premium edge cat food

[jeanne]

Hi all,

I had received a notice from a local pet store that this food was being recalled because of a smell.  The problem seemed to be a missing vitamin.  However, I just got the following note on facebook from a friend who works at Lollypop Farm (animal shelter):


DON'T USE PREMIUM EDGE CAT FOOD! We just received a notice from Veterinery Specialists and Emergency services that there is an outbreak of cats with seizures and neorological damage, and the common denominator is this food.

[Tokira]

DON'T USE PREMIUM EDGE CAT FOOD! We just received a notice from Veterinery Specialists and Emergency services that there is an outbreak of cats with seizures and neorological damage, and the common denominator is this food.

Is there any further info available on this?  People with whom I shared the warning are asking...
Thanks!
Carol

[Caitie]

Here's more info and also about a quiet recall of some nutro puppy food


http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/10/diamond_pet_food.html

also From the LA Times Business Section

-- Diamond Pet Foods has pulled certain bags of its Premium Edge Finicky Adult and Premium Edge Hairball cat food from distribution. The company said it found deficient levels of the supplement thiamine. The recall follows a similar move by Nutro Products, which discovered that a worker's hard hat had left bits of plastic in some puppy food after falling into the company's machinery . Concerned pet owners should check both companies' websites for the latest info.

Personally, I'm eerie of all these foods now. Research and cross your fingers seems to be the way unless you cook their food up yourself. I don't think these companies (IMO) give a dang  about my fur babies.


 
 

[jeanne]

I agree.  I have used premium edge for dogs for several years and this rattled me.  Diamond had a recall of other pet foods a couple of years ago with that major mess of a recall.

I'm so sorry, I think I was asked for more info and didn't have it.  I should have replied

[Caitie]

Found this on a blog
Diamond Pet food recalls Premium Edge cat food
http://petsitusa.com/ blog/ ?p=2527
Diamond pet food has recalled cat food due to problems reported in cats in the Rochester, NY area. Diamond Pet Foods has withdrawn from distribution the following date codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat:  RAF0501A22X 18lb., RAF0501A2X 6 lb., RAH0501A22X 18 lb., RAH0501A2X 6lb .  The calls from pet owners or veterinarians regarding this issue have been centered in the Rochester, NY area.  All retail outlets shipped the above lots were contacted, asking them to pull the product from the store shelves.  The retailers were also asked to contact their customers via email or telephone requesting them to check the date code of the food.    However, if you or anyone you know has these date codes of Premium Edge cat food, please return them to your retailer.

[nwfloridafalconfan]

We switched to Diamond's "Chicken Soup" dog and cat food a couple of months ago after reading many glowing reviews and endorsements.  Two weeks ago, our 8 year old neutered male tabby, never before sick a day in his life, suffered an acute urinary blockage.  Two catheterizations and multiple IV treatments later, he has just about recovered.  While I can't directly tie his condition to his recent diet, our suspicions have caused us to abandon Diamond products and return to brands we've used without incident over the years.     

[Tokira]

We switched to Diamond's "Chicken Soup" dog and cat food a couple of months ago after reading many glowing reviews and endorsements.  Two weeks ago, our 8 year old neutered male tabby, never before sick a day in his life, suffered an acute urinary blockage.  Two catheterizations and multiple IV treatments later, he has just about recovered.  While I can't directly tie his condition to his recent diet, our suspicions have caused us to abandon Diamond products and return to brands we've used without incident over the years.     

I've almost completely eliminated commercial cat foods from my household, and gravitated to feeding my four cats raw.  The only exception is my senior rescue kitty, who is 15, and likes her Nine Lives canned.  I mix the raw using chicken livers, ground turkey (all human grade from the grocery store), and supplements. Three years in, we have no more dental problems, and the piggy boys have slimmed down.  Anyone who has had Siamese will know what I mean about the piggishness and overweight...
I just got tired of one recall after another, and people losing cats to problems with the trash in commercial pet foods.
Carol
WV

[Caitie]

We switched to Diamond's "Chicken Soup" dog and cat food a couple of months ago after reading many glowing reviews and endorsements.  Two weeks ago, our 8 year old neutered male tabby, never before sick a day in his life, suffered an acute urinary blockage.  Two catheterizations and multiple IV treatments later, he has just about recovered.  While I can't directly tie his condition to his recent diet, our suspicions have caused us to abandon Diamond products and return to brands we've used without incident over the years.     

Feline urinary syndrome (FUS) is sooo common in male neutered cats. Im so sorry your kitty got so ill.  I lost my Siamese kitty to FUS many years ago But then vets didn't have a clue what caused it. Diet is a huge factor.

