Canned food problems

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Michele&Errol

Michele&Errol

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i was unable to source free range ingredients for my raw diet for a couple of months and resorted to feeding Pamper (Friskies) to my 3 strictly-indoor kitties. I buy in bulk, and toward the end of the 2nd batch they started refusing it most of the time, or eating very little of it. Didn't think it was serious, until one civvie started vomiting occasionally. Then it became more regular and I took her to the vet where the vet diagnosed 'food incompatability' or 'food allergy'. Before the Dx I gave the leftovers to the dog and he developed similar symptoms to the cats - diarrhea, vomiting, not wanting to eat (and he is a veritable Hoover - eats anything and everything). The 2 bigger cats, incl Errol the FD, overcame the issues as soon as I put them back on raw food, but the littlest just went downhill despite treatment incl SQ's etc. She passed away a week ago. To say I'm devastated is an understatement especially considering it was so acute and unnecessary.
The other point is, my FD's BG #'s have lowered since I have put them back on the raw diet.
i'd like to know if anyone else has had similar issues with canned foods and what your experience was:
1. has anyone had issues with canned food causing kidney / liver problems / illness (perhaps of unknown origin but suspected food) in their FD cats?
2. has anyone had a cat develop CKD due to poisoning - possibly diet related from canned food?
if so i would love to hear from you.
 
It is very possible for batches of food to have problems. Always keep the can codes so you can contact the manufacturer with a problem. They may have a cleaning, processing or ingredient problem that needs fixing.

And the minute you think there is a bad batch for any reason, stop feeding it.

One fall, I had a problem with Wellness. Certain can codes made my cats sick with vomiting and diarrhea. It turned out to be a specific plant was having issues. I hunted all over to find cans from the good plant.

I'm feeding Friskies now due to my budget. So far, it has been mostly OK, though sometimes I see black bits in it and wonder what those are.
 
i wonder how one gets the food company to admit to problems in their food? i sent 24 cans back to nestle to be tested and after not bothering to return my calls or get back to me, they now deny there is a problem. however, all 3 cats got diarrhea and vomiting on the Pamper (Friskies Purina) and tragically the littlest one died, two survived because they didn't eat much of it, and the dog who got the scraps had terrible diarrhea and vomiting but survived. The company says they have tested the batches i returned and ''everything is within the limits''. They are denying all responsibility for the cause of illness and death. It is WRONG because the cats were only on Pamper - nothing else. They are indoor cats and don't have access to anything except what I feed them.
 
Is there any kind of government agency in SA that is in charge of monitoring them that you can complain to?
 
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