Dog Treats Killed Our Pets – CNN Report
I came across a report today from CNN. I did see it back in 2006 but never really gave it much thought as we don’t seem to have Greenies Dog Treats here in Australia.
But just recently I got to thinking about everything that has been happening with dog food and treats that you buy from the big companies.
I don’t know if you saw the videos on You Tube of peoples pets that were slowly dieing due to some bad pet food that they bought. This was wet food and it pushed other companies sales through the roof as they focussed on dry food.
But here is the key thing. My dogs health is number one. By looking after him I save money on Vet Bills and I know that he will be around for a long time.
I monitor his diet and make sure he gets everything he needs by preparing his food myself. Just like the rest of our family.
Yeh, I still feed him bought food, but I also cook for him once or twice a week. And I cook up enough for meals later in the week.
So here is my question for you.
Do you know what is in your dogs food?
If not you may be putting your dogs health at risk. So, if you want to take control of your dogs diet and start cooking for him/her today, just go to this special page.
Isabel said,
Wrote on June 17, 2007 @ 02:10
My dog still refuses to eat…He wakes up in the morning,I take him out ,put food in his bowl..refuses to eat, does not eat the food all day and he vomits (nothing) stomach is empty he will drink water and sleep until next outing..have tried every kind of food available and will not eat it unless it is canned luncheon meat ..I tried one slice a few days ago and he ate it …tried again yesterday and ate the whole can but only throughout the whole day ..he finished the food late in the evening.. he likes chicken though..I boil 4 chiocken legs and I put the meat of 2 legs in his bowl in the morning and 2 in the evening and he will eat that…I tried CESARS food for small dogs and sometimes he will eat it and sometimes he just refuses at the pet shop I bought a bag of RAW food and he ate 1 piece but only 1 piece not more… now someone told me to try PROBIOTIC diet and i would like to know if you could advice me with this problem…DESPERATELY SEEKING HELP FOR MY “DRAGON” BABY ( his name is Dragon) and he lives up to his name!!!…
tori said,
Wrote on June 17, 2007 @ 05:15
well thank you so much,
cause my dog seemed to eat a lot of pigs ears and we used to give her wet food but she diddnt eat it (luckly) we canged her to dry food and now that i now that it can kill dogs i wont be feeding it to her again
Regards,
Tori
pat stevens said,
Wrote on June 17, 2007 @ 10:55
I feed only PEDIGREE PRODUCTS dog food {dry} treats
bones etc., no problem with this brand, I have fed
it for years, to great danes and now to a 6yr old
boxer. you can also get updates from AKC if you go
to thier website. pat stevens
Laura said,
Wrote on June 18, 2007 @ 12:01
Hiya
My dog poppy acted exactly the same way as Dragon. But recently we got another dog and since then she eats all the time the thing is she was very skinny before but now she is quite chubby. I am not suggesting you get another dog but you could try Dragon on Bakers complete dog food for small dogs as it certainily worked on my dog. !!!!
laura said,
Wrote on June 25, 2007 @ 19:53
Be careful of Pedigree products. I used to feed my guide dog pedigree, the dry food, because that was the food they recommended and fed at the guide dog school I went to. After I and my guide returned home, she didn’t want to eat that kind of food. Actually, she wasn’t thrilled about it at the school, where she’d been getting it for months. I knew that one reason that school used Pedigree was that the company that makes it donated pedigree products to the school. That’s sort of like when drug reps ply their trade by giving doctors free samples and “authoritative” “research studies” that say their drug for whatever condition is better than the competition and better than generics. Then they give the doctor free samples. In extreme cases, they provide everything from free cruises to time-shares and all kinds of things, though it’s usually more like free lunch for the clinic staff and trinkets given out like pens with the drug name on them. But I digress.
But it’s sort of the same thing. I know of a company (it makes Purina products) that gives discounts on its products to students from a certain guide dog school. So of course, that’s the brand that school recommends. I wondered what it was about Pedigree that my dog didn’t like. So I got the label off the bagf and took it to a vet whom I trusted. He told me that the food had too much of the wrong kind of fat in it, among other things. He also gtold me that my dog might have some kind of food allergy. I switched her to a “premium” lamb and rice food and she loved it. Of course, I still didn’t know what I know now about what to look for in commercial dog food and what to scrupulously avoid.
