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Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

Dear Fellow Dog Lover,

Because you signed up on our website and asked to be notified, I'm sending you this special recall alert. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this message.

Hill's Pet Nutrition is expanding its recall of specific lots of its Prescription Diet and Science Diet dog foods due to elevated levels of vitamin D.

Very high levels of vitamin D can lead to serious health issues in dogs, including kidney dysfunction.

 

To learn which products are affected, please visit the following link:

Hill's Prescription Diet and Science Diet Dog Food Recall Expands

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Mike Sagman, Editor
The Dog Food Advisor

 

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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

Thanks so much for posting....i was using the dry bag, i need to look into another brand. 

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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

@GingerPeach , thanks for posting this.

 

Here is my rant.  My vet is always plugging this food.  My dog does NOT like this and it makes her sick.  I told the Vet that and refuse to buy it.  I am pretty sure there is a kickback to the vet to promote it.  LM

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@Lilysmom wrote:

@GingerPeach , thanks for posting this.

 

Here is my rant.  My vet is always plugging this food.  My dog does NOT like this and it makes her sick.  I told the Vet that and refuse to buy it.  I am pretty sure there is a kickback to the vet to promote it.  LM


This food is just awfull,  i have so wondered why people buy ,all you have to do is look up ingrediants, dog food advisor has spoke of this ,i see people buying this at vets office ,i just want to scream,NO !!!!!!!!

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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

Not long ago I was feeding a store brand and my dog got sick, just like described as vitamin D overdose (symptoms akin to eating rat poison).  Lethargic, disinterested - even let me (almost) put a muzzle on him.  That was a true test.  He would ordinarily fight that.

 

We immediately dumped it and put him on Blue Buffalo and he felt better that same day, and once again took interest in eating.

 

Coincidence?  Maybe.  Poor food to begin with?  Maybe.

 

The trail of manufacturing for these generic brands can be hard to trace.  I took no chances even though I couldn't know for certain.

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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

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@Lilysmom wrote:

@GingerPeach , thanks for posting this.

 

Here is my rant.  My vet is always plugging this food.  My dog does NOT like this and it makes her sick.  I told the Vet that and refuse to buy it.  I am pretty sure there is a kickback to the vet to promote it.  LM


@Lilysmom   you may find this interesting...

 

 

Roger Biduk says it’s easy to tell if your veterinarian is ethical, knowledgable and is looking out for your pet’s best interests: “If they recommend or sell “prescription diets”, vaccinate frequently / annually and / or recommend poisonous, neurotoxic, carcinogenic, chemical insecticide / pesticide pills, topical applications injections or colars for ticks / heartworm / fleas / worms and / or powerful drugs such as steroids (i.e. Prednisone), antibiotics, NSAIDs, immunosuppressants [Atopica [Cyclosporine], Apoquel [Oclacitinib] as a first form of ‘treatment’ by suppressing symptoms instead of looking for the underlying cause of the problem [which is most often caused by the veterinary profession!]. RUN AWAY!
I finally realized years ago that going to, and taking the advice of allopathic veterinarians and spending loads of $$$$ (as are many of you) was actually hurting, not helping my cats and dog so I started to do my own research to try and find out why my animal companions were constantly sick and overweight even though I was totally following the advice of the allopathic vets my oets were seeing.
I familiarized myself with the ingredients of Hill’s Prescription Diet (and was SHOCKED, as you will be) I was giving my cats and dog that was recommended and sold to me by allopathic veterinarians and then made sure to throw it in the garbage. It contained no meat and was (and still is) full of grains, corn, wheat, soy and by-products! I now feed them what I write about, simply what nature intended – a species-appropriate, balanced, enzyme-rich raw food diet… you can also feed a commercial diet that mirrors one… the results are animal companions that are incredibly healthy, active, happy with no illness or disease from being fed low-quality pet foods such as Hill’s Prescription Diet (and other “prescription diets”) and neverever have to go to a vet (not good for the vets!) including one feline (a 19 lb. Maine Coon) who is well into his mid-20s and still climbing trees! ALWAYS READ THE INGREDIENTS ON THE LABELS!!! On the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) [and now also the AAHA, AAFP & NASPHV] recently telling veterinarians to discourage pet owners from feeding raw pet food diets: “Sorry, AVMA, you are all wet on this one. My own raw fed dogs have been healthier for the past 20 years than my clients’ dog food eating dogs. Are we veterinarians promoting health or the pet food industry, with all its recalls, Chinese ingredients, and biologically inappropriate diets? And why in the world is AVMA worrying about what perhaps 2.5% of the pet food market does? Surely there are serious problems affecting more pets than this… how about the jerky treats from China that are actually killing dogs, which FDA refuse to order recalled.” Dr. Laurie S. Coger, DVM www.WholisticVet.com On January 13, 2012 PetfoodIndustry.com reported that the makers of Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet are going to hire more representatives to visit more than 22,000 vet clinics and hospitals to get veterinarians to sell more of these brands of pet foods, which are among the worst you can feed your dog or cat.  Kostas Kontopanos, president of Hill’s US said “We can get a better understanding of what individual veterinarians and their clients need, as well as provide nutritional education and support.” Roger.Biduk-Dogfood-Poison-Scull“Hill’s and the veterinarians who sell these “prescription diets” for carnivores (dogs) should, in a perfect world, be educating pet parents on how bad this stuff actually is for their cats and dogs . Most of these “prescription diets” (that term should be illegal… there’s absolutely nothing “prescription” about them!) have little or NO MEAT and are loaded with harmful starches, sugars, brewer’s rice, corn, corn gluten, grains, by-products, powdered cellulose (sawdust), soybean oil and other cheap and potentially dangerous fillers among their main ingredients… but of course, that will never happen.
“Considering that these are so-called  “prescription diets”, how come some don’t even contain any meat?; Most all are super-low in animal protein and loaded with carbohydrates – some of Hill’s Prescription Diets are 60% carbs! “Cats (obligate carnivors) and dogs (carnivores) need a grain-free / high protein / low starch / zero or almost zero carbohydrate diet” says Roger Biduk; “a dog’s ancestral diet is around 49% animal protein, 45% animal fat and only 6%carbohydrates (none from grains!) which is still true to this very day“!  

 

                                      

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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

Why people do not research dogs food ,is just not smart to not know what brands are good.

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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

My go-to is Whole Dog Journal (have subscribed since the 90s).

WDJ researches and actually talks to all the dog food manufacturers who agree to be interviewed and then puts out lists of the best dog foods.

There are, of course, other groups/sites that have researched and list dog foods that are healthiest.

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I didn't read all of this @SeaMaiden , but I completely disagree that Vets that prescribe heartworm prevention are bad.  Heartworms are absolutely awful, and heartworm prevention is essential.  Any ethical Vet would prescribe heartworm prevention.  If you've ever seen a dog with heartworms and been around the treatment it's just awful.  Antibiotics are important, too.  I don't agree with much of what I read in that article.

 

Like @GingerPeach  I subscribe to Whole Dog Journal and follow much of their advice.


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Re: Updated SCIENCE DIET Vit D recalls - 3/21/19

@SeaMaiden , we did exhaustive research before we landed up with a good food for our Lab.  It is hard to see the pets unable to keep food down.  Hill Presvripyion diet is on the list of foods NOT to buy.  LM