[TheHooch]

I find three weeks a little hard to believe to effect the liver to the point of death.

 

[hereformaggie]

As a veterinary technician I have never heard of vet sending a patient home with intravenous anything to be adminsitered by the owners. Just sounds ify...............

 

[Garfield]

As a veterinary technician I have never heard of vet sending a patient home with intravenous anything to be adminsitered by the owners. Just sounds ify...............

Same here on the iffiness. Also find it odd the vet would so readily conclude the food as the cause, especially as pups can get into all sorts of things they shouldn't, the chances of which only increase with young kids in the house and a busy mom with divided attention. And then there's the already mentioned acute/congenital liver conditions that can develop. Not saying the owner is deliberately being untruthful or that it's impossible food could have contributed/caution in feeding should be taken, yet something doesn't quite add up here and it seems premature to fault the food at this point.

 

[Retrievers Rock]

I'm another one that questions not the issue of the death, or the grieving - or the food, but the statements about the veterinary care.

We spent a little over $15k on Chloe, from the day I brought her home, to the day she died, and never, not once, was I sent home with any sort of IV drugs to administer, and the only time she was sent home critically ill, was when she was last diagnosed with Lymphoma.

If this is all true, then my heart goes out to the poor woman, but those statements are definitely odd.

 

[Showell]

Wow I have been using this and now worried.

 

[mylissyk]

Wow I have been using this and now worried.

Please don't let this thread, which was originated in 2008, scare you. No one knows why this puppy got sick and died, but it was more likely an underlying health issue than the food.

 

[hotel4dogs]

There needs to be a way to indicate on this forum the age of threads. Maybe after a certain amount of time it could turn a different color? A thread that is 5 years old (and probably meaningless in the first place) got someone upset for no reason.

 

[EllenD]

I saw this on another forum, it's not even a dog forum. I don't know if it was the food for sure or not, but if you feed this food be careful. It's a cut & paste, but I thought it was important.


"Just a warning for for any of you ladies that are feeding your puppies Purina One Large Breed Puppy food.
We just switched our 4 month old Husky to this brand and within less than 2 weeks from switching he died (this past Friday). Prior to the food switch he was in perfect condition without any health problems. We made the food transition as reccomended by slowly micing hte new food into his regular food. The vet saw him 3 days before he died and said he had a failing liver and this could be due to food contamination. Since the food change was the only thing that was the only change made to his enviroment I am worried this could be the case.
I have contacted Purina and am sending them a sample of the food for testing. I just wanted to warn anyone using this type of food or considering switching to this type of food just in case it has been contaminated. I would hate to see anyone else on this board loose a puppy."

I just emailed Purina of pics. I found moldy food clumped together on a bag of Purina pro large breed puppy chow. It also had black carbon substance on it that came off on my hands. Will not give anymore to my pup.

 

[3goldens2keep]

I just emailed Purina of pics. I found moldy food clumped together on a bag of Purina pro large breed puppy chow. It also had black carbon substance on it that came off on my hands. Will not give anymore to my pup.

Can you tell how old that bag of food was? All dog food have an expected shelf life. Food in stores should be rotated to avoid food that is old. Obviously, something wasn't right about this bag of food. I am sure the company will completely check out this for themselves and follow up with you. Let us know of any updates...Purina is a major supplier, so many will want to know your outcome.....Good Luck

 

[Maggie'sVoice]

That can happen with Pro Plan with the shredded blend as 1/3 of the bag is those soft pieces they like to say are like shredded chicken. They are the exact same thing as the kibble, just died to the 10% moisture, they are about 25% moisture. The moisture level must higher there is greater chance for mold to grow if the level of preservatives is lower then it should.

It's a quality control issue Purina had has ever since they came out with the shredded blends. Also the reason you should feed the regular formulas and not the gimmick sheered blends. The regular and shredded formulas are different and the shredded they added soy, which isn't good for dogs overall.

 

[JDandBigAm]

I was allowed to take my 8 week puppy home with an IV who had contracted corona virus which is similar to parvo. But I worked at St Jude Hospital at the time and was very familiar working with an IV and knew how to reinsert a butterfly needle and restart an IV if needed. I would take my pup back to the vet each morning for several days to spend the day there and pick him up when I got off work. Although it is highly unlikely an owner would be allowed to administer an IV at home to their pet it has actually happened.

 

[SoCalEngr]

Why is this conversation happening on a thread that is 12 years old? And, it's been 7 years since it was last pointed out that this is a long-dead-thread.

The "only good thing" is that, with the advantage of 20/20 hindsight, I was able to go onto FDA's website and determine that there was no recall associated with the original post, and there was nothing until 2013 involving dog food.

I agree with the post from 2013. Somehow, these old threads (maybe all threads) need to be prominently tagged with the month/year they originated.

 

[CAROLINA MOM]

Why is this conversation happening on a thread that is 12 years old? And, it's been 7 years since it was last pointed out that this is a long-dead-thread.

The "only good thing" is that, with the advantage of 20/20 hindsight, I was able to go onto FDA's website and determine that there was no recall associated with the original post, and there was nothing until 2013 involving dog food.

I agree with the post from 2013. Somehow, these old threads (maybe all threads) need to be prominently tagged with the month/year they originated.

They are-

"Discussion Starter • #1 • Jul 14, 2008 "

 

[SoCalEngr]

They are-

"Discussion Starter • #1 • Jul 14, 2008 "

Yes, I see that. But, it's also easy to skip over. I was thinking maybe automatically prepend it to the post's title when it is saved.

Not a "huge deal", but...

 

[CAROLINA MOM]

Yes, I see that. But, it's also easy to skip over. I was thinking maybe automatically prepend it to the post's title when it is saved.

Not a "huge deal", but...

Contact the Site Owners...........

 

[Maggie'sVoice]

I agree, there seems to be these old threads come up on a search and that person doesn't know to look for the date to see how old it is. I was replying to the person who brought it back so to speak.

Maybe for threads older then 6 months or 1 year should have a popup stating the last date there was something posted. This would let them know to start a new thread maybe? just an idea

 

[roxanne09061975]

I’ve used this for my puppies for years with no problems. My pups are energetic happy and have all grown really well! I’ve never seen any problems with the quality of the food and I’ve feed this to 3 litters in the past few years. I have used the adult large breed version for my adult dogs and they are doing great with it. I have tried prepared food, grain free, chicken free and other more expensive types but have not seen any difference in coat or energy. I thought it must be better for them because it’s a designer dog food so I spent a Lot more to give them the best. But it didn’t have any effect - I legit trialed each for a while. This is what I use: Purina One Plus Large Breed Puppy Formula dry food.

 

[N sta]

It looks like all my 12 week. Old puppies are now Mal nourished after 3 weeks on this food.