere.
- My marriage is stronger than I thought it was. I remain married, even months after the skunk has left, and I still have the dogs. I don’t let the dogs outside at night anymore without first making a heck of a racket to scare away prowling polecats, but this only proves that I can be taught, that I can live in a world with both dogs and skunks. And if I can do it, let me tell you, so can you.
Previously published at Itchmo.com (now defunct)
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In Stock Again at Amazon.com
Amazon finally has You Are a Dog back in stock. Makes my heart go all aflutter.Labels: Amazon, Amazon.com, author, dog, dog book, dogs
Note to Self (and to You, of Course)
Immediately after you (I) write the extremely informative and useful Eleven Ways to Keep Your Dog from Eating Disposable Diapers, your toddler will bring you a diaper (used) and say to you "Pretzel not eat this," which of course translates into "Pretzel was eating this" or rather "Pretzel was about to eat this but I prevented her from doing so by yelling at her and removing the offending item from her toothy grip."
In other words, I left a trash bag near the back door to be taken out to the trash bin, and said trash bag had at least one disposable diaper therein that was near enough to the top to be located and removed by a persistent (obsessed) dog.
No harm was done. In fact, I now have another method of prevention: Train toddler to remove diaper from dog's premises and report to papa.
All is well.
Eleven Ways to Keep Your Dog from Eating Disposable Diapers
- When you're finished changing the baby, throw the diaper in the trash (not the inside trash but the outside trash, the one that even you have trouble opening and/or moving to the curb every week).
- Politely explain to the dog just exactly what it is they are consuming. This won't prevent them from eating it, but it might remind you to put the diaper in the trash.
- Potty train. (The baby, not the dog.) And early. Way early.
- Buy diapers that taste either of olives or grapes, neither of which is high on the list of dog consumables (but may not deter a determined dog regardless).
- Use cloth diapers. The dog may also eat cloth diapers, but this list is about disposable diapers, so this method qualifies.
- Feed the dog. This, again, may not deter the dog, but it might cause the dog to give up sooner on the diaper, thus keeping them out of the veterinary hospital.
- Put the dog outside on a short chain. This will make the dog crotchety and mean-tempered, and would likely be considered torture were it not for the fact that you have a house full of disposable diapers to protect, and thus don't want to take any chances.
- Give the dog to someone who will love them. I suggest Ellen Degeneres. Do not drop the dog off at a shelter with a note reading "ate too many diapers." This will only mean certain death for the dog.
- Give the baby to someone who will love them. Again, Ellen comes to mind, but also Brad Pitt. You may be safe dropping the baby off at the shelter with a sign reading "creates too many dirty diapers... it was either the baby or the dog." I don't have experience in this area. Check your local shelter for more information.
- Beg your dog not to eat the diapers. This won't work. But you will feel as if you've done something.
- Shout and use foul language. This won't work either, but the dog will understand that you are a raving lunatic, and just might run off to some other food source. Some people down the street just had a baby, for instance. Maybe they won't be so very nuts.
FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center
I think I'm going to lose my mind.
Today, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill., pursuant to a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Chicago.
U.S. Marshals seized all FDA-regulated animal food susceptible to rodent and pest contamination. The seized products violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because it was alleged in a case filed by the United States Attorney that they were being held under unsanitary conditions. (The Act uses the term "insanitary" to describe such conditions).
During an FDA inspection of a PETCO distribution center in April, widespread and active rodent and bird infestation was found. The FDA inspected the facility again in May and found continuing and widespread infestation.
"We simply will not allow a company to store foods under filthy and unsanitary conditions that occur as a direct result of the company's failure to adequately control and prevent pests in its facility," said Margaret O'K. Glavin, associate commissioner for regulatory affairs. "Consumers expect that such safeguards will be in place not only for human food, but for pet food as well."
The distribution center in Joliet, Ill., provides pet food products and supplies to PETCO retail stores in 16 states including Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.
FDA has no reports of pet illness or death associated with consumption of animal food distributed by PETCO, and does not have evidence that the food is unsafe for animals. However, the seized products were in permeable packages and held under conditions that could affect the food's integrity and quality.
As a precaution, consumers who have handled products originating from the PETCO distribution center should thoroughly wash their hands with hot water and soap. Any surfaces that came in contact with the packages should be washed as well. Consumers are further advised as a precaution to thoroughly wash products sold in cans and glass containers from PETCO in the 16 affected states.
