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talleysmom


Ratastic
Ratastic
04/17/2007 3:05 PM  
Ok.. so i'm feeding my ratties Royal Canin and my bulldog and lab pedigree (can you believe neither of them will touch royal canin!) and I wanted to see if anyone has heard anything bad about them (as far as them being tainted).  Also, I need to know what canned food is safe - cali takes her immugen and canine basic nutrition mixed in soft food and will soon start seacure and colistrum(sp) and i need a SAFE canned food to use but i'm so freaked out with all the  warnings  i'm not sure what to use. I cant seem to find CANNED royal canin anywhere although i know it exists...  thanks for your help
Ski


Ratastic
Ratastic
04/17/2007 3:24 PM  
You could probably find green beef tripe in your area, either Solid Gold or Tripett brands.You probably can't get any safer than that.

Sorry, there isn't a single nice thing I can say about Pedigree. Unfortunately, among the nasty things in it is stuff that makes it taste good to dogs.

JRT_Rattie_Mom


Rat-A-Tat-Tat
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
04/20/2007 1:33 AM  
I top my "kids" Canidae kibble with canned at dinnertime. I'm using Chicken Soup canned right now:  http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com/ 

They are saying they have no foods recalled dry or canned, and do not use Wheat, Wheat Gluton or Rice Protein concentrate in any of their foods. 

Hmmm... but who knows what ingredients could be next

Karen G.
Lucy (JRT) & Holly (Rat Terrier)
Blind Dog Resources & Adoptions
JRT_Rattie_Mom


Rat-A-Tat-Tat
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
04/20/2007 1:39 AM  
Did you see Ski's post about the Royal Canin recalling several dry foods???? 
 
Info here on the specific foods:
http://www.itchmo.com/

Karen G.
Lucy (JRT) & Holly (Rat Terrier)
Blind Dog Resources & Adoptions
Ski


Ratastic
Ratastic
04/20/2007 10:37 AM  
Posted By JRT_Rattie_Mom on 04/20/2007 1:33 AM
I top my "kids" Canidae kibble with canned at dinnertime. I'm using Chicken Soup canned right now:  http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com/ 

They are saying they have no foods recalled dry or canned, and do not use Wheat, Wheat Gluton or Rice Protein concentrate in any of their foods. 

Hmmm... but who knows what ingredients could be next


The scary part is that allegedly the rice protein wasn't listed in the ingredients in the Natural Balance, so even if you read the ingredients to make an informed decision, you could still be feeding bad food. I think they had just started using it and the bags hadn't yet reflected that fact.

Changing the ingredients without first letting people know is bs. Most people that feed venison dog food do so because of allergies and need to know if the formula is being changed.

Mitzy's Mom


PAWesome
PAWesome
04/20/2007 10:42 AM  

Yes, it was listed.  It's found in the venison food which was recalled but not in other varieties of Natural Balance:

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/VenDog.html#Ingredients

INGREDIENT LISTING 

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 Tocopherols, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B).

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS


Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids

Georgia Foster Mom, www.newrattitude.org
Pics of my current fosters:
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http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/fiona
Ski


Ratastic
Ratastic
04/20/2007 10:54 AM  
Posted By Mitzy's Mom on 04/20/2007 10:42 AM

Yes, it was listed.  It's found in the venison food which was recalled but not in other varieties of Natural Balance:

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/VenDog.html#Ingredients

INGREDIENT LISTING 

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 Tocopherols, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B).

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS



I was on other sites where people showed that NB updated the online ingredients list hours AFTER the recall news came out. I guess it really makes no difference since rice protein concentrate isn't a bad ingredient, it just makes them look shady.(to me at least)
Mitzy's Mom


PAWesome
PAWesome
04/20/2007 11:08 AM  
Oh, I see. Well, I don't know any company that can trusted 100%. Their FAQS page does say that the rice proteint concentrate was a recently added ingredient so maybe they just hadn't updated their web page yet with the new ingredient list.

Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids

Georgia Foster Mom, www.newrattitude.org
Pics of my current fosters:
http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/caradoc
http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/willow
http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/fiona
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