A handful of cat moms I know that have male cats that suffered from FUS and bladder problems have been giving their kitties a daily cranberry supplement and they haven't had another problem. Even my girlfriend whose dog had bladder problems had great luck. The vet recently told her whatever ya doin keep on doin it. The only thing she changed was giving him the cranberry supplements I told her about.. Once the kitty has healed from the initial infection of course! I think well researched wet food works best for male cats   Barn cats just don't get these illnesses because their mousers and eat bones and raw meat. ewwww.
 I hope your kitty feels alot better though


 

[valhalla]

I've almost completely eliminated commercial cat foods from my household, and gravitated to feeding my four cats raw.  The only exception is my senior rescue kitty, who is 15, and likes her Nine Lives canned.  I mix the raw using chicken livers, ground turkey (all human grade from the grocery store), and supplements. Three years in, we have no more dental problems, and the piggy boys have slimmed down.  Anyone who has had Siamese will know what I mean about the piggishness and overweight...
I just got tired of one recall after another, and people losing cats to problems with the trash in commercial pet foods.
Carol
WV

Many of you remember our precious Siamese Bart - a grand old man who died at 18 with several old-age feline problems.  I am convinced that the organic turkey breast and chicken livers supplemented with his Science PRESCRIPTION Diet kept Bart going for an additional 18-months after we were given basicly a death sentence.  If we get another cat (Rich still isn't ready), I am going to also go raw and supplements.  Whole Foods will love me!   

[Bird Crazy]

I am going to also go raw and supplements.     

do you mean uncooked? explain further please.


Salem is my first cat and I want to do what is best for her

[Tokira]

Feline urinary syndrome (FUS) is sooo common in male neutered cats. Im so sorry your kitty got so ill.  I lost my Siamese kitty to FUS many years ago But then vets didn't have a clue what caused it. Diet is a huge factor.  Barn cats just don't get these illnesses because their mousers and eat bones and raw meat. ewwww.
 
I've had mine on raw for almost four years now, and am pleased with the response.  One (neutered) boy is almost 11, the other is 8, and my old Polly is about 15.
Cats' digestive systems weren't designed to eat cereal, they are obligate carnivores.  That means meat :-)

[valhalla]

I am going to also go raw and supplements.     

do you mean uncooked? explain further please.


Salem is my first cat and I want to do what is best for her

Uncooked is how they do it in the wild, but some would have to be cooked for obvious reasons.  AND they need something of substance to clean their teeth, hence bones or some type of crunchies.  Keep Salem away from the garlic    Nothing in this world comes close to garlic cat breath!  My Jasmine loved Fra Diovlo - heavy on the garlic.  The FUS ultimately got her, sadly.   

Carol (was it you?), I think, posted the chicken liver, turkey catfood recipie on the old board.  Would you do so again for Salem, please?   

[Dot_Forrester]

This thread is scaring me.  Pet owners have to be REALLY careful about "going raw".  Meat sold in the markets these days has often been treated with growth hormones and heaven knows what else, and many meat animals are fattened up before sale with non-optimal foods and drugs different from what they would normally eat.  I'm not sure I'd let my cats eat raw meat, just as I would not let them eat a wild mouse or bird due to any number of dangerous organisms that might be present in the prey.  I have never seen any statistics for barn and feral cats who eat prey bones and all.  It's always possible that their diet can sometimes kill them. Nobody knows.

Also, I sincerely doubt if it is safe to give bones to cats.  I would think it might result in damage to their digestive systems just like dogs, from splintered bone pieces getting caught and ripping sensitive tissue.

We had a young male cat with sudden feline urinary syndrome.  Male urinary tracts are long and twisty and blockages are common.  A cat who cannot urinate will quickly die if not taken immediately to a vet for treatment.  Since then, I have used one of the many dry kibbles and canned wet foods (I mix them together) that specifically help prevent the buildup of stones in the urinary tract.  So far, so good (Knock on wood).

I'm not telling you not to feed your cats raw food, but I am suggesting that you carefully check out feline vet and food requirement sites on the internet before making up your mind.

Dot in PA

[nwfloridafalconfan]

I agree with Dot in PA's concern about raw food and supermarket meats.  Much of the beef and chicken available to consumers has salt and other chemicals added to enhance flavor - that can't be good for urinary health.  We tried to go grainless with Diamond's Taste of the Wild canine and feline food. The cats loved it, the dogs were so-so about it.  When we read that Diamond will not certify that TOTW products are free of a certain cancer causing preservative, we switched to the Chicken Soup products, also put out by Diamond, until the urinary episode.  Our vet recommend Purina One Special Care for the cats over the more expensive Science Diet.  It gets some good consumer reviews http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/one-purina-special-care-urinary-tract-health-formula-cat-food-reviews and the cats like it.  I know that the corn and grain based pet foods available in the grocery stores get a bad rap, but at this point, we're more inclined to trust the well known Purina brand over the possibly problematic Diamond.

nwfloridafalconfan   

[valhalla]

Please note that I did mention Whole Foods, which is organic.  They also sell frozen organic dog and cat foods.  I don't want the preservatives in me and I won't put them into a pet today (I shudder when I have to buy Perdue chicken, but that is another story).  As for Bart - he was a Science Diet cat until the last 5 years when we began the organic, raw, cooked, canned, wet, and dry blended meals.  Crab and lobster were a bit too rich for him to digest at the end, but he also got tiny tiny amounts of that too.  Read that Bart was spoiled :-)