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Dry cat food recall
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/uc...ce=govdelivery
Premium Edge, Diamond Naturals and 4health Dry Cat Food Formulas Voluntarily Recalled Due to Possibility of Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) 03/11/2013 10:21 AM EDT Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling limited production codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Senior Cat Hairball Management Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Kitten Formula dry cat food, Diamond Naturals Kitten Formula dry cat food and 4health All Life Stages Cat Formula dry cat food. Tests conducted by the company indicated the products might have a low level of thiamine (Vitamin B1). buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Dry cat food recall
buglady wrote:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/uc...ce=govdelivery Premium Edge, Diamond Naturals and 4health Dry Cat Food Formulas Voluntarily Recalled Due to Possibility of Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) 03/11/2013 10:21 AM EDT Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling limited production codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Senior Cat Hairball Management Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Kitten Formula dry cat food, Diamond Naturals Kitten Formula dry cat food and 4health All Life Stages Cat Formula dry cat food. Tests conducted by the company indicated the products might have a low level of thiamine (Vitamin B1). buglady take out the dog before replying I must be missing something here. Vitamin B1 is relatively cheap. You can get it in liquid form and just add a few drops to whatever your cat is eating. |
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"Bill Graham" wrote in message ... buglady wrote: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/uc...ce=govdelivery Premium Edge, Diamond Naturals and 4health Dry Cat Food Formulas Voluntarily Recalled Due to Possibility of Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) 03/11/2013 10:21 AM EDT Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling limited production codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Senior Cat Hairball Management Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Kitten Formula dry cat food, Diamond Naturals Kitten Formula dry cat food and 4health All Life Stages Cat Formula dry cat food. Tests conducted by the company indicated the products might have a low level of thiamine (Vitamin B1). buglady take out the dog before replying I must be missing something here. Vitamin B1 is relatively cheap. You can get it in liquid form and just add a few drops to whatever your cat is eating. ~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, but thiamine is essential for cats. Most people use cat directly from the bag or can--they do not expect to add vitamins to it just to meet minimum requirements, so it would be easy to inadvertently deprive a cat of essential nutrients. MaryL |
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MaryL wrote:
"Bill Graham" wrote in message ... buglady wrote: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/uc...ce=govdelivery Premium Edge, Diamond Naturals and 4health Dry Cat Food Formulas Voluntarily Recalled Due to Possibility of Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) 03/11/2013 10:21 AM EDT Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling limited production codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Senior Cat Hairball Management Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Kitten Formula dry cat food, Diamond Naturals Kitten Formula dry cat food and 4health All Life Stages Cat Formula dry cat food. Tests conducted by the company indicated the products might have a low level of thiamine (Vitamin B1). buglady take out the dog before replying I must be missing something here. Vitamin B1 is relatively cheap. You can get it in liquid form and just add a few drops to whatever your cat is eating. ~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, but thiamine is essential for cats. Most people use cat directly from the bag or can--they do not expect to add vitamins to it just to meet minimum requirements, so it would be easy to inadvertently deprive a cat of essential nutrients. MaryL I understand that, but, "recall"? Sounds a bit draconian to me.... I mean, its not like it was contaminated with rat poison....:^) |
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Dry cat food recall
On 3/13/2013 8:58 PM, Bill Graham wrote:
I understand that, but, "recall"? Sounds a bit draconian to me.... I mean, its not like it was contaminated with rat poison....:^) ...........for one thing, you might feel differently if you were spending money at the vet because your cat was sick when it was caused by a food that has the "complete and balanced" mantra stamped on it. All the B vitamins are water soluble and not stored in the body and need constant replacement. http://www.petplace.com/cats/thiamin...ats/page1.aspx Vets do not automatically assume it's the food, though after all the melamine poisonings they should always question the food. ............This has happened before with essential vitamins in pet food. Look for more recalls as it's probably an issue with a vitamin/mineral mix they bought from..........somewhere. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Dry cat food recall
buglady wrote:
On 3/13/2013 8:58 PM, Bill Graham wrote: I understand that, but, "recall"? Sounds a bit draconian to me.... I mean, its not like it was contaminated with rat poison....:^) ..........for one thing, you might feel differently if you were spending money at the vet because your cat was sick when it was caused by a food that has the "complete and balanced" mantra stamped on it. All the B vitamins are water soluble and not stored in the body and need constant replacement. http://www.petplace.com/cats/thiamin...ats/page1.aspx Vets do not automatically assume it's the food, though after all the melamine poisonings they should always question the food. ...........This has happened before with essential vitamins in pet food. Look for more recalls as it's probably an issue with a vitamin/mineral mix they bought from..........somewhere. buglady take out the dog before replyingI think I get around this by varying the food my cats get. they quickly get tired of any pone brand, so I am always buying them a big variety of different stuff, as well as feeding them table scraps and the deli meat from my sandwiches. One of them likes cantalope and honydew melons. nother one gave up on cat food some time aqgo and now she only eats the same stuff my wife and I eat. (fish & chicken) If a pe3t food poisoned any of thiom, I probably wouldn't know which one it was unless I sent it all to a lab to be tested. but the general principal is, if you (or your cats) eat a large variety, then they will get all the vitamins and minerals they need. The danger is in feeding them just one and the same thing all the time. When you do that, you are putting all your eggs in one basket and are trusting everything on the integrity of just one manufacturer. - Bad news for buying stocks or feeding cats..... |
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