Comments on: Purina Dog Chow (Dry)

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:18:00 +0000

Al Dente,

I am glad to hear you’ve had luck with your dogs on Purina Dog Chow. While nutrition is a large part of canine and feline health, genetics play a large role in that as well.

However, I feel more comfortable feeding a higher-quality food – that way I know that any vet visits are unlikely to be nutritionally related because I have pretty much eliminated that risk. You took a gamble, and you won with your past dogs. You are fortunate, and I hope you remain so.

By: Shawna

Shawna — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Al Dante ~~ they have not been able to prove euthanized cats and dogs but euthanized animals has definitely been proven. You can find the information on the FDA’s website but I’ll link to it for you

“How pentobarbital can get into dog food
Because in addition to producing anesthesia, pentobarbital is routinely used to euthanize animals, the most likely way it could get into dog food would be in rendered animal products.
Rendered products come from a process that converts animal tissues to feed ingredients. Pentobarbital seems to be able to survive the rendering process. If animals are euthanized with pentobarbital and subsequently rendered, pentobarbital could be present in the rendered feed ingredients.
In order to determine if pentobarbital residues were present in animal feeds, CVM developed a sophisticated process to detect and quantify minute levels – down to 2 parts per billion of pentobarbital in dry dog food. To confirm that the methods they developed worked properly, CVM scientists used the methods to analyze dry commercial dog foods purchased from retail outlets near to their Laurel, MD, laboratories. The scientists purchased dog food as part of two surveys, one in 1998 and the second in 2000. They found some samples contained pentobarbital (see the attached tables).” http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofFoods/CVM/CVMFOIAElectronicReadingRoom/ucm129131.htm

This doesn’t specifically say road kill but diseased or dead animals may be just as bad. “*CVM is aware of the sale of dead, dying, disabled, or diseased (4-D) animals to salvagers for use as animal food” http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm074712.htm

The original FDA article I have quoted from indicate the following four ingredients were found to be a source of pentobarbitol contamination (animal fat, animal digest, meat and bone meal and beef and bone meal).

By: Al Dente

Al Dente — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:39:00 +0000

I find it funny how everyone is saying dont fall for Purinas claims bla bla bla yet you are all falling for the so called Premium companies claims.. I read some people saying they can put in eutanized dogs in the dogfood, or road kill. come on people.. There has never been any documented report of this happending. Maybe 50 yrs ago but nothing in recent history. It is scare tactics that you are fallling prey too.
My dogs all lived very long and healtny lives on dog chow. They had shiny coats, healthy eyes and never had any health problems. They all lived to at least their average life span and some even longer. They money I saved on dog food helped pay for spaying, neutering, a few emergency vet visits (not nutrition related). My vets always commented on how healthy and good my dogs looked and all fed dog chow. If you guys want to buy the hype of your premium brands go ahead, I will buy into the Purinas hype that their food is fine. The only things I do is supplement at times with some inexpensive olive oil which I used myself for all its health benefits. People are led to feel guilty if they do not buy this or that brand or if they use dog chow.. not me.

By: Dave M

Dave M — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:52:08 +0000

In my opinion this food is “poison” but years ago I use to feed my dogs Iams Lamb and Rice (marginally better) and they both lived 16 – 17 years )pretty good for coonhounds). However they always got some meat from dinner etc. Now I am educated and I feed my dogs the best foods (in my opinion) short of home cooking or raw (one of my dogs will not eat raw). The marketing campaigns of these horrible foods are still effective….

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:53:25 +0000

Sheila, you really should read the review at the top of this page. It explains exactly what is wrong with this food. It consists of grain, low quality by products, nondescript “animal” fat, this could be anything, to include euthanized pets. “Animal” digest. Four different dyes. And Menadione,. So, what’s so great about it? Nothing, that I can find…….