Nestlé Purina PetCare Corporation has widened a recall of a prescription dog food that has been linked to vomiting and kidney failure in dogs.
Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) is a recalled prescription dry dog food due to “possibly increased doses of vitamin D.”
Purina Dog Food Recall
A supplier error, according to the FDA, resulted in possibly increased quantities of the nutrient in two additional product lots. The lots are produced before the previously mentioned lots. The initial recall was announced on February 8th.
According to the FDA, vitamin D is an essential component for dogs, but eating high doses can cause health problems ranging from sickness, appetite loss, increased thirst, increased urination, and excessive drooling to renal (kidney) malfunction.