Possible contamination issue with KMR formula?

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The rescue I work with received this email through our blog. Has anyone else heard about or experienced issues with KMR kitten formula?

<<KMR ISSUE

Hello:

I represent an animal rescue in Westfield, Mass. called the Westfield Homeless Cat Project. It had come to our attention after many many illnesses and fatalities, that there was a problem with the KMR formula. All of our foster parents, including myself, were losing litter after litter with a very low survival rate. As you know, the odds are already stacked against us in neo natal work, but the losses were excessive and with all the same symptoms. I ran across your "blog" and wanted to contact you concerning this. Our shelter is trying to get Fox News to investigate this as PetAg does not seem to want to recall any of the batches (expiration 5/2011 as far as we know). This is a terrible matter and the only answer we got was the "heat" problem. I had asked them about contamination of Melamine, as they procure their vitamin powder from China. I have not received an answer on that question.

If you have any other information pertinent to this matter or if you wish to contact our rescue, please do so at 413-568-6964. The Director is Denise Sinico. Do you know of any other shelters, fosters, etc. with this issue? We need all the contact we can get.

Thanks for your anticipated help and our sincere sympathy for those little lives lost needlessly. >>

[mopinko]

1. why are they focusing on fox news?

other than that, it appears legit. did you call denise sinico?

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2. I would call and ask for more info.

The number seems to be legit. I would only have someone in charge of the rescue call though. If it is not legit and a way to harass KMR or even the rescue too many people calling will do that. I would definitely call if you are having issues with the KMR your rescue is using.