"A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said."
Menu Foods Press ReleaseHills Food Press Release (Hills makes Science Diet)
Proctor and Gamble Press Release (P&G owns Iams and Eukanuba)
Purina Press Release
Acute Kidney Failure (ARF) "is an acute suppression of renal function. The insult causing ARF equally and abruptly disrupts the function of all nephrons without time for compensatory mechanisms which are involved in chronic renal failure to "kick in"." The good news is that ARF is potentially reversible. The symptom to watch for any change in urination. If your pet is urinating less than normal, get to the vet immediately.
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