Comments on: Canidae Responds To Acetaminophen Test Results

By: charlie

charlie — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:21:18 +0000

I threw out the 35# bag and she is doing better. I did buy a 20# bag of canidae and it smelled fresh.

So far so good on the runs. If it happens again, I’ll have no other alternative than to stop feeding Canidae.

I do agree with other posters, if Canidae is ASSURED there is no problem, they need to speak up in WRITING to end this if it is indeed rumors. They’re lack of assurance tells me they don’t want to be held liable for those words down the road.

The only safe food at this point is home cooking.

By: Jane Denning

Jane Denning — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:22:42 +0000

The person “MARY” who claims to have sent in the samples is to say the least a wee bit radical. She is Mary Shannon from Kansas and her “friend in Wyoming” is CEL HOPE from Sheridan,WY.

Mary has been removed from at least one rescue message board for much of the same, in fact far too much. She insults members that we are all “killing our dogs” and that some food named Kumph or close to that is THE ONLY SAFE FOOD to feed our dogs. They may haul her away in a strait jacket before long, she is waaaaaaaaaaaaay overboard, an obsession with this subject.

I think IF I were you I would have the Attorney send her a VERY stong letter, certified and put a stop to it.PRONTO.

Jane Denning
Torrington,Wy.

By: purringfur

purringfur — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:08:18 +0000

CHARLIE: How is your dog doing?

By: Tess

Tess — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:25:41 +0000

I have fed Canidae ALS to my lab and 3 rat terriers since the original recall mess. My last bag, purchased last week, does not seem appealing to my lab at all….(Lab=eats anything) This a.m. she has not touched it nor did she last night.. Is not ill or acting otherwise strange. I will be changing, at least temporarily. Terriers haven’t yet had from the new bag.

“Curiouser, curiouser”

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:18:44 +0000

My boxer has eaten canidae all life stages for 2 yrs. She has had 2 bacterial infections in the past month and has faucet runs for the past 3 days.

My vet said that water is not making it to the large colon (?) She has been on antibiotics and metronazidol (?) was prescribed today.

My latest bag lot # is RM 7/2/07 exp 7/2/08

If this IS a candiae induced problem, canidae has just met their worst enemy.

By: ellie

ellie — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:20:24 +0000

E. Hamilton says:
EXACTLY what good is a persons name in figuring out the truth of a lab report?
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The issue isn’t the lab report per se. It’s what was sent to the lab for analysis, and by whom. A person perhaps with a vested interest in discrediting the company? With a vendetta and a desire to “prove” all pet food companies are evil?

Rumor and innuendo can do a LOT of damage to a company, and here we have someone who won’t even come forward? What’s the person’s motive? Truth, or just blackening the reputation of a company that has previously been unscathed?

It’s a matter of simple fairness for the person who submitted the sample to provide details and specifics–like why the heck she mixed two foods in the first place–if she wants to reach the truth. Unless of course that person has some reason to lurk in the shadows.

By: E. Hamilton

E. Hamilton — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:05:43 +0000

EXACTLY what good is a persons name in figuring out the truth of a lab report?
I admit that the PFI or some other pet food company or even a stupid troll would LIKE to know but it has nothing to do with the report.

Even the “spokesperson” for the pet food was NOT named. So does that mean that Canidea is ADMITTING to putting POISON in pet food? I don’t think so.

By: javakitty

javakitty — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:02:36 +0000

I agree with Sandi. The woman is acting very suspicious and the whole story sounds like a finger in my chili!

By: sandi

sandi — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:07:13 +0000

If the woman will not divulge name of the complainant, how or why are we to believe this story? Also, could the acetominiphen been planted??

Till the woman comes forward, I think, it is an advertising gimmick by dog food vendors.

Sandi

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:27:08 +0000

Oh for gosh sakes! Maybe you’d like us to nuke China instead of talk to them? Trade with China isn’t something new with the Bush administration. But these days, Bush is blamed for everything. How silly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:00:46 +0000

Sharon says:

September 6th, 2007 at 11:13 am
President Bush met with President Hu of China yesterday. They had a â€œfriendlyâ€ meeting where he asked about all the recalls but made sure Hu knew the US has no intention of limiting trade but in fact want to increase trade with China. Bush just loves the â€œMade in Chinaâ€ label. At least he got tickets to the Olympics out of it. Arenâ€™t we lucky we have a President who will sacrifice American pets and children for a pair of tickets to a sporting event?

