Condolences to those with sick, lost or Angeled carpet sharks.
 
Well, I read, I searched, I listened, then I finally decided to write a
letter.  Since the method of contacting Proctor & Gamble to send them
letters requires me to fill out a form, I don't have the actually questions
that I asked them.  However, you can be assured that all of the interesting
ones were in there.  Some of the questions specifically asked if the
formulas for Iams had changed either prior to, or after acquisition by
Proctor & Gamble.  I also asked about the sources of protein, additions or
deletions of items, labeling on the packaging, (including the claim that
they don't have to change their labeling to reflect changes in content,
other than every six months--turns out that this claim isn't quite so).
 
Anyway, to make a long story short (so those fuzzbutts amongst you who are
*also* reading can still pay attention!), I've made a Web Page out of the
reply and posted it on the internet.  The address is as follows:
 
http://users.success.net/toddl/Iams/
 
As you can see, this isn't a "form letter" response.  The woman that
answered took each of my questions and addressed it specifically, or took
those questions that were all of a relevant nature and responded to them
in detail.  The only specific question that I forgot to ask, was what the
percentage of animal protein was in relation to the percent of plant
protein, though I *did* remember to put the information into the letter
that I sent.  I said that I was feeding Iams to my ferrets (as well as my
cat) and that they couldn't use plant protein.  As it so happens, this is
also true to a certain extent for cats.  Though she didn't go into details,
reading the bag for this information was fairly informative.
 
Hopefully, this will quell the "he said/she said" controversy that is
currently flying through the ether (and, unfortunately, through the
Internet E-Mail community).  Rumors will never take the place of cold,
hard facts.  They will, however, warm up a good gossip party! :)
 
Todd and the Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns!
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2999]