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MEWSLETTER 55 April 04 2007
Hello all! I wanted to write and give you a brief update on our good friend Pauline! She has had a few minor setbacks lately, but our most sincere hope is that they stay minor! A respiratory infection has created some issues, and the last I heard, she was back in the hospital, but not for long. To top that off, we are experiencing a few issues with her website, www.thedailymews.com. However, they should be remedied very soon! As we don't want to leave you without any pet-related articles to read, I made the "executive decision" to send out my own newsletter this month. This is our most recent release, and I do hope that you'll find some entertaining, newsworthy and interesting articles to keep you busy while we finesse Pauline's site. With the recent events happening in the pet world, I felt that I had enough justification to send this information out and keep her readers informed! Also - I hope that you will keep Pauline in your prayers. I'm certain she is tired of being sick all the time and that she misses her favourite felines horribly! I know I would be! We're going to have to all save up and send her to a vacation in Mexico when she's well enough to stand the flight! Thanks for your continued patience, everyone. Pauline always tells us how blessed she is to have so many devoted friends and readers. WE thank you for continuing your subscription, and we welcome all those who have joined in! Pauline will be thrilled when she arrives home! I can only hope to one day have such a devoted readership! Best, Stacy PetsWeekly.com Update - Vol. 2, Issue 35 Another tragic week of recalls has afflicted our lives, expanding into several dry foods. I'm sure many of you want to know what's going on, and while we do not have all of the answers, we can give you a pretty good jumpstart on them. MenuFoods recently issued a recall on numerous brands of foods. Although the majority of them are canned or pouches, there have been a few dry foods that have slipped through. Accordingly, many of us have been forced to change the brand of food we are feeding our pets, but to what? Nearly every major brand has had a recall, all of those glossy ads and entertaining commercials – all of them have foods that have been recalled. Who do we trust? Keep in mind that there are also other recalls coming in that have nothing to do with this one. Wild Kitty foods (not their first) recently had a Salmonella scare; Pettareport (not their first) and BJ's Wholesale Club issued a recall due to the same, so please remember to check the FDA site often. We want to provide you with some answers, as well as an "easy to read" list of foods so you don't have to scroll through MenuFoods individual manufacturing lists. We have done this on our "Complete Cat Recall List," "Complete Dog Recall List", and "All Recalls (Any Breed)". Here you can download a spreadsheet and just sort or hit "control F" to find your brand of your food. It's not much, but it's something we can offer our readers. Many people are writing in asking me how many pets have died, and I don't have an answer. Menu Foods are only admitting to a few that occurred during their "palatability tests," individual states and veterinarians are reporting many more. A site called www.petconnection.com is reporting over 2,400. With all of the strays, ferals and homeless pets out there – we may never know the final death rate. Now – what's going on… Originally MenuFoods believed that aminopterin was responsible for our pets dying. However, after concern from veterinarians who did not believe that the symptoms matched the poison, and many more tests by groups such as Cornell University and the FDA, they believe the culprit is now melamine. Is this really the cause though? Time will tell. It is widely believed that wheat gluten was contaminated by poison, and they have since stopped all acceptance of this material into the U.S. as evidenced in this portion of a recent article from The Guardian verified: WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is blocking imports of wheat gluten from a company in China, acting after an investigation implicated the contaminated ingredient in the recent pet-food deaths of cats and dogs. The Food and Drug Administration took action against wheat gluten from Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. in Wangdien, China, after the U.S. recall of nearly 100 brands of pet food made with the chemically contaminated ingredient. The pet food, tainted with the chemical melamine, apparently has resulted in kidney failure in an unknown number of animals across the country. Wheat gluten from China has been suspected in the outbreak since the first of multiple recalls was announced in mid-March. Even more pet food could be recalled in the next few days, though there probably has been no contamination of human food, FDA officials said Monday. Although MenuFoods refused to name the supplier in a recent press release, the release above names them as Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company in Wangdien, China. My question: Why in the WORLD are we IMPORTING wheat when we are the largest grain producing country in the world? I'm sure many of you have the same question, and the only answer we can find is that we have slowly but surely wiped out the American farmer. In our greedy quest for land so that we can have more condos, homes and accommodate more people, we are wiping out one of our most important assets – the American farming community. We have now switched to a food (that we highly recommend) called Life's Abundance, which uses only U.S. ingredients, is manufactured in the U.S., and is such a wonderful solution to the recent pet food recalls and import problem, that we're recommending it to everyone we know. They guarantee their products 100% and will gladly back up any claims they need. We haven't recommended it to one person who didn't love it. Meanwhile, we want to hear from you. IF you have any comments on the recent food recall, ideas on a better site for you, behavioural questions or medical questions for our vet, please contact us! On the lighter side, we have lots of new additions to PetsWeekly this week, so we'll get right to it! But remember, we want to hear from you! If you have any type of pet problems that you want to discuss, whether it is physical or emotional, we can help! Just send an email to petsweekly@gmail.com and we will do our very best to help answer your questions! With that said, let's move into our PetsWeekly update for April! This week on PetsWeekly:
