OC Raw Dog of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA is voluntarily recalling 640 lbs. of Chicken, Fish & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulation. This is being done in an abundance of caution, as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported and no other OC Raw Dog manufactured products are affected.
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OC Raw Dog of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA is voluntarily recalling 640 lbs. of Chicken, Fish & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulation. This is being done in an abundance of caution, as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported and no other OC Raw Dog manufactured products are affected.
Individuals handling raw pet food can become infected with salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the product or to surfaces exposed to the product. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation and urinary tract symptoms. If a consumer exhibits these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.
Pets with Salmonella infections may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
This voluntary recall is limited to Chicken, Fish & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulations that were packaged into 6.5 lb. Doggie Dozen Patties, 4 lb. Doggie Sliders, and 3 lb. Meaty Rox with the lot number 1819, and use by date of 05/05/16. These codes can be checked on the bottom left corner of the back of the package. Distribution is limited to customers in Colorado, Vermont, and Pennsylvania and sold to consumers through independent pet specialty retailers.
The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the Colorado Department of Food and Agriculture of a sample that they collected at retailer revealed the presence of Salmonella in a 3 lb. bag of “Chicken, Fish & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulations” Meaty Rox. Another sample from the same lot was previously tested by the California Department of Agriculture and it had a negative Salmonella result.
If you are in possession of this recalled product please submit a picture of the package with the lot number to Olivia@ocrawdog.com for verification. Either dispose of the product immediately or return the product to the retailer where you purchased it for a replacement product.
Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-844-215-DOGS (3647) Monday thru Friday 9am – 4pm PST. If you get our automated answering system please leave a message and we will call you right back.
At OC RAW DOG, we are passionate about our products and the safety of canine and human customers is our top priority. We apologize for any inconvenience this recall may have caused.
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mina
September 27, 2015 at 10:15 pm
Hi, I want to ask someone to help me, I have a cat, he loves weruva pumpkin licking chickens, it called cats in the chicken, he ate that for 5 months, I don’t know why he started vomited after eating these foods, it’s happened about one months ago. When I stopped feeding weruva foods then no problems at all, when I gave him home foods that I cooked for him then no vomited. Yesterday, we tried again with weruva for breakfast he did vomited again immediately after eating his meal. Is there something wrong with the foods, any recalls happens now that I don’t know. My husband very upset and we agreed that we should stop feeding commercial foods from now. I don’t know what to do, it’s hard to find grains free without carrageenan, and chemicals in Australia. I don’t like wellness canned foods it made my cat vomited a lots last year. Is weruva a quality human grade foods as they told us on their labels, I did email the company about the problems but the company didn’t responded. Now I can’t trust any of commercial cats foods anymore, whatever they said it’s all about selling and making profits, now I feel very sick when I walk in the pet stores and look all the pet foods I felt sick and tired. It’s boring with all the toxic foods that killing yours pets everyday. It’s better not put it in the mouth. We stopped feeding all pets foods from now.
Lisa
September 28, 2015 at 11:31 am
Mina,
Weruva uses human grade meat in their products. Your cat may have a food sensitivity or intolerance to a specific ingredient. Some cats are sensitive to gums in canned foods, e.g., guar or xanthan gum, locust bean gum, cassia gum. These are thickerners that can cause digestive upset in some cats and dogs.
If you are home cooking meats for your cat it is critical that you supplement the meals properly with a premix for home cooked meals for cats or a properly researched recipe with the individual supplements added.
This is not a choice – it is a necessity. Unbalanced meals can lead to serious problems, e.g., blindness due to the lack of taurine, an essential amino acid cats must have in their diet, as well as other important nutrients.
You can investigate commercially prepared raw food diets or gum free canned diets, (Tiki Cat Gourmet Carnivore or Nature’s Variety Instinct) if these are available to you in Australia.
One site that may be helpful: catinfo.org, written by a vet who specializes in feline nutrition.
Christine
September 28, 2015 at 1:01 pm
Check out catinfo.org for great home prepared diet instructions from a veterinarian
Sage
September 28, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Hi Mina
I’ve been feeding various Weruva and Soulistic* foods for years and none of my many cats have ever gotten sick from them.
*Soulistic http://soulisticpet.com is made by Weruva http://www.weruva.com and sold at Petco in the US. Weruva and Cats in the Kitchen http://www.weruva.com/cats-in-the-kitchen.php is at specialty stores.
I agree with Lisa that your cat may have a food allergy to something in the Pumpkin Lickin Chicken OR possibly something is WRONG with the batches currently stocked where you shop. Definitely don’t feed it anymore AND contact Weruva to let them know about this.
The US number for Weruva (and Soulistic) is 800-776-5262.
Weruva is owned by David and Stacey Forman and alternately you can email david@weruva.com.
I’m sure they would like to know about your cat and especially which of their foods is causing a problem. If not too late, SAVE a can or pouch with mfg code and expiration date.
I also make and feed a variation of TC Feline’s Raw formula http://tcfeline.com/2012/04/27/original-raw-cat-food-recipe/ and they have other recipes http://tcfeline.com/cat-food-recipes/ plus a variation where just the meat is cooked http://tcfeline.com/2010/08/16/cooked-meat/
Dr. Lisa Pierson at the referenced catinfo.org has lots of information plus directions for her raw formula which is quite similar to TC Feline.
I hope your cat is much better!