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Nutro Products Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Range of Dry Cat Food Products

ImageNutro Products Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Range of Dry Cat Food Products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Franklin, Tennessee (May 21, 2009) -- Today, Nutro Products announced a voluntary recall of select varieties of NUTRO® NATURAL CHOICE® COMPLETE CARE® Dry Cat Foods and NUTRO® MAX® Cat Dry Foods with “Best If Used By Dates” between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010. The cat food is being voluntarily recalled in the United States and ten additional countries.  This recall is due to incorrect levels of zinc and potassium in our finished product resulting from a production error by a US-based premix supplier.

Two mineral premixes were affected.  One premix contained excessive levels of zinc and under-supplemented potassium. The second premix under-supplemented potassium.  Both zinc and potassium are essential nutrients for cats and are added as nutritional supplements to NUTRO® dry cat food.

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PET FOOD RECALL: Scotts Expands its Voluntary Wild Bird Food Suet Recall

Image As a Result of Peanut Corporation of America's Continued Issues, Scotts Expands its Voluntary Wild Bird Food Suet Recall to Include an Additional Seven (7) Products (The company has severed its relationship with the broker that supplied the PCA peanut meal)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Marysville, Ohio – March 20, 2009 – The Scotts Company LLC ("Company") announced today an expansion of the voluntary wild bird food suet recall. The expanded voluntary recall will include an additional seven (7) varieties of wild bird food suet products and additional manufacturing date codes of the five (5) varieties previously recalled. These additional products may contain peanut meal from the Peanut Corporation of America's ("PCA") facilities in either Texas or Virginia, and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Cereal Byproducts Company ("CBC"), the Company's broker, supplied the Company with the peanut meal from these locations.

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Is There Danger At Your Pet's Pharmacy?
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

ImageWe all rely on prescriptions from our veterinarians for medications to help keep our pets healthy and safe.   But recent high profile cases have increased scrutiny of one segment of the pharmacy industry…the compounding pharmacy.  Many veterinarians utilize these services to help improve their patient’s compliance with medications, but are they potentially dangerous?

From the very first time our ancient ancestors mixed certain tree barks with water to create a pain-deadening tea, the art and science of pharmacology have flourished.  Through great civilizations like Rome, into the Middle Ages and straight through to modern times, the pharmacist (or “chemist”) has been an integral part of patient care in both human and veterinary practices.

Most people do not realize there are two types of pharmacies.  Compounding pharmacies are those that actually make, mix or "compound" therapeutic medications "in-house" as compared to those that simply count and dispense prepared medications.

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EPA Warns Pet Owners About Flea and Tick Products
Friday, 01 May 2009

ImageResponding to a “sharp increase” in adverse events associated with flea and tick medications for pets, the EPA states they plan to increase scrutiny and investigate the potential hazards of these products.  For some pet owners and veterinarians, this response is causing confusion and concern, especially since both over-the-counter medications and veterinary-only products are listed.  Are any of these products safe and how can a pet lover find the right one?

For more than a decade, pet owners have relied on flea and tick products that claim safe and effective solutions to a persistent problem.  Historically, pesticides to control fleas and ticks were harsh and seemingly caused as many problems to the pets as they did to the parasites.  With the advent of new topical or “spot-on” products, pet owners breathed a sigh of relief.

But now the EPA has raised a red flag and is warning pet owners about serious adverse effects seen with the use of these products.  Citing a “sharp spike” in reported incidents, the EPA has increased scrutiny and may consider restricting their use.

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Extending Your Dog's Life
Sunday, 19 April 2009

ImageWhen something good comes along, it is only natural that we want to keep it around as long as possible.  This is especially true of our pets.  Advances in veterinary medicine have nearly doubled the life span of our dogs, but is it possible to do more?  As the aging process is better understood, new therapies and supplements are developed, each promising to add year’s to your pet’s life.

No one likes to think about a beloved pet growing older.  We cringe as the once exuberant puppy needs help up stairs or tires after a short walk.  Anti-Aging medicine is the newest clinical medical specialty offered to physicians. So, why don’t we hear more about this for our pets?

Pet owners are demanding a higher quality of medicine for their pets and human medicine is moving from a disease-based model to a preventive, proactive approach.  Shouldn’t our veterinarians move in this direction as well?

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