I wasn't sure where to post this but I figured that I should post it somewhere because I know there are people who use this brand of dog food here.
This came in as a post with a Yahoo group that I am a member of. I didn't see it on Snopes, so it may be true however I can't guarantee that. But given the recent big dog and cat food scare, it certainly is worth looking into. The person who posted this said it came from someone who works at a shelter who is also a rescuer with a different breed. I am copying and pasting word for word.
A friend bugged me until I sent samples of the dog foods I feed (Canidae & California Natural) to be tested. The lab called with preliminary results Friday, and said not to feed either food until they ran separate tests on the CA Natural (lamb & rice puppy & adult) and Canidae (Original and Lamb/Rice). They had mistakenly combined my two separate samples and run one test instead of two. Got the final results yesterday--the Canidae is contaminated with acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol. Acetaminophen is immediately fatal in cats, and if fed to dogs over a period of time will cause terminal liver & kidney damage. I'm still in shock.
If you know anyone who feeds Canidae, have them look closely at the dates stamped on the bottom of the sack. It's hard to find. Here's what's stamped on the sacks I had tested: Canidae Original RM 7/7/07, use by 7/7/08; Canidae Lamb & Rice L&R RM 7/6/07, use by 7/6/08.
Perhaps someone else will pay the big price ($250/test) to test the original and lamb/rice separately to see if either or both are contaminated. I called my dealer yesterday and she's going to call the company. This is scary--that the problems also exist with top brands of dog food.
This came in as a post with a Yahoo group that I am a member of. I didn't see it on Snopes, so it may be true however I can't guarantee that. But given the recent big dog and cat food scare, it certainly is worth looking into. The person who posted this said it came from someone who works at a shelter who is also a rescuer with a different breed. I am copying and pasting word for word.
A friend bugged me until I sent samples of the dog foods I feed (Canidae & California Natural) to be tested. The lab called with preliminary results Friday, and said not to feed either food until they ran separate tests on the CA Natural (lamb & rice puppy & adult) and Canidae (Original and Lamb/Rice). They had mistakenly combined my two separate samples and run one test instead of two. Got the final results yesterday--the Canidae is contaminated with acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol. Acetaminophen is immediately fatal in cats, and if fed to dogs over a period of time will cause terminal liver & kidney damage. I'm still in shock.
If you know anyone who feeds Canidae, have them look closely at the dates stamped on the bottom of the sack. It's hard to find. Here's what's stamped on the sacks I had tested: Canidae Original RM 7/7/07, use by 7/7/08; Canidae Lamb & Rice L&R RM 7/6/07, use by 7/6/08.
Perhaps someone else will pay the big price ($250/test) to test the original and lamb/rice separately to see if either or both are contaminated. I called my dealer yesterday and she's going to call the company. This is scary--that the problems also exist with top brands of dog food.
