Well, this is now turning into an environmental disaster:

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"Fisheries" -- that means that this crap will be released into the environment -- salmon and other wild fish -- human food that will never be monitored.

I love how the FDA has stepped right up to the plate and stopped this thing in its tracks. They're still only reporting about 18 pets killed from this stuff.

This makes me so angry
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moose, after Lucy's entire incident- which is still ongoing with Hartford (Nutro's insurance company), I finished faxing them the papers Friday and we will see what happens next... , but after all this, Menufoods NEVER called me back. The FDA did call me once, but they basically said they had no say in anything and I would have to deal with the pet food company directly, which is what I am doing. It just seems very crooked. They are passing the blame around. Well, the FDA should have checked it, but the pet food company made it and should have inspected, or the FDA should have made sure it was inspected, and then they are saying that China shouldn't have even sent them this stuff - it is the blame game and they are trying to find a scapegoat for all this. What will happen in the long run is what I am waiting for.

I still won't buy food or treats at the pet store. Who knows? Maybe I never will again. Lucy eats Prescriptions Diet K/D canned food, which I am uneasy about but the vet requires her to eat it since she is on a special low protein diet after her kidney failure. Charley is eating homemade food that I make for him every few days, sometimes I make large batches and freeze containers of it. I give him a pet multi-vitamin to compensate for the lack of whatever may be missing from his chicken-rice-veggie stew that i make. I won't ever trust again these companies. I already knew that pet food was ground up leftovers or wasted animal remains, but now it has effected me too close to home. And this only reminds me of the terrible conditions in meat factories as well, as depicted in the book Fast Food Nation or even The Jungle. It is covered up because the highest political figures are in charge and can pay off inspectors or law changes whenever they need to. It is sad. Something good better come from this pet food recall: a reform in the way all types of food are made.

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When will this ever stop?
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Acetaminophen is deadly to cats.

It was with much sadness that I came across this thread. I too have a dog with renal failure, although it seemingly came on far earlier than those affected by the contaminated food from China. This makes me ANGRY.

My tiny Yorkie is on Purina's canned prescription diet NF for renal failure. She will hardly eat on her own and hated KD, and I have to force food some and also use a litle meat on top of the prescription food, or forget it... I have been able to keep her going now for over a year, with special care. She is on 100 cc daily fluids, similar to IV's, given under the skin, Sub Q. She is also on Prednisone.

I was buying the bags of fluids from the vet, with B-Complex (injected into the bag) and it was costing a fortune-$25.00 a bag. One bag would last about 10 days. I was lucky my husband was agreeable to the expense, but he loves the dog too...

The reason I am posting this, is because I found I was able to save a fortune by getting prescriptions from the vet for the components of the fluid therapy and assembling it at home to administer myself.

My costs have dropped to probably about $6.00 per bag. This means that keeping her going is far more affordable. If anyone needs help with figuring out how to buy this or even do this, please let me know. It is easily done, although I had to go to various drug stores to get the prescriptions filled, since no one store had everything... You need to have a vet, or someone, who is willing to show you how to administer fluids at home, if you don't know how.

During normal times, some pharmacists in our area are a little nervous about selling supplies like this. However, most have heard about this problem with the kidneys and understand what it is needed for. In some states, you may not even need a prescription for some of it.

At first, I had a difficult time sticking her. I studied to be a nurse and had no problem with the idea of sticking people, but my tiny dog??? You get over that quickly...

Anyway, please feel free to PM me if you need help with this.

Cathie