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Post by trisha on Feb 17, 2008 11:07:13 GMT -5
Oh, puppy food ... I feed my baby Purina One, lamb and rice. No wheat gluten in it at all.
I also don't give her raw hides. She has a natural cow bone that I occasionally stuff with peanut butter or, if I really want to get her out of my hair, lunch meat ;D
She also likes her kong and those little sqeaky toys made with unbleached wool.
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 17, 2008 12:58:23 GMT -5
The Kong toys are the best on the market. IMO
They are made in the USA with USA ingredients. They are virtually indestructable. Our lhasa would chase his Kong ball until his legs fell off.
A friend gave him a new ball for xmas. It was blue and when I took it out of the package it reeked of chemical odor. Then I looked at the back of the package and ........you guessed it...china. I threw the ball away and never said anything to my friend. Really no need since she doesn't have a pet or will never get one. I've seen the same toy at Petco. So as far as I'm concerned Kong toys are the way to go. They last forever, are made in the USA out of USA ingredients and my dogs love them.
Think how difficult it is for people with kids. Are any of their toys safe??
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Post by Metella on Feb 17, 2008 17:54:59 GMT -5
There are some artisans who make really neat toys out of just wood - toys that move and do nearly perpetual motion & such ..... but there are only so many variations of this before a kid needs a neon/toxic colored thingamajigie
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Post by nwchimom on Feb 17, 2008 18:02:19 GMT -5
Diablo, my nephew has a HUGE collection of Thomas trains...several of which my sister-in-law had to ship off for replacement after the recall. It wasn't a week later that they announced a recall of Dora the Explorer toys. Guess what my niece's favorite character is? My SIL was beside herself.
My daughter is 11 so I don't worry about it as much, but she does absentmindedly put things in her mouth from time to time, especially when she's reading. Heck, I find myself doing it sometimes, too.
After reading your recommendations I checked my dog's toys...every one was made in China, and two were not labeled on the toy itself. I don't think we'll ever be completely safe as long as people are willing to buy their baby's bottles and toys at the dollar store, and WalMart continues to bully its suppliers to provide products for less than their manufacturing cost.
Speaking of dollar stores, I recall buying an extension cord from one years ago (I was young and dumb), and I was fascinated by the woman in front of me purchasing cans of tuna labeled "Not fit for human consumption." Question 1...why would that be sold in the first place? Question 2...if it was for a cat, who would purposely feed their pet something potentially harmful?
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 17, 2008 21:18:50 GMT -5
Speaking of dollar stores, I recall buying an extension cord from one years ago (I was young and dumb), and I was fascinated by the woman in front of me purchasing cans of tuna labeled "Not fit for human consumption." Question 1...why would that be sold in the first place? Question 2...if it was for a cat, who would purposely feed their pet something potentially harmful? Pet foods are not manufactured to the same standards as human food and as such are labeled NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. It's sad but many elderly cannot afford the tuna packed for human consumption so they eat the tuna packed for pets. Interesting item....at least when I became aware of it years ago. Many of the medications that are manufactured for human use are the very same as the products used for veterinary use. Many times the only difference is the price oh, and the packaging. Price is higher for human use, cheaper for animal use. Years ago there was a drug, levamisole (I think I am spelling that correctly, it has been many years) that is a generic. It is a large tablet which was used in sheep. It was then later used to treat the immature heartworms in dogs after they were given the iv injections of caparsolate that killed the adults in the heart. This tablet came in large bottles. The cost then was about $5 for the bottle. At some later point, it was prescribed for human heart patients under the name Ripercol. The cost of the bottle......$400. Same drug, same bottle except for the packaging. Gotta love the drug companies.......
