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Hey tahitigirl, I like your recipe. I have make this at home and serve to my dog he really love it.
Thanks for sharing this recipes to us.

Thanks!

Bonkers:

He was so beautiful.......reminds me of my seal point that I had yrs ago.

Think of him romping in the grass w/all of his little friends who have gone before him.  He's no longer sick or feeling poorly........he's a young, healthy Jinx all over again.

I'm so sorry you had to lose two of your babies so close together.

Hugs & kisses........xoxoxoxoxoxo

I'm so sorry, Bonkers. I imagine he was as wonderful as he was beautiful.

*HUGS*

     

Jinx: September 7, 1997 - September 13. 2010

 I adopted my beautiful boy as a baby from an older friend of the family 13 years ago. A pregnant cat had found her way into her garage and gave birth to 6 kittens. Two of the kittens were light beige in color with very unusual markings.  

 When  I went to see the kittens and I immediately fell in love with one of them, brought him home and we named him Jinx.

 Little did I know that adorable tiny beige kitten would grow up to be a  beautiful, loving and very smart Siamese cat.

 May God bless you and keep you close untill we meet again.

 Always and Forever in my heart, my Jinxy boy.

 Arterial Thromboembolism (ATE) is a complication of heart disease or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats that strikes without warning and is often times fatal. Age of occurrence for thromboembolism ranges from 1 to 20 years (mean, 7.7 years; median, 10.5 years) in one report. It is also more prevelant in males than females.

 It happens when a blood clot or clots are released  from the heart and lodges somewhere in the cats body restricting blood flow.  Normally the clot will lodge in the hind quarters restricting blood flow to one or both of the back legs. Depending where the clot lodges itself it can also restrict blood flow to one or both of the front legs, but most commonly the back legs are affected. This is a devastating occurance for the cat as it happens quite suddenly and can be extremely painful.

 There is no diagnostic testing other than ultrasound that would lead one to supect any clots in the heart. If a cat is suspected of having heart disease an ultrasound should be done.

 The odds of the cat surviving and regaining the use of its legs is around 30%. Although many recover from this, the average life expectancy after recovery is less than one year.

 Often times a cat owner will find its cat limping and assume it injured its paw somehow, which  is often time the case.  But if the cat loses complete control of any of its legs it should be rushed  to the hospital immediately and without hesitation. Time is of the essence it situations such as this.


More info on this subject may be found here:


http://www.manhattancats.com/Articles/Arterial_Thromboembolism.html

No, it was on top of a pile of food & about 3/4 of the bag spilled. Some scattered all over & some was in a pile with the metal on top. I had vacuumed the night before also. I also don't have any large paper clips, we have regular ones but rarely use them. So while not saying its impossible it was on the floor, its unlikely. I agree that Petcurean did all possible to find the cause & prevent it from being able to happen though. Thats why I wanted it posted everywhere. Most pfc's wouldn't have even asked for the piece. This company made sure it couldn't have come through their testing or could ever come through. I feel confident continueing to use Petcurean products because they responded so well. I'm tired of only hearing about bad experiences & feel that when someone has a good 1 its news worthy. I'm still using other flavors of their dry as a treat & using their cans occasionally. I will be buying the trout kibble again also. Not trying to sound like a commercial for them, but they responded so much much better than any other company I have dealt with [pfc or otherwise] that I felt it should be reported.

Since you didn't actually see the piece of metal come out of the bag, could it be that it was already on your floor?  It sounds like the company did everything they could to investigate this.  I know I've actually tipped over a bag of kibble once from a counter top, and those little pieces really spread out over a large area on the floor.  Just one more consideration of where it possibly came from.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Petcurean finished their investigation. They checked all equipment & tried running metal through & the detectors caught it each time. The think its part of a paper clip & we may never know how it got there. I had cut the top off the bag & thrown it out before I spilled it & with all the upset necer thought to get the bag top out of the trash. So no way to know if it had been tampered or if someone had a paper clip where the food bags were being filled. The metal piece was totally smooth & had obviously not gone through any machinery. I am satisfied that they have ruled out the chance of it ever happening again & they are reimbursing me for the xrays, food & mailing costs. They have been very good about keeping me informed & checking that my animals were all ok. I feel confident continueing to buy their products. I hope that other companies will take a lesson from them on customer service practices & standing behind their products.

Sorry ct,

With all I had been going thru lately I must have missed this.

As I think most knew, I had been feeding Jasper strictly commercial raw for quite some time, but he started to vomit regularly after eating it. With his intestinal issues I think the brand I used just had too much plant vegetation in it. Not a big selection of raw where I live.

I have never tried making my own even though I had purchased specific supplements to do so.  Wild Kitty now has prepackaged mixes for making your own raw food at home. Been tempted to try it.

I do know of people who rotate canned and raw. My Jasper ate much less when fed raw then he does now on  canned. He has also gained quite a bit of weight since the switch from raw to canned.

The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
 

SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs due to concerns that one or more bags within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, all of whom are at particular risk from exposure and should avoid handling these products.

Salmonella symptoms may include fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and nausea in both dogs and humans.  Anyone experiencing the symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek immediate medical attention.  Owners of dogs exhibiting these symptoms should also seek veterinary assistance.

Hartz Mountain Corporation is recalling 74,700 8-oz bags of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs, lot code BZ0969101E, UPC number 32700-11519, which were imported by Hartz from a Brazilian supplier, Bertin S.A., and which were distributed to a number of customers in the United States.  While regular testing conducted by Bertin (prior to shipment to the US) did not detect the presence of Salmonella in any packages of this product, random sample testing conducted by FDA did indicate the presence of Salmonella.   Hartz is aggressively investigating the source of the problem.

Although Hartz has not received any reports of animals or humans becoming ill as a result of coming into contact with this product, Hartz is taking immediate steps to remove the product from all retail stores and distribution centers.  Dog owners having purchased this product should check the lot code on their bag, and, if the code is not visible, or if the bag has lot code BZ0969101E imprinted thereon, they should immediately discontinue use of the product and discard it in a proper manner.

Consumers can contact Hartz at 1-800-275-1414 at any time with any questions they may have and for information on how to obtain reimbursement for purchased product. 

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Here's the press release: The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk