Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / March 2007

......out of an abundance of caution because for 2 months they used the same
supplier of wheat gluten.  They're reformulating so no wheat gluten will be
in food.  Does NOT include canned food.
http://www.hillspet.com/menu_foods/Menu_Foods_03302007_en_US.htm

Hills recalling feline dry m/d out of an abundance of caution because for 2
months they used the same
supplier of wheat gluten as Menu Foods.  They're reformulating so no wheat
gluten will be

My 4 year old dog has a large mass in her mouth close to her jawbone.  All
of her blood tests came back clean.  Can this mass still be cancer if her
blood tests are normal?

http://immuneweb.xxmc.edu.cn/immune%20ppt/vic_vet_02.ppt.
1.3 Causes of Immune dysregulation
Stress
Toxins

I just got a new "rolling chair" on small wheels for my home office.
The wheels seem to have been lubricated at the factory so that the
chair will move easier. There's only residual lubricant/oil on the
wheels, but I was wondering: if my cat is exposed to even such a tiny

I have a 5-year old cat, he's always been perfectly healthy if a
little disturbed by any changes he might experience psychologically
(he moved a lot before he came to us as his previous owner left the
country and he didn't settle anywhere else and it took a while to

CA class action lawsuit initiated:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb514391.htm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070327.RMENU27/TPStory/Bu
siness

We need to take action and get to the bottom of this pet food recall,
and more specifically we need to get someone to confess to what has
happened here and what is still going on.  It should not take anyone
this long to perform all the necessary lab tests to find out what is

Thanks to VIN vets for staying up all night and also making this information
available to lay people as not all vets are hooked up to VIN.  It is
absolutely vital that pet owners have access to this material to carry to
their vets.

http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/03/23/pet-food-recall-source-of-poiso
n-found/
ABC News has learned that investigators have determined that a
rodent-killing chemical is the toxin in the tainted pet food that has killed

Cali's energy level is normal, her appetite is existant but she's not
eating as much as normal, she looks normal/healthy (ears, eyes, etc as they
should be) and her stools are normal too.  She's also peeing the same as
normal (not more or less frequently).  The only thing that ...

Well, the dry spell is over. I guess Jerry must have been on vacation,
but he seems to be back around these parts. Anyways thought it might be
as good a time as any to remind people how easy it is to filter out
Jerry, and all the people who reply directly to him, without loosing

Are you veterinarians receiving any sort of follow-up information
about the problem that led to the dog and cat food recall?
There must be someone investigating the food -- what was in it that
caused the problems. Have you heard any results? Has there been any

I have a female tabby, left at my front door 2 years ago, that is
probably 13-16 yrs old. While sitting on my bed yesterday she suddenly
flopped over and laid very still for some minutes. She appeared to be
breathing a little shallow so I eventually lifted her to a sitting

My dog,  a 7 yro. German shorthair pointer and lab mix, is having
trouble with weight loss, periodic vomiting of bile/mucus and diarrhea
that's often with mucus and blood [all more frequent in the last 2
weeks]. Sometimes the stool is dark but usually, even though its