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My Furrever After

Purrhaps the most important diary I'll ever paw!

This is about food; what you put in your body for energy, for fuel, to live! Many of you know that I was one of thousands of pets that died while thousands of others were made sick due to the "precautionary" recall of some varieties of wet pet foods; yada yada yada! The date that was issued was March 16th, 2007. But this isn't about me & it isn't about that recall.

This diary entry is about YOU!

On April 21st, 2009 THIS was made public.
Nutro venomently denied these rumors

On May 21st, 2009 THIS was made public.

Yesterday June 3rd, 2009 THIS was released by Consumer Affairs.com. The ones that tried to warn everyone 6 weeks ago. If you'll follow the links from there you will see what many of us have known in our hearts for a very long time; that this has never ended!

It has been an ongoing battle dating back to BEFORE the recall of 2007. It does not only pertain to cat food; in fact the majority of the complaints between the 07 recall & the 09 recall are dog related

This needs to stop! Your caretakers need to stop buying Nutro products of all types! Not just the ones on the list! Although I was not killed by Nutro, I was killed by a food not on the list till April 5th, 2007; a food I had been fed almost exclusivley since March 16th, 2007 because Menu Foods GUARANTEED my mommy that "anything not on the recall list is ok to feed your pet"
Guess what? THEY LIED! THEY broke my mommy's heart!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't let THEM break your mommy's heart!

I'm going to turn this over to my mommy now!

Hi T C's mommy Rachel here. I have found myself wondering more & more about all of the babies going to the bridge lately. So many sudden cases of Pancreatitus, Thyroid problems, heart attacks, all of the sarcoma's in previously healthy babies. How much of it is food related?

I am in no way advocating a raw diet, or the top shelf foods. In fact I think it is WRONG on so many levels to pay more for food that is less likely to kill my babies! The fact it is packaged as FOOD is in my opinion all that should be required for me to feel safe feeding it to any pet.
Is what I have found out the hard way is that, Knowledge IS Power!!
Please research at least the track record of the manufacturer making your pets food! Granted it isn't a guarantee; but it is a place to start.
I recently told a friend of mine that I would rather feed my babies empty calories; containing minimal nutrition (including table scraps) than to take a chance feeding them Nutro anything (even if they've "never had a problem").
If I can keep even one fur baby from eating the poison this company continues to put on the shelves; &/or save even one parent from the heartache & suffering I have known, then my job is done.

PLEASE DO NOT FEED YOUR BABY ANYTHING MADE BY NUTRO; INCLUDING GREENIES!!! THE NEXT BABY TO DIE MAY BE YOUR OWN

A huge favor to ask

Wow once again it seems like furrever since I've had a chance to paw in my diary. This time I need a favor. I am a guardian angel for some FELV+ kitties. 3 are from one family & one from another. One of the sweeties from the family with 3 is 10 months old & her name is Darcy .
Darcy went for her spay surgery the other day & isn't doing well at all.

They had given her a shot for pain that should have lasted 2 days; but didn't. Her mom called the vet & was told to give her a baby aspirin.
Her mom did that & upon returning home from work yesterday (Friday) found Darcy very lethargic & still obviously in pain. She again contacted the vet who told her to give 1/4 of a baby aspirin & 1/8 pf an antibiotic. This morning about 1 am her mom drove her to an emergency vet about an hour away. They took blood & her white blood cell count is very low & Darcy can't move well. Darcy had to stay in the hospital & her mom is very scared for her; as am I.
PLEASE PLEASE keep her in your prayers. Her mom is doing such a wonderful thing by taking these FELV+ into her home so they have a chance at a long healthy lives. Especially since she has other cats in her home.

Tears of sadness make way for tears of joy

Tomorrow April 28th will be 2 years since I said goodbye to my mom & brother. Mommy is already missing me more than normal. Thankfully it won't last as my gift to mommy (Mr Lollycat McNoNo) will be turning one year old the very next day. If he can't bring a smile to your face then I guess your smiler is broken!

Please look after my mommy cause she only acts tough! Inside she is my mommy & she needs hugs. I'm flying down tonight to sleep with her so she can wake to my angelic purrrrrrrrrrrrrrs in the morning.

Thank you to all of you for being so very understanding when my mommy has her highs & lows. You all mean the world to us & we can't imagine a life without you in it.