Potential health risks for a dog food product sold nationwide. Blue Buffalo Company has voluntarily recalled some of its BLUE Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner Wet Food for Adult Dogs.
The company says the product could have elevated levels of beef thyroid hormones. Ingesting high levels of beef thyroid hormones could cause some symptoms of increased thirst and urination in dogs.
Long-term effects include vomiting, diarrhea and rapid or difficult breathing.The FDA says it has taken one report of a dog showing symptoms. That dog has now fully recovered.
The affected products have a UPC Code of 840243101153, and a best by date of June 7, 2019. If you have the product at home, the FDA says to stop feeding it to your pet, and contact your veterinarian.
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