If a pet has become ill after eating these food products, pet owners should contact their veterinarian and report illnesses to FDA state consumer complaint coordinators.
[From FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center]
My guess is that if the FDA was actually moved to action, the conditions at the PETCO distribution center have been unforgivable for a long damn time.
Literary Dog Poem at Itchmo
New post at Itchmo.
Me.
Follow the smartlink to visit the Itchmo website.
Thanks.
funny dog book - Google Search
Here's a fun project. And it won't take long. Visit your favorite Google. Type "funny dog book" into that form thingie search box. Then click the "I'm feeling lucky" button (if you wish... I won't force you, you know, but if you don't then it kind of is beside the point of this whole episodic episode).
Did you click it?
The button?
Is that or is that not the coolest thing ever (for me the coolest thing... for you, I don't know, maybe Pomegranate flavored vodka is the coolest thing... but for me, this is coolest or one of the coolest or nearly the utmost coolest, I promise)?
Okay. Carry on with whatever else you were doing. I have held you captive long enough.
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Safe Dog Food How To
Today WikiHow has the down-low on "How to Avoid Foods Dangerous for Your Dog."
Except here's the thing. They don't say anything about not feeding your dog food from Menu Foods. Or foods that are simply corn based fillers. Or foods that you buy at the grocery store, even though labeled "dog food" but are really just something for your dog to occupy they're hunger before leaving it on the grass again.
No doubt they meant to list these things and it was just an oversight. Perhaps they'll fix it soon.
Labels: dog, food, how-to, melamine, menu foods
Schatzi the Service Dog
Curious about diabetic alert dogs? You might want to visit Schatzi's website.
Learn about "Schatzi" and her special job as a diabetes alert dog.
[From Schatzi the Service Dog]
Schatzi has a blog (of course, and lots of other interesting stuff regarding the awareness and accuracy of diabetic alert dogs. We love our service dogs. Because it shows us just exactly how closely we are watched by the k9s who live with us.
At least that's what I tell myself it means. It very likely means something else altogether. But I don't think I've had enough coffee yet to figure out what that might be.
More coffee. It means more coffee. I think I need a service dog that can operate the espresso machine.
Labels: dog, pet links, service dogs
Hold the Pig, Enjoy the Grub
Remember, folks, if you go to Pig Out in the Park (in Spokane, of course), don’t bring your pig.
Or your dog. Because you will get a little ticket from Spokane’s finest. Too many people. Not enough space for Fidohund.
[From Pig Out In The Park]
Kitty Training
Sometimes animal life is simply too perfect. This cat an dog are in sync. I wonder if the cat uses a clicker.
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What's Up With Max?
Why is "Max" such a popular name for both dogs and cats?
Number 1 on both lists? How can this be explained? Do you have a dog or cat named Max? My neighbor does. Maybe I should ask her. But I'll ask you instead, because she's right next door and you're all around the world (I'm assuming). If your dog is named Max, why? What was the reason you gave your dog or cat the name that you did?
Still No Recall on Bestro Chickens (Now With Delicious Melamine!)
Still no recall on Bestro chicken strip treats for dogs, even though they've now found melamine in 'em.
Sounds fishy to me. Not chickeny enough. Not fit for consumption, anyway. Probably safer to give your dog a live chicken.
Remember, folks, don't play with your food.
Or something like that.
On a more positive note, I finally got my DSL back online. Not a happy Qwest customer for several days in my house.
But you? Blessings to you.
Labels: dog, food, melamine, pet food recall
Dog Dies and Wal-Mart Removes Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips / No Recall (Yet)
UPDATES: Where are you gonna go to get updates on this? Itchmo, of course.Are we sick and tired of dog-food items that are unsafe, untested, unethical...
Wal-Mart Removes Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips After Dog Death | Itchmo: News For Dogs & Cats: "A Philadelphia woman says her dog died after eating tainted dog food treats (Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips) bought from Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has quietly pulled the made in China dog treat from its stores named Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips. There has been no announcement to the public as of yet. It is also uncertain of how many tainted bags of treats there may still be out among consumers. A recall has not been issued. There has not been any information on FDA’s website. Wal-Mart has told consumers if they have purchased Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips, they can return them for a full refund."I am. I so am.
Newsflash. Wal-Mart doesn't actually care about getting to the bottom of this. Neither do most retailers or wholesalers or importers. They only care if it hurts the bottom line. So what are you going to do? What do you have to do to make food safe? You have to hit the bottom line and hit it hard.
