[Purina] Pet food recalled due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D

[SheltieLover]

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A pet food company has expanded its voluntary recall due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D.

According to the FDA, the expansion comes following an investigation prompted by Purina that uncovered new information about a production error from a U.S. supplier.

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company recalled select lots of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food last month and has added more. Purina was notified of two separate confirmed cases of a dog exhibiting signs of vitamin D toxicity after consuming this food. Then once the dogs stopped eating this food they recovered.

The FDA reports that ingestion of elevated levels of Vitamin D can lead to health issues which may include vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, and excessive drooling to renal dysfunction.

More at link.

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Thanks for the heads up! Hoping that vets received this notice and contacted owner of the dogs

Who they prescribed this food for...

[SheltieLover]

2. No kidding!

[Rhiannon12866]

3. In the past, I've had pets on prescription food and I sure hope that my vet would contact me!

[SheltieLover]

4. Absolutely!

I've had a cat & dog rxd food, both death diet (Hill's Science Diet).

I did't go with either one.

The dog was dxd with "cancer." He did not have cancer, he had ehrylichiosis, a coinfection of lyme.

Common mistake.

But when I looked at the ingredients, I asked the vet whe he would rx food for a dog with cancer dx a diet with known carcinogens in it!

Vet didn't really have an answer. Greedy moron.