Comments on: In Memory Of…

By: autumn

autumn — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:38:10 +0000

dear, blackbeauty i know you are just a dog & cant read this lol i know you have a good home but i still miss you your baby rosey is doing good & rosey has a baby of her own now her name is coco she loves her anyway i just wanted you too know i dident want to get rid of you & i love you with all my heart & more than most people you were special & still are & tell clifford & little lady i said hi & i love them to :) in some kind of doggy way mom loves all of you too & so does your brother & your daddy & so does your sis :) i still wish i could go back & keep you i would problay give anything to have you back i wish i still had your chain collar but when we moved i lost it but you still got a very special place in my heart & i will come visit you 1 day i hope not soon but maybe 1 day :)

WE LOVE YOU BLACKBEAUTY :) & CLIFFORD & LITTLE LADY !!!!!! & MISS YOU GUYS FOREVER

By: autumn

autumn — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:30:43 +0000

my cat elvis he was like7 years old he died he got shot with a arrow :( he died when i was like 3 we will always & forever rember him we will always love you forever elvis :( & my cat midnight

By: Jonathan Bober

Jonathan Bober — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:16 +0000

I WANT MY SWEET LITTLE SPARKY BACK!!!

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ItchmoForums — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:01:48 +0000

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ItchmoForums — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:01:07 +0000

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By: pheephee35

pheephee35 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:18:05 +0000

PS — for those interested in strenghthening their pets’ system, try Gemmotherapy. Although I did not know what was wrong with Purr-Purr at the time, I gave her drops of Common Juniper in her water throughout her ordeal. It is this that likely saved the kitten we got about a year after Purr-Purr. Kitsa commonly ate Purr-Purr’s food rather than her own. You can learn more about Gemmotherapy at www.thepetwhisperer.com . It does not interfere with any pharmaceuticals. I have been taking a protocol of Gemmotherapy (herbal tinctures) and Oligotherapy (homeopathic trace minerals) for almost 5 years now for the cancer in my liver. I do not sell it or earn money. Like Mittens, I just want to help others with what I have learned.

By: pheephee35

pheephee35 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:08:46 +0000

I saw the memorial to the pets when it was first put on the front page. However, I did not have the courage to read all the comments. Even now the tears are flowing for all the lovely creatures poisoned by this travesty. I have said it on Itchmo before, and I will repeat, the pet food poisoning has been going on for years and years. The animals succumb as it builds in their systems and the crystals scratch and damage their kidneys. I lost Purr-Purr, my beloved companion of three years in July of 2006. I could not afford to take her to a vet, but I had fed her Natural Balance weightloss variety and Trader Joe’s canned (Menu Foods). In addition to Pat’s poxes, I will say I have and do pray that all those involved in the crimes against God’s creatures, and the cover-up that followed and continues to this day, may eventually face their Creator with a full knowledge of their guilt. Purr-Purr was a rescue cat from the animal shelter. I chose her because she was 12+ years old and I was certain no one else would give an old flea-bitten (truly), partly shaved cat a home. She nursed me through Stage IV colon cancer and chemotherapy. I am still here, Thank God, but she is not. I cannot express my grief at her loss, and the overwhelming guilt I felt at the time. I thought when she died I could have done something to save her. Well, it was the food, not old age, 15 IS NOT OLD IN CAT YEARS! I could only have stretched out her days with re-hydration, blood tests etc at a cost of hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars that I did not have. God will punish the guilty. I will never buy any food processed by Menu Foods, Diamond Foods or Natural Balance again.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:18:48 +0000

I lost Max on December 12, 2006 - a victim of poisoned NutroMax pet food. I miss him, and still dream of him often. He was 16 years old - a beautiful and sweet blue Persian.

By: onlinepetdepot

onlinepetdepot — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:31:47 +0000

My thoughts and prayers are with those who suffered the loss of their beloved companions due to the horrible recall. I also pray it will never happen again.

By: rikki

rikki — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:15:47 +0000

I am so sorry for the many that lost beloved pets as a result of this atrocity. A sad “anniversary”…

By: pat

pat — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:11:10 +0000

cheers to you, mittens! the best way to remember our fallen friends is to do whatever we can, whenever we can, to help other pets and the people who love them to avoid the same fate.

By: mittens

mittens — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:54:33 +0000

every sorrow and hardship is an opportunity for education and awareness. as hard as it is to loose our loved ones and how hard it appears to get justice in all this from these slick near pathological immoral CRIMINAL companies , there is always the chance to reach out to others which i feel helps with the healing process.

i was in the store yesterday and saw 2 relatively young ladies standing bewildered in front of all the cat food. you could just tell they had just gotten a new kitten/cat and had never had a pet of their own as adults and had no idea what to feed it. i watched them for awhile and decided to take a chance and ask them if they had just adopted a cat - which they had from a shelter- and then i made suggestions on what would be best to avoid and what would be best to feed them and about the recall and that they could easily research it all on the net and make their own best choices for their new friend . they seemed thankful i had taken the time- like anyone in Target knows cat food from dog food let alone what’s crap or anything about the recall. it took 5 minutes of my time and i was there anyway. there’s always the chance they could have told me to mind my own business and to buzz off but they didnt and it was worth while causing them to think seriously about what theyre feeding their cat because it could very well effect the length of it’s life and the quality thereof. 5 minutes and if it made a little difference it was worth it- not telling people what they should do but making them think seriously about their choices - to become more aware that you can’t just pluck things off the shelf and be assured of the safety of the product- a complete outrage. although i myself did not lose any cats to the recall and count myself lucky, it’s the sad experiences of the people here that compels me to always make the attempt to say something when these situations arise.

