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Karma Dry Pet Food, Biscuit, Bar and Treat Products Recalled
 
California Natural Dry Pet Food, Biscuit, Bar and Treat Products Recalled
 
Healthwise Dry Pet Food, Biscuit, Bar and Treat Products Recalled
 
Innova Dry Pet Food, Biscuit, Bar and Treat Products Recalled
 
EVO Dry Pet Food, Biscuit, Bar and Treat Products Recalled
 
Mother Nature Pet Food, Biscuit, Bar and Treat Products Recalled
 
Canned products have not been affected by this recall.
 
For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST). 
 
 
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-natura-brands-recall#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:16 +0000 30483 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/mother-nature-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled
 
 
The following product is included in the recall:
Brand: Mother Nature
Size: All sizes
Description: Dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014
 
This recall does not affect canned products.
 
Click here to see a guide on how to locate the expiration date on your product. 
 
If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member is experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.
 
For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST). 
 

 
]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/mother-nature-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:42:17 +0000 30482 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-evo-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled
 
The following product is included in the recall:
 
Brand: EVO
Size: All sizes
Description: Dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014
 
This recall does not affect canned products.
 
Click here to see a guide on how to locate the expiration date on your product.
 
If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member is experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.

 
For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST). 
 
]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-evo-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:31:22 +0000 30481 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-innova-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled
 
The following product is included in the recall:
Brand: Innova
Size: All sizes
Description: Dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014
 
This recall does not affect canned products.
 
Click here to see a guide on how to locate the expiration date on your product. 
 
If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member is experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.
 
For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST).  
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-innova-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:53 +0000 30480 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/healthwise-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled
 
The following product is included in the recall:
Brand: Healthwise
Size: All sizes
Description: Dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014
 
This recall does not affect canned products.
 
Click here to see a guide on how to locate the expiration date on your product.
 
If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member is experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.
 

For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST). 
 

 
 
 
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/healthwise-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:13 +0000 30479 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/california-natural-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled
 
The following product is included in the recall:
Brand: California Natural
Size: All sizes
Description: Dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to a June 10, 2014
 
This recall does not affect canned products.
 
Click here to see a guide on how to locate the expiration date on your product. 
 
If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member is experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.
 

For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST).  
]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/california-natural-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:36:27 +0000 30478 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-karma-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled
Natura Pet has issued a voluntary recall for Karma branded dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products with expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014 due to potential Salmonella contamination.



 
The following product is included in the recall:
Brand: Karma
Size: All sizes
Description: Dry pet food and biscuit/bar/treat products
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014
 
This recall does not affect canned products.
 
Click here to see a guide on how to locate the expiration date on your product.   
 
If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member, is experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.  
 
For additional information, consumers may visit naturapet.com/about/contact-us. For further information or a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 800-224-6123. (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST). 
 
 
]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-karma-dry-pet-food-biscuit-bar-and-treat-products-recalled#comments Alerts & Recalls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:23:25 +0000 30477 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/hartz-recalls-one-lot-wardley-betta-fish-food
 
This Hartz Mountain recall is isolated to the following:

Wardley Betta Fish Food, 1.2-oz., UPC 0-43324-01648, lot PP06331

The affected products were shipped nationwide from May 13, 2013 through June 4, 2013 and packaged by Hartz at its Pleasant Plain, Ohio facility from a single production run. Routine sample testing conducted by Hartz as part of its quality control procedures detected the presence of Salmonella in the affected lot — PP06331.  

According to the press release, Hartz is currently investigating the source of the problem.

Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member are experiencing unusual symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.

At the time of this release, there have been no reports of illness associated with this recall. However, Hartz urges betta fish owners who purchased this product to check the lot code, found on the bottom the container. If the container has the lot code PP06331 imprinted on it or if you are unable to decipher the lot code, immediately discontinue use of the fish food product and discard in the trash.

For further information or to obtain a refund call Hartz Consumer Affairs at 1-800-275-1414. The number will be monitored 24 hours, 7 days a week.]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/hartz-recalls-one-lot-wardley-betta-fish-food#comments Alerts & Recalls Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:15:15 +0000 30469 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/helping-pets-oklahoma
Animal welfare organizations are taking in homeless pets, treating their injuries, and caring for them until they can be claimed. But the work doesn’t stop there for a community reduced to rubble.

