Both Important: Grid Marks and Pet Food

Yogi thinks we should travel daily to get him a Big

As well you should!

Sheesh. Just before I sent this post to you all, DH called our children and asked them to check the list and assure that none of our grand dogs or kitties were in danger from their food. The regular food for one of the grand dogs (the convicted felon Yorkie) IS on the list. Was there additional information about the warning? Naturally they won't feed the little guy any more of that stuff - but are there any symptoms to look for or anything? Polly

I don't remember all of the symptoms, but some I do remember are loss of appetite & lethargic. I think sleeping a lot & nausea are also on the list. You'd think they would list it on their website. I'm sure it's easily found if you google though.

Talking to myself here. Yes, there are symptoms and yes you should get your QI to the vet for a simply blood/urine test if you observe upset tummy, excessive thirst, urination or lack of appetite or energy. The problem can be treated if caught soon enough. At first, I thought the list only contained store brands. It turns out that the pricey ones sold at the vet's offices are also on there. Isn't that a kicker? Polly

hells bells, they are even recalling some of the stuff here in NZ cuz of that. its int'l now. no one is safe, not even here in clean green non nuclear NZ. man that really bites. i might start feeding my one cat only on what we eat til this is sorted out. shes too old to have to be worry'n bout losing her cuz of bad catfood. she prefers eating our food anyhow, lol. she does eat dry and canned cat food as well. every evening when we get dinner ready, she is scratching on the door and meowing to be let in. then she flys into the lounge where we usually eat in front of the tv and rubs against our legs and does her 'i'm so cute' act til we give her some of our dinner. i love her, shes so cute. jeanne

Howdy!

How about some wide-tip fabric markers, like the Micron Pigma pens or one of these Y&C FabricMate pens? As they're recommended as permanent, waterproof markers, good for making quilt labels... maybe they'll work, if they'll stick to that wonderful silver fabric (I do like that silver stuff on my ironing board, will have to find another one).

Thanks for the reminder about the pet food. One company makes both high-price and bargain foods, no discrimination, an equal-opportunity problem.

R/Sandy

we heard on our news last night here in NZ there were about 75 or 80. not a lot for a huge country but if it is your pet who dies, thats one too many. we all love our pets thats why we have'em. they're recalling here too. jeanne

Yeah, tonight's newscast mentioned that one of the biggest shocks from all this is the realization of how many brands of pet food all come from the same factory. They also mentioned some vet who is keeping a list on the internet of pets who have died from the food. I guess the manufacturer is attributing less than 20 deaths and his list is upwards from 200. I don't remember his name though.

Thank you, Jeri. The very special Grand dog seems to be in great shape but his staff is on red alert. Polly

"Jeri" I hope the Yorkie will be ok! :o(

From what I can understand about this pet food recall it is on the gravy kinds of foods not the dry bits?

Either way isn't a concern in my house as my brand isn't on that list yet that this old guy eats. Scary though. I have had this QI for 14 years now and if I were to lose him to a pet food I don't know how I would get over it!

~KK in BC~

According to one of the news articles I've read the symptoms to watch for are "loss of appetite, listlessness, vomiting, diarrhea or unusual thirst in pets that have eaten the affected food."

I hope the Yorkie will be ok! :o(

I am amazed that all of the markers had the same results. Sorry that at least one of them didn't work out for you.

If I could afford to do it I'd be making my own cat food. It would sure be safer for my kitties. So far our food isn't on the list, but I think I will be checking every few days for awhile. Debra in VA See my quilts at

If you feed her only human food you need to locate some taurine to add to it. Lack of that will cause death for a kitty. Debra in VA See my quilts at

Here the news is reporting odd numbers. The number I heard yesterday was 10 to 12, less than the original alert last week which listed 18 pet deaths. It's positively ridiculous, and proof that US news is not reporting anything close to reality. A recall of this magnitude doesn't get started for numbers that low.

Jeanne, are those 75-80 pets in your country or worldwide? Debra in VA See my quilts at

that was the usa number only, Deb, from what they said.. seems they export a few of those brands to other countrys. we get both iams and eku...whatver it is. both on the list for recall.

thanks for making me find out about the taurine etc. i read up on some other stuff bout what is a good recipe for cat foods. i had no idea it was sooooooo involved. i guess we'll just keep her off those usa imports and suppliment that with what we eat 'sometimes'.

she doesnt drink milk but has some yogurt now and then. oh and she loooooves her cheese tho. yes yes i'll check now. jeanne

No pets of my own, but I know a lot of other people's pets to forward this to. Hmm -looked at their "press release", which cagily mentions something about "renal function" but basically says nothing. So their pet food will give our loved ones some sort of unspecified kidney disease. Not too surprising considering what I've always suspected goes into pet food! Roberta in D

"Polly Esther" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com...

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:03:33 -0500, Polly Esther wrote (in article ):

Fortunately, ours wasn't on the pet food list. And the cats mostly eat dry food. Only Kropotkin gets canned food on a regular basis because of his age and teeth.

Though wouldn't you know, he's figured out he can "con" me into giving him an extra can of food. If the dish is empty and David is not here when I get home from work, Kropotkin will make enough of a racket that I'll assume he hasn't been fed. Course when I tell David not to worry, I've already fed the cat, Kropotkin knows that the game is up and hides under the table.

Maureen

Howdy!

"Idaho veterinarian Marty Becker, who has been tracking the number of reported deaths through his Pet Connection Web site, said he has received

241 reports of pet death from the food so far."

~~~~ R/Sandy--another Charlie Gibs> Yeah, tonight's newscast mentioned that one of the biggest shocks from all