wellness recall... what now?

sakelp

We feed wellness white fish and sweet potato. It wasn't part of the recall from what i'm reading, but should i still feel safe feeding it to my dogs? we're out of food, and have to buy a new bag today. 

Cos is allergic to chicken and lamb, and this is the only food she's done well on...

so do i buy it and assume/hope it's safe? or buy something else? if something else, what should i get? 

niemand88f

Personally I would probably feed another temporarily. Even though most of the recalled brands have not tested positive for salmonella, it seems like they're recalling more every day. Plus, many stores are just pulling everything from that brand and you might not even be able to find that food.

For a specific protein source, Evo has lots of different "95%" protein sources, my cats eat canned 95% venison. But you will probably have to go to a specialty pet store for Evo.  I think Nature's Variety Instinct has rabbit and other non-chicken foods, you might be able to find that at Petco.

Caz1221

According to the website I read, the only Wellness product that was part of the recall was the Super5Mix Large Breed Puppy formula, none of the others.  I feed Wellness Core, and since my current bag was not part of the recall, I plan to continue feeding it.  It's almost brand new and so should last for another 3 months.  If Core was part of the recall, I would switch, even if my bag wasn't impacted.

ETA: Here's the Wellness statement.

RedheadBaker

Just FYI, dogs RARELY get salmonella. The issue with these recalls is that PEOPLE are getting sick from handling the food (not washing their hands after feeding their pets, or picking up the poop). 

ndolehan

I just had a similar situation. My bag of TOTW was recalled, so I had to go buy something new.

Luckily, at my local pet store, they had removed all the recalled brands and had ONE bag of TOTW left that was not part of the recall. So I didn't have to switch. They had signs all over where the recalled stuff had been.

I would head to your normal store. If there is none of what you normally buy, then I would consider something new/switching (even if temporarily).  Otherwise food on the shelf at the store should be just fine. I double  checked the bag I bought to be sure it wasn't apart of the recall.

Temp752290812504671

RedheadBaker:

Just FYI, dogs RARELY get salmonella. The issue with these recalls is that PEOPLE are getting sick from handling the food (not washing their hands after feeding their pets, or picking up the poop). 

While is this true, an older dog or dog with compromised immune systems can be effected. We were in this group with our 13 year old lab.

nhahn2206

It looks like the puppy formula they recalled was just a huge safety measure since the food all tested negative before being sent out. They only recalled it because it was made in the same factory as other recalled foods. I wouldn't be concerned about the formula you feed. We use the super5 weight management formula and have a pretty new bag of it. I will continue to feed it unless additional information comes to light.

SWBs Wifey

This whole recall is a PITA.  I can't decide what to switch them to now, whether its temporary or not.  When I first heard about it, I was only paying attention to Canidae, since that's what ours are on right now.  Then I realized "Crap... we're going to need food and I can't pick that... better find something else... maybe TOTW?"  And then I realized that's part of the dang recall too.  I know EVO isn't, but my bigger dog seems to have more skin problems on EVO than with Canidae and I REALLY don't want to switch her back to it, even temporarily.  If we do, I'll have to get the red meat instead of Turkey since the turkey was what she had so many issues with before.  Ugh.... 

PolarBearFans

From what I read it was just an extra safety measure because it was made in the same plant as the recalled diamond. They test each batch for salmonella before sending out. Only the one type was produced in a salmonella positive plant. I feed my cats wellness and have been following this closely.