Mods, I don't know if you consider me and my Vet a Feline only doctor reputable...if not you can move this.
I just got back from my Vets office. I took in one of my girls in who regularly eats one of the recalled foods. I did not have any of the code numbers in house but since I buy food once every two weeks it has been from different production lots and I was worried. Her blood test came back normal but there is more to this then a normal test result.
The facts laid out to me are:
The smaller and older the pet the more risk there is.
The kidney is an organ that functions very well even when damaged. As a cat/dog ages liver cells die off and its normal to see changing results in liver panel tests in older pets. To begin seeing changes in the values on a liver panel the kidney has to have lost 1/3 function. To show real damage in the liver panel 2/3 of the liver has to be damaged.
So, cats that have eaten the recalled brand and the owners don't know what production lot the food was from can have damage from the rat drug and have normal results in their liver panel.
My cat is a young cat. The doctor said if she ate some of the poisoned food it may be 10 years before we see the damage.
They really know very little about this chemical and what the body does with it. They don't know if any of it is stored in any tissues in the body....to be released late by an unknown cause or process.
For breeders I asked if there was any risk of birth defects from latent chemical. As I read where this drug was discontinued here because of birth defects. I believe from what I read that these occured when the drug was administered to pregnate women. I was asking about future pregnancies.
He could not answer to this but felt there was not a risk. He said if he learned anything different he would let me know.
He recommended I watch my girl closely for any symptoms, they can still develop. He wants me to have her retested in two months....this is an arbitrary time as they have no idea. This is his best guess as to when he would expect to see some change in her kidney values.
I live in Massachusetts and go to the Cat Hospital of Auburn. They have a four-year accreditation from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), who accredits veterinarian hospitals. Only 10 percent of animal hospitals are granted this standard. It's difficult to get theres a lot a practice has to do to earn this.
I just got back from my Vets office. I took in one of my girls in who regularly eats one of the recalled foods. I did not have any of the code numbers in house but since I buy food once every two weeks it has been from different production lots and I was worried. Her blood test came back normal but there is more to this then a normal test result.
The facts laid out to me are:
The smaller and older the pet the more risk there is.
The kidney is an organ that functions very well even when damaged. As a cat/dog ages liver cells die off and its normal to see changing results in liver panel tests in older pets. To begin seeing changes in the values on a liver panel the kidney has to have lost 1/3 function. To show real damage in the liver panel 2/3 of the liver has to be damaged.
So, cats that have eaten the recalled brand and the owners don't know what production lot the food was from can have damage from the rat drug and have normal results in their liver panