By Irish Cornaire
When I lost my Enis to the 2007 Pet Food recall. I was crushed, had it not been for the recall Enis I believe would still be with my today, she was only 4 yrs old and died 01/21/08.
I lost my Baby Boi to full blown renal failure,he was only 1 1/2 yrs old he died 3/29/13
I lost my Trinity to stomatitis, she was mine and my husband’s first moggie that we got together in 7/21/02, she died 3/13/13
My latest was my beloved Angus, like his sister Trinity I lost him to stomatitis 5/13/13
I have yet to get pass any of their deaths, tis why I throw myself into animal rights and fight for them, my beloved cats that died are in my thoughts every single day, every single minute. I’m not the sort to put their ashes on my shelf and then forget, their urns are a daily reminder and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Irish
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Irish: I don’t know if this British veterinary paper on stomatitis has any information you didn’t already know, but it might be worth checking out.
http://www.dentalvets.co.uk/files/Docs/Common%20Case%20Types/FCGS/FCGS-JUNE_2015.pdf
I’m a member oft his page,breaks my heart that researchers are not even trying to find a cure,at least there are no cures for it here across the pond :O(
https://www.facebook.com/FelineStomatitis
Oh my, three cats passing within months of each other must be unbearable. So sorry, to hear that Enis was a victim of the pet food scandal. That must have been a very scary time for people, worrying about which foods were safe for their pets.
Eva: The 2007 pet food recall was the biggest one ever. It affected around 100 brands (both wet & dry), some of which were considered to be premium foods. The Chinese manufacturers were adding melamine and cyanuric acid to pet food to make it look as though the product was higher in protein that it actually was. These contaminants caused kidney damage and kidney failure to thousands of cats and dogs across North America. I think the number of recorded deaths was 25,000+
Some of the affected brands are listed here;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_pet_food_recalls#Affected_brands
Thanks, Michele.
That time devastated so many people.
I didn’t have a problem since I am a fan of most brands that were untainted. But, my best friend lost her beloved cat from tainted treats.
I, also, had a friend whose 3 month old baby died from tainted formula.
It sickens me that we still trade with China. The UK does also. It’s all about debt for the both of us.
I’ve seen some of the Youtube tributes to pets who fell victim to contaminated food and it’s heartbreaking.
I’d forgotten that some baby food was also recalled 🙁
You’re right Dee. This was a time of devastation for many.
Dear grief stricken over your beloved cats. could you please tell me what pet food was recalled?
Eva
Thanks for sharing. I wish you had told us your name! Never mind. I was a bit surprised to read that you lost two cats to stomatitis. This is mouth disease and is curable. If you could expand on that it would be great. Many thanks again telling us about your adored moggies.