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(CNN)-WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pet owners were worried Saturday that the pet food in their cupboards could be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled.
Menu Foods -- a major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands -- recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, the company said in announcing the North American recall.
The pet food was sold by stores operated by the Kroger Co., Safeway Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and PetSmart Inc., among others, Henderson said.
Originally posted by thehumbleone
I don't get is what the heck did they put in the food that could kill your animal?
Originally posted by FlyersFan
I used to get a magazine called 'After Dark'. One issue discussed what is put into dog food. It was disgusting. Sometimes roadkill. Sometimes euthanized pets (remember, there are drugs in those animals). Sometimes the collars aren't take off the euthanized animals and so metal fragments have gotten into the food.
According to results from animal studies,4 the ingested amount of ethylene glycol required to produce toxicity in animals is approximately 1.0 to 1.5 mL per kg, or 100 mL in an adult.
The patient may experience nausea, vomiting, hyperventilation, and hypocalcemia with muscle tetany and seizures. Hypertension, tachycardia, and cardiac failure may ensue. Pneumonitis, pulmonary edema, and adult respiratory distress syndrome have also been reported.3,9
Renal involvement may become apparent within 24 to 72 hours after ingestion. Urinary crystal formation requires a sufficient amount of time for ethylene glycol to be metabolized into oxalate. Calcium oxalate formation depletes serum calcium levels and deposits in intestinal mucosa, liver, brain, heart, lung, and kidney.
Originally posted by crowpruitt
What is with all this tainted food? Now pet food? What is going on? Makes me wonder what is next.