Obviously, you’ve had a better experience with Pedigree than I did and dogs have differences. But this is just a word to the wise. I don’t think Pedigree was in the infamous Pet Food Recall list.
Thanks for reading,
Laura
sue Havers said,
Wrote on November 3, 2007 @ 07:48
I had been feeding my dogs and cats wet food only just a few tablespoons a day. My 4yr old Bassett was put on specially compounded meds for Renal Maintaince! The Vets around here will not say renal problems from food just kidney UA problems. He got really nervous after the food recall, shakey, jumpy, at any kind of slight noise. We had to put him down 2 mo ago. Cats developed cancer,renal failure. Any food and treat ideas are welcomed in this home.
roudy said,
Wrote on November 8, 2007 @ 04:09
our puppybarkes andbarkeshes ok for awile thenstarts again6weeks old feeding her eukanuba puppy food1to12mnths when she barks andbarks iput her down the back in the wash house so she knows she s been naughtey is thisok or not
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Hi Roudy
Personally I have never had to do anything so drastic. I tend to give them a stern ‘No’ and then occassionally give them a reward for being good and waiting. They soon learn to stop barking.
Regards
Justin
arikun said,
Wrote on December 4, 2007 @ 14:13
I use Nurto, its the best, most natural pet food i can find at an acceptable price. I also only give my dobie the versions that don’t have corn in it. Corn isn’t easily digestible nor is it good for the skin(same for people too!). if i could feed my dog cooked free range chicken and the such, i would, but its just way too expensive. hes a picky eater so i have to add in wet food just so he will even consider it! also, Nutro, as far as i can find, doesn’t test their foods on dogs, not in a cruel way at least. though most of the televised dog foods like, Iams, Eukanuba, Pedigree and the such all test their food on dogs in horrible conditions. Iams is the worst, they said they will follow the rules and guidelines, but they still have yet to show/follow them! just google it!
Rod said,
Wrote on December 5, 2007 @ 12:01
My dog just eats anything it finds. It surely is healthy and I feel happy to see him this way. I am taking care of its health and its environment conditions providing good stuff to help him be able to live a better life.
Carol Padgett said,
Wrote on February 25, 2008 @ 01:32
I am just reading thru all the comments looking for anything that may help me find the reason my 8 year old Sharpei died suddenly this past week…
I have always fed him a dry rice/lamb food..not Pedigree brand.. and he had done very well with that. Occassionally purchased chew bones and “treats” for him along the way. But this past week I purchased Pedigree “breath buster” treats for the first time giving him only 3 in a 5 day period. Thursday night around 9:00 pm he started throwing up and became very lathargic. By Friday morning around 8:30 he was dead before I could get him to the vet. No idea what may have happened but the only change I could note was the Pedigree treats. I’m investigating more on these treats and hope to find out if they in any way had bearing on his death.
Please BE CAREFUL when purchasing Pedigree products until more info is revealed on kidney failure in dogs and the treats they are consuming.
sadened..
carol
jerry said,
Wrote on March 5, 2008 @ 17:20
hearing all of the horror stories that I have been hearing about commercial dog food,i have gotten in touch with wonderful guy who gave me a bit of intelligence of recipes for treats and food. To tell you the truth I would eat the ones that tried so far.If you go online and type in how is dog food made you would pull up an extra chair for the dog and yell chow time. I can,t think of the guys name right now,It sounds like Rustin or Dustin. oh well it willcome to me.My heart goes out to the people who have lost a pet just so somebody line thier pockets,and again sorry for your losses.
Marilou Aggari said,
Wrote on July 17, 2008 @ 10:49
Hi,
I just ran across your blog regarding dog treats. I bake my own all organic dog treats for my dog. I monitor what he eats and gives him plenty of exercise. He’s 10 years old and he visits his vet for his rabies shots only. His energy is unbelievable.
Anyway, regarding the treats, I used to give him commercial bought treats but I noticed he has gained weight. With my treats, I incorporated unrefined virgin coconut oil (no added sugar, salt, pesticides, chemicals, artificial coloring that will stain your carpet) and he actually got leaner. I decided to share them to his buddies and they love it. It’s guilt-free treats. They can eat as much as they can and not gain weight.
Marilou