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bonita14 · 07-30-2009, 06:41 PM

Thanks for sharing this with all of us

... i have been feeding my kids this food for almost a year after my big sis recomended this food and my kids love it but i havent any problems like that ever before now i will be more in the look out.

. for that because if is like that i might as well start looking for another type of food or start cooking something that i dont really like...

PANAMA69 · 07-30-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mardelin

I've been working with my vet on food allergies. His recommendation was; before you go out and start spending all kinds of food. Put your dog on brown rice and white fish.....within in 4 to 6 weeks you'll find your answer. The white fish and brown rice being kinder to the digestive track. He also informed me that rice and lamb was the food of choice in the past, but it's not as good as the white fish (boneless).

Thank you for posting this, hugs

PANAMA69 · 07-30-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bonita14

Thanks for sharing this with all of us

... i have been feeding my kids this food for almost a year after my big sis recomended this food and my kids love it but i havent any problems like that ever before now i will be more in the look out.

. for that because if is like that i might as well start looking for another type of food or start cooking something that i dont really like...

Yep Phoebe don't want any trouble with Oso

Zanders' mom · 07-30-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Patti

Yikes!! I feed all 3 of mine California Natural canned and a couple of times I saw what looked like a short hair in it but thought NOOO, that can't be. Cali is on if due to her allergies and her really bad tummy problems. The thought of switching and risking major tummy issues is not appealing. I wonder if the fish one would be a better choice?

After the hair in the food fiasco, I transitioned Zander and Jazzie this evening coold turkey to Wellness Simple Solutions Duck and rice, very much like California Natural MINUS the hair

. Perhaps that may work for you, Zander is the one with a sensitive tummy and so far NO ill effects.

Zanders' mom · 07-30-2009, 07:09 PM

If you have California natural this is what I would do... moisten your fingers and rub some of the food and see what comes off of it onto your fingers, or take a good look at the kibble, mine had hairs sticking straight out of it like in the pictures. What is scarier to me is that it does not look wooly like a lambs hair, instead it looked course.... like what you see on the floor of a home with a dog with double coat, eeekk , I pushed that thought away but it is creeping me out

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Zanders' mom · 07-30-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

You probably don't want to hear this, but just because you can't see the hair, doesn't mean it's not there..................

Yes, bugs lay eggs in grain (I think that's how it works) and then they hatch in your cereal. Yum.

I have already thought about that- what I can't see, Very spooky thought.

bonita14 · 07-30-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PANAMA69

Yep Phoebe don't want any trouble with Oso

yup... yuup..

mimimomo · 07-31-2009, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by PANAMA69

Oh wow, I just change from the duck small bites to the venison sweet potatoes (kibbles) from NB my girls love it and never had a problem with it, I do cook and mixed with the kibbles they love that

and healthy poop and tummy, bright eyes and happy they are

We switched from NB Ultra (that's where I found the hairs + they were just picking at it) to NB SP & Venison too. Yes, they love it. I also mix boiled chicken & green beans, good foods that they can eat w/their kibble.

manolos mom · 07-31-2009, 01:59 AM

Pretty Gross, so are rendering plants. The smell is unbearable, cant imagine what is being stirred up in those pots.

RachelandSadie · 07-31-2009, 05:22 AM

I've been reading up on the origins of dog food, i've found that basically the whole thing started when they realized that they could make money off of the leftover stuff that they couldn't feed to people.

basically anything that's not USDA approved for people was totally fine to give to dogs, so they'd mash it all up together and have kibble.

there used to be bones, hair, rotten organs and carcass, rotten grains, and more. i did know that there can be a certain level of things like mouse poop and hair and other things like that in people food, so just imagine what they are ok with in dog food.

we decided pretty fast that we would go all natural or serve our dog people food, if i can't eat it, she should have to either. i didn't like seeing all the chicken meal, or chicken by product in my dog food labels, even holistic food had terms i was not comfortable with, so that's why we choose raw, and after realizing that it was completely cheap, convenient and easy to make and store, and that she wouldn't eat very much anyways, we made the choice to start her out right with home made "people food" diet.

anyways, here is a link to some sites of the history of dog food, they talk about canned horse meat and other gross things i wouldn't feed my dog.

