Since my cat died on March 11 which I am sure was from the nutro max gourmet hunters stew and savory duck I am pretty devastated that this govt did not make these companies disclose immediately where they got their ingredients. And once again you cannot tell me they did not know sooner. It took nutro over a month to recall their cat food, after they assured me it was ok. LIES LIES LIES.

You can find out this information about beneful having the wheat gluten right on their website, and if I am not mistaken all the different kinds had it.

go to www.purina.com I myself feed my cats and dogs the purina dry and they are ok, and just pray the corn gluten is ok.

If this helps anyone I hope my pets did not die in vain.

DAD’S Dog Foods, DAD’S Cat Foods, Kibble Select Complete, Better Than Ears Dog Snacks, Nut-tastics Dog Snacks, Guilt Free Dog Snacks, Canine Combos, Doggie Duets, Kibbles Nuggets & Nibbles.
None of our products are manufactured by Menu Foods.
All of our products are manufactured by us.
All of our dry dog and cat food ingredients are from the US. The vast majority of our ingredients for treats are from the US.
All of our dry dog and cat foods are wheat gluten free. A couple of our dog treats contain wheat gluten—an ingredient very common to the human food supply as well.
We do not source wheat gluten from ChemNutra.

Many(not all) walmarts carry it. Or go to Dadspetcare & do a store locator in your state. one thing I will warn you about though. IF you have a diabetic animal make sure you read their labels as well. Two of their dry dog foods, I bypassed because it contains corn syrup. I dont need to be giving the diabetic sugar & wondering why her blood levels are over 400 :) !! I only had one option for dry cat where I found mine & it was ok & Im happy to report they all(19) seem to like it & I dont have to worry about where the stuff was grown(this week).

” …Nestle invested 80 million yuan (10.26 million U.S. dollars) in the plant and it has an annual production ability of 20,000 tons. It is the company’s first pet food plant in China.

The plant will use local-purchased raw materials including bean, corn and wheat. Its products will be sold in supermarkets, pet clinics and pet shops…”

I have lost trust. My cat just threw up again.

Not only that. The contaminated wheat gluten, which strangely still has not all been accounted for, even though it has to be imported, was marked for Human Consumption.

Here is my worry. Were the cats the canaries in the coal mine? Cats seem to be more sensitive to the toxic ingredients.

Was the toxic food intended for pets or for humans? Was the poison only discovered because the premium pet food makers wanted to use ‘Human Approved’ ingredients for their premium pet foods, so toxins that mught have escaped notice and caused low level illness, cancers, birth defects, or God knows what else down the road in humans was discovered only because the perpetrators didn’t know cats were going to get it and drop dead right away?

I researched wheat gluten after my cats got sick. China sends millions of pounds of wheat gluten to the US. Wheat gluten is used in stuff like chicken nuggets. Were we eating it too?

Why hasn’t the FDA announced the location of all 10,000 pounds that were shipped?

Maybe our dear pets have revealed a terrible trend that could be poisoning humans too?

Itchmo is the greatest site. People aren’t here to spread rumors. They are here to share real life information because their pets are sick and dying. We are trying to save our pets.

I will not let my pet die to prove a point from some corporation that didn’t care if my babies croaked

Please, please check all the animal recall lists and sites and don’t go through what I am going through. I talked to the dog food manufacturer today and they told me they are recalling this particular product as they have gotten a few other complaints. My dog food was a dry kibble and not canned. My cat who was put on Royal Canin by the vet may also have to be checked out as his food has been added to the recall. This is no “mass hysteria” syndrome on my part.

The symptoms my dogs showed were excessive water intake, vomiting and in Peewees’s case he was urinating pure water as his kidneys and liver were being damaged. We are sending the dog food to a lab and also the urine and blood samples from the 2 worst for analysis to see if they can detemine what toxin caused this. To repeat: I purchased the food on April 10 and I now have 5 dogs in the hospital today, April 14th, fighting for their lives with kidney failure. Please pray for my critters health. I am bereft without them.

Does anyone else agree????

So that’s what it’s about, my diplomatic skills aren’t as polished as you’d like them to be? Enlighten people with facts (like the rating list you posted) not borderline hysteria and maybe you’ll get some well deserved respect.

If it’s so wonderful - You Eat It!!! I will refrain from other comments you made.

