June 8, 2011

Pet Food Recall:

Primal Pet Foods recalled its Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula of cat food with a best by date code of 043112-17 because it could be contaminated with salmonella, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Salmonella affects pets much the same way it affects humans in that they could get diarrhea, vomit or have a fever. The FDA said so far, no pet or consumer has reported getting sick. Included in the recall is the four-pound bag of chicken and salmon nuggets with a UPC number of 8 95135 00025 0. It was sold in pet stores nationwide. Consumers should take the cat food back to the store or take in the store receipt for the food for a refund. Call the company at (866) 566-4652 weekdays between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST with questions.

October 29, 2010

NOTICE:
Pet Food Recalls - Iams, Eukanuba & Blue Buffalo

While Whiskers and Paws doesn’t have any connection with these manufacturers it is information that everyone should be aware of. For this reason we are giving our customers and visitors to our website this information. You may go on the website of any of the companies to read the entire disclosure information.

These specific products have been affected as stated by Proctor and Gamble for Iams and Eukanuba:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm220780.htm

Salmonella Contamination
Iams Veterinary Dry Formulas
Iams Weight Control with Hairball Care dry cat food
Eukanuba Naturally Wild
Eukanuba Pure
Eukanuba Custom Care Sensitive Skin

Blue Buffalo Company
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm220780.htm

High Level of Vitamin D
Blue Wilderness Chicken (Dog)
Blue Basics Salmon (Dog)
Blue Large Breed Adult Chicken

Lots of Changes ~ By September 2009, we will be changing our name to: WHISKERS & PAWS.
You may not notice much of a change as we are not changing personnel or delivery days. Our food will still be made by the same manufacturer. We are investing in the business by becoming a Franchisor and will be selling our business nationally. Our address and telephone will remain the same.

Our Food will be called “Best Friends Choice”
The number of food choices that we will have available has been expanded. The formulas have been improved. All of our dog formulas, with the exception of Adult Maintenance will include Glucosamine and Chondroitin.

We will continue to deliver Chicken, Lamb, Adult Lean and Puppy/Working Dog. We will continue to deliver Cat and Lean Cat.

When we start delivering our new food in September we will have additional new choices:
Adult Maintenance -
with a lower cost that still doesn’t include Corn, Wheat or Soy. The first ingredient is chicken protein.

Sensitive/Low Grain –
The first 3 ingredients are Chicken Meal (the densest form of protein), potato and split pea.

Our novel or unusual protein will be Salmon Meal & Rice - As we all know, Salmon is an excellent and healthy choice for all of us so we are pleased to be providing it to our pets.

We will also be adding Kitten food. So start adopting those sweet little kitties from the shelter.

To Sum Up: The new formulas are “kissing cousins” of the current formulas but we’ve added Cranberry (antioxidant), more Glucosamine plus Chondroitin. We’ve also added potato in place of some of the oats to make it more tummy friendly to dogs that might have problems with oats. You’ll love it.

Canned Dog Food ~ We will be offering our own label canned Chicken recipe before year end 2009. This “cooked in the can” chicken will also include all the vitamins and minerals needed for a complete diet. So, those customers that have dogs that eat mostly canned food will not have to supplement their diets. Those that like to add canned chicken will continue to use as a topper and special taste treat with their pet’s regular kibble.