Pet Food Recall
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) commends volunteer web sites as "the best way to share information"
“Blogs of non-profit websites have sprouted as the best way to share info on this contamination - a voluntary effort of pet owners is spreading more info than the government. If sites like petconnection.com can do this, so can our govt." [Source: www.itchmo.com ]
Help Dick Durbin clean up the pet food supply
Cat
Kidney Failure up 30 Percent, bob.wjla.com,
April 10, 2007
Consumer
Alert: Thousands of pets could now be facing kidney disease as
a result of tainted food. Does your vet know how to diagnose and treat
renal failure?
Alex's Story "...the vet said he did not have kidney disease period and refused to listen to me about the recalled food...I kept repeating the recalled food, the poison possibility and the vet just brushed me off.. I am telling you this in case you have a pet that has the symptoms Alex had and the vet does not interpret the blood work properly. Look for these things and INSIST the vet listen to you...If Alex had gone on IVs at his first visit he might have been able to pull through this. [Source: menufoodsvictims.blogspot.com]
"'There is nothing you can do for a cat whose kidneys are failing.' Wrong. Fluids and various medications can be of great benefit.... Run from a vet who throws up his or her hands like this. At the very least, get a second opinion." [Stupid Vet Tricks?]
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Judge Seethes Over Direct Contact of Represented Parties in Pet Food Cases, New Jersey Law Journal, June 4, 2007, law.com
A federal judge got growling mad at a pet food manufacturer whose insurance adjuster had direct discussions with plaintiffs suing over allegedly contaminated products, although they were represented by attorneys.
U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman ordered Menu Foods Inc. to stop the contacts and to identify the lawyers who may have said they were proper.
About 120 federal suits have been filed in Arkansas, California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.