The need for shelter and supplies is going to remain critical in the coming months, as families already stretched to their limits struggle to put their lives in order.

While organizations like the Red Cross focus on helping the humans, members of the pet industry have stepped up to do the same for animals.    
Reuniting Oklahoma Pets and Families: The Bella Foundation
 
Those who have lost or found pets in the tornado’s wake are eager to share what they know, so numerous websites and Facebook pages have popped up over the last week. However, Emily Garman, a board member of the Oklahoma animal welfare organization, the Bella Foundation, has created a centralized website for tracking information on lost pets, according to The Examiner.

That page is Okclostpets.com

And two of the main Oklahoma lost pet Facebook pages are:

Moore Oklahoma Tornado Pets Lost & Found (Facebook)
Moore Oklahoma Tornado Lost and Found Animals (Facebook) 
Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s Disaster Relief Network Sends Food and Supplies
 
Hill’s Pet Nutrition activated its new Disaster Relief Network within two hours of the tornado.

Animal clinics and hospitals affiliated with the network in Edmond, Shawnee and Oklahoma City, OK, sprang into action while thousands of pounds of dog and cat food were shipped to the area from Hill’s.

“Through the Hill’s Disaster Relief Network, we started receiving needed food donations from the company within 24 hours to help these families and pets as they struggle to recover from this disaster,” said Gina Gardner, President, Humane Society of Tulsa.

Hill’s is now sending pet food and feeding bowls to organized community relief centers and local animal to be distributed free to local pet owners.

“As a mission company dedicated to enriching and lengthening the relationship and special bond between people and pets, we are acutely aware of the impact that disasters like this have on all family members - both humans and animals,” said Hill’s US President Kostas Kontopanos. “That’s why we are dedicated to doing what we can to ensure that affected cats and dogs can be properly fed and cared for as the community copes with this tragedy.”

Hill’s is encouraging those who would like to help to donate to the Humane Society in Tulsa.

Check for updates at Hill's Facebook page.  
BlogPaws, WorldVets and AAHA Team Up
 
BlogPaws, the social media community for pet bloggers, activated it’s Blogger Disaster Response Network following the tornado.

Participating bloggers used their influence online to spread the word about major way to help: making donations to World Vets, who will deliver supplies to vets caring for animals in and around Moore.

BlogPaws has pledged to match donations up to $1,000, while Pet360 and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) will also give World Vets Cash donations.

Donate to World Vets by clicking the DONATE button below. 
 

Learn more about the Blogger Disaster Response Network. 
 
Image via the McClain County Animal Response Team.]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/helping-pets-oklahoma#comments Care & Safety Tue, 28 May 2013 16:29:52 +0000 30323 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/biebers-pet-monkey-becomes-german
 
Mally, a capuchin monkey, is temporarily in an animal refuge in the southern city of Munich where he was visited Tuesday by Germany's environment minister.

"Animals are not toys," Peter Altmaier was quoted by DPA news agency as saying in a warning against people having animals they are unable to care for.

Munich customs authority spokesman Thomas Meister told AFP that Bieber "has not come forward" since the monkey was confiscated at the city's airport at the end of March when the teen heartthrob was unable to present the necessary documents for importing a live animal.

The pet was reportedly a birthday present from Bieber's record producer and accompanied him on a private jet to Munich while the 19-year-old toured Germany and Austria.

Authorities had said that the singer had four weeks to provide the required paperwork and claim his pet or else Mally would be kept permanently at an animal shelter.

Although that deadline passed on Friday night, they decided to wait until Tuesday morning before definitively holding the animal. Bieber has however six weeks to appeal.

According to the customs authority, the singer is expected to have to foot the bill, which may come to several thousand euros (dollars), for the monkey's upkeep since its arrival in Germany.

Animal protection services could also fine the singer.

In the meantime, Mally will be housed in a "secret" place in Germany to shelter it from attention.

"It needs calm," the spokesman said, adding that after this quarantine period, it would have to re-adjust to living with other monkeys.
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/biebers-pet-monkey-becomes-german#comments Care & Safety Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:56 +0000 30318 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/thai-police-rescue-1300-caged-dogs-smugglers

Around 300 dogs were found Monday in Bueng Kan province, according to local police, while authorities in neighbouring Sakon Nakhon province said 400 dogs were found Sunday, following a haul of 600 a few days before.

On Sunday, villagers in Sakon Nakhon told police "they heard sound of dogs whining and barking in scrubland", according to local provincial police chief Polsak Banjongsiri.