Start buying food that doesn't come from BF Nowhere. Make a decision to do the right thing by your dog. There are ways. And I'm probably too angry right now to say anything smart about how to do that. Except to tell you that when you feed your pet, you have options, just as when you feed yourself. Maybe you should start by feeding yourself better food. Things that a dog could eat. And then share.
Gasp. I'd better go drink a glass of water. Calm down a bit. Bit of fresh air. Walk the dog.
Sit. Stay. Demand better.
Labels: dog, food, Itchmo, pet food recall
Caretaking for You and Me and Somebody Else
Human beings cannot afford any sort of cruelty, be it to other human beings, or to the animals for whom we are caretakers.
Dogs and Shelters Pay the Price for Dogfighting | The Humane Society of the United States: "So far, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback has denied wrongdoing. But no longer can anyone deny the spreading consequences of dogfighting, which has made its way from rural hollows of the South to our urban and suburban communities. Dogfights can last for hours, leaving animals dead or crippled for the sake of high-stakes gambling and perverse human blood lust."What will you do? Will you Ask multi-kazillion-dollar profit-only corporations to underscore the cruelty? Will you volunteer at a shelter? Will you become a dog yourself in the afterlife and bite people who look at you crossways?
Tell me. I'm not absolutely asking you to do something, but I'm guessing there are people that have better ideas than I do, so if you could share, that would be awesome.
With blessings.
A Dog Year Movie
How cool is it that one of my favorite dog books (A Dog Year) by one of my favorite dog book authors (John Katz) is being made into a movie staring Jeff Bridges as Mr. Katz.
I mean, Jeff Bridges? He was the star of TRON, you know? And, um, Starman. And The Big Lebowski, for crying out loud. He's The Dude! How can you not love The Dude? The Fisher King? The Last Picture Show?
Get out. I'm all smeaty just thinking about it, and I don't even know what the heck "smeaty" would be.
Carry on.
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Labels: author, book, dog, movie
Border Collie Socks
Gack! I just clicked through on that link to the Border Collie Coin Purse below and realized that what I really need and want and must have some day soon (and here my birthday is already gone) is some Border Collie socks.
Do you suppose if I had Border Collie socks, I would start whining and chasing around the living room, running to the door and looking for a ball, every time I started to put them on?
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Labels: Border Collie, dog
Border Collie Coin Purse
I don't know about you, but I'm thinking this item (the Border Collie Coin Purse) is not so much for you and me, but for Border Collies to have a place to keep their spare change.
You go and chew on that now, won't you?
And bring me back some sheep when you're finished.
Labels: Border Collie, dog
Video of Eli & Blanqui playing » from the Adoptable Pets photo pool
For my birthday (today) here's what I'd like you (that's you, you, um, whoever you are reading this) to do:
Video of Eli & Blanqui playing by Marianne Perdomo. Not very happy with videos (my camera wasn't made for them anyway) but if anyone wants to see the girls playing around... This was down in my mother's garden. If you see my other photos that where the Agapanthus and magnolia shots came from.
Blanquita, the white and brown podenco, is up for adoption. She has her own webpage on Dogster now.
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No se me dan los vñideos (la cámara tampoco ayuda, imagino) pero si quieren ver a las locuelas jugando... Esto es abajo en el jardín de mi madre, que hace las veces de patio del recreo. Por ahí andan los agapanthus y magnolia de algunas fotos.
Blanquita, la podenco blanca y marrón, es adoptable y tiene ahora una página en Dogster.
go down to the local animal shelter. I don't care what you do there, but go down and look and talk to the people or walk a shelter animal or donate some money or donate some time or find out what it is the shelter needs and if there's something you can provide (don't assume you know what the shelter needs, because each shelter likely has different needs and you don't want to end up giving them something that ends up being more of an extra responsibility than an asset). So what I'm asking is that y'all just go and volunteer something of yourself to the animals that need it. You will get something in return from those animals, whether you want to or not. And it will be well worth it.
If you care to come back here and share your experience with us, that would be awesome, but you don't have to. Also, it doesn't have to be today. But set aside some time today. Put it on your calendar. And do it. Because I said so.
Blessings.
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Labels: adoptable pet, dog
Sirius Black Is A...
Well, for one thing, he's an animagus. But in the new movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
But more on that later, I think. For now, take a look around the Deerhound universe.
