The Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine has reported a problem with Vetsulin®, a Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health product used to treat diabetes in dogs and cats. If you use this product with your pet, you should contact your veterinarian. More information is available at: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm188752.htm
Posts Tagged ‘Health Alert’
FDA Reports Problem with Vetsulin® Insulin Product Used to Treat Diabetes in Dogs and Cats
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Recall of Certain Lots of Wysong Maintenance and Senior Dog Food
Monday, October 19th, 2009On October 18th we learned that Wysong has recalled certain lots of their Maintenance and Senior dog food manufactured in June and July of 2009 due to mold being found in some of these bags of food. While both of these formulas are sold in the variety pack, no food in the variety pack has been affected. Specific lot numbers of affected food are listed below and should not be sold or fed.
Wysong MaintenanceTM: lot #: 090617
Wysong MaintenanceTM: lot #: 090624
Wysong MaintenanceTM: lot #: 090706
Wysong MaintenanceTM: lot #: 090720
Wysong SeniorTM: lot #: 090623
Lot numbers can be found on the top of the box and the bottom of the bag, although the latter can be hard to ready. If you need assistance, please let us know.
We have checked all of the food that we have in stock and none match the lot codes indicated above. It is possible that none of the affected food has even been in stock at Green Acres; however to safe we will be contacting all customers who have purchased Maintenance or Senior between June 1st and today.
I suggest you go to Wysong’s website (http://www.wysong.net/recall.php) for a complete explanation of the recall.
If you have any of the affected food which was purchased at Green Acres, you can return these bags to Green Acres where they can be exchanged for product with non-affected lot codes or we can issue you a refund.
The Problem with Shock Collars Addressed by Dog Sports Magazine
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Green Acres Kennel Shop has been recommending that guardians do NOT use shock collars for training and managing their dogs since we first addressed this practice in our newsletter of May 2004 (http://tiny.cc/H4CnT ) and again in our newsletter of June 2006 (http://tiny.cc/ytHIP ). The latest issue of Dog Sport magazine has addressed this issue in their current issue in an article by Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., PDBC, CDBC, NADOI Endorsed, CAP2. In the article, Ms. Steinker does an excellent job of summarizing why shock collars are never a good choice for training a dog. I encourage you to read her article at: http://www.dogsportmagazine.com/?p=436
The Rabies Challenge Fund Needs Your Help!
Saturday, August 8th, 2009This morning I received the following email from Kris Christine of The Rabies Challenge Fund. Our Golden Retriever Tikken had a serious reaction to a Rabies vaccine so I know firsthand how important this study is. Paula and I and Green Acres have been a supporter of the Rabies Challenge Fund since its inception. I hope you will consider supporting the fund as well.
