Thursday, September 18, 2008

Dry dog food source for mites

Just found on WaPo.com:

As I was cleaning out the cabinet where the food had been stored, I noticed a brown dust coating the bags and surrounding area. After an Internet search, I found that it was “mite dust” and indicated a heavy infestation. Beneful was mentioned as a carrier, as well as Ol’ Roy dog food. My vet and the research lab said there is no treatment for grain mites. We hope the dog’s immune system will stay strong until her body rids itself of them.

Why are vets not aware of this? Surely dog food manufacturers are aware of it — several letters were posted on the Internet about dogs with bloody diarrhea and weight loss; a few died. All of the letters I read indicated that the dogs were being fed Beneful or Ol’ Roy. None mentioned grain mites as the culprit — the writers said the vets didn’t know what it was and changed their pets’ diets.

Source:  Dry dog food appears to be source of mites

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Posted by DogNutrition at 21:18:44
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