02/01/2024
Purina
Since 12/5/23 in my Saving Pets One Pet @ A Time group on Facebook we have 1373 dog / cats (1034 dogs, and 340 cats) in USA Ireland,UK, Italy, Israel, Serbia, Hungry, France, New Zealand & Canada that are sick from Purina, 314 of which have died. The problem seems to date back to May 2023.
These are the foods so far we know are issues:
*Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach
*Purina Pro Plan EN (Prescription)
*Purina Pro Plan Lamb and Rice
*Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice
*Purina Pro Plan Salmon
*Purina Pro Plan Beef
*Purina Pro Plan Bison
*Purina Pro Plan Neuro Care
*Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials
*Purina Pro Plan High Energy
*Purina Pro Plan Urinary
*Purina Large Breed Shredded Blend
Purina One Joint Health
*Purina SPORT 30/20
*Purina One Lamb and Rice
*Purina One True Instinct
*Purina Large Breed Puppy
*Purina Dog Chow
*Purina One Skin &Coat
*Purina One Chicken and Rice
*Purina Puppy Chow Tender and Crunchy
*Purina Pro Plan Kittens Salmon
*Purina One Salmon Selects Dry Food
*Fancy Feast Wet Cat Food
*Purina Pro Plan Ocean Fish Patte
*Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken Patte
*Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chow Nurture
*Purina Pro Plan Live Clear
*Purina One +
*Purina Friskies Gravy Lovers (all flavors)
*Purina Friskies Tender and Crunchy
*Purina Kit and Kaboodle
*Purina Beggin’ Strips
*Purina Pro Plan Beef and Carrots
*Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Turkey
*Purina Fancy Feast
*Purina Beneful
*Purina Fortifora supplement
*Many More…….
If you or someone you know is feeding this food, I recommend you stop the food immediately. Do NOT wait until your pet gets sick or Purina issues a recall. My dog Duncan died in 2019 from Hills Science Diet, 2 weeks BEFORE Hills issued the recall. Dogs/cats were sick for 6 months before the recall. I was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against Hills which we won.
These are only the foods we know of. However, just like in the Hills Science Diet there ended up being many more. If one food is bad they often are all bad. Purina doesn’t have different quality control processes for different foods. Purina has not issued a recall yet, even though many pet parents have notified them. Please do NOT take a chance with your pets life.
Symptoms: Lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness and seizures, rapid weight loss , excessive urination, re**al bleeding, vomiting blood, red/yellow eyes , excessive urination, kidney issues/failure, elevated liver (ALT), seems like something caught in throat
Take the following steps:
1.If your dog is having seizures, you can try CBD for dogs which often will help with seizures
2.. Stop the food immediately. Post in the group above what your pets current diet is and medical conditions and we will help you find a more nutritious and safer diet
3.. Save the pet food. Do NOT release it to Purina in any circumstances
4. If you pet dies, do not cremate them. Freeze the body so it could be used for further testing in a lawsuit
5. Contact your vet and request a copy of your pets medical record including blood work and x-rays. Ask the vet to report your concerns to Purina. Its likely that will not do this since they get a commission from Purina for selling the food
6. Report it to the FDA (https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint)
7. Report it to Purina (https://www.purina.com/contact-us)
* Do NOT agree to send them the food. If you feel compelled to do so, only send a small portion. Keep 4 cups in a ziplock bag in the freezer with it labeled on the outside with the name of the food, lot # and expiration date. Save the remaining food tightly sealed in your home at room temp.
* Do NOT send the medical records and x-rays to Purina (get a copy for yourself)
* Document your conversation with Purina
* Purina may eventually say they will pay your vet bills and reimburse you for your pet food. If you agree to this they will ask you to sign a form which will prohibit you from taking legal action. Eventually, if there is a class action lawsuit you will be unable to join if you do this or if you want to file your own lawsuit. Contact the Facebook Group above for more advice
8. We are getting several of the pet foods tested, so pet parents don’t have to.We recommend you save your pet food in gallon sized bag frozen pulled with multiple hand grabs with clear identification. The rest of the bag stored rolled down and stored away from pets at room temperature (not freezing).
9. Can you provide me the name, lot number and expiration date of the food (respond to the survey below)
11. Report it to you State Department of Agriculture . Do NOT give them all your food.
10. Send vet records to [email protected]. Get copies of vet records including ANY diagnostic test results, digital X-rays, doc’s notes, age and breed. Food you are feeding and treats Do NOT provide them to Purina . They will use these records to try to determine the cause and also for the lawsuit.
Purina has already been notified by numerous pet owners and they have not done anything to alert unsuspecting pet parents. Initially, there were offering to reimburse the pet owners for their pet food. Then they were offering pet parents $10 in coupons (which is what Hills offered me for my dead dog) and having a third party contact the pet parents. Now they are offering pet owners who call and say they will pay their vet bills if they agree to sign a confidentiality agreement and not sue. There is currently no recall because not enough people have reported it to the FDA . Purina is well aware there is a problem because so many people in this group have called them. Eventually, we may see Purina pet food become “unavailable” on the store shelves. This is called a silent recall. The pet food manufacturer doesn’t want to admit there is a problem with the product, so they start pulling the products off the shelves quietly. (Hills did this for 60 days before the recall. If there is a class action lawsuit, are you interested?
Can you provide me the name,lot number and expiration date of the food? (Not a photo)
Send vet records to records
They will use these records to try to determine the cause and also for the lawsuit.
We are trying to determine the problem with the food. Please complete this pet food survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/savingpets?fbclid=IwAR2ZcqLTxWDOQQ_hk3S6cJ-w2O8ZMnGlkzEvVc4MCHnu-rTYSCsOeJrCFlI
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