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« Reply #180 on: May 27, 2009, 05:28:11 PM » |
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Wonderful news westiegirl ! Let us know if the test results on the treats find anything.
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« Reply #181 on: May 27, 2009, 08:51:17 PM » |
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Happy for your good news westiegirl. Will look forward to the test results once you have them back.
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« Reply #182 on: May 28, 2009, 01:02:14 PM » |
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Thanks everyone. Still awaiting the lab results on the treats. Stopped by the vet and got copies of all of bloodwork done. On 5/8/2009, the creatinine value was 1.8. On 5/27/09, the creatinine was down to 1.1. The only thing I did differently was to stop feeding those treats!
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« Reply #183 on: May 29, 2009, 05:21:35 PM » |
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This is interesting, I got a sale notice from Waggintails that in part said this:
DOGSWELL VITALITY
CANNED DOG FOOD
Dogswell canned dog food is an exceptional quality USA made stew for dogs made from all human grade ingredients fortified with glucosamine and chondroitin for Healthy Hips.
Why So Cheap???
Dogswell is changing their packaging. So we purchased all of their inventory!
CASE OF 12 - 12.5OZ CANS
$4.99
Reg. $25.99
SAVE $21.00 A CASE
Buy 5 Cases For
$22.50
(That's Only $4.50 A Case)
SAVING YOU $107.45
*While Supplies Last*
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« Reply #184 on: May 29, 2009, 06:56:46 PM » |
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Sandi, I got the same notice.
I am totally horrified.
Waggintails is under new ownership.
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« Reply #185 on: June 02, 2009, 01:26:23 AM » |
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Wonder how many stopped buying this food since its being sold at such a reduced price?
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« Reply #186 on: June 07, 2009, 06:30:05 AM » |
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Did pawcountry(?) (I don't remember name of shop/user name) ever get the test results back on Dogswell?
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« Reply #187 on: June 07, 2009, 07:57:51 AM » |
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It appears that Waggintails no longer carries Dogswell products (treats or canned).
In searching I come up with invalid sku every time.
Odd?
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« Reply #188 on: June 07, 2009, 08:09:59 AM » |
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Thats good ! It would be nice to go to sites or stores & not see this or Nutro wouldn't it ?
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« Reply #189 on: June 18, 2009, 01:36:20 PM » |
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Wow, I just read the 13 pages of this thread, and though it's hard for me to understand the technical reports, all I can say is YIKES! I have been giving my four cats Vitakitty treats on a daily basis for the past year, and I had no idea about all this. I guess I should have known any better than to purchase anything made in China, but the cats love it so much... I gave in. No I'm tossing all of the leftover bags, and never buying it again! I can't believe how this Dogswell representative kept wriggling out of the most serious questions, never giving straight answers. Thank you so much to all of you for providing such precious info  |
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« Reply #190 on: June 18, 2009, 05:08:29 PM » |
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Welcome Nini ! I'm glad you found this before your became sick. We have all been in the same position here,feeding something we thought was safe only to find it wasn't. Shopping used to be a lot easier ! Now I check online,read COOL,codes & dates,check cans for problems,check for iffy ingredients,& call & email companies. I seem to spend a lot more & get a lot less though.
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« Reply #191 on: June 19, 2009, 08:13:47 AM » |
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Like Nini, (hello, Nini, welcome) I have just read thru this thread - really because it was at the top of the list when I logged in for a look around. I didn't see it when it first broke because at that time I was knee-deep in the Orijen issue with my own cat, the manufacturer, and the Australian Govt/Quarantine.
Reading it, and reading the early posts by Marco, took me back six months. It was like deja vu. All that squirming and obfuscation and "evident sincerity" Then reading about the huge cash injection and ramp up of the company, reminded me of what someone on here (sorry, can't remember off the top of my head but thank you) found about the Alberta Govt sponsoring the pet food manufacturer in question in our issue with the paralysed cats to ramp up their production facility.
And more newbies coming in going "OMG that is what I am feeding MY beloved - oh no what will happen to him/her?" This is exactly what happened to me and how I reacted late last year when my cat starting presenting with lameness.
And I think if I was to go off and take a break for a year then come back, there would be another thread along very similar lines.
I think the research that Menusux and 5CatMom and others do is terrific. But you know, it's awfully time consuming, and whilst it puts the pet food companies on notice that they are accountable to a very cluey clientele, it still encourages them to keep producing because we show them there is a market for their products. The very best message we can send these greedy uncaring b-----ds is to just stop buying their junk. Perhaps think about feeding your pets a good variety of human food, bought from good quality butchers and providores, lovingly prepared, appropriately supplemented and maybe add the occasional trusted treat that is locally made close by in small batches with organic or good grade ingredients. Chicken jerky? No way. I give mine chicken necks just tossed lightly in melted butter to give it an appetising aroma and taste and to take off the chill of the fridge, or beef bones cut by the butcher in front of my eyes. A few tiny pieces of kibble made in this country when I leave the house - and I literally mean a few, 10-12 knobs maybe.
