The Procter & Gamble Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of its canned cat food in North America as a precautionary measure. Some of this product does not meet quality standards for thiamine.
The affected Iams canned cat food is:
Product Name: Iams ProActive Health canned Cat and Kitten Food – all varieties of 3 oz & 5.5 oz cans
Date on Bottom of Can: 09/2011 to 06/2012
This recall is limited to only Iams canned cat food in North America. No other Iams pet food is involved.
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Thiamine Deficiency
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Some of the signs:
- generalized weakness
- salivation
- ataxia
- tremors and seizures
Treatment would be with an injectable or oral B Vitamin supplement.
Concerned pet owners who have purchased canned cat food with these codes should discard it. For further information call P&G toll-free at 877-340-8826.
Message from the company…
“We apologize for any inconvenience this situation may cause you and want to assure you that P&G Pet Care is taking all the necessary steps to ensure our product quality meets your expectations.”
Does all this sound familiar? Have they not learned from the last horrific recall? Proctor and Gamble makes a number of so called pet foods. And to top it all off – NATURA Foods – which makes EVO, INNOVA and California Natural – has just been sold to P&G.
The scary part is that by law they do not have to change the packaging, even if they change all the ingredients, for a period of six month. Typically what these companies do is change to a cheaper source of the ingredients which is mostly Asia. Which, just as a reminder, is where the horror story of the recall of all recalls started.
If you want to be absolutely sure what you are feeding your best friends – know what goes in it. Make it yourself – get the book or the e-book and start now www.30dayswithoutkibble.com
And if you have any felines – feed them raw – cats should never be fed dry food.
Or feed them plain meet – from a company you can trust – like Ziwipeak. www.ziwipeak.com
There is no time like the present to switch – it is the first step towards a healthier pet.