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**MamaMia** · 06-11-2009, 08:15 PM

I bought Bleu a bag of Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Fish about 3-4 weeks ago. I keep it in an airtight plastic container in the house. I opened it up today and found these black winged bugs in there

Obviously there were some kind of larvae in the food when I bought it from Petco. What makes me feel worse is...Ive been feeding it to Bleu now for over 3 weeks

poor baby.

Hubby says just to throw out this food and go buy another bag. I feel like I cant trust them now...either Petco or Natural Balance. So I think Im going to try the Origen 6 fish which I will have to buy from our local feed suppy. Anyone else have this problem with pet food from Petco?

**sassy's mommy** · 06-11-2009, 08:21 PM

Eeeekkkk! Kristi, that sounds awful. You can return the bag for a refund.

CeeCee's Mom · 06-11-2009, 08:26 PM

Yes, get a refund!!! That is so unacceptable.......How awful that your poor baby ate that but his gastic juices probably killed everything....so sorry this happened. I use Natual Balance too!!!!!

TotallyTotoNTuffy · 06-11-2009, 08:27 PM

There were articles all over the internet last year about the FDA being involved in a raid at one of PETCO's distribution centers. Here is one article:

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/0...seize_unsa.php

You might be better off getting your food at a different store. If I were you, I would return the bag for a refund but I would also report it to the FDA.

**MamaMia** · 06-11-2009, 08:43 PM

QUOTE (TotallyTotoNTuffy @ Jun 11 2009, 07:27 PM)

Quote:

There were articles all over the internet last year about the FDA being involved in a raid at one of PETCO's distribution centers. Here is one article:

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/0...seize_unsa.php

You might be better off getting your food at a different store. If I were you, I would return the bag for a refund but I would also report it to the FDA.[/B]

OH...now that just Pee's me off

That's just totally disgusting. Im never shopping at Petco again!! Thanks for the link.

**LJSquishy** · 06-11-2009, 08:54 PM

Ewww....definitely return the bag to Petco for a full refund, and report it.

camfan · 06-11-2009, 11:03 PM

Yuck! We feed NB, too. I've posted before on how the same flavor kibbles can differ so much in color from bag to bag and even had a piece of what looked like cat food in the bag once--it was star shaped. But never bugs. I'd not only get a refund but also sent Petco AND NB letters on how disgusted you were and you'll probably get an apology and coupons (if you still want to feed N

.

princessre · 06-11-2009, 11:13 PM

HaleysMom · 06-11-2009, 11:26 PM

EEK

I just started Haley on NB and I bought it from Petco. So far I have not noticed anything but I will go look now! Thanks for letting us know!!

ckim111 · 06-11-2009, 11:32 PM

Yet another reason to avoid feeding dry kibble

06-11-2009, 08:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
MamaMia Maltese Guru Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Florida Posts: 846	I bought Bleu a bag of Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Fish about 3-4 weeks ago. I keep it in an airtight plastic container in the house. I opened it up today and found these black winged bugs in there Obviously there were some kind of larvae in the food when I bought it from Petco. What makes me feel worse is...Ive been feeding it to Bleu now for over 3 weeks poor baby. Hubby says just to throw out this food and go buy another bag. I feel like I cant trust them now...either Petco or Natural Balance. So I think Im going to try the Origen 6 fish which I will have to buy from our local feed suppy. Anyone else have this problem with pet food from Petco? __________________

06-11-2009, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
sassy's mommy Maltese Guru Name: Pat Dog's Name: Sassy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 14,793	Eeeekkkk! Kristi, that sounds awful. You can return the bag for a refund. __________________ Pat & Sassy

06-11-2009, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
CeeCee's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Dianne Dog's Name: CeeCee (Jacob Maltese) Rain (Bonnie's Angel) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Posts: 7,580	Yes, get a refund!!! That is so unacceptable.......How awful that your poor baby ate that but his gastic juices probably killed everything....so sorry this happened. I use Natual Balance too!!!!! __________________

06-11-2009, 08:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
TotallyTotoNTuffy Maltese Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,144	There were articles all over the internet last year about the FDA being involved in a raid at one of PETCO's distribution centers. Here is one article: http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/0...seize_unsa.php You might be better off getting your food at a different store. If I were you, I would return the bag for a refund but I would also report it to the FDA. __________________

06-11-2009, 08:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
LJSquishy Maltese Guru Name: Lisa Dog's Name: London (12/20/07) & Preston (03/25/09) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 3,192	Ewww....definitely return the bag to Petco for a full refund, and report it. __________________

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06-11-2009, 11:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
camfan Maltese Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MA (Boston area) Posts: 6,995	Yuck! We feed NB, too. I've posted before on how the same flavor kibbles can differ so much in color from bag to bag and even had a piece of what looked like cat food in the bag once--it was star shaped. But never bugs. I'd not only get a refund but also sent Petco AND NB letters on how disgusted you were and you'll probably get an apology and coupons (if you still want to feed N. __________________

06-11-2009, 11:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
princessre Maltese Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manhattan / East Hampton Posts: 2,421	__________________

06-11-2009, 11:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
HaleysMom Maltese Guru Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 679	EEK I just started Haley on NB and I bought it from Petco. So far I have not noticed anything but I will go look now! Thanks for letting us know!! __________________

06-11-2009, 11:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
ckim111 Maltese Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 402	Yet another reason to avoid feeding dry kibble __________________