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Elwood Is(n't) the World's Ugliest Dog in 2007
Okay. Here we go 'round the cobbler's bench once again. The Sonoma-Marin Fair has once again (as they likely always will) crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog," and once again it's a Chinese Crested, but this is one named Elwood. 
Elwood, 2nd runner up in 2006 World's Ugliest Dog Contest, is back for another run at the Title. This little dog weighs in at just 6 lbs and was rescued as the result of a NJ SPCA investigation.
I'm not really sure the point of this little escapade, except to make people seem nuts, once again. You. Are you a people? If so, you're nuts. I just know it. And I'm willing to stick my neck out and call you nuts. There is just something about you. Maybe the fact that you would stick it out this long and keep reading even though I've already called you nuts. But...
If you want to know what a real ugly dog looks like, go find one that's been abused, that is unsaveable, that has the personality of fear and hatred, that has been "trained" to hate and attack.
You know what? I take that back. Those dogs aren't ugly. They are full of the fear we put inside them. The people who made them that way are ugly, and will likely remain so until the day they die.
Oh, this competition brings out the worst in me, it seems. I just look at the dogs in the running and hate that we even think of such things. That we use the word "ugly" to mark an animal. Ugliness is a human trait, and to call an animal ugly is to say something about the human using the word far more than to say anything about the animal.
I think I should end here. My soapbox is sagging.
If you think your dog is ugly, I'm sorry that you do. I know these pets' owners/companions do not truly think they are ugly (usually), so I have trouble with the idea that they seem so willing to have their beloved pet labeled thus. Futhermore, why do I care so much? Why oh why oh why oh?
Blessings. All of you. Ugly and gorgeous. It means the same, I think.
Labels: dog, soapbox, world's ugliest dog
Charlie the Dog Drives Impala into Pend Oreille River
I don't think anything I say will have any bearing on this story from the Spokesman-Review this morning:
Dog Drives Car Into DrinkSo I guess nobody was injured, right? And they pulled the car out of the river. And I'm thinking, still, you know, it simply won't be fair if they take that dog's license away after the first accident.The sweet-looking black lab from Sagle totaled his owners’ ride Wednesday after knocking the car out of gear and into the Pend Oreille River.
... Charlie jumped into the car through an open window.
“He somehow got the car into neutral,” Ewing said. “My car just went boom, down an incline and into the drink.”
Charlie leapt back out the window as the car went downhill.
“There’s nothing weirder than looking at your car cruising down your driveway when you’re not in it and seeing your dog jump out and then watching your car go splash,” Ewing said.
NYC Parks Dept Off-leash Hours
How do I miss this stuff?
NYC Parks Dept Off-leash Hours Regs Effective May 10, 2007Good for New Yorkers. Are there other cities that have such a policy? That is, early-morning off-leash park hours? Tell me about it.
12-Month Effort Achieves a Legal Victory in NYS Supreme Court and a Public Health Victory from the NYC Health Board.
Cleared the Way for the Parks Dept to Amend its Regulations to Explicitly Enact a Limited Off-leash Hours Policy.
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Food and Disinformation Administration
Do you trust the FDA? If so, why? Do you have evidence that says the FDA should be trusted?
FDA’s newly appointed “food safety czar” says that our imported food supply is safe, just days after the latest round of recall expansions. This is the third time the FDA has announced that the pet food supply is safe to eat.Acheson said the search for the pet food contaminant is “virtually closed” and investigators have a “very good handle” on its distribution. Government officials say the threat to humans is extremely low.The last 2 times the FDA called the pet food supply safe to eat, they were followed by more recalls. Currently, 20 million chickens that have eaten tainted pet food are under quarantine by the USDA.
Itchmo » Blog Archive » FDA: Pet Food is Safe, Just Days After More Recalls
I don't know exactly who to trust. But it ain't gonna be the FDA. Not for the forseeable future, anyhow. I'm wondering how many people will have to get sick and die before we yank the FDA out of the pocket of industry.
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More Melamine in More Pet Food Ingredients
Here's the straight dope on the newest melamine poison in yer dog food.
· Rice protein concentrate used in pet food has been contaminated by melamine, testing confirmed on April 18. Melamine was also found in corn gluten in pet food in South Africa on April 19. Melamine contaminated wheat gluten has already caused more than 100 brands of pet food to be recalled. FDA suspects that the melamine may have been intentionally added to the pet food ingredients to boost the protein content although that theory has not been confirmed.
