More Xylitol intoxications

We've talked about this before, but it bears repeating: xylitol (a natural, low calorie sweetener) is everywhere. It's harmless to people, but it's very toxic to dogs. This past weekend we had 4 dogs in the hospital at one time, all of which had eaten chewing gum that had xylitol as an ingredient! Fortunately these dogs did well, but xylitol can be fatal to dogs.

Don't let your dogs get in to your purse or candy jar!

Pet food recall

There's a raw food diet for dogs and cats that has been recalled by the manufacturer due to Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is a bacteria that is dangerous to both humans and animals. The products in question are made by Nature's Variety.

"The affected products are limited to the Nature’s Variety Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diet packaged in the following forms:

• 3 lb chicken medallions (UPC# 7 69949 60130 2) with a "Best If Used By" date of 11/10/10
• 6 lb chicken patties (UPC# 7 69949 60120 3) with a "Best If Used By" date of 11/10/10
• 2 lb chicken chubs (UPC# 7 69949 60121 0) with a "Best If Used By" date of 11/10/10"

To see the FDA press release for more details, click here.