In article > ,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> > Billy > wrote:
> >
> >>> One very notable exception tho' is pet food. I _never_ purchase generic
> >>> or store brand of that. But that's due to a past bad experience with it.
> >> Pets know what they like.
> >> --
> >>
> >> - Billy
> >
> > It was not a matter of them liking it.
> > It was a matter of generic pet food killing them.
>
>
> When there was a problem with pet food two years ago it was not just
> generic brands. I just checked the list of recalled foods and it
> includes a lot of name brands,including IAMS.

Yes, I remember that, but this was a very long time ago. 20+ years.
It was a generic from Wal-mart back when I used to raise rats to feed a
pair of pet boa constrictors.

I fed the rats generic dry dog food after switching from Purina.

The females started bleeding to death when they were pregnant. I
necropsied them and it appeared to be a problem with their reproductive
system. I'd not experienced any problems when they were being fed
Purina. And these were females that had had litters in the past with no
problems.

I know that rats don't live long, but this happened suddenly when I'd
switched their food.

My vet recommends purina also so I pretty much stick to it any more and
my pets stay reasonably healthy. I switched the rats to Purina dog chow
and the problem went away and it was the same bloodline, so I know it
was not a genetic thing.

The cats hate generic canned cat food too and the stuff stinks to high
heaven.
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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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