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the first time i almost killed my dog artemis, he was only a year old. I was still in college, living in an apartment and working part-time. Naturally, i had a limited food budget. When i went shopping for dog food, i bought the cheapest food in the store. whatever was on sale was what went in my cart. One week, i came home with a 40-pound bag of some off-brand dog food-i don't even remember the brand name anymore.
as usual, i split open the bag and poured the food into my tupperware bin. As usual, i dished out a bowl of it for artemis. I noticed it was a funny color-a bright, reddish-orange. I noticed artemis didn't seem to have much enthusiasm for it, either, but i chalked it up to him being finicky. After all, all commercial dog foods are safe and balanced, right?
after he ate his first dinner from that bag, i noticed that when he did isr “business,” it was a little more “technicolor” than usual...in fact, it was the same fluorescent hue as the new food. The next day, i was surprised to notice my long-ago housebroken boy squatting in the corner. I scolded him, and he whimpered pitifully. Then, not 15 minutes later, there he was in the corner again-whimpering, shaking and crying in pain.
i took him to the vet, and they diagnosed a severe bladder/kidney infection. he was treated, and recovered....but he spent several days at the vet, and i was out $600 in vet bills. I asked the vet if the food could have been to blame...he said it......Read More detail
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