What's wrong with Simba?

My dog Simba had been sick for more than two weeks. Two trips to the animal hospital emergency room for X-rays and blood tests and $1000 later and we still didn’t have a clue.

We picked up a newspaper Monday morning and learned that a major manufacturer of dog and cat food was recalling more than 80 kinds of food after complaints started coming in that pets were suffering from kidney failure.

The other pet owners were experiencing the same scares as the Johnson family. Simba couldn’t hold down his food. He was lethargic and drinking lots of water. My dog was really sick and we couldn’t help him.

The vet said we should try rice and chicken. That worked for a while because we were no longer feeding him his usual Nutro Natural food from the bags, cans and pouches. When we started feeding him Nutro again, as he appeared to get better, guess what? My dog got sick again. This is no small matter.

Company President and CEO Paul Henderson told the Associated Press that 10 pets have died from kidney failure. The recall is for "cuts and gravy" style food sold in cans and foil pouches between December 3rd and March 6th.

For the complete list of recalled dog and cat food, go to our consumer page or the company’s website at www.menufoods.com/recall/. You can also call these hotline numbers 866-463-6738 or 866-895-2708.