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Post by sabry on Feb 18, 2008 9:49:03 GMT -5
For us in Italy is different cost of drugs for pets is Very expensive compared to those of human use, but we are also here Invaded by low-quality products with tariffs removed Customs
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 18, 2008 14:22:26 GMT -5
For us in Italy is different cost of drugs for pets is Very expensive compared to those of human use, but we are also here Invaded by low-quality products with tariffs removed Customs It happens here also. There was a program a few weeks ago that went undercover to contact Chinese manufacturers and exporters of fake drugs for human use. They showed the ingredients at the labs where the fake drugs were made......scary. The manufacturers here are aware of the problem and kind of pursue it. Our govt., pretty much looks the other way. They won't get the manpower necessary to do the job. That funding is going to pork projects. Anyone what a bridge to no where??
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Post by sabry on Feb 18, 2008 16:48:18 GMT -5
In italy most medicines are Passed by the state and therefore for human use have never nn costs Higher than rare diseases, but no animals Besides us to the problem we had toys toothpaste Chinese sold as usual, except that contained arsenic ... Crazy!
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 18, 2008 17:04:41 GMT -5
In italy most medicines are Passed by the state and therefore for human use have never nn costs Higher than rare diseases, but no animals Besides us to the problem we had toys toothpaste Chinese sold as usual, except that contained arsenic ... Crazy! Sabry---it sounds like your government doesn't care about it's citizens much like our government doesn't care about us here in the United States. Until Chinese poison products are prohibited from entering foreign ports the problem will continue here and abroad. Only products inspected should be allowed into a country.
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 18, 2008 17:08:11 GMT -5
Did anyone here see the undercover tape of the cows that were abused at the slaughterhouse? Horrific. The two employees who were on the tape have been arrested for animal abuse. Big deal. That should result in a slap on the wrist. They need to put the CEO in jail for breaking the federal laws concerning the proper handling of animals used for human consumption. That would send the proper message.
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Post by nwchimom on Feb 18, 2008 17:11:44 GMT -5
Interesting item....at least when I became aware of it years ago. Many of the medications that are manufactured for human use are the very same as the products used for veterinary use. Many times the only difference is the price oh, and the packaging. Price is higher for human use, cheaper for animal use. I've had the opposite experience. The vet prescribed Benadryl for my dog twice, but we couldn't used OTC Benadryl because it wasn't the proper dosage. So we had to purchase tiny little capsules (that looked just like the larger human version) for a lot more than we'd pay at the drugstore.
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 18, 2008 19:11:51 GMT -5
Interesting item....at least when I became aware of it years ago. Many of the medications that are manufactured for human use are the very same as the products used for veterinary use. Many times the only difference is the price oh, and the packaging. Price is higher for human use, cheaper for animal use. I've had the opposite experience. The vet prescribed Benadryl for my dog twice, but we couldn't used OTC Benadryl because it wasn't the proper dosage. So we had to purchase tiny little capsules (that looked just like the larger human version) for a lot more than we'd pay at the drugstore. If you are faced with that problem again, ask your vet what the dose is for the dog and then do a little math and sometimes you can cut the human use tablet or use a smaller eye dropper for liquid. Works good if your dog is larger since some medications are geared for children. Always ask first though..... FYI---the amount a vet clinic pays for drugs and supplies is quite a bit more than Walgreens or CVS. That's why the vet charges more for your dog's medicine.
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 18, 2008 19:18:55 GMT -5
Just heard on TV that there were 25 million toys pulled from shelves last year. They govt. has just hired more inspectors but say how many. Translation......"we just put another finger in the dike. It is the middle one. American consumers just shut up". They also are stating that the toys are the safest they have ever been. Notice they didn't say they ARE safe just that they are the safest they've been. No very reassuring.......
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Post by sabry on Feb 19, 2008 5:17:10 GMT -5
Is bad to say but we have over the quality, the problem of massive imports of Chinese products has been losing a lot of work to factories in Italy, many companies have closed especially the textile sector. We toys were distributed by Mattel and were withdrawn from the shelves only time that they spoke no more television
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Post by diablodeblanco on Feb 19, 2008 10:06:26 GMT -5
Sabry--many many of our factories here in the USA have closed their doors because of jobs being given to China factories. So many people here have lost their jobs because of outsourcing. And when their jobs are gone, they can't pay for their homes or other bills. They also lose their health insurance.
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