Dog and Cat food manufacturer Diamond making pets sick again

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Fluffy Bunnies: Jan 10, 2009

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/diamond_dog_food.html Is our premier link today, though don't worry, a quick google brings up plenty more.

Though some people aren't having any trouble at all, there's been a recent spike in Diamond brand pet foods causing some illness in pets. These are the pet foods that may be affected by all this:

Diamond Pet Food (numerous plants)
4Health
Apex
Canidae* (may or may not be sharing facilities with Diamond anymore)
Chicken Soup
Country Value
Diamond
Diamond Naturals
Kirkland
Natural Balance dry
Nature�s Domain
Premium Edge
Professional
Solid Gold
Taste of the Wild

So if you're feeding these, keep an eye on your pets. If you see barfing, lethargy, diarrhea, seizures, increased liver enzymes in blood tests or kidney issues- consider switching to another food for a bit. Diamond is screaming nothing is wrong, but the last time they hosed the pooch real hard they did the same thing. We're not sure if this is a single plant having issues or if it's more widespread, but it doesn't really matter. I'll update the OP if there's a recall or more info.

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Fluffy Bunnies: Jan 10, 2009

Pollyanna posted:

Apparently the dog food has higher incidences of sickness than the cat food. Or maybe the cat food is just less commonly used.

How do I know whether my cat is being affected by this tainted food? He hasn't vomited, though his stool has been pretty loose. I can't tell if it's normal adjustment, a diet thing, or actual sickness.

Gonna have to do a sweep of cat piles when I get home...this is making me paranoid.

I'd definitely say it's more the dog food than the cat food at this point, but there's been a few rumblings about the cat food as well. I'd just watch and wait.

jokes posted:

I got a puppy named Clementine (12 weeks) and the breeder recommended ToTW. During the transition from her old kibble to ToTW, she started getting worse and worse diarrhea and now she pretty much only has mushy, runny poops sometimes even in her crate. We switched from ToTW wild boar to ToTW salmon and she had the same problems. We talked to the vet and she recommended giving her GI food with an anti-diarrheal tablet and a full week of antibiotics because the diarrhea likely caused some overgrowth in her tummy.

gently caress this poo poo for real. My puppy has been with me 2 weeks and she has to deal with antibiotics and diarrhea because of this bullshit rear end in a top hat food company? Despicable.

I'm sorry dude.

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 22:20

Fluffy Bunnies: Jan 10, 2009

Pollyanna posted:

Thanks, just ordered a 12lb of Nulo. Let's see how this works out!

For future reference, in case this happens again, how do you tell whether the food is what's making your pet sick? Are there any clues to look out for that would point towards the food being the problem?

I generally suggest trying a quick meal of bland food like plain old chicken breast and rice (cooked). If the dog's fine on that but gets barfy or diarrhea-y on their old food, gently caress that old poo poo.

# ¿ Jul 22, 2017 20:15

Fluffy Bunnies: Jan 10, 2009

Nemico posted:

My dog eats the Kirkland Salmon dry food because he is sensitive to animal protein so I looked into the Nulo Salmon variety and saw that it's full of turkey and chicken. Does anyone have any recommendations for dry food without poultry/other livestock ingredients?

earthborn fish

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