Dog Walkers of San Diego

On May 4, 2012, Diamond Pet Foods expanded a pet food recall due to possible salmonella contamination. More than a dozen people in several states may have been infected due to contact with contaminated pet food. Affected foods include specific lots of dry dog and cat food branded as: Diamond Pet Food Kirkland Signature (Costco brand) Natural Balance... Wellness (WelPet LLC) Canidae Apex Pet Foods These foods were widely distributed in the U.S. and Canada. You can check your pet food to see if it has been recalled. Affected bags of food have best-before dates between December 9, 2012, and April 7, 2013. Recalled foods include: Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Country Value Diamond Diamond Naturals Premium Edge Professional 4Health Taste of the Wild Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Lamb Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Chicken Kirkland Signature Super Premium Mature Dog Chicken Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog Formulated with Chicken & Vegetables Kirkland Signature Super Premium Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Cat Formula Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato Formula for Dogs Wellness Complete Health Super5Mix Large Breed Puppy Canidae Dog, All Life Stages Canidae Dog, Chicken Meal & Rice Canidae Dog, Lamb Meal & Rice Canidae Dog, Platinum Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison Dog Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Bison Dog Natural Balance Vegetarian Dog Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Large Breed Bites Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Small Breed Bites Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can affect both animals and humans. Symptoms may include decreased appetite, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Pets and people who carry the disease can infect others, so if you or your pet are experiencing symptoms and you have purchased and used the affected dog food, take all due precaution and see a doctor and/or veterinarian. You can prevent spread of the disease by washing your hands thoroughly and following physician instructions. If you have purchased one of the recalled pet foods, you should immediately stop feeding it to your animals, and contact the place you purchased the pet food from - refunds may be available. For complete information, visit the Diamond Pet Foods recall page, theCostco pet product recall pages, the Natural Balance recall page, the Wellness recall page, the Canidae recall page, or the FDA's recall page, which has information on multiple brands in the Animal Health section. The CDC also has information on documented salmonella contamination.

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Health scare of the week: Big trouble with ticks Experts warn that warmer-than-normal spring temperatures are allowing ticks to become active earlier than usual. posted on April 4, 2012, at 9:13 AM Warmer-than-normal spring temperatures are allowing ticks to become active earlier than usual, auguring an increase in tick-borne illnesses, experts warn. This is going to be a horrific season, especially for Lyme [disease], Leo J. Shea, a professor at the Rusk Institute of Rehab...ilitation Medicine, tells The Wall Street Journal. Lyme’s indistinctive symptomsfever, extreme fatigue, chills, and headachesmake it difficult to diagnose. Yet left untreated, it can cause long-term damage to many parts of the body, including the brain, heart, and muscles. Over the past 20 years, known Lyme disease cases have doubled, but most infections are going undiagnosed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. In addition to Lyme disease, ticks carry babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and anaplasmosisall of which are also on the riseand a single bite can transmit more than one infection. Researchers say rates of the diseases have increased as more people move into tick territory and as global warming allows Southern tick species to spread northward. To avoid bites, experts recommend wearing long sleeves and insect repellent when walking in wooded areas, and to closely inspect pets after time outdoors. See more

Check it out!!!!!!! - my little girl made the smilers of the week- way to go canyon

Get out this weekend with your best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Flea control info comes to Dog Walkers via the good people over at Dexter's deli

Mocha Bella the beagle, she is so sweet and also new pack member

Teddy - newest pack member

Great job saving the dog - HOWEVER-- to save more dogs they should ban the practice of driving these animals to the point of death in the first place- if your an animal fan then you would be pissed he put the dog in this position in the first place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This one hits home