"When we arrived, we found more than 400 dogs abandoned in about a hundred cages," he told AFP.

"Some dogs are strays, some have  been sold by their owners," he said, adding that they were destined to be trafficked to neighboring countries.

The rescued animals were taken to the already overcrowded Animal Quarantine Centre in nearby Nakhon Phanom province.

"This is a trans-national network to take them to neighbouring countries.

Most of them are for people's food -- the meat trade -- they would have been butchered," said the centre's head Chusak Pongpanich.

Dogs are an essential part of cuisine marking the end of the lunar month for older traditionalists in nearby Vietnam.

An increase in animal ownership in the communist nation has also seen growing ranks of thieves go from small town to small town in rural areas stealing pets to sell to dog meat restaurants.
 
Image: Michael Coghlan / via Flickr]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/thai-police-rescue-1300-caged-dogs-smugglers#comments Care & Safety Fri, 10 May 2013 16:47:33 +0000 30275 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/bimeda-inc-recalls-sterile-solutions-behalf-manufacturer-bimeda-mtc-animal-healt
 
The following injectable fluids have been included in this recall:

Calcium Glucium  
Product Number: 1CAL028
Lot Number: 2J029A
Label: Bimeda
Shipment Date: 11/01/12
Quantity: 20,064
Expiry Date: 09/14

Dextrose 50%
Product Number: 1DEX005
Lot Number: 2J028
Label: Bimeda
Shipment Date: 10/26/12
Quantity: 6702
Expiry Date: 09/15

Hypertonic Saline
Product Number: 1HYP009
Lot Number: 2J041
Label: MWI
Shipment Date: 11/01/12
Quantity: 8975
Expiry Date: 09/14

All of the products listed above were distributed nationwide to veterinary product wholesalers and retailers.

According to FDA press release, Bimeda Inc., on behalf of manufacturer Bimeda-MTC Animal Health Inc., is arranging for return of all recalled products.

If you are a user, distributor or retailer with the above recall products you are urged to discontinue use immediately and return products to place of purchase.

If you are a customer, please contact your veterinarian if your pets have experienced any problems related to the use of the recall products.

For questions or concerns, please contact Bimeda Inc. at 888-524-6332, Option or extension #2, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM Central Standard Time.
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/bimeda-inc-recalls-sterile-solutions-behalf-manufacturer-bimeda-mtc-animal-healt#comments Alerts & Recalls Fri, 10 May 2013 15:20:44 +0000 30274 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/strange-but-true/curious-incident-chinas-quake-dogs-night

China is regularly hit by seismic tremors. Around 200 people were left dead or missing by a quake in Sichuan province last month, and hundreds of thousands have been killed in major disasters in the past.

The earthquake authority of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province in the east, keeps dogs since they will "act abnormally when an earthquake is coming", sometimes up to 10 days in advance, an official surnamed Song told AFP.

The bureau used the dogs at the request of the provincial government, he added, saying that chickens and ducks could be effective as well.

But neighbors are complaining on social media about the animals' nightly howling, according to the official provincial news website Dajiang.

"The compound of the Nanchang earthquake authority has I don't know how many dogs, every night at 11 pm they start barking over and over," it quoted one as saying.

Song told AFP the dogs had now been sent to a lower-level earthquake bureau in the city but denied they had been barking.

However Dajiang quoted him as saying the dogs could be muzzled to accommodate residents' concerns.

Asked if that would stop them carrying out their predictive function, he agreed and said he would ask his boss what to do about that, it reported.
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/strange-but-true/curious-incident-chinas-quake-dogs-night#comments Strange But True Wed, 08 May 2013 14:18:11 +0000 30263 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-update-lloyd-inc-recalls-select-thyro-tabs-lots Lloyd, Inc, a pharmaceutical company, has issued a voluntary recall due to specification issues.


