NUTRO IS BAD!
All my friends who feed their dogs or cats Nutro: STOP!
They are under investigation by the FDA right now for repeated contamination and poisoning in their products.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/04/nutro_foia.html
**Edit: uh, I just looked at the date on the article, and it's from back in April. ....still! Point stands.... Cause I said.
This is really disappointing, obviously, since I always thought Nutro was a good brand. :(
I am, however, happy to say that Cinder is now on Bil-Jac (Jen, you like that brand, right? I remember you recommending their treats a long time ago. Is their food as reputable?), and oh my gosh I have never seen a dog so obsessed with dry food. She is usually really good about waiting to eat until I give her the go-ahead, but this stuff, she just can't control herself. She even tried to get into the container, which she's never done before. Granted, from an obedience standpoint, this is bad. The good news is that her sour tummy is already 100% gone. She had been vomiting on walks for the past few weeks (just a little spit-up, not much, but it terrifies me because it's the same "yellow bile" vomiting that so many people have reported being linked to Nutro), and since switching, that has stopped completely. Also (and I know this is gross), her poops look fantastic. And her breath smells way better.
So, in conclusion, Nutro bad.
Bil-Jac good.
That is all.
They are under investigation by the FDA right now for repeated contamination and poisoning in their products.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/04/nutro_foia.html
**Edit: uh, I just looked at the date on the article, and it's from back in April. ....still! Point stands.... Cause I said.
This is really disappointing, obviously, since I always thought Nutro was a good brand. :(
I am, however, happy to say that Cinder is now on Bil-Jac (Jen, you like that brand, right? I remember you recommending their treats a long time ago. Is their food as reputable?), and oh my gosh I have never seen a dog so obsessed with dry food. She is usually really good about waiting to eat until I give her the go-ahead, but this stuff, she just can't control herself. She even tried to get into the container, which she's never done before. Granted, from an obedience standpoint, this is bad. The good news is that her sour tummy is already 100% gone. She had been vomiting on walks for the past few weeks (just a little spit-up, not much, but it terrifies me because it's the same "yellow bile" vomiting that so many people have reported being linked to Nutro), and since switching, that has stopped completely. Also (and I know this is gross), her poops look fantastic. And her breath smells way better.
So, in conclusion, Nutro bad.
Bil-Jac good.
That is all.