To all the nice folks on this board:

I dont care to waste my time arguing with a product pumper and dont think the rest of you do either. Here are just a few comments Anonymous has had for us over the past few days.

Anonymous Says:
*Hysteria is disgraceful, but now you’re being deceitful.
*doggybling has the lackluster honor of making it on snopes.com urban legends. Both independent labs and Purina investigated the issue, it’s a very sad case of hysteria and threats.
*You want to —- —- me for it that’s fine, but at least someone will have tried to explain how disingenuous it is.
*Hey that was a quick edit of your post, work for Itchmo too?
*Oh, I get it now, this is where lonely house wives conjure up baseless conspiracy theories. How helpful of them, it’ll surely help solve the current crisis.
*I guess my link to their website and ingredients wasn’t convincing enough. How bout a source for your ingredients? No I don’t work for Purina, are you 5CatMom’s husband?
*I get here and it’s all hearsay and wives’ tales.
*Beneful unsubstantiated hearsay, but your post is awfully wrong. I assume consumer backlash is preventing them from suing people because I see plenty of these ridiculous statements.
*but more like ranting fools.
*Anonymous screen names like 5CatMom advising people what they shouldn’t feed their pets, based on an urban legend, is just as disgraceful.
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Nice individual huh????????? :-{

To all concerned about what to feed do your own research and choose what you believe is what best. I found this that I thought was quite interesting about how pet foods are rated. I didnt write it or score the foods myself nor am I promoting any product. I’m making my own food at the moment. I hope this is helpful.

http://www.acreaturecomfort.com/ratingpetfood.htm

Canidae / Score 117 A+
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 127 A+
Dick Van Patten’s Duck and Potato / Score 111 A+
Foundations / Score 111 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 100 A
Innova Evo / Score 129 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 102 A+
Pro Series Holistic 120 A+
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 F
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
Purina Beneful / Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F

Hysteria is disgraceful, but now you’re being deceitful. I said Beneful is what I’ve been feeding my dog for a few years and that he has a shinier coat than ever. Their kibbles do not contain wheat glutin and judging from the pile of bags my local store gets every week, I’m far from being the only one feeding it. Anonymous screen names like 5CatMom advising people what they shouldn’t feed their pets, based on an urban legend, is just as disgraceful. I have not been telling people what they should or shouldn’t feed their pets, anonymously or otherwise.

Don’t let an isolated case and independent lab testing appease your hysteria though, get the FBI on it :)

Purina learned about the unfortunate deaths of two dogs in the Huntsville, Texas, area. Concerns were raised about the possible link between consumption of Purina’s Beneful dry dog food and the deaths of the two dogs. Purina takes these matters seriously, and initiated a thorough investigation. Purina’s quality testing, including testing at independent laboratories, confirm the safety and efficacy of our products and confirm that the two dogs’ unfortunate deaths were unrelated to our product.

Importantly, one of the Huntsville, Texas, consumers also requested product testing through her veterinarian. The veterinarian submitted a sample of product to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory for aflatoxin analysis. We received confirmation from the consumer’s veterinarian late Monday, Feb. 5, that the results for aflatoxin were negative.

Additionally, we have conducted physical inspections and analytical testing, all of which confirm that our Beneful dry dog food products are safe, and meet all quality assurance specifications. Purina initiated the testing, which was conducted by an independent third party analytical laboratory, as part of its investigation related to the two Huntsville consumer contacts. As soon as we could contact the consumers to verify product code and packaging information, we secured finished product from our factories with the same production run and date code as the products in question and submitted the samples for testing. We received test results for the samples late Monday, Feb. 5, and the results confirmed the safety and quality of the products made at our factories. More specifically, the samples showed no presence of aflatoxin.

Because the quality and safety of our products and the trust of our consumers are top priorities, Purina took additional steps, including visiting the store in Huntsville, Texas, to confirm the quality of product at retail. We obtained additional samples for any available product matching date codes and production runs related to these consumer contacts. We then submitted samples of the product for analytical testing, which also showed no presence of aflatoxin.

We at Purina are saddened to hear of the loss of these consumers’ pets and appreciate the opportunity to investigate and demonstrate how seriously we take matters of this kind. We stand firmly behind the high quality of our products and reassure consumers that they can continue to feed Purina products with total confidence.

http://www.snopes.com/critters.....eneful.asp