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WD of Weaverville NC (11/15/07)
Just 2 days ago we bought a can of alpo dog food we bought from a gas station. We fed it to him on Tuesday and right as we fed it to him he started to swell up. He had been poisoned by the food, he was a healthy pug up to that point and this afternoon on November 15, 2007. We went outside to feed him and we found him laying in his house dead. We will never buy alpo products again!!! We loved our dog very very much!

Tim of Moore OK (06/11/07)
the alpo people say they THINK they have their recall under control!? THEY DONT! I just got 12 cans and all the numbers are checking out. When it comes to peoples pets you just cant think you're doing good, you must KNOW you're doing the BEST!

Jan of Benton TN (05/20/07)

My large mixed breed female dog ate Alpo canned dog food, and Old Roy dry dog food. She went from healthy, happy, and robust 10 yr old--to lethargic. She started having seizures, refused to eat, vomited even her water, drank enormous amts of water, could hardly walk or hold her head up. She started retaining fluid, and we think she had a heart attack.

Thanks to the bad food my girl is gone. I will not buy canned food again. Alpo was one of the last foods to be listed on recall. It is still on the shelves at Wal-Mart, and Kmart.

Christine of Colonia NJ (04/29/07)
My dog died in 2 weeks from massive body shut down, liver/heart failure. I was feeding her Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy that was on the recall list from Purina. She was an older dog, but healthy, and was just at the vet a couple months ago for her shots and nothing was major wrong. When I hear about the recall, I completely stopped using Alpo Prime Cuts and Gravy.

I went on the website and chked the serial#'s and matched what was recalled. bottom of the last 24 pk I still have is best by Feb2009 70171157 L74850630 serial coding 11132 00360. My dog going from healthy older dog of 12 to in a matter of 2 weeks, Liver/Heart Failure. She died at home. Refused to eat anything, I made her chicken/rice could not walk, Painting so badly she could not walk, Fainting, Coughing, throwing up, having loose bowels. I brought her to the vet immediately and had chest xrays, urine and blood sample done.

They recommended to see a specialist, before I could get her for an appointment she died in her arms gasping for air. She was an older dog but healthy. The Vet prescribed a 10 day medication of antibotics, it did not help. She died.. I am heartbroken.

Wendell of Hudson OH (04/15/07)

I fed my 12 year old lab Iams dry and Alpo Prime cuts dog food for 10+ healthy years. Suddenly in mid December 2006, the dog became incontinent, vomiting, lethargic, drank excessive water and blood tests at vet showed dog had signs of kidney failure. He changed her dry dog food to special Purina Vets Diet NF with 1/2 can of Alpo Prime cuts. By end of Dec, dog continued to get weaker and stopped eating dry food, would only take Alpo prime cuts.

During January 07, the dog would only take some cooked chicken, hamburger, along with Alpo Prime cuts wet food. On February 6, 2007 blood tests showed acute kidney failure, with no hope of recovery. Sadly, I had to euthanize my Labrador Molly, on the vet's recommendation.

I have unopened cans of Alpo Prime cuts in gravy left over, after my dog died, which were made at plant #1159 from where the contaminated Alpo was recalled. I feel Nestle (Purina) has some responsibility in that they produced a poisoned dog food, which I unknowingly fed and probably caused the death of my Molly. Nothing can replace her. I think they should at least pay for my $787.87!

Theresa of Eastcanton OH (04/10/07)
my dog gizzmo ate the alpo prime cuts in gravey that was recalled she was in the emergency hospital on iv fluids for 48hrs i cannot contact anyone from alpo her bill was 1,195.00 not to mention her vet recheck 101.00 I am so upset -- I am a single mother raising two children but we love our dog just like one of the family and we cannot let her die if it can be helped.

I am in dept because of a company i trusted and they should be held liable.

Marilyn of Spring Branch TX (04/07/07)
We had a 13 yr old cat named Patty that died in the middle of February. She would lick off the gravy of our dogs’ food every morning (Alpo Prime Cuts in gravy-Chicken) 6 days before her death she stopped eating and would only drink water. She could barely walk around the house. We didn't hear about the Alpo recall until recently. My dog also started reacting the same way diarra, throwing up and not wanting to eat only drinking water. Why didn't Purina tell us when all the other pets foods were recalled I would have stopped feeding it to my animals? I always thought Alpo was the best you could give your animal...the price reflects that.

I lost my cat and almost lost my dog. I didn't take the cat to the vet I thought it was old age, I don't have a vet bill. The empty cans have been thrown away, the only evidence I have is my dead cat I buried in the back yard. And I don't think I could bring myself to dig up Patty, it was so hard to bury her in the beginning. I'm writing this because I can't believe I poisoned my own cat, like poisoning my own child. I don't think you realize how many millions of pets vital organs have been damaged or crippled by this stuff. They are only with us for a short time and now it will be shorter. My dog is 7 yrs old. How much time does he have left with us?