· The Weekly Growl: A Canine Commentary: Life's Abundance Dog Food – So good, we had to do it twice! · Guest Author Ron Hevener has written a thought-provoking story for your reading enjoyment – read "On With The Show: No Longer Alone"! · In The News: Here's all the breaking news that we’re covering this week, and while we did have plenty of sad and tragic stories, we wanted to bring you something fun this week! · Woman, dog both sick after eating recalled pet food · Complex cut off from mail delivery over dog droppings · Chicago's solution to geese population: Steal their eggs · Cats break into home, attack residents · Maryland's Alley Cat Rescue Heads to Mexico and Helps Feral Animals · GrokQuest! Donates 20,000 Children's Activity Books · Stacy Mantle & Alley Cat Rescue Work To Raise Funds
· Man accused of beheading pet dog of romantic interest · Puppies that survived revenge shooting recovering Veterinary Viewpoint: Dr. Diego Florez answers a couple of questions this week. First, you can read about a reaction to Soloxine in a dog that has hypothyroidism, and read about the interesting characteristics of SharPei's in the same article. Next, read the answer to a question about the implications of blood in the urine of a dog. Do you have a question? Just email him at petdoc@petsweekly.com and we'll post the answer on our next weekly update! Newest Pages on PetsWeekly:
EVEN MORE at PetsWeekly: Humor Section: We have a video of a cat taking on an entire slew of curious pups! Click here to watch! Check out our animal-related cartoons, jokes and just about everything else humorous. Find anything yourself? Send it to us at info@petsweekly.com Videos and Photos: In our video section, we have added some of the some fantastic pet videos! Check out this fantastic letter to the government about the "Dam Beavers"! You can also view our funny photos, pretty hilarious jokes, and kind of comedic cartoons. Newsletter : Sign up for our free newsletter! It's free and easy. Just scroll to the upper right hand corner of the home page for the form, and you'll receive our weekly update complete with coupons for some of the products we profile here on www.petsweekly.com Pet Loss Section: Have you or someone you know recently lost a pet? We can help. Visit our newest page on how to deal with the loss of a pet. Read our new poem by Genine Hamms, "Angel of Cats". Forms: Looking for a form? We have it here for you! From pet sitting instructions to health records, feel free to download in either Word or .pdf format. They're free and we're updating each week! Quotes about Dogs and Cats: We've updated our cat and dog quotations with lots of new ones! Check out our newest additions! Book Club: Looking for a good book to read? This is our newest book club for animal lovers! If you've read a good book recently, let us know! We'll throw it up online for all to see! This week check out Cesar Millan, "Cesar's Way". Winter reading that serves a purpose! Buy Books: Enjoying the weekly stories? Why not buy a book with all new ones? You can purchase Stacy Mantle's book, "Conquering the Food Chain: Living Amongst Animals (Without Becoming One)" direct from Barnes & Noble, Amazon or even the author herself. If you would like a signed edition, just send an email to smantle@petsweekly.com. Buy Fun Products: Do you love our logo? Show your support for PetsWeekly, and for animals all over the world! Purchase one of our unique products here. 10% of the proceeds are donated to a different non-profit, no-kill animal rescue association each fiscal year. If you would like to be one of these rescues, or if you would like to place an order, please send an email to smantle@petsweekly.com. The IAWIA: Are you an artist, author, illustrator, or photographer? Looking for a niche group that understands your needs? Why not spend $35 and join the International Association of Authors and Illustrators? We're building membership now! Fascinating Facts: Each week we try to throw out some interesting facts that you may not know about animals. Check out our front page for the most recent (right hand, middle of page) or click here for our archives in case you missed any! We even have specifics about dogs and cats! Please take time to support our sponsors: All of the wonderful companies whose products have been reviewed on our website, as well as Drs. Foster & Smith, PetsMart, Your Active Pet and 1-800-Pet-Meds. Remember, we love to hear from you! If you have a product that you think is the best thing since "canned tuna", let us know about it and we'll take a look at it ourselves! We want to bring you the best pet products and information on the market! Remember that we have help for you and your pet! Here are some quick links for you to contact us: Medical questions: petdoc@petsweekly.com Behaviour questions: smantle@petsweekly.com Photos for submission: petsweekly@gmail.com General information: info@petsweekly.com Web, email or subscription problems: webmaster@petsweekly.com
Thanks for paw-sing here a spell!
Stacy Mantle, Author BACK TO THE MEWSLETTER Archive Index
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