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<DIV>I called Canidae headquarters in California yesterday and spoke with
a customer service person by the name of Beth, I told her how unhappy I was with
their changing the formula and she said that she understood,</DIV>
<DIV>however, with the high demand for rice and a world wide shortage,
they felt compelled to change their formula. I then asked her about
Canidae having Diamond do the manufacturing and she said "YES that is true
" She said that they have out grown their manufacturing facility and
needed to find another manufacturer. She of course assured me that Diamond has
made significant changes at their plant and have inspections every
30 days to check for problems such as contamination. she also said that canidae
will furnish all of it's own ingredients, and that diamond will only do the
manufacturing of the food . She told me that Diamond manufactures over 75 % of
all dog food in the USA. Even the " high quality food " They
feel confident that they have a safe product and facility. Doesn't help me
one bit as Maggie is allergic to BARLEY. She said that they have added some
other ingredients to the lamb and rice that may cause some loose stool for a few
days ????? until the dog adjust to the new formula. she told me what it was but
i dont remember. and it is going to be manufactured back East. I believe she
said S Carolina</DIV>
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<DIV>I am trying to switch my girls over to California Natural lamb and Rice,
but they are having soft stools right now, I hope this will go away, they are
both scooting . not runny just soft.</DIV>
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