Diamond Pet Food Recalled Due to Aflatoxin

So far over 100 dogs in the United States have been killed in recent weeks by toxic pet food despite a recall of the products. The details of the >> FDA recall.

Some 19 brands of Diamond, Country Value and Professional dog foods have been recalled. But many pet owners are not aware of the recall. Dogs refused to eat the food, unfortunately owners, not being aware of the danger, enticed them with gravy and other ingredients not knowing that this food was poisonous for their animals.

The food contains deadly aflatoxins that will destroy the liver. In rare cases the animal could survive but the toxins will cause liver disease or liver cancer in most cases. Symptoms arise within a few days to weeks and include lethargy, loss of appetite and vomitting. These symptoms are later on accompanied by yellowing of the eyes, orange urin and bloody or blackened stools.

The tainted food was mainly distributed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (eastern), Main, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Vermont, and Virginia.

More information about Aflatoxin is available at the Cornell web site.

Comment: If your dog all of a sudden refuses to eat food, don’t force him! Dogs have a pretty good instinct and will try to stay away from food that is tainted or poisonous for them. An animal not wanting to eat should never be forced to or lured into it with enticements! This is also valid for cats.