62 white label brands of Omega-3 supplements for dogs and cats recalled after owner reports dog vitamin A poisoning
The FDA announced on Friday, March 10 that the distributor Stratford Care USA, Inc. is recalling Omega-3 supplements for cats […]
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Pet insurer Embrace sues TCR and regulators to keep marketing tactics secret
Embrace filed a motion today to preclude TCR from obtaining records we requested from the Washington Office of the […]
Pets Best loses underwriter and partner Trupanion; will now be underwritten by Independence Pet Group-owned IAIC
Citing untenable capital reserve requirements by regulators, Trupanion CEO and founder Darryl Rawlings revealed this month at the company’s fourth […]
NYC’s Schwarzman Animal Medical Center leads the pack with new pet insurance concierge for clients
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (or “the AMC”) in midtown Manhattan is the largest veterinary nonprofit teaching hospital in the […]
Pets Best to change underwriters says current underwriter and Trupanion CEO, explaining it’s “not capital efficient”
Last week, Trupanion (NASDAQ: TRUP), which, in addition to the core subscription product bearing its namesake also underwrites Pets Best, […]
Which dog foods are safe? Here’s the data that fills the FDA’s DCM information void:
To crystallize how urgent the matter is to a significant portion of the general population (about 70 million American households […]
The Farmer’s Dog Super Bowl Ad Was A Hit – But What About The Food? Veterinarians Weigh In.
“No, as a veterinary general practitioner, I would not, and do not, recommend this food at all,” Dr. Jessica Self wrote on Facebook. “Farmers Dog, and other boutique diet companies, are centered around marketing tactics that are shady and confusing to non-veterinary consumers. Let’s look at the term “Human Grade.” There was no legal definition for “Human Grade” until a few years ago; and this term only pertains to pet foods.
AVMA bungles DCM story, joining parade of misinformation
On Monday, February 7, misinformation about animal health came from a surprising source: the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
“FDA to end updates on dilated cardiomyopathy and grain-free food,” AVMA writer Coco Lederhouse’s headline declared. She explained that, the FDA had decided that the reports “do not supply sufficient data to establish a causal relationship with reported product(s).” In other words, the reports don’t indicate that there’s a problem, so the FDA is no longer going to provide new reports.
Coincidentally, on the same day of the AVMA’s story, preeminent veterinary nutritionist Lisa Freeman at Tufts updated her highly regarded Petfoodology blog with an article that makes the best case possible for the urgent need for these records to be updated consistently and made public.
The AVMA’s press officers declined to provide contact information for Ms. Lederhouse, whose name is in the byline of the AVMA story. TCR contacted president Lori Teller, chief veterinary officer Gail Golab, head of policy Isham Jones, and four different press aides at least twice each over a three day period for comment regarding the erroneous story and did not receive any response.
FDA Recall Alert: Purina Pro Plan Vet Diets El Elemental Dry Dog Food recalled after two dogs present with suspected Vitamin D poisoning
Yesterday, the FDA and Nestle Purina jointly announced the recall of Purina Pro Plan Vet Diets El Elemental Dry Dog […]
TCR challenge to FDA blackout of DCM intensifies with help from top lawyer. UPDATED
During the same week in which the FDA told The Canine Review that the agency would need 3-4 months to respond to our appeal of its first denial (now, there are two appeals going on three) of our request for expedited processing, America’s veterinary profession’s main trade group, the AVMA, sent a grossly inaccurate story to tens of thousands of animal health professionals, declaring that the matter of diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs was effectively closed.