· Blue Buffalo recalled a cat food product on April 19.
· Royal Canin recalled dog and cat food products on April 19.
· Natural Life recalled a dog food product on April 17.
· Natural Balance recalled cat food, dog food and dog treat products on April 16 and 17.
Recalled Pet Food and Treats | The Humane Society of the United States
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Dry Pet Food Yanked
A major recall of pet food in North America has expanded to two more companies and now includes dry food for the first time, U.S. federal health authorities and the companies said.Dry pet food implicated in North American recall. My suggestions are: 1. If you feed your pet and he or she gets sick, tell someone about the food you fed 'em. Tell the company that made it. Tell your vet. Tell the media. Tell me. Whatever. Talk about it. 2. Don't feed your pet junk food. Just about anything you buy at Wal-Mart or a supermarket or even most of the stuff at the major pet stores is junk... mostly filler that your dog doesn't even process. Why do they put corn in your dog food, for instance? Because it's cheap and it fills up the bag. If there's corn in your pet's food, don't buy it. Heck, even you don't process corn very well. You can switch to a raw foods diet, or get a real super premium brand, like Eagle Pack or Canidae (my dogs won't eat Canidae, but they love Eagle Pack... your experience may vary). 3. Don't panic. Use your noggin'. See if your dog will eat a carrot. Mine will. Apples, too. Give the cat a bit of tuna (but not a bath), and enjoy the love you get in return. And write to your pet food manufacturer. Ask them whey every damn food on the shelf apparently has chaff from China in it. Ask them why there is corn in your pet's food. Ask them how they intend to avoid this in the future. Declare war on the evil pet food empire. 4. Declaring war on anybody is a lot of work. Have some ice cream. Take the dog for a walk. Brush the cat. Let the cat out. Let her back in again. Throw a tennis ball. More ice cream. 5. Repeat until the problem desists. And bless you. It's too late for me to write more. And I'm getting very sleepy. Too much ice cream. check out the Pet Food Recall swicki at eurekster.com
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More Menu Foods Madness
Please take care by Gini~. The Pet Food issue in North America continues to unfold. Last night Alpo dog food, a cuts and gravy style food, was recalled. Before that Hills recalled the first DRY food when they recalled their prescription cat diet m/d. There are now two reasons for the recalled food and both are tied to wheat gluten. The first is aminopterin which Cornell found. The second is melamine, a contaminate discovered by the FDA. There is much I could say but the most important thing is to be careful with the food you give your dogs and cats. They don't really know for certain how the wheat gluten is killing our pets. FDA did NOT find aminopterin in the wheat gluten.
Please continue to watch the recalls and take care with your pet food choices. The Alpo recall came out last night around midnight. Since I was up most of the night and I have a google alert set up for it, I noticed it. If you want to keep track of what is happening, one easy thing you can do is go to itchmo! and click the 'Get Recall Alerts' button to be put on their email list.
UPDATE: 9:24 tonight I got the email from ichmo! about another new recall. Here's the scoop:
"ANOTHER RECALL: Ol’Roy Wet Foods, Jerky Treats, Gravy Train Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty Morsels"
Del Monte has announced that their Ol'Roy brand wet food, as well as
the other brands have been made using the tainted wheat gluten also
used by Menu Foods. The other brands are: Jerky Treats, Gravy Train
Beef Sticks, Pounce Meaty Morsels, Dollar General, and Happy Tails.
They are now recalling their food.
More here:
www.itchmo.com/read/another-recall-ol-roy-del-monte_20070331
Will the Menu Foods recall never end? Will somebody please evaluate the necessity of nearly every major brand of pet food using the same source? Will this be necessary again? Probably. We are terribly slow learners. And it's only a matter of time before something similar happens to humans... if the spinach recall wasn't enough to scare you, ask yourself if you know exactly where your millions of corn products come from...
...likely you don't. And neither do I.
Okay. I'm going to give myself nightmares just before bed. Not always a good idea to breeze through the internets just before bed, but there you go. Too late.
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Menu Foods Recalled Pet Food Not Even Safe for Rats / New with Yummy Aminopterin Gravy
Rat poison has been found in tainted pet food that has been linked to the deaths of at least 14 pets, the New York State Department of Agriculture announced today.Skip to next paragraphRelatedTimes Topics: Menu FoodsThe toxin, identified in samples of pet food tested at Cornell University, is aminopterin, a derivative of folic acid, the department said. The substance is not approved for use in the United States.
