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NorasMom,
Wellness is not owned by Diamond. However, they did purchase products from Diamond and some of their foods are mfg at the same facility as Diamond products.
IMHO Pet Food manufactures aren't the most trust worthy. (To put it nicely.) They only have to be truthful in the ingredients list...and there is still wiggle room there!
Just found out about this recall, and of course TOTW bag is in the list. ::sigh::
Spoke with Pet Essentials (where I bought the food) and they recommended planning on switching to another brand mostly b/c there is no good information on how long it will take to get stock in of TOTW since one plant is shut down.
Orijen costs a fortune - I'm switching to Wellness Core (it's grain free) - but, they outsource too. Just not anymore to Diamond as of March (guess the current voluntary recall is for stuff made before then?). It's all very frustrating. I found out yesterday that Wellness Core is made by American Nutrition, which had its own recall in 2007...my dog is doing well on the Core right now though so I'll stick with it at least for a while.
One interesting thing - I've been feeding TOTW for years, but for the past couple of months my dog has been eating a lot of grass, licking her butt, been pretty itchy; this seems to have stopped for the most part since switching to Core only a couple of days ago. She's having other issues to though so I can't say for sure it was the last couple of bags of TOTW.
Wow you too. While it hasn't been as bad I have noticed the behavior subsiding as well since I switched.
NorasMom,
Wellness is not owned by Diamond. However, they did purchase products from Diamond and some of their foods are mfg at the same facility as Diamond products.
IMHO Pet Food manufactures aren't the most trust worthy. (To put it nicely.) They only have to be truthful in the ingredients list...and there is still wiggle room there!
I know, but the Core line has never been made by Diamond. It is, however, made by another outsourced company (American Nutrition in either Utah or PA).
I don't like that either but at least it's not Diamond. I may switch yet again, but I don't want to switch from Wellness Core over this latest recall when the food isn't even made by Diamond. Other Wellness products are, but not this one.
Wow you too. While it hasn't been as bad I have noticed the behavior subsiding as well since I switched.
Really! Maybe a formula change. I noticed late last year that the bags started having a very strong odor - emailed back and forth with the TOTW vet about it, she said it was fine and had to do with the chicken meal. I actually switched out one bag, finding it repulsive (my dog of course loved the new smell...lol).
I bet they changed some things and it probably is a totally separate issue from the recall.
Wrong. Pets have become sick. I personally know a vet who has treated pets who got sick from these foods. She told me one dog died from it. I've also read accounts by vets that I don't know personally who say they've treated pets for it.
The reason pet food manufacturers can claim that there have been no animal illnesses is because it hasn't been tracked and traced for animals like the CDC has been doing for humans. But if you talk with vets who have been treating these pets, they will tell you it is indeed a problem. Some pets can handle salmonella just fine. Some can't. As with humans, it depends on the individual pet. Just like raw food. I know dogs who do great on a raw diet. Mine didn't. Some can handle it, some cant.
Wrong. Pets have become sick. I personally know a vet who has treated pets who got sick from these foods. She told me one dog died from it. I've also read accounts by vets that I don't know personally who say they've treated pets for it.
The reason pet food manufacturers can claim that there have been no animal illnesses is because it hasn't been tracked and traced for animals like the CDC has been doing for humans. But if you talk with vets who have been treating these pets, they will tell you it is indeed a problem. Some pets can handle salmonella just fine. Some can't. As with humans, it depends on the individual pet. Just like raw food. I know dogs who do great on a raw diet. Mine didn't. Some can handle it, some cant.
If a VET told you that there is NO tracking or tracing of pet food illnesses and deaths from pet foods, they are LYING straight to your face! Get a new vet if they are incapable of telling you the truth, or tell me who that vet is and I'll direct them to the reporting and tracking site for reporting illnesses and deaths from pet products.
(or did you just make this up and though nobody would challenge it? )
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While it hasn't been as bad I have noticed the behavior subsiding as well since I switched.
Get a new vet if they are incapable of telling you the truth, or tell me who that vet is and I'll direct them to the reporting and tracking site for reporting illnesses and deaths from pet products. 
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