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March 19, 2007
Dear Concerned Pet Owner:
Here are the links that we have found that should provide
you with the latest information on the recall of certain pet foods:
- This is the website of Menu Foods, the contract
manufacturer of all the foods involved. Click on the link below to go to
their page and then you can click on the information about which cat and dog
products are involved:
http://www.menufoods.com/recall/index.html
- This is the website for the Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Products that are involved in the recall:
http://www.hillspet.com/menu_foods/Menu_Foods_en_US.htm
- Here is the announcement from Eukanuba regarding their
recall:
http://us.eukanuba.com/eukanuba/en_US/jsp/Euk_Page.jsp;jsessionid=WPUKST3MLK1BTQFIAJ1JY2WAVABHRHE0?pageID=MC&newsArticleID=22&intcmp=HM_PRR
- And here is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s
announcement of the recall:
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html
We don’t want to alarm you unnecessarily but here is some
information on the symptoms of renal failure that you should watch for if you
think your pet may have eaten some of the recalled food:
- From the Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information
Center here are the symptoms of renal failure in cats:
http://www.felinecrf.com/what0.htm
- The symptoms of renal failure in dogs are similar:
Lack of or decreased appetite, lethargy, vomiting and/or a change in urine
production.
If you feel your pet may have a problem, or has eaten some
of the recalled food, please call your hospital and we will schedule a time for
you to come in for a consultation with one of our doctors and, if necessary,
quick in-house lab tests to address your concerns.
The doctors and staff members at……
Power Road Animal Hospital
2333 S. Power Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85209
Phone: 480-641-4141
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