Procter & Gamble has announced a recall of the 6.8-pound bags of its Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care cat food that may have been sold in certain stores in Loveland, Colo., over a concern that the products may be contaminated with salmonella. No illnesses linked to the recalled products have been reported. [...]

On August 16, Merrick Pet Care, Inc. expanded this recall to include ALL LOTS of its 10-ounce bags of “Beef Filet Squares” for Dogs and “Texas Hold’em” pet treats.
Products affected:
Beef Filet Squares for Dogs, Item #60016, all lots
Texas Hold’ems pet treats, Item #60016, all lots
Merrick Pet Care, Inc. has recalled a total of 169 cases [...]

Recent media reports have focused on the Salmonella-related recall of a number of pet food products, and a manuscript recently published in the journal Pediatrics (Behravesh CB, Ferraro A, Deasy M, et al. Human Salmonella infections linked to contaminated dry dog and cat food, 2006-2008. Pediatrics 2010; 126: 477-483. Abstract available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-3273v1) reported on 79 cases [...]

On August 4, Merrick Pet Care, Inc. recalled a total of 169 cases of its 10 oz. Beef Filet Squares for Dogs pet treats because of the risk that the product is contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date. 
 
Consumers can return the unused portions of this product for a full refund. Consumers [...]

P&G Expands Voluntary Limited Recall of Specialized Dry Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk

 
CINCINNATI—The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE: PG) is voluntarily expanding its recall to include veterinary and some specialized dry pet food as a precautionary measure because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. No salmonella-related illnesses have been [...]

ANESTHETIC FREE TEETH SCALING CAUSES MORE HARM THAN GOOD!

Teeth-cleaning procedure comes under scrutiny
A controversial pet teeth-cleaning procedure known as scaling has been a topic in veterinary circles for years, and now the debate is heating up in one California community. Opponents say the practice of technicians using tools to clean pets’ teeth without anesthesia isn’t [...]

Pet Food Recalls
 
Merrick Pet Care Recalls Beef Filet Squares
On July 2, Merrick Pet Care, Inc. recalled 86 cases of its 10 oz. Beef Filet Squares for Dogs pet treats because of the risk that the product is contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date. Consumers can return the unused portions of this product for [...]

Procter & Gamble has announced a recall of its Iams Veterinary Formula Feline Renal, a product distributed to veterinary offices across the U.S. A company spokesman said he did not know how many bags were recalled because of the possible salmonella contamination. The New York Times (free registration)/Bloomberg

Feline’s Pride Expands Recall
 
Update: the recall announced in the last edition of eNews (see below) has been expanded to include all Natural Chicken Formula Cat Food to include product that was produced and packaged on June 21 and shipped from June 21 through June 26. View the FDA press release for more information.
On July 1, [...]

Another recall, this time for pet nutritional supplement products for dogs and cats due to possible Salmonella contamination.
United Pet Group of Cincinnati, Ohio is voluntarily expanding its recent recall of its Pro-Pet Adult Daily Vitamin Supplement tablets for Dogs to include these additional pet nutritional supplement products.
The list of recalled products is [...]