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Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 07:50 PM Feb 2019

Hill's Pet Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Canned Dog Food for Excessive Vitamin D

Source: Hills via U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Company Announcement

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Canned Dog Food for Excessive Vitamin D

For Immediate Release
January 31, 2019

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling select canned dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. While vitamin D is an essential nutrient for dogs, ingestion of elevated levels can lead to potential health issues depending on the level of vitamin D and the length of exposure, and dogs may exhibit symptoms such as vomiting, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, excessive drooling, and weight loss. Vitamin D, when consumed at very high levels, can lead to serious health issues in dogs including renal dysfunction. Pet parents with dogs who have consumed any of the products listed and are exhibiting any of these signs should contact their veterinarian. In most cases, complete recovery is expected after discontinuation of feeding.

In the United States, the affected canned dog foods were distributed through retail pet stores and veterinary clinics nationwide. No dry foods, cat foods, or treats are affected.

Pet parents who purchased the product with the specific lot/date codes listed should discontinue feeding and dispose of those products immediately or return unopened product to your retailer for a refund. For more information, please contact Hill’s via our website or at 1-800-445-5777.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition learned of the potential for elevated vitamin D levels in some of our canned dog foods after receiving a complaint in the United States about a dog exhibiting signs of elevated vitamin D levels. Our investigation confirmed elevated levels of vitamin D due to a supplier error.

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Read more: https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm630232.htm
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Hill's Pet Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Canned Dog Food for Excessive Vitamin D (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2019 OP
Damn... It includes nearly all of their prescription diets too, though only the canned it appears.. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #1
Royal Canin douglas9 Feb 2019 #3
Oh, God, Polly Hennessey Feb 2019 #2
Thanks for posting get the red out Feb 2019 #4
Spam deleted by MIR Team rayshow Nov 2019 #5

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
1. Damn... It includes nearly all of their prescription diets too, though only the canned it appears..
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 07:57 PM
Feb 2019

Last edited Sat Feb 2, 2019, 10:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Veterinarians are going to be fuming....

Polly Hennessey

(6,747 posts)
2. Oh, God,
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 09:41 PM
Feb 2019

my Caleigh has kidney disease and is on the Hill’s k/d diet. I’ll have to start cooking her food. That’s not a problem. Guess it is too much for these companies to monitor their food.

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