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:06:55 +0000

My baby girl ate the Prime Slices Variety. Same numbers and dates, just chunks, instead of slices.They say they tested my food, which I still have some of the recalled numbered cans. They said it contained no mold, no infestation and no off odors. They referred me to a Claims Service for the exact words were…to help me buy a pup to ease the pain. Now I was with my Mama Pei and my baby was delivered into my hands and I removed the bag as well my girl was not one of the best moms in the world, but she knew she didn’t have to be. I cannot replace that experience. I have panic attacks and have a Yorkie that is a Service Dog. The 2 pups I kept were from years of raising therapy dogs. Not officially, but many went on to be. One reason I kept 2 is because it was my reward and knowing the personalities differ. I planned on My Girl being a replacement service dog as businesses prefer they be on the ground as on a leash, it just saves being questioned, which was against the law, but I don’t like to have stress just to shop certain places. Now my little boy, he just loves life and all it has to offer and he is wonderful to take to our Nursing Home. So, by having my babies from my dogs. AKC Registered SharPei who are free of many of the Pei problems and their Daddy was waited on 2 years to get the male I wanted due to health, personality and well, the total package. But, the info they want puts my Boss, A Vet, on the spot as considering how hard it was to get any info about this except for itchmo, proof that this was the cause makes it hard for me to ask anything. My job is quite unusual as I take care of the Clinic and patients that are coming in or stayovers and the phones and he has a crew who take care of the Livestoc Auction Cattle and most communication is by phone. I see him less than most people. He just knows I give the best TLC and do whatever needs to be done and having worked with animals all my life. If anything needs done within legal limits, I can and will do it and do it right.
So, I really hate to have him to anything that could cause problems and he was so fair with my medical bills, the company would get off so very easy. We also live in a very small town and he would have everyone even those that didn’t have a problem with the food wanting some way to collect. I just cannot figure out what to do. But, did you see they didn’t name any of the problem poisons in their so called letter I requested on the food???
I do think before I ask him anything about the letter issue. I want to find a trustworthy place to test. We have it done on cattle food with usually results in a day or two. That favor I don’t mind asking.
The first on your list is the one I had problems and had calls with people calling on the dry very colorful food that had dogs urinating blood and had to refer them on when he wasn’t in or going to be in soon. One of their so called high end products. You know what I asked for out of them when they requested a sample, the truth, only the truth and to fix the problem. It was never a money issue but if I would find out that for a fact the food I still have cans of is contaminated, I think their problems would be much more than their Claims Service could handle. I just don’t know what to do as my panic gets worse when I dwell on it. But, how can one not?

By: pat

pat — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:48:12 +0000

Lest we forget, the FDA archive names four companies that had recalls on that date:

NestlÃ© Purina PetCare Company recalled all sizes and varieties of its ALPOÂ® Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specific date codes.

Del Monte Pet Products recalled Jerky TreatsÂ®, Gravy TrainÂ® Beef Sticks and Pounce Meaty MorselsÂ® brands as well as select dog snack and wet dog food products sold under private label brands (that would be Ol Roy, Happy Tails and Dollar General). The press release is dated the 31st, but FDA apparaently posted in on the 30th.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. recalled Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food from the market.

Eight In One, Inc., a division of United Pet Group, Inc., recalled nationally all lots of DingoÂ® CHICK’N JERKY treats, saying they had the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

A pox on them all.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:07:56 +0000

My heart goes out to all involved. I too, lost my SharPei that I raised from Day 1 which was Aug 3, 2006 and died March 21st due to food that was unsafe. One company with a recall that had 2 products with same numbers. I work for a Vet and have so much pain from watching senseless deaths and the ones that did make it, had long lasting effects. Now, pups less than a year old are having renal failure. The ages are so close to the time of the food was just not right and either the damage started in the womb or at the time of weaning. The company involved wants proof. I don’t want the money, but if I did receive anything. I would use it to help those nwho cannot afford to replace their pet and do all it takes to get the expenses taken care of as we all know, the first year of shots and spay/neuter etc can be costly. The food I used was related to the March 30th recall by a Major Well Known Company. I am so sick of large companies taking the liberty to poison our animals, but yet they have to prove nothing, we have to prove causes of death and very painful memories when nobody knew how or what test for until it was too late. My heart cries with and for all of the petparents as well as the ache I carry for what I know, but have to prove. Jo