Articles: pet food

Natural Life Chicken & Potato dry dog food recall has been confirmed to contain elevated levels of Vitamin D. As a result, we are voluntarily recalling the following product – from the website of the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine 17.5 # Natural Life Chicken & Potato Dry Dog Food Bag UPC: 0-12344-08175-1…

What about grain free diets? That’s the question I get most often, as people who want to do the right thing are unsure what that right thing for their dog. On my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show, I spoke with Dr. Martine Hartogensis, deputy director at the United States Food and Drug Associations Center…

Guests on my WGN Radio show HERE: Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden on how the fall is the most common time of year ticks may give Lyme to dogs, and Dr. Kurt Venator, chief medical officer at Purina. I talked about the East Asian or long-horned tick which entered the country somehow via Asia. And…

Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ is recalling all Performance Dog products, a frozen raw pet food, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can cause illness in animals eating the products, as well as people who handle contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact…

Steve’s Real Food of Salt Lake City, Utah is voluntarily issued a pet food recall. One lot of 5lb Turducken Recipe, one lot of 2lb Quest Emu Diet, and one lot of 2lb Quest Beef Diet, due to their possible Salmonella and/or L. mono contamination. Salmonella and L. mono can affect animals eating the products and there is…

Dr. Kurt Venator, chief medical officer at Purina talks on Steve Dale’s Pet World about cat nutrition and health.  Here’s what cats DO need: High quality and advanced nutrition – whatever food you choose. Venator says cat nutrition is fundamental to cat health and well-being. This includes getting enough protein. And choosing a company with…

Who would have ever thought that Presidential politics in Washington D.C. might influence pet owners in China? It turns out that, according to Global Times, a substantial number of Chinese pet owners are considering giving up pet foods imported from the U.S. due to escalating costs. The so-called trade war with China is responsible for…

Radagast Pet Food, Inc. of Portland, OR is expanding its voluntary recall to include an additional quantity of Rad Cat Raw Diet across all varieties with Best By dates of 10/19/18 through 12/3/19 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Radagast Pet Food is conducting this voluntary recall out of an abundance…

G & C Raw, of Versailles, OH is recalling 30 1–lb containers of Pat’s Cat Turkey Cat Food and 40 2-lb containers of Ground Lamb Dog Food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in animals eating the products. Furthermore, there is risk to…

Most cats in America (whether you think it’s a good idea or not) eat kibble. And , in general cats don’t drink enough water some likely silently suffering some effect of at least partial dehydration on a daily basis (there are lots of reasons for this, including many which are behavior related – for example,…