Rat Poison Found in Tainted Pet Food - New York Times
Don't get me started on the many multi-layered ironies here, because there are too many sick animals involved for me to be making jokes.
Should I say one more time that there needs to be more suppliers of any food source than just one? And just because it's pet food doesn't mean we can get sloppy on making sure it's safe?
Heads up, Menu Foods, Inc. You all are in for a tough row.
Blessings, y'all.
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Recall of Pet Foods Manufactured by Menu Foods, Inc.
Less is more. Or more is less. Or something. But to know more about this and that and the other things (regarding the pet food recalls related to Menu Foods, Inc., etc., you can also read the press releases:
Menu Foods, Inc. Press Release
Nestlé PurinaPetCare Company Press Release
Hill’s PetNutrition, Inc. Press Release
P&G Pet Care Press Release (Consumers who have purchased IAMS or Eukanuba pet food who have questions should check the IAMS web site. Consumers who have purchased other pet food distributed by Menu should contact Menu.)
Recall of Pet Foods Manufactured by Menu Foods, Inc.
One question... is there any doubt that a single-source (or limited-source) food manufacturer is a bad idea? Can you say "monopoly is bad for your health?" Try saying it out loud. A few more times.
And don't forget when this is all over, get your pet food somewhere else.
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Menu Foods Pet Food Recall
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been informed that Menu Foods, Inc., a private-label pet food manufacturer based in Statesville, Ontario, Canada, is recalling all its "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food produced at its facility in Emporia, Kansas between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. The products are sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico.The recall was prompted by consumer complaints received by the manufacturer and by tasting trials conducted by the manufacturer. There has been a small number of reported instances of cats and dogs in the United States that developed kidney failure after eating the affected product. Ten deaths, one dog and nine cats, have reported at this time. The firm has undertaken extensive testing of the pet food products in question, but to date has been unable to find the source of the problem.
Recall of Pet Foods Manufactured by Menu Foods, Inc.
More.
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Important caption for cat/dog owners
IMPORTANT FOR CAT AND DOG OWNERS: In case you have not noticed in the news, Menu Foods (one of the largest 'wet' style pet food manufacturers in North America) announced a major recall yesterday. The exact brand and lot numbers were not released until this morning. There are many brands being recalled !! If you feed your cat or dog wet food you need to check on the Menu Foods web site and also on the Iams web site, if you are feeding Iams, to make sure that you don't feed your pets any recalled food. I did notice that some of the food was manufactured for distribution in the UK. So it might not be just North Americans that need to check. The brand I noticed food for the UK on was Iams, but I did not check every single brand.
Menu foods
Iams Press Release
How to read Iams UPC codes
FDA recall page
Sorry for posting the photo to adoption pools. I just want to make sure no one feeds bad food to their cats, fosters or any cat or dog in their care.
UPDATE Saturday night Hills and Purina voluntarily recalled some of their food. The best place to see how the recalls are shaping up is the FDA web site.
Hill's recall:
1. Science Diet® Kitten Savory Cuts® Ocean Fish 3 oz. and 5.5 oz.
2. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Beef 5.5 oz.
3. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Chicken 5.5 oz.
4. Science Diet® Feline Adult Savory Cuts® Ocean Fish 5.5 oz.
5. Science Diet® Feline Senior Savory Cuts® Chicken 5.5 oz.">
Purina Recall
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company today announced that as a precautionary measure, it is voluntarily withdrawing its 5.3 ounce Mighty Dog® brand pouch products that were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. from December 3, 2006 through March 14, 2007
News/Alert for cat and dog folks out there. Check your pet food. This flickr post says just about all that's necessary, so I'll let it do the talking... especially since it includes this fabulous kitten photo.
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Mariah Carey Gets Naked with Her Dog
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Pop superstar Mariah Carey has revealed her beloved dog Jack, is a real water baby and loves nothing more than trying to share a bath or shower with the hit making songstress.Also:
In a WORLD EXCLUSIVE K9 Magazine interview, the world's top selling female artist of all time reveals how her adored Jack Russell has an obsession with water. The singer ... tells K9 Magazine how Jack - or Jackson P Muttley, to give him his full title - is always ready and willing to join Mariah at bath or shower time: “Jack is a swimmer so he gets obsessed with anything to do with water even if I’m taking a shower he’ll try to knock on the door and come and stand in the shower.
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