Re: Pet Food Recall

Wow- that's scary! On a positive note- my cat who has been licking all the fur off of it's belly, has stopped! There is actually a little fluff growing back. This was after the vet tried a round of antibiotics- which resulted in major diarreha- so we stopped after a week, but it seems to have done something! 

Theresa

Kitty wrote:

Thanks for the heads-up Daryl.  None of my boys' foods are on the list.
Jack just had his annual last week and the vet said they've added another innoculation - boy this one is really scary! 
From his newsletter that arrived yesterday:
"...There is a new Calicivirus emerging in the US that has a high mortality rate. Virulent systemic calicivirus (VS-FCV) can kill healthy cats within 24-48 hours. Clinical signs include facial and limb swelling, oral ulcers, high fever, ulcerative dermatitis, and organ dysfunction. Fortunately there is a new vaccine for this disease that we have incorporated into our vaccination protocol for feline patients. Canine influenza (Dog Flu) emerged as a threat early in 2006 [symptoms similar to Kennel Cough] accompanied by severe pneumonia. This disease also has a high mortality rate and there is no vaccine currently available."
He told me of a case in PA in which a woman brought 3 cats in for wellness checks, all got clean bills of health, but were all dead 3 days later because they contracted the disease from a public scale in the vet's waiting room. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: "gardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:48 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Pet Food Recall



http://www.menufoods.com/recall/


http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/petfood.recall.ap/
Of course, one of the brands on the list is one that has many, many of the 
varieties we've been feeding. :-(
I've got to wonder if some of the problems my dogs have had the last couple of month are related. My vet says that there have been 9 deaths, and the USDA is 
investigating, but nothing's conclusive so far.

d

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