the rvc is aware of 209 cats that are known to us based on cases treated at our own hospitals
and information provided by some vets in the UK.
of these there were 72.5 percent mortality at time of reporting.
based on the evidence to date the one aspect of these cases that formed a consistent pattern
was the diet of the affected individuals.
hey friends it's jess and jericho here with another cat food recall update.
guess what? it's for kibble.
this is food standards agency this is in the uk
but i'm expecting some of the us brands to have a recall as well.
so this happened 15 june 2021.
fold hill foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic
cat food products because of safety concerns.
then we have the product details here applaws dry cat food, applaws dry cat food, ava
cat food there's a lot of them from ava.
and then we have more from applaws and then a few from sainsbury's.
more for applaws and the majority of these are dry cat foods.
there's a concern on the safety of products listed above.
there has been an increase in cases of pancytopenia in cats.
and there is a possible link to the cat food products listed above.
pancytopenia is a very rare condition wherein the number of
blood cells (red, white, and platelets) rapidly decreases causing serious illness.
so here's the pdf that they put together for sainsbury's recalls.
so these two products hypoallergenic recipe.
but the product's name is actually with salmon and with chicken.
that word with means that there's less than 25% chicken and salmon in these products.
so very low meat protein.
and these are what the bags look like. batch codes
all of them. best before and used by day all of them.
here is pets at home product recall warning.
various ava and applaws dry cat food recalls.
so they're recalling these applaws and these ava cat and kitten and different breed cat foods.
again batch codes all. batch codes all. batch codes as before use by date for applaws is
only any packs with best before date of december 2022 to best before date of june 2023.
and a site reference code of blah blah blah are affected.
for ava all best before all used by dates.
here's applaws safety warning. so applaws dry cat food these are what the bags look like.
this is the royal veterinary college university of london
and this is their update. it was last updated on 17 june 2021.
a spokesperson for the rvc said "we can confirm that we are aware of a series
of cases of fatal pancytopenia in cats in the uk after noticing an increase in
cats presenting with pancytopenia a severe reduction in all major types of blood cells.
in may we've been gathering data from uk vets from these affected cats
based on the evidence to date the one aspect of these cases
that formed a consistent pattern was the diet of the affected individuals.
we are currently aware of more than 130 affected cats
and have information relating to the diet in approximately eighty percent of cases reported/
from the data shared most cats show some non-specific signs for around two days
before being seen by a vet.
common signs include lethargy, loss of appetite,
although in some cases there are signs of spontaneous bleeding or bruising."
yikes
"we encourage owners to contact their veterinary
practice if they are worried that their cat may be affected.
given this apparent association with diet we welcome the fsa's product recall notice.
while we have not definitely established diet as the cause of pancytopenia in these cats
we are continuing to liaise with pet food industry and regulatory bodies to investigate
the matter and identify the possible underlying causes of this extremely serious condition."
and there's a survey on here for vets that have seen cases related to this.
so here we have more cat food recalls specifically dry cat food
that's causing very very serious problems.
and in many cases this is leading to death.
this is a very rare condition.
so back in may when they started seeing these cases the royal veterinary college
published this and they state "typically we may see one case of this per year but
we have seen now 10 cats with severe pancytopenia in the last four weeks.
given the rarity of this condition the clustering of these cases is concerning.
investigations in our cases have not revealed any identifying underlying cause so far.
speaking to several colleagues in general practice and other referral hospitals around
the country we are currently aware of about another 40 to 50 affected cats.
the cats are severely unwell have spontaneous bleeding and require
often multiple transfusions for stabilization prior to any investigation being possible."
so we have dry cat food recalls happening
after cats are becoming seriously ill and needing hospitalization.
so again i would like to ask you as i do in all of my cat food recall updates..
what is holding you back from feeding raw?
is the convenience of feeding kibble actually worth it?
do you want to risk your cat getting seriously
ill and then find out about a recall after this happened?
let me know in the comments below. thanks for watching.