Itchmo has confirmed an email from Natural Balance that they are removing two products from sale:
Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Formula
Venison and Green Pea Dry Dog Cat Formula
These products do not contain wheat gluten. No deaths or serious illnesses have been reported and no recall warning has been issued. The warning applies only to products sold in the last week, according to Natural Balance.
“Please know that at this time we are removing this product from the shelves, as we have had some phone calls indicating gastric upset after eating this formula. At this time, we are unsure if this could just be a particular batch problem, or simply customers switching diets too fast. However, in the meantime while we are looking further into this matter, we are not recommending to feed this formula, and are suggesting to feed our Potato and Duck or Sweet Potato and Fish Dry Dog Formula.”
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Mar 08, 2010 | | natural pet food
whats the prob?
HERE IS THERE STATEMENT:
We are receiving consumer complaints regarding the Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Foods. We do not know what is wrong with the food at this time, but we have heard that animals are vomiting and experiencing kidney problems. Although the problems seem to be focused on one particular lot, as a precautionary measure, we are pulling all dates of Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison & Green Pea Dry Cat Food from the shelves.
Please discontinue feeding all Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food, and Venison and Green Pea Dry Cat Food.
We are working closely with the FDA.
We will update this website today, as more information comes available
THIS IS THE INGREDIENT LIST:
Venison, Brown Rice, Ground Rice, Rice Bran, Venison Meal, Rice Protein Concentrate, Peas, Canola Oil, Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Methionine, Inulin, Taurine, Natural Tocopherol
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Mar 02, 2010 | | natural pet food
Itchmo has confirmed an email from Natural Balance that they are removing two products from sale:
Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Formula
Venison and Green Pea Dry Dog Cat Formula
These products do not contain wheat gluten. No deaths or serious illnesses have been reported and no recall warning has been issued. The warning applies only to products sold in the last week, according to Natural Balance.
“Please know that at this time we are removing this product from the shelves, as we have had some phone calls indicating gastric upset after eating this formula. At this time, we are unsure if this could just be a particular batch problem, or simply customers switching diets too fast. However, in the meantime while we are looking further into this matter, we are not recommending to feed this formula, and are suggesting to feed our Potato and Duck or Sweet Potato and Fish Dry Dog Formula.”
I am sooo sorry Jasmine that you and your cats have been impacted by this… I suggest you take your 13 yr old to vet ASAP. I have trusted Natural Balance (still do) since my cats thrive on it. But since the Menu Foods recall, I have gone by a simply mantra: Buy no WET cat food manufactured at Menu Foods; and Buy no DRY cat food manufactured at Diamond (NB dry pet foods are co-packed at Diamonds). Am glad I stuck with this mantra.
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Mar 01, 2010 | | natural pet food
Definitely a cascade. Rainier?
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Feb 02, 2010 | | natural pet food
i feed my cat natural balance. I was gonna go with Wellness but NB is a little more afordable and easier to get. Good/bad experience with NB?
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Jan 27, 2010 | | natural pet food
In the article in Pet Connection.com it stated that they found melamine in the dog and cat food but it was not wheat gluten it was the rice Protein. It was found in the Natural Balance pet foods.
Melamine is a fertilizer and it is not good for animals.
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Jan 19, 2010 | | natural pet food
About one month ago, we picked up our new little puppy from the SPCA. She is a small breed mixed dog. When we went into Pet Co to get her food, we wanted to make sure she was getting quality food- PREFERABLY without a large price tag. One of the people introduced us to Natural Balance Ultra Premium, and are on our second smaller bag now.
I am somewhat concerned now that I have learned that this product was recalled for the rice in the food, as the food we feed her has brown rice listed as the second ingredient. Our puppy is young, and I don’t want to be giving her toxic food at a young age.
In addition, I bought some Pet Naturals dog multivitamins. I think this was a good move- as about 15 days into her stay with us, we learned she had tapeworm. I would assume that the multivitamin helped her get nutrients that the tapeworm would have otherwise deprived her of. Her supply is almost finished now, and my question here is, what would be specific benefits of continuing supplementing our puppy with vitamins? Is it recommended that all dogs take multivitamins?
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Jan 05, 2010 | | pet nutrition