Viva has recalled one lot of Viva Duck for Dogs (Ground), Viva Duck for Dogs (Chunked), Viva Duck for Cats and Viva Pure Duck (for cats and dogs) due to potential Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The lot under recall is Lot 22853. The product is distributed as frozen 1lb bricks in clear vacuum packaging. Viva started …
Grieving Pets
This is close to my heart. I take an animal with me when I take one in. For the longest time Coco our Dachshund who was with us from 4 months to 12. Rudy was a guesstimate of a year or so old when Coco left us. Going forward Rudy will be there for Trixie. …
ReConserve Inc Food Info
Hello, You may have heard or read about an FDA Warning Letter recently issued to a company called ReConserve Inc. It makes for disturbing reading, with some appalling practices and negligence reported by inspectors at its animal food manufacturing facility. You can read the letter here. That description of an “animal food manufacturing facility” has led …
Brushing teeth… not in my house.
I get dental for kids but brushing is not one of them. I adopted Rudy and started playing with his ears, holding and rubbing his paws and putting my finger in his mouth. The first two are 50/50 the last is a hard NO! He doesn’t like dental sticks or hard treats he won’t even …
Can dogs drink milk?
Rudy loves ice cream and I do let him lick the bowl. My Allie who died several years ago would go crazy for milk. It was something we didn’t give her except a small amount once in a while. We aren’t milk drinkers. It’s easy to want to spoil our kids with yummies like milk, …
Why do female dogs jump
Information from PetMD. By Sandra C. Mitchell, DVM, DABVP. Reviewed by Tiffany Tupler, DVM, CBCC-KA on Oct. 16, 2023 IN THIS ARTICLE Is It Normal for Female Dogs to Hump?View 3 More + Humping is normal canine behavior, and it’s not limited to male dogs. Female dogs hump, too, though the behavior isn’t exactly socially acceptable to …
Welcome to the new year
I hope everyone and their fur babies had great holidays making memories playing in the colder weather, keeping warm and all the shopping. I took a bit of last year off, did the holidays and kept busy. Of course, that means taking the pups out every day in the cold wind, but not rain. I …
Allergy or neatly allergy free dogs
30 ‘Hypoallergenic’ Dogs That Don’t Shed a Lot By Nicole LaForest, LVT, BSc, MPH. Reviewed by Barri J. Morrison, DVM on Nov. 10, 2023 IN THIS ARTICLE What Is a Hypoallergenic Dog?View 2 More + Dogs are the most popular pets in the U.S., but allergies can make being around them tricky. This is what makes hypoallergenic dogs appealing to …
Food Recall
Greetings, You’re getting this email alert because you signed up on our website and asked to be notified of dog food recalls. TFD Nutrition is expanding its voluntary recall from October 20th, 2023 to include all dry dog and cat food products manufactured in its facility in Nacogdoches, Texas, due to potential Salmonella contamination. More than 50 cat …
Food Recall
Hi, I want to correct a single-letter typo in the dog food recall alert we sent earlier. To clarify, the name of the company is TFP Nutrition. I’m sure it didn’t cause any confusion but we like to be accurate! For full details of the recall, please visit this link: TFP Nutrition Expands Voluntary Recall. Stay …