Dog Food-Ol Roy | Autism PDD

Ole Roy very inexpensive....I do work with greyhounds...I foster them till they find a home (and have 4 of my own). One day I got a call from someone that wanted to donate food for the greyhounds..and she showed up with 2- 40lb bags of ol roy. I politely thanked her and asked my dh to put them in my van so I could get the food to the right place.

The right place was back at Walmart....where I took it and exchanged it for a brand that was a little better for them (Purina One). I even took back the ol roy treats....and donated what was left.

There was no way that I would ever feed my dogs ol roy.

That being said....I have been feeding mine Purina Pro Plan beef and rice and Purina one...and those dog foods aren't really bad....but right now I'm actually in the process of switching them all to Canidae lamb and rice...due to two of my dogs sensitivities. One has allergies and the other has colitis. I chose Canidae after going to this website http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com and seeing how they rate side by side with their competitors.

So far they are all doing well in this transition period too...and I know that they are getting good food on top of that.
I know Ol,Roy is inexpensive but it is gross food. When we got our puppy at 6 weeks old the breeder had been giving the pups OlRoy and the pups stomach was so bloated that it was hanging almost to the ground!! When we took it to the VETERINARIAN, HE SAID NEVER FEED ANY DOG OL ROY!!! We had not been feeding Ol Roy just because of our pups belly problems and I thought when I saw this thread I would pass along this advice. There are plenty of food brands that aren't expensive that our vet did recommend such as Purina, Blue Seal (found at grain stores and it is what we use, Ultra 27-high in protein)......

I don't feed my dogs ol roy...but for those that do...please read..and if you know of other groups that you frequent...please copy and paste and cross post this

[quote]

For anyone living in or who knows folks in these states Maryland, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia - you and
your
dogs may be facing contamination
Full story:

http://www.itchmo.com/read/new-recall-ol-roy-dog-product-rec alled-due-to-sal
monella_20070606

Doane Pet Care is recalling a specific single lot of 55 pound bonus
bags of
Ol' Roy Complete Nutrition dry dog food. This product was produced at
one
facility in Manassas, VA and was distributed exclusively by some
Wal-Mart
Stores. The press release states:

This product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
People handling this pet food can become exposed to Salmonella,
especially
if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact
with
this pet food or any surfaces exposed to this product. Consumers who
have
the dry dog food bearing the code "04 0735 1" with a "Best By Apr 13
08"
should not feed it to their pets. This voluntary recall has been issued
because FDA detected Salmonella in the product. Doane Pet Care has not
confirmed the presence of Salmonella, despite extensive independent
testing
of duplicate samples. Nonetheless, the company is issuing this
voluntary
recall out of an abundance of caution.

This product was distributed in 69 Wal-Mart stores in Maryland, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.[/quote]