Mario of Houston TX (04/06/07)
I started using purina alpo brand dry dog food about 3weeks ago. My dog FROSTY, a 10 years old Chiuahua became ill. Little did I know that the symptoms were heavy breathing, swelling of the stomach, for the illness caused by the bad dog food(Purina Alpo). My FROSTY died Thursday 4/5/2007 between 3pm and 6pm as I could only look at him and watch him die. The vet at the Houston SPCA that saw FROSTY told me that my dog may have had heart worms.

Connie of Fresno CA (04/06/07)
We had our beloved dog Bama put down on Jan 7 because of sudden kidney failure. We had bought him Alpo cuts in gravy dog food, and I read in the paper today that the food tainted was the food manufactured around the time we fed it to him. We fed it to him in early December and he quickly declined over four weeks time, to the point we had him put to sleep. We just wonder.

We spent about $2,000 in vet bills, however the biggest expense has been our broken hearts. We miss him.

Lauren of Bellport NY (04/05/07)

On 1/9/07 I brought one of my dogs to the vet because she had become ill. She was not eating, had a high fever and lost the ability to walk alone. She stayed over night at the vet, had tests done however, the vet was unable to find her problem. She was put on Baytril, Amoxi, & Rimadyl. She came home with me the next day. My dog (Zena) died suddenly on Feb. 24th, 2007.

Shortly after that I noticed my other dog, Bruiser, not acting himself. I called the vet and she indicated he could be mourning Zena's death. As he continued to mourn over the next couple weeks I grew concerned and made him a well visit with the vet. On 3/19/07 Bruiser had a urinalysis done and he was diagnosed with....KIDNEY FAILURE.

We immediately rechecked the list of dog foods that had just been recalled to see that we had not fed our dogs the tainted food. However, on or about 3/30/07 Alpo recalled their canned wet food. The same food we fed our dogs.

On 4/2/07 I finally, after numerous phone calls, got through to Alpo. After giving them my information and situation they assured me I would be receiving a call from Sedgwicks Claims Management who would be handling the case from then on. Bruiser in the meantime was getting worse by the day. He ate very little and what he ate he threw up. I went back to the vet with him and was sent home with an IV bag of fluids which I was to give him 500 ccs twice a day. By 4/4/07 he could not walk without assistance and had to be put down. Still no phone call back from Alpo or Sedgwicks.

My family, which includes my husband, daughter & 2 sons, had to loose 2 dogs -FAMILY MEMBERS- within 5 weeks of each other. My vet bills are in the thousands, my back went out from having to carry my 75 pound Boxers outside to help them go to the bathroom. I had to have someone with me 24/7 to help me with my children and to clean up after my sick dog and my husband had a car accident trying to get home from work to his totally distraught family the night we had to put Bruiser to sleep (the worst night of my life). My family is beyond physically and mentally exhausted from this.

Julie of Erie PA (04/05/07)

I had to take my cat to the vet 1 month ago for her behavior of not eating, drinking, and loosing 5+ pounds. After all the tests and 1,000.00+ dollars spent on her she has permanent kidney damage and is in renal failure and has to receive I.V> fluids subcutaneous the rest of her life and take medication everyday to help her keep her specific food down. Her specific food cost 18.00 a bag and it is a small bag and routine blood work to see how her kidneys are doing.

Linda  of Brewster NY (04/04/07)
My dog had to be put to sleep as 2/20/07.  He was vomiting, lethargid and lost 4 pounds in 4 days. The first thing we did was check the pet food recall list but Alpo Prime Cuts was not on the list.  Yesterday I learned it was added.

Carrie of Arlington TX (04/02/07)
I fed my dog Purina Alpo Chunks in Gravy. My dog was acting very ill for days, drinking Tons of water, urinating more and vomiting. He was 12, and I assumed it was his time. So I had him Put to sleep. This was on the 15th. On the 16th the food recall Announcement came out, on the 17th the recall list. His food was not on this list, so I tossed it all, and didnt think no more, even though I knew he had all the symptoms. That following Saturday 24th, his food was added to the list. I fed my dog this food for years, I am hurt and cant beleive it

My dog is dead, have all vet records, and Cant beleive it, had I waited one more day for the announcement, I could have helped him or at least tried, instead I feel like I killed him.

Ken of St. Albans VT (04/01/07)
I was feeding my puppy Alpo Prime Cuts with gravy..and now i find out that it is one of the products being recalled. Now my dog is drinking nearly 3 times as much as he did before and is having a very had time walking and even moving his back legs.

Nicole of Key West FL (03/31/07)
I have two small chihuahuas that ate Alpo Prime Cuts dog food.  One of my dogs is currently in the hospital because her kidneys are failing. Sophie is only 6 months old and is very ill.  My other dog Charlie is beginning to show signs as well.  This has caused me a great deal of stress, time off work, money and possibly the lives of my animals.

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