Gabby Pet Food Quality & Safety Initiative

What happened to Gabby

Gabby's owner reports that the kitten became seriously unwell within 24 hours of being given a store-bought pet milk product. The product identity is intentionally obscured: this initiative supports careful documentation and fair investigation, not accusation.

Before feeding
Gabby was given the pet milk as a nutritional product intended for cats and dogs.
Within 24 hours
The owner reports a sudden decline in Gabby's condition after the feeding. This timing raises a safety concern, but timing alone does not prove the product caused the illness.
Evidence still needed
Veterinary findings, the product packaging and batch number, purchase details, and laboratory testing of the remaining product would be needed to assess causation or contamination.

Intentionally obscured image of the pet milk product Gabby's owner reports using — Product image intentionally obscured. Gabby's owner reports using this product, but contamination, defect and causation have not been established.

Warning signs that need urgent care

Vomiting or diarrhoea
Unusual tiredness or weakness
Refusal to eat or drink
Breathing difficulty, tremors, collapse, or seizures

Preserve evidence and report it

1.Stop using the suspected product and seek veterinary care immediately.
2.Keep the package, receipt, batch or lot number, expiry date, and any remaining product sealed.
3.Write down the feeding time, symptoms, veterinary findings, and take dated photographs.
4.Report the concern to the seller, manufacturer, local veterinary office, and the Philippines Bureau of Animal Industry.

Report a suspected product

A report asks the authorities to investigate — it is not an accusation. The Philippine FDA regulates pet food and decides whether testing or action is warranted. Here is exactly what to send and where.

Where to report

Philippine FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Pet food falls under FDA oversight. File a complaint through the FDA eServices portal (eservices.fda.gov.ph) or contact the FDA Regional Field Office for Western Visayas (Region VI).
Provincial Veterinary Office / Municipal Agriculture Office
Report locally so the case is on record in Guimaras or Iloilo and other animal owners can be warned quickly.
The retailer where the product was bought
Give the store the batch or lot number so they can pull remaining stock from the shelf while the report is assessed.

What to include

1.Clear photos of the product, label, batch or lot number, and expiry date — the original photo is available for download below for official reports.
2.Where and when it was purchased: store name, and the receipt if you have it.
3.The animal's symptoms and timeline — Gabby's documented timeline on this page can be referenced.
4.Veterinary records, if any, and the remaining product and packaging kept sealed as physical evidence.

Download the original product photo (for official reports only — not for public sharing)

The public version of this page intentionally obscures the product. The original photo is provided solely so a regulator receives clear evidence; please do not circulate it publicly.

Gabby's photo record

Nineteen photographs shown as documented by Gabby's owner. The sequence and timing come from the owner's account and have not been independently verified.

Gabby, a black-and-white kitten, alert and looking at the camera from a pink pet bed — Gabby alert and looking at the camera.

A small black-and-white kitten on a wooden bench outdoors — Gabby on the wooden bench outdoors, as documented by the owner.

Gabby on the wooden bench at night, seen in low light — Gabby on the wooden bench at night.

Gabby wrapped in a grey blanket on the owner's lap — Gabby wrapped in a blanket on the owner's lap.

Gabby resting quietly on the owner's arm.

Gabby curled up on the owner's arm while the owner lies down — Gabby curled up close to the owner.

A prepared bowl of milk with a feeding bottle beside a kitten's bowl — The feeding set-up as documented by the owner.

Gabby standing behind a bowl of food — Gabby with food provided.

Gabby eating from a pink bowl on the wooden bench at night — Gabby eating from a bowl on the bench at night.

Gabby held in the owner's hand, wet and visibly unwell — During the reported decline — wet, soiled and weak.

Gabby lying still on the owner's lap during the period of reported illness — Lying still during the reported decline.

Gabby held against the owner's chest with a damp-looking coat — Gabby held against the owner's chest.

Close-up of Gabby's damp, unkempt coat while unwell — Close-up of the damp, unkempt coat while unwell.

Gabby resting on the owner's lap with a rough-looking coat — Gabby resting on the owner's lap.

Close-up of Gabby's dark coat while resting on the owner — Close-up of Gabby's dark coat.

Gabby inside a soft blue carrier, mouth open mid-meow — Gabby in a soft carrier, mid-meow.

Gabby carried in a sling against the owner's chest.

Gabby lying on its back on the owner's lap with paws raised — Gabby lying on its back with paws raised.

Gabby resting in a crate with bedding, food and litter — Gabby resting in a crate with bedding and food.