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jmcquown - 31 Mar 2007 02:19 GMT

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So far Persia's Hills Science Diet x/d hasn't been affected. I just got her
2 bags of food last month and she's happy and healthy. This whole thing is
scary.

Jill

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Victor Martinez - 31 Mar 2007 04:37 GMT

> So far Persia's Hills Science Diet x/d hasn't been affected. I just got her
> 2 bags of food last month and she's happy and healthy. This whole thing is
> scary.

The kibble we get (Innova Evo) does not have any grains in it, so we're
ok. I've also ordered some new foods from petfooddirect.com, nothing
with any grains in them.

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jmcquown - 31 Mar 2007 12:40 GMT

>> So far Persia's Hills Science Diet x/d hasn't been affected. I just
>> got her 2 bags of food last month and she's happy and healthy. This
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> we're ok. I've also ordered some new foods from petfooddirect.com,
> nothing with any grains in them.

I buy Peaches' food from Petfooddirect, too. Just got a delivery yesterday,
in fact. Now I'm starting to wonder about *her* food. Birds eat vegetables
(she loves cabbage, kale, carrots, stuff like that) but most of her diet is
grain based. I wonder if any of this is affecting domesticated bird food?
It probably wouldn't be widely publicized since bird owners may not have
made any connection. Birds are rather difficult creatures to raise anyway.
I had two parakeets that lived well over 14 years but others that died
before they were 8 years old. This is my first experience with a small
African parrot. She appears healthy and happy but now I'm worried about
this new bag of food I got for her.

Jill

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) - 31 Mar 2007 19:00 GMT

>>>So far Persia's Hills Science Diet x/d hasn't been affected. I just
>>>got her 2 bags of food last month and she's happy and healthy. This
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> (she loves cabbage, kale, carrots, stuff like that) but most of her diet is
> grain based. I wonder if any of this is affecting domesticated bird food?

My knowledge of avian anatomy is practically non-existent,
but to do birds even HAVE kidneys?

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Debbie Wilson - 31 Mar 2007 20:08 GMT

> My knowledge of avian anatomy is practically non-existent,
> but to do birds even HAVE kidneys?

They certainly do :-)
Even fish have kidneys!

Deb.

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Jack Campin - bogus address - 31 Mar 2007 20:23 GMT

>> My knowledge of avian anatomy is practically non-existent,
>> but to do birds even HAVE kidneys?
> They certainly do :-)
> Even fish have kidneys!

And a quick google reveals that some insects have kidneys so
efficient they can produce solid urine.

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William Hamblen - 01 Apr 2007 01:43 GMT

>My knowledge of avian anatomy is practically non-existent,
>but to do birds even HAVE kidneys?

Birds have kidneys. Reptiles and fish ditto.

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Pat - 31 Mar 2007 19:24 GMT

| Now I'm starting to wonder about *her* food. Birds eat vegetables
| (she loves cabbage, kale, carrots, stuff like that) but most of her diet is
| grain based. I wonder if any of this is affecting domesticated bird food?

Bird food is generally in the form of whole grains. If you're concerned that
it may be tainted, you could rinse it several times in cold water prior to
feeding.

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jmcquown - 31 Mar 2007 19:41 GMT

>> Now I'm starting to wonder about *her* food. Birds eat vegetables
>> (she loves cabbage, kale, carrots, stuff like that) but most of her
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> concerned that it may be tainted, you could rinse it several times in
> cold water prior to feeding.

That's wild bird food or parakeet seed. Peaches is a lovebird. She eats a
pellet food diet which is manufactured and processed. The package said it
contains *corn* gluten, not wheat gluten. I emailed the company to be sure
and hope to hear back from them shortly. I don't have to worry about it
immediately since I don't have to open the new bag for a few weeks.

Jill

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Bobcat - 31 Mar 2007 15:55 GMT

> So far Persia's Hills Science Diet x/d hasn't been affected. I just got her
> 2 bags of food last month and she's happy and healthy. This whole thing is
> scary.
> Jill

"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> So far Persia's Hills Science Diet x/d hasn't been affected. I just got
> her
> 2 bags of food last month and she's happy and healthy. This whole thing
> is
> scary.
> Jill

As I said in another RPCA thread, I Googled Hill's website and got
this
report. It says the only dry cat food they make affected by the
recall is their "Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry Food". It's the
only
product of theirs containing a certain wheat gluten,which is the
source of the
contamination. Here's their web page with complete details:

http://www.hillspet.com/menu_foods/Menu_Foods_03302007_en_US.htm

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