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July 1, 2010: Feline’s Pride is announcing a voluntary recall of Feline’s Pride Raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, Natural Chicken Formula, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs. (1.13 kg., 40 oz.) produced on 6/10/10, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Cats with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, [...]
June 29, 2010: The state of Virginia, in Virginia HB281, has increased the penalties for animal cruelty, inadequate animal care and failure to spay/neuter, effective July 1, 2010.
The penalty for a second or subsequent violation of the animal care laws regarding an owner’s failure to provide adequate food, water, shelter, and adequate veterinary care has [...]
June 2010: Specific lots of its Iams canned cat food have been recalled by Proctor and Gamble. Diagnostic testing indicated that the product may contain insufficient levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1), which is essential for cats. Cats that were fed these canned products as their only food are at greatest risk for developing signs of [...]
May 2010: Cytauxzoonosis, a deadly blood disease sometimes called Bobcat Fever, has infected several cats in the USA recently. Cytauxzoonosis is a blood parasite, whose natural host is the bobcat. The disease is spread by ticks feeding on the bobcats, then those ticks go on to feed on domestic cats, spreading the parasite. The disease [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to improve labeling for spot-on flea control products to prevent possible adverse reactions for dogs and cats. The current label warnings have not been adequate.
Nature’s Variety Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diet for dogs and cats Recalled
February 11, 2010: Nature’s Variety has initiated a voluntary recall of their Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diet for dogs and cats with the “Best If Used By” date of 11/10/10 because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products affected are limited to [...]
Diamond’s Premium Edge Cat Food Recalled Due To Thiamine Deficiency
December 1, 2009: Diamond Pet Foods has updated information regarding their recall of select lots of their Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball dry foods. The recall is due to incorrect amounts of thiamin, which results in thiamin deficiency. Diamond voluntarily recalled select [...]
FDA approves first human insulin for veterinary use
Nov 20, 2009: The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica’s PROZINC™ (protamine zinc recombinant human insulin) for veterinary use for cats with diabetes mellitus. PROZINC was created specifically with cats in mind. PROZINC™ is an aqueous protamine zinc (PZI) [...]
Three more cities approve declaw bans
Nov 18, 2009: Berkeley, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles have officially banned declawing, making a total of six cities making some kind of move against the practice. Declawing (Onychectomy) is amputating not just the claws, but the whole toe (phalanx) up to the [...]
Cat in Oregon, US, died from H1N1 virus (swine flu)
Nov. 2009: A cat in Oregon, US, caught the H1N1 virus (swine flu) from a human. The cat died four days after having been brought to the veterinarian. The cat, Buddy Lou, had heavily labored breathing due to fluid build up in the [...]
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