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Carolina Prime Dog Treats Are Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk from Peanut Butter

“Have all Carolina Prime Pet Treats been recalled?”

“My dog ate recalled pet treats - will my dog get salmonella?”

“Which pet foods are recalled due to the peanut butter salmonella scare?”

Carolina Prime Dog Treats are involved in the latest pet food recall, stemming from the peanut butter salmonella contamination that’s sickened and even killed scores of humans and pets.

Which Healthy Hide Dog Treats Are Recalled?

The following Carolina Prime Pet dog treats have been recalled:

• Peanut Butter Hooves (2 pack) - Product Code 063725542000
• Rawhide Bone Peanut Rawhide (4-inch) - Product Code 063725542003
• Beef Shank Peanut Butter Dog Bone (6-inch) - Product Code 063725542007
• Healthy Hide Peanut Butter Beef Shank (6-inch) - Product Code 09109333479
• Rawhide Bone Peanut Butter Rawhide (6-inch) - Product Code 063725542005

Healthy Hide Pet dog treats are sold at numerous retailers, including PetSmart. It should be noted that the 6-inch Healthy Hide Peanut Butter Beef Shank treat is not sold at PetSmart.

What Should I Do If I Purchased Recalled Pet Treats?

If you learn that your dog’s treats or pet food has been recalled, immediately stop feeding the treats/food to the dog.

Place the recalled pet food in a sealed plastic bag. Thorough hand washing is recommended to avoid contracting salmonella or cross contaminating other foods or surfaces.

Anyone who has purchased these recalled dog treats is urged to return the remaining pet treats to the store where they were purchased for an exchange or refund.

To learn more about the recent string of Pet Food Recalls resulting from the peanut butter salmonella scare, check out The Pet Health Blog’s Pet Food Recall Information page!

Peanut Butter Salmonella Recall: Healthy Hide Dog Treats

“How do I know if my dog’s treats have been recalled?”

“What are the symptoms of salmonella in dogs and cats?”

“Which dog foods and cat foods have been recalled due to the peanut butter salmonella scare?”

Yet another dog treat product has been recalled due to the peanut butter salmonella contamination - Healthy Hide Dog Treats, made by Salix.

Several varieties of Healthy Hide Dog Treats contain peanut butter as an ingredient; these varieties of dog treats have been recalled. Included in this pet food recall are Healthy Hide Deli Wraps.

Which Healthy Hide Dog Treats Are Recalled?

The following Healthy Hide pet treats have been recalled, as of February 6, 2009:

• 6-inch Peanut Butter Shank Bone (1 ct)- Product Code 0-91093-33479-0
• 5-inch Peanut Butter Filled Rawhide Dog Treats (3 ct) - Product Code 0-91093-33354
• 5-inch Healthy Hide Deli Wrap Peanut Butter Filled Rawhide (3ct) - Product Code 0-91093-33354

Healthy Hide pet treats are sold at numerous retailers, including Wegmans Food Market and PetSmart.

What Should I Do If I Have Recalled Pet Treats?

Extreme caution should be used when handling recalled pet food or pet treats. Thorough hand washing is recommended to avoid contracting salmonella or cross contaminating other foods or surfaces.

Anyone who has purchased these recalled dog treats is urged to return the remaining pet treats to the store where they were purchased for an exchange or refund.

To learn more about the recent string of Pet Food Recalls resulting from the peanut butter salmonella scare, check out The Pet Health Blog’s Pet Food Recall Information page!

Does My Dog or Cat Have an Infected Wound?

“What are the symptoms of an infection in a pet’s wound?”

“My dog’s wound smells bad and has discharge. Is it infected?”

“Why is my cat’s wound red and swollen? Does this mean the wound is infected?”

At some point, your cat, dog or other pet will suffer a wound from a fall, bump, or even from a dog fight or cat fight.

So while cleaning a pet’s wound properly is vital to promote healing, infections do still occur from time to time. Do you know the symptoms of infection in a cat’s or dog’s wound?

Signs and Symptoms of an Infected Wound in a Dog or Cat

There are several symptoms that you may see if your pet’s wound, cut or even an incision gets infected. Signs of infection include:

• Redness
• Swelling
• Discharge (often thick, yellow or green in color)
• Odor
• Pain

Is Your Pet’s Wound Healing?

It’s important to note that some redness, swelling, discharge and pain is normal, but these symptoms will usually reach their worst point within 24 hours of the pet’s injury. After that point, the injury should be healing and improving; if the redness, swelling, discharge and pain associated with the pet’s injury seem to get worse, this is a sign of infection.

In addition, a wound should never have an odor. If the wound smells bad, this is a sure sign of infection.

Tip: Photograph the Wound Daily to Monitor Healing

Photographing a cat’s or dog’s wound with a digital camera is a great way to monitor healing.

It can be difficult to monitor healing by relying on memory when changes occur slowly. Comparing photographs gives you a way to monitor the progression of healing without having to rely on potentially flawed memories.

Photographs of a pet’s wound or injury can also be helpful to show a veterinarian if follow up care is required due to an infected wound or other injury.

Related Reading for Pet Owners

For more information on how to clean a pet’s cut or surgical incision, read this related blog entry titled How Do I Clean My Pet’s Wound?

Also read How Do I Clean a Dog Bite Wound? and Why Do Dog Bite Wounds Get Infected? for more information on how to treat these difficult-to-heal injuries in your pet.

A Look at the Funniest Super Bowl Commercials from Pedigree

In the spirit of Super Bowl season, today’s article has nothing to do with pet health.

Instead, today’s post in The Pet Health Blog looks at the Pedigree Super Bowl ads, which many pet owners found to be some of the funniest Super Bowl commercials of 2009.

We all know that many people watched the Super Bowl to catch the football action between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers (who, incidentally, won the game 27 to 23 over the Cardinals), but many others watched this year’s Super Bowl to watch the commercials. And at a price of $3 million dollars for a 30 second ad spot during the Super Bowl, it’s no wonder that Super Bowl commercials are some of the best on the air.

Pedigree’s Super Bowl Ads (2009)

Pedigree’s Super Bowl commercials had a running theme of odd pets. Ever wonder what it would be like to own a boar or a pet ostrich? Well, these Pedigree dog food commercials give us a look at unusual pet ownership, with each Super Bowl ad ending with a message encouraging viewers to adopt a dog as part of the Pedigree Adoption Drive.

Ever wonder what it would be like to have a pet boar or a pet ostrich? If so, check out this hilarious Super Bowl ad from Pedigree…

And when you’re done watching that funny Super Bowl ad from Pedigree, check out this one…

And finally, here’s one of the “Behind the Scenes” Pedigree Super Bowl commercials, featuring Esther and her pet ostrich Bruno. Who wouldn’t want a pet ostrich? I know they’re at the top of my “most wanted pet” list after seeing this great Super Bowl ad!