History of Dog Food

Another dog food history site

This stuff will just make you sick, but it's great to know so you can make a choice that works for you. Point that i'm making here, really check into what's in those bags of kibble rather than assume that it's suitable for dogs because it's called dog food.

And in closing, if you don't like what you see, try the link on here about home made diets and see if one of those is the right one for you and your pup!!

Hope you have a fabulous day, and keep the research going, it's the only way you'll ever find out the truth behind things that seem so normal.

coolbar · 07-31-2009, 05:43 AM

Alfie likes most of the things we eat, he always has a small dish of our dinner.
I am the only one in our house who likes liver and bacon, so it is nice that Alfie enjoys it with me.
He loves steak, boiled beef, potato's , he also eats Broccoli and cauliflower.
We buy top grade sausages from the abbatoir shop, and he loves to eat these with us also, we bake these in the oven and there is next to no fat in them.

07-30-2009, 06:41 PM	#46
bonita14 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beautiful San Francisco Posts: 143	Wow.. Thanks for sharing this with all of us... i have been feeding my kids this food for almost a year after my big sis recomended this food and my kids love it but i havent any problems like that ever before now i will be more in the look out.. for that because if is like that i might as well start looking for another type of food or start cooking something that i dont really like... __________________ "Love is patient, love is kind, love is not rude,It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always perseveres. Love never fails.

07-30-2009, 07:09 PM	#50
Zanders' mom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,351	If you have California natural this is what I would do... moisten your fingers and rub some of the food and see what comes off of it onto your fingers, or take a good look at the kibble, mine had hairs sticking straight out of it like in the pictures. What is scarier to me is that it does not look wooly like a lambs hair, instead it looked course.... like what you see on the floor of a home with a dog with double coat, eeekk , I pushed that thought away but it is creeping me out ..... __________________ With GOD .... All things ARE possible!

07-31-2009, 01:59 AM	#54
manolos mom Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 7,982	Pretty Gross, so are rendering plants. The smell is unbearable, cant imagine what is being stirred up in those pots. __________________ Ethical Breeders follow and support http://www.ytca.org/

07-31-2009, 05:22 AM	#55
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	i don't mean to really gross you all out but... I've been reading up on the origins of dog food, i've found that basically the whole thing started when they realized that they could make money off of the leftover stuff that they couldn't feed to people. basically anything that's not USDA approved for people was totally fine to give to dogs, so they'd mash it all up together and have kibble. there used to be bones, hair, rotten organs and carcass, rotten grains, and more. i did know that there can be a certain level of things like mouse poop and hair and other things like that in people food, so just imagine what they are ok with in dog food. we decided pretty fast that we would go all natural or serve our dog people food, if i can't eat it, she should have to either. i didn't like seeing all the chicken meal, or chicken by product in my dog food labels, even holistic food had terms i was not comfortable with, so that's why we choose raw, and after realizing that it was completely cheap, convenient and easy to make and store, and that she wouldn't eat very much anyways, we made the choice to start her out right with home made "people food" diet. anyways, here is a link to some sites of the history of dog food, they talk about canned horse meat and other gross things i wouldn't feed my dog. History of Dog Food Another dog food history site This stuff will just make you sick, but it's great to know so you can make a choice that works for you. Point that i'm making here, really check into what's in those bags of kibble rather than assume that it's suitable for dogs because it's called dog food. And in closing, if you don't like what you see, try the link on here about home made diets and see if one of those is the right one for you and your pup!! Hope you have a fabulous day, and keep the research going, it's the only way you'll ever find out the truth behind things that seem so normal.

07-31-2009, 05:43 AM	#56
coolbar YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: England Posts: 490	Alfie likes most of the things we eat, he always has a small dish of our dinner. I am the only one in our house who likes liver and bacon, so it is nice that Alfie enjoys it with me. He loves steak, boiled beef, potato's , he also eats Broccoli and cauliflower. We buy top grade sausages from the abbatoir shop, and he loves to eat these with us also, we bake these in the oven and there is next to no fat in them.