That’s just it. We have a president “?” that is more concerned about getting tickets to the Olympics in China than protecting the U.S. which is what he was hired to do. All we can hope for is that we are not all dead before he gets OUT of office and there will be someone elected that has a concern & protects the American people.

By: Sundown

Sundown — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:07:27 +0000

I emailed Canidae a few days ago, and just got a response from them. Same response everyone who contacted them got, I suspect.
Personally, I will stop feeding Canidae to my two girls, only until test results are in, assuming the results come back negative. Which I strongly suspect they will. There is just WAAAAY too much fishy about this whole scenario. But I cannot be totally positive in my own mind that there is no contamination right now, so will switch temporarily.

Here is the email I got from Canidae. At least they are not just doing the total denial thing, and are taking it seriously.

” Unfortunately, with the advent of the internet, forums and blogs, institutions and individuals can make anonymous claims which can be both true and false.
CANIDAE is committed to producing quality Dog and Cat Food. It is our commitment to provide your pets with safe, nutritious foods, free or wheat, corn and soy! Itâ€™s the CANIDAE way!
We are very concerned about the recent rumors spread on a few popular web forums. These are very serious allegations and they are not taken lightly. CANIDAE is working hard to acquire as much factual information regarding these allegations.
Please keep in mind this is a very serious allegation and we have already sent a battery of samples to be tested. CANIDAE is confident our result will show our pet food is free of acetaminophen.

Sincerely,
Canidae Pet Foods”

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:13:20 +0000

President Bush met with President Hu of China yesterday. They had a “friendly” meeting where he asked about all the recalls but made sure Hu knew the US has no intention of limiting trade but in fact want to increase trade with China. Bush just loves the “Made in China” label. At least he got tickets to the Olympics out of it. Aren’t we lucky we have a President who will sacrifice American pets and children for a pair of tickets to a sporting event?

By: shelby&jade

shelby&jade — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:02:05 +0000

All you pet food companies say the same thing, oh it is not us, or it is not our food. All you care about is the $ at any expense. Hire Vick he will do commercials cheap. To all of you I raise my leg to your leg.

By: MomOfFive

MomOfFive — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:27:54 +0000

I can understand people getting the pet foods tested. As many pets that have gotten sick and/or died is too many for every one that loves their pets to ignore. I don’t trust any of the pet foods including organic. When someone asked where Newman’s Organic Pet Foods gets “ALL” the ingredients from that goes in Newman’s pet foods the reply was in the US but when someone asked Newman’s does all the vitamins in their pet foods come from the US the reply was “No!” I would had always thought all ingredients would include the vitamins, too, that is in the pet foods but apparently not! Many vitamins in pet foods come from China! After all the recalls that had to do with China, I would never trust anything from China!! As for Canidae, they are very evasive to replying to some emails and that puts up a red flag to me! They replied at first stating the ingredients in their pet foods are manufactured in the US but when further clarification was asked about where the ingredients come from not just where they are manufactured they never replied in email to that question. They can say anything over the phone but putting it in writing some don’t want to do. Wonder why? California Naturals said they would be getting their vitamins from China, too! Pet Food companies have a lot of nerve to criticize those that make their own pet foods as many pets that have gotten sick or died from pet foods. I do homemade now and Dr Goodpet vitamins is the only ones I found i trust because they get all their ingredients from the US and they are human grade and no synthetics! At least I hope that information is correct. They did not mind having that in a written response! I don’t see any questionable ingredients in their vitamins, either, as so many pet foods do! Don’t forget, just because a pet food claims to get their ingredients from the US, make sure to specifically ask them where they get the vitamins from that is in their pet foods as well as all the other ingredients? While it might not always make the reply 100 percent more accurate getting it in writing does give proof of what they said. If that is important to you.