What are the guidelines regarding Rosemary

[dwerten]

yeah i have been looking at all foods and so frustrated but i do not think natural balance does but demi does not like the organic and i always try to find organic


QUOTE (momtoboo @ Jun 16 2009, 11:41 AM)

I've been pondering on that too. I was trying to find a better quality weight management food & soooooo many of them have Rosemary extract or Rosemary oil. I was all set to buy Innova,but it has Rosemary extract.[/B]

[Cosy]

Cosy eats NB Sweet Potato and Venison. No rosemary of any type added. That's really all she eats other than
fresh veggies and some fruits. OK, she gets a little bite of ice cream now and then.

[princessre]

QUOTE (Cosy @ Jun 16 2009, 09:29 PM)

Cosy eats NB Sweet Potato and Venison. No rosemary of any type added. That's really all she eats other than
fresh veggies and some fruits. OK, she gets a little bite of ice cream now and then. [/B]

Brit!!! Ice Cream?!

[dwerten]

vanilla ice cream is not too bad many give haagan daz vanilla or breyers for dogs with seizures (epilepsy) as it seems to help

ok i will look into that food then for demi as she is not digging the newman's and i really want to home cook wish i was not so chicken


QUOTE (princessre @ Jun 16 2009, 08:32 PM)

QUOTE (Cosy @ Jun 16 2009, 09:29 PM)

Cosy eats NB Sweet Potato and Venison. No rosemary of any type added. That's really all she eats other than
fresh veggies and some fruits. OK, she gets a little bite of ice cream now and then. [/B]

Brit!!! Ice Cream?!
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[Cosy]

QUOTE (dwerten @ Jun 16 2009, 08:28 PM)

yeah i have been looking at all foods and so frustrated but i do not think natural balance does but demi does not like the organic and i always try to find organic


QUOTE (momtoboo @ Jun 16 2009, 11:41 AM)

I've been pondering on that too. I was trying to find a better quality weight management food & soooooo many of them have Rosemary extract or Rosemary oil. I was all set to buy Innova,but it has Rosemary extract.[/B]

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My daughter's dog started with petit mal too and it gradually got worse until it was happening everyday. The vet said epilepsy but I
just didn't buy it. That's when I remembered what Debbie posted about RE. We checked her food and sure enough there it was.
I don't think the epilepsy would just stop like that. I called the vet and talked to her about it. She admitted she had never heard
of rosemary causing issues. I explained to her there are articles about it on the internet. She checked it out and decided it
could have been the problem....because there is no problem now! LOL

[momtoboo]

Boo & Hannah eat Natural Balance right now & there is no rosemary in it. I can tell they're getting tired of it though & the reduced calorie kibble is only rated 3 star,so I wanted to try something better. Since Boo had 1 seizure with cause unknown, I wanted to stay away from rosemary. I may just start mixing a little canned with the dry to give them a break from boredom. I did find 2 brands without Rosemary, Merrick & Artemis.

[Furbaby's Mommie]

Maybe we should all start contacting the home companies of the premium foods we like telling them of our concerns with rosemary. The maker of the Innova and Karma for instance, and Orijen, etc. If they get enough complaints maybe they can find something else natural for a preservative.

[coco]

QUOTE (dwerten @ Jun 16 2009, 07:34 PM)

vanilla ice cream is not too bad many give haagan daz vanilla or breyers for dogs with seizures (epilepsy) as it seems to help

ok i will look into that food then for demi as she is not digging the newman's and i really want to home cook wish i was not so chicken


QUOTE (princessre @ Jun 16 2009, 08:32 PM)

QUOTE (Cosy @ Jun 16 2009, 09:29 PM)

Cosy eats NB Sweet Potato and Venison. No rosemary of any type added. That's really all she eats other than
fresh veggies and some fruits. OK, she gets a little bite of ice cream now and then. [/B]

Brit!!! Ice Cream?!
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Merrick Grammy's pot pie

[Furbaby's Mommie]

I did send an email about rosemary to Natura (Innova) and to Orijen. I hope the rest of you will do it, and to any other company that you want to use their food but it has rosemary.

Here's what I said, probably you can think of a better way to say.....

I have a Maltese, which is a 6 lb. toy breed. I am a member of a very large group of Maltese owners (a forum) who research and discuss the best foods for our Maltese. There has been quite a lot of evidence that Rosemary causes seizures in dogs. Many on our forum members have had this experience. When the product containing Rosemary was withdrawn, the seizures stopped. At this point we have no official guidelines of exactly how much Rosemary it takes to cause a problem, we just know dogs on dry foods containing it are more and more often starting to have seizures.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS"><span style="color:#000080">
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS"></span>I love your Innova and Karma dry foods and so does my little dog, but they do contain Rosemary and that is a big concern. In my search I find that almost all the premium dry foods do contain Rosemary now. I wanted to bring this problem to your attention in hope that your nutritionist can address this in your recipe. I don't see why dry foods have to contain this ingredient and hope that you can eliminate it. There are a large number of owners who are dropping your products because of this and I thought you would want to know that.</span></span>[/color]

<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I would very much like a reply. I want to be able to take your reply to our forum members.
<span style="color:#000080">
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">[color="#000080"]</span>Sincerely,</span></span></span>

[momtoboo]

QUOTE (Furbaby's Mommie @ Jun 17 2009, 03:29 PM)

I did send an email about rosemary to Natura (Innova) and to Orijen. I hope the rest of you will do it, and to any other company that you want to use their food but it has rosemary.

Here's what I said, probably you can think of a better way to say.....

I have a Maltese, which is a 6 lb. toy breed. I am a member of a very large group of Maltese owners (a forum) who research and discuss the best foods for our Maltese. There has been quite a lot of evidence that Rosemary causes seizures in dogs. Many on our forum members have had this experience. When the product containing Rosemary was withdrawn, the seizures stopped. At this point we have no official guidelines of exactly how much Rosemary it takes to cause a problem, we just know dogs on dry foods containing it are more and more often starting to have seizures.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS"><span style="color:#000080">
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS"></span>I love your Innova and Karma dry foods and so does my little dog, but they do contain Rosemary and that is a big concern. In my search I find that almost all the premium dry foods do contain Rosemary now. I wanted to bring this problem to your attention in hope that your nutritionist can address this in your recipe. I don't see why dry foods have to contain this ingredient and hope that you can eliminate it. There are a large number of owners who are dropping your products because of this and I thought you would want to know that.</span></span>[/color]

<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I would very much like a reply. I want to be able to take your reply to our forum members.
<span style="color:#000080">
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">[color="#000080"]</span>Sincerely,</span></span></span>[/B]

Very good Dee, I don't think I could say it any better than that.