The following products have been included in this recall:
 

Thyro-Tabs 0.1 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*251-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.1 mg Bonus Pack NDC # 11789-*251-10
Thryo-Tabs 0.2 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*252-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.2 mg Bonus Pack NDC # 11789-*252-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.3 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*253-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.3 mg Bonus Pack NDC # 11789-*253-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.4 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC# 11789-*254-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.4 mg Bonus Pack NDC# 11789-*254-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.5 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*255-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.5 mg Bonus Pack NDC # 11789-*255-10
Thryo-Tabs 0.6 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*256-10
Thryo-Tabs 0.6 mg Bonus Pack NDC # 11789-*256-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.7 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*257-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.7 mg Bonus Pack NDC # 11789-*257-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.8 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC# 11789-*258-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.8 mg Bonus Pack NDC# 11789-*258-10
Thyro-Tabs 1.0 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC# 11789-*268-10
Thyro-Tabs 1.0 mg Bonus Pack NDC# 11789-*268-10

Lot Numbers: VKB11612, VKA31412, KC03312, KA33212, KA29812, VKA30812, VKD11612, KC30812, KD04012, KA30112, VKA34212, VKB20112

According to a letter obtained by Pet360, Llloyd is initiating this recall at the Veterinary Clinic level because they "do not have full assurance that all lots involved in this recall meet specifications throughout their shelf-life."

If you have the recalled Lloyd labeled Thyro-tabs in your inventory, you are urged to immediately discontinue use and return them. 

If you are a consumer with the recalled product, please contact your veterinarian or Lloyd, Inc. at 1-800-831-0004. Veterinary clinics are also urged to contact Lloyd with questions or concerns.
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/nws-dg-update-lloyd-inc-recalls-select-thyro-tabs-lots#comments Alerts & Recalls Mon, 06 May 2013 21:11:55 +0000 30257 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/sogeval-recalls-several-antiseptic-flush-solutions
 
The following products have been included in the recall:
 

KETOSEB+PS FLUSH SGV 16 OZ
PHYTOVET CK ANTISEPTIC FLUSH 16 OZ
SOGEVAL SPEC PURCH NON-RETURNABLE
Lot Numbers: 110767, 110912B, 110912D, 120037B, 120448, 120605B, 120879A, 120879C, 122000B, 130052C


According to a letter obtained by Pet360, the label reports a concentration of 2% Chlorhexidine on the front panel; however, the actual concentration is 0.2% Chlorhexidine. These products were supplied to both veterinarian clinics and pharmacies.

If you are a consumer with the recalled product, please contact your veterinarian for more information. Veterinary clinics and pharmacies are urged to contact the supply center from which they purchased the affected products with questions or concerns.]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/sogeval-recalls-several-antiseptic-flush-solutions#comments Alerts & Recalls Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:14:20 +0000 30144 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/olympic-host-sochi-under-fire-plan-kill-stray-dogs

In a tender posted online this month, the Black Sea resort city that is hosting Winter Olympic Games in February 2014 asked companies to bid for a contract to "dispose" of 2,028 stray cats and dogs by the end of this year.

The city is overrun with packs of stray animals that have sometimes attacked children, a spokesman for the Sochi city authorities told AFP.

The authorities asked for bidders to organise squads that would operate between 5 AM and 8 AM and offered to pay 1.7 million rubles ($57,000) for their services.

Local activists staged a protest at the weekend calling for the animals to be sterilized or put into a shelter.

"When you translate bureaucratic language to human language, the term 'disposal' means 'murder,' wrote the Trud newspaper, slamming the "slaughterhouse" plan.

The tender has now fallen through as no bids were made, said the city spokesman.

"(The tender) led to a lot of criticism, but we are not cruel, we are trying to solve this problem," he said.

"We have packs of animals in the city, sometimes they attack children. Often these animals are sick, they carry disease."

The city is now planning to build an animal shelter, the first in the city, and a new tender will focus on sterilization rather than "disposing" of strays, he said.

Over 60 percent of Russians keep pets, according to a 2011 poll, with cats and dogs overwhelmingly popular but rarely neutered by owners.

Russia is pulling out all the stops to host the 2014 Winter Games in a $50 billion national prestige project to redevelop and showcase Sochi.
 
Image: Grigory Gusev / via Flickr]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/care-safety/olympic-host-sochi-under-fire-plan-kill-stray-dogs#comments Care & Safety Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:36:42 +0000 30143 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/lifestyle-entertainment-mothers-day-printable-cards-from-your-pet Celebrate Mother's Day with these adorable printable Mother’s Day cards from your furry child. Each card is available in both cat and dog versions, plus choose from either funny or sentimental. Browse our gallery and print your favorite Pet360 card to make the best of this wag-worthy occasion.
 
 
 
 

Funny Mother’s Day Card from Cat
 

Front of card: MEEEOOW!
 
Inside of card: That Means Happy Mother’s Day in Cat!
 
