Lost My Leo Of 15 Years Options

[AlleysMama]

Macguy

These anniversaries are SO hard to deal with, especially the "firsts". First week, first month, etc. Friday will be three months for me since Alley died and it just makes me so sad, to think that she has really been gone for that long.

I'm glad you have little Cosmo to help you. He is not Leo and will never take Leo's place in your heart, but there is room enough for him too. I cherish my pictures of Alley and I'm really glad you have pictures of Leo to look at and remind you of the happy times with him.

My thoughts are with you and Leo today.

[Moose Mom]

Macguy

Oof that first month, and the day it's been a month. So hard just so so hard. Leo did have a great life and lots of love. I'm glad you have little Cosmo.

Love

[Macguy]

OMG, I looked at the recalled food list and two of the foods I feed Leo are on there. GOD THIS REALLY SUCKS! To think I had something to do with Leo's passing. Now this REALLY HURTS! You trust these pet food companies and then they go and kill your cat. It's like they ripped your heart out and through it on the floor! At least it was only Leo that got it. He was on cosequin and we put the meds on the soft food for him. It was easier for him to eat. So it was only Leo that got it. THANK GOD! This has been VERY hard on me! To think I that I killed Leo just buy feeding him. Those AHOLES! Today is going to be a very hard day!

[toonie]

I am in tears from reading your last post Macguy. I understand so much how you feel,
and your Leo was also so beautiful just looking at his picture makes me cry. If it was the food that did it and I so regret to think it might be, it makes things so much worse for you. Sometimes I wonder what forms evil takes on this earth, why such things are cast upon us. If my cats were still alive this might have happened to them too I can feel for you when you say, we fed them with love, wishing them wellness as we did so and were betrayed by companies we trusted. Is it our grief that takes away our anger, we should all be at our computers protesting with letters to the ed etc.. but right now I guess we are just too shattered to attack. My thoughts will be with you as I continue grieving another day.

I have decided right now to never ever buy any more pet foods and feed only for human consumption meat to my dog from now on. It may be a little less practical but this will keep her safe and will be my way to protest. As far as the money, there won't be much difference, less pollution with cans, and there will be no danger of her getting overweight and diabetes in her later years because therewas too much corn in pet food.
Take care. of yourself and your wife.
Message to Leo (who is all well now): " please come give a feeling of peace to daddy who needs you right now''

[Moose Mom]

Macguy

Please don't blame yourself. This was not of your doing. You did the best you could with the information you had. It sucks for sure. I'm so sorry you are feeling like this. You were a great dad to Leo, a great family for him. He had a great life, hang on to the good stuff. Hug Cosmo, it will help.

Love

[Macguy]

Hi everyone,


I know that feeding Leo the bad food was not my fault, But that doesn't make it any easier to get over the fact that I helped in Leo's passing. It just makes it so hard. I cant go on right now. Later.

[radgirl]

I AM SO SORRY!!!!!! I can't imagine how you must feel. We all know how much you loved Leo. We noticed they pulled all the pet food here too.

It is not your fault, when you buy pet food you would expect that the food is safe to eat. You were only doing what you thought was good for him. The pet food company is to be blamed for robbing you of your beloved friend. You are the victim here, along with Leo........please blame yourself for something you had no control over......

Hugs and caring thoughts, Misty's Mama

[Furkidlets' Mom]

No, of COURSE it's not your fault!! That guilt does NOT belong with YOU, but with the manufacturer and food researchers/companies!! Of COURSE you wouldn't have fed Leo any of that stuff, had you known any different! This is the kind of thing people use their natural anger for, to good effect, to give more meaning to the lives of those they've lost, to make change from (like MADD, for example). Even if you do nothing more than never buy those foods again, you've given extra meaning to Leo's life, simply by learning something. Don't let 'them' rob you of that, too. (but when the time is right, please make sure you report this to Leo's vet and demand that he/she report it, too, as they are likely bound by law to do, otherwise the numbers of those affected will be lower than they really are) It will also help you feel less like of a victim of their mistakes.

I can't even imagine how awful you must feel, though, all logic and reason aside. Swear at them all you WANT! I'd be doing the same, and more....the "A-HOLES!!!", as you so aptly said! I'm furious, too, and I wasn't even involved! Gawd, I feel SOOOO sorry for all of those, like you, who've been part of this. NONE of you deserved this, none of you....

[Macguy]

Sure NOW they find rat poison in the pet food. The people who are responsible for this should go to prison! All the Wee Beasties they tortured or worse murdered. These A-holes have to pay!. No amount of money will ever bring Leo back. I don't want any money I want to make sure this NEVER happens again! I called the Vet and talked with his nurse and she said that it definitely had something to do with Leo's death. They said that they will add his name to the list. WOW they've started one! That isn't good! But now that he was cremated there is no way to prove it. I've thrown the food containers away. He died before the recall. So I didn't know about it at the time. To loss your pet is bad enough but to have him taken from you. that's too much!.







Leo 9/92-2/5/07
Tigger3/75-5/88
Silky 5/66-6/87 :angry :angry :angry

[MizzouMom]

Boy am I feeling the same as you are - every new revelation about the foods and knowing that I gave Iams canned to my dog because he was older too and I wanted to give him a treat and get him to eat more - they killed him! And like you,
it happened before the recall, I no longer have containers here and can't prove it either, though Sport is buried in the yard and could be exhumed if I get into "hell hath no fury like a woman whose dog died because of someone else's actions" mode.

How can Menufoods/Iams or whoever make it up to us? Sadly, they can't. There's no monetary value to be put on these little guys who happen to be members of the family. Sure, they're old and not valuable breeding animals; yes, the company could offer to pay vet bills but they can't put our "kids" back in their favorite spot on the pillow with their funny little faces.

I'm vindictive enough to hope that the company pays out the nose to everybody who CAN prove what happened to their beloved pet. And then I hope there are congressional hearings and real sh*t raised about why we're buying contamined grain from China.

And then how can we ever be sure again about the quality of the food we're giving our pets? My cats are all on dry Science Diet and the older ones get canned k/d too - how close was I to losing ALL of them?

[Furkidlets' Mom]

Oh, this is just awful! I did hear last night on the news that in Canada, some people have already gotten together (somehow?) and are planning a class action lawsuit against the one Cdn. manufacturer, and there's to be a "thorough investigation" that Menu Foods claims it's going to make...yah, right....like anybody will believe an INSIDER investigation, alone. I'm not sure if there's to be another, outside investigation as well, but I would hope so! The bills are supposed to be getting paid for my Menu Food, too, but yah....so WHAT?? If it were me, I'm pretty sure I'd be jumping on that bandwagon, though, if for nothing else than to put that anger somewhere!

Oh, you guys.....I just can't imagine how awful you must feel....