Obtained by means of a FOIA (Freedom of Info Act) request, the FDA has launched the experiences of sick pets (antagonistic occasion experiences) obtained by the company by means of January 31, 2024.
Word: the FDA launched experiences present this on every web page…
“Disclaimer: This file incorporates info submitted to FDA by means of FDA’s established reporting methods.The existence of a report doesn’t, itself, imply the product listed was faulty or the reason for an antagonistic occasion.”
We solely examined the experiences for the month of January 2024. The info tells us:
971 complaints submitted to FDA throughout the month of January 2024. This whole doesn’t embrace a number of complaints of bug infested pet meals, or others that didn’t seem to match the signs of the present pet meals disaster.
886 experiences have been a Purina product.
85 have been different manufacturers.
A number of the experiences included multiple pet. The overall variety of sick pets obtained by the FDA in (solely) January 2024 was 1,312.
Different pet meals manufacturers complaints obtained:
Pet Pleasure – 1
Signature – 1
Freshpet – 1
Open Farm – 1
Ol Roy – 1
Fromm – 1
Pure Steadiness – 1
Kibbles n Bits – 1
9 Lives – 1
Whole pet dying experiences obtained by FDA in (solely) January 2024: 103 pets.
The pet meals manufacturers related to these pet deaths:
Purina – 97
FreshPet – 1
Ol’ Roy – 1
Victor – 1
Kibbles n Bits – 1
Diamond 4 Well being – 1
Intuition – 1
The pet signs supplied within the FDA report ranged from minor to many very severe. Many pet house owners reported their pets have been bleeding from the rectum, vomiting blood, and plenty of pet house owners reported seizures.
One report supplied this horrendous element: “On the 23rd of January I got here dwelling from work and my dwelling regarded like a homicide scene. There was vomit and really very bloody diarrhea from the entrance to the again of my dwelling.” This pet proprietor submitted the report whereas her canine was hospitalized; we have no idea if the pet survived.
Many different experiences have been additionally submitted to FDA whereas their pet was hospitalized.
Many experiences acknowledged {that a} change in meals resulted of their pet’s restoration.
Many experiences pleaded with the FDA to do one thing to stop different pets from struggling like their pet had.
Many experiences mentioned that after seeing experiences of sick pets on-line (many particularly acknowledged the Fb group Saving Pets One Pet @ A Time – the unique) – they modified their pet’s meals and the pet survived.
However…
4 months later, the FDA has not warned pet house owners. The FDA has not supplied what number of shopper complaints the company has obtained since January 31, 2024. The FDA has advised pet house owners NOTHING – although we now know that they’re properly conscious of how severe this situation is.
And…
On January 15, 2024 Purina Pet Meals made the next public assertion:
“Pet dad and mom proceed to be understandably scared by a web-based rumor that there’s a problem with Purina pet meals. This rumor is fake, and we’re saddened to see the confusion and concern that it has induced for pet house owners. There are not any well being or issues of safety with our merchandise, they usually can proceed to be fed with confidence.”
When Purina made this public assertion, the FDA (and we assume Purina itself) had already obtained 631 experiences from pet house owners that month (January 1, 2024 by means of January 14, 2024) – involving 839 sick pets. 86 of these pets died.
Sadly…sickeningly…we proceed to obtain experiences of sick and useless pets. Greater than 100 have been obtained by the Fb group simply this week.
FDA’s silence has completed nothing to cease this very severe situation.
Once more, now we have to ask…how far more severe does this should get earlier than FDA does one thing to guard our pets? Why are pet house owners and advocates the ONLY ones to be making an attempt to guard pets?
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Wishing you and your pet(s) the very best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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