I won't buy anything edible made in China now, not even for myself - like the occasional moon cake which I used to enjoy (I live in a heavily Chinese populated suburb of Sydney with lots of ethnic food shops) or some frozen vegetable pancake rolls to have when I'm making stir fry - I was horrified to see they weren't made locally but in China. Whereas a lot of the Indian sweets and samosas etc are made in this country and I still enjoy those.
The recent issues with the Virbac dog chews, again an irradiation issue, prompted me to continue firing salvos this last two weeks at our government and quarantine department. They might think they've heard the end of me now they've banned cat food irradiation but far from it. And I've unearthed some more research information to send them plus they've had close to 100 support letters that I've personally sent, as well as more that many people have pledged that they've downloaded from an online file store thanks to someone assisting by posting on various breeder forums and distributing at a pet show.
It's only by voting with our wallets and continually asking demanding questions of the government and what passes for regulatory bodies in our respective countries and telling others about it that we will bring this loose cannon multimillion dollar industry into line or defeat it altogether by simply not buying their products. I mean would you want to eat something every day that had been boiled for 10 hours, mixed to a pulp, extruded, baked to a crisp then sprayed with the pet equivalent of nicotine to get you hooked?
As we found in Australia, the most carefully formulated menu may be backed by a company that simply didn't think about what might happen to their product once it left their factory and arrived at its destination, failed to spend the time to carry out due diligence. Gamma irradiated - and this was supposed to be a holistic product. And as for chickens in barns in China - do they really expect us to believe the Chinese keep chickens like that? Has anyone seen how they keep bears? The fact is, when their customer comes over to "supervise production" they scrub everything clean and tour them through the parts of the factory they want them to see, production happens exactly as customer directs. Then once customer is on the plane back, who knows what happens? I worked for a company that made candles in jars, the jars were produced in China. If the owner didn't personally go over and supervise every run we used to get all kinds of rubbish, lids didn't fit, some were taller/shorter than others etc etc. And that's just glass jars, think of the things that can go wrong with food with all those ingredients. This is a country that skins dogs and cats alive for their pelts/leather - do we really believe they care what they produce to feed our dogs and cats?
Sorry rant over back to my campaign.
I think you're all fantastic with the information you come up with. This site is a life-saver, literally.
Take care everyone.
Cheers for now.
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« Reply #192 on: July 13, 2009, 05:33:16 PM » |
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I just discovered this thread today and have read all 14 pages and am simply overwhelmed. Thanks to all of you who have poured so much energy into all of this. I originally found out about the MIC jerky treats when one of my goldens got sick after I bought them at Costco. On a whim, I called my vet since it was the only new thing in his diet and that's when I found out my vet actually has a nutritionist on staff (had never heard of such a thing!) who immediately told me about the FDA warning about chicken jerky treats made in China. Costco readily gave me my money back but didn't give a crap about the warning.
I didn't really think too much more about it until I stopped at Whole Foods today and saw the Dogswell chicken jerky treats, and I thought, hey -- they love those things. I'm at Whole Foods so they must be high quality and safe, right? It never even occurred to me to look at the back of the bag until I got home.
What really stood out to me in reading all of these threads is the fact that Marco never answered the questions regarding China. So if you can't find a supplier for chicken jerky treats in the U.S., stop selling chicken jerky treats. If you can't sell products that don't cause general outrage in a significant percentage of the population you're trying to sell to, why the heck do it? There are lots of other kinds of treats to sell that could be made here, for pete's sake.
At any rate, I have emailed Whole Foods about selling these treats. I do not believe these treats fit in with their philosophy -- especially if you read their website about their quality standards, et cetera. They state right on their website that you cannot buy a product in their store with hydrogenated fats in it -- they literally stopped carrying all Pepperidge Farm products because some of them have hydrogenated fat in it yet they'll sell pet products that cause problems ranging from diarrhea and vomiting to kidney failure and death? They won't let me clog my arteries but they'll help kill my dog? I'm anxious to hear what they have to say about that -- and I included a link to the FDA warning in the email.
My dogs love these stupid chicken jerky treats. Time to figure out how to make them at home. We have a Big Green Egg smoker and grill -- seems like it would be pretty simple to make our own.
Best of luck to those of you whose dogs and/or cats are sick now. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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« Reply #194 on: July 13, 2009, 11:24:14 PM » |
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Welcome to Itchmo suebeecron! Good link from Spartycats. Also you can check out platopettreats.com They are made in USA.
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