Comments on: Since when has pet food been contaminated with melamine?

By: Suzi Q

Suzi Q — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:50:59 +0000

Recalls outside of China didn’t begin until 2007, but only after animals started dying. Since animal deaths are not tracked, or investigated as thoroughly as humans, when the actual contamination began is not entirely clear. However, melamine contaminated pet food was discovered in China in early 2006.

Initially, researchers thought that the contaminant was a form of rat poison. It wasn’t until 2007 that independent testing by a pet food maker revealed that it was melamine laced glutens that were poisoning pets.

While it is true that kidney failure was a common side-effect of melamine poisoning, melamine is not the only compound that causes renal failure. Renal failure occurs with many types of illness, and can be a side-effect from commonly used veterinary medicines. When your cat died in 2005, you would have needed a necropsy done to determine the exact cause of death.
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By: Elaine M

Elaine M — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:01:59 +0000

The Itchmo.com site had first news about it, check their archives.
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By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:13:59 +0000

they found it in 2007 and I think it was just in that year or one year prior it was in a contaminated ingredient they all bought from the same supplier. Kidney failure is a very common aliment in older cats and dogs.
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By: CTU

CTU — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:30:59 +0000

I think the pet food recall started in 2007.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_pet_food_recalls

By: Banana

Banana — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:44:59 +0000

like since a while ago
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