Re: Pet Food Recall

My Jack did that for a long time. Reasons I know of can be allergy or behavioral. For my sister's cat it was diet. They switched foods and the cat's fine now. Jack's problem was a new cat in the house. Now that he's used to Slugger, he no longer does that. But he still throws up frequently. We've never figured that one out. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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