Posted on October 19th, 09 by dailysavingsfromallyou
Cat food recall: Keep your pet safe
Do you feed your cat Premium Edge Finicky Adult food or Premium Edge Hairball food from Diamond Pet Foods? If so, return the package to the place of purchase—according to the ASPCA, these foods are being recalled because they lack thiamine, a vitamin that cats can’t make on their own and must get from food.
So far, there have been 14 confirmed cases of thiamine deficiency. If your pet has eaten this food, schedule an appointment with your vet—thiamine deficiency can cause neurological problems such as loss of balance and even deadly seizures, says the ASPCA. (Other signs of the deficiency include lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting, mental dullness, dilated pupils, increased respiratory rate and low body temperature.) If given anti-seizure medication and thiamine supplementation promptly, your cat should recover.
Posted by Emily Hendricks Turnier, Associate Editor
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2 Comments:
Patricia Dog says:
October 21st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I enjoyed reading this post as it covers a similar topic I recently talked about on my dog blog
Deb/Az. says:October 22nd, 2009 at 1:00 am
I am scared about all the pet food recalls. What can we buy till this get settled?