Click Here to Download This Card
 
 
Sentimental Mother’s Day Card from Cat
 

Front of card: Happy Mother’s Day
 
Inside of card: To a mom who is sweeter than a cat’s meow! Love,
 
Click Here to Download This Card
 
Funny Mother’s Day Card from Dog
 

Front of card: This Mother’s Day I gave up eating your shoes,
 
Inside of card: It wasn’t easy! Thanks for being the best mom ever.
 
Click Here to Download This Card
 
Sentimental Mother’s Day Card from Dog
 

Front of card: Happy Mother’s Day
 
Inside of card: You are pawsitively the best mom a dog can have!  Love,
 
Click Here to Download This Card
 
 
 ]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/lifestyle-entertainment-mothers-day-printable-cards-from-your-pet#comments Lifestyle & Entertainment Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:09:05 +0000 30127 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/lloyd-inc-recalls-select-thyro-tabs-lots

The following products have been included in this recall:
 

Thyro-Tabs 0.1 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*251-10
Thryo-Tabs 0.2 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*252-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.3 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*253-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.4 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC# 11789-*254-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.5 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*255-10
Thryo-Tabs 0.6 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*256-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.7 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC # 11789-*257-10
Thyro-Tabs 0.8 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC# 11789-*258-10
Thyro-Tabs 1.0 mg 120 count-Lloyd Label NDC# 11789-*268-10
Lot Numbers: VKE29211, KB33411, KB33411A, KA32111, KA32111A, KB33611, KB33611A, VKA31311, KA32511, KD33611, KD33611A, VKB30711, VKB02412, VKF33611, VKF33611A


According to a letter obtained by Pet360, Llloyd is initiating this recall at the Veterinary Clinic level because the lot number and/or expiration date may be illegible or has the potential to be erased.

If you have the recalled Lloyd labeled Thyro-tabs in your inventory, you are urged to immediately discontinue use and return them.

If you are a consumer with the recalled product, please contact your veterinarian or Lloyd, Inc. at 1-800-831-0004. Veterinary clinics are also urged to contact Lloyd with questions or concerns.]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/lloyd-inc-recalls-select-thyro-tabs-lots#comments Alerts & Recalls Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:46:59 +0000 30125 at http://www.petmd.com http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/merit-bird-company-llc-recalls-select-vitae-products
 
The following items are included in the recall:

Vitae Cockatiel with Sunflower 2lbs, (#2840081)
Vitae Cockatiel with Sunflower 4lbs, (#2840090)
Vitae Small Hookbill 4lbs, (#2840225), Vitae Small Hookbill 20lbs, (#2840234)
 Vitae Hookbill with Sunflower 4lbs, (#2840252)
Vitae Large Hookbill 4lbs, (#2840279)


The recalled products were shipped between May 2012 and February 2013 and are sealed in a plastic bag or a white bulk bag for the 20# size.

According to a FDA press release, routine testing performed by Specialty Commodities revealed a positive test result for Salmonella in select Vitae bird food products. Previously, Specialty Commodities recalled parsley due to Salmonella health risk. The company has ceased production and distribution of the recalled products as the FDA investigates to find the source of the problem.

If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member experiences these symptoms, contact a medical professional immediately.

At the time of this release, there have been no reports of illness associated with this recall.

If you purchased the recalled products, please return them immediately to the place of purchase or to Merit Bird Company for a full refund.

For additional information, please contact Merit Bird Company at 1-818-727-1655, Monday-Friday 9AM-4PM, Pacific Standard Time.
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This Natura Pet recall expansion includes:
 

Brand: California Natural
Size: All Sizes
Description: All dry dog food, dry cat food and cat treats
UPC: All UPCs
Lot Code (s): All Lot Codes
Expiration Date: All expiration dates prior to and including March 24, 2014


Natura canned products and Mother Nature biscuits have not been affected.

If you or your pet had contact with the recalled product, you are advised to watch for symptoms that may develop. Common symptoms associated with Salmonella poisoning include diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If you, your pet, or a family member are experiencing these symptoms, you are urged to contact a medical professional.

For further information or to obtain a product replacement or refund call Natura toll-free at 1-800-224-6123 (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST), or use their website contact form.]]> http://www.petmd.com/news/alerts-recalls/natura-pet-expands-recall-california-natural#comments Alerts & Recalls Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:30:02 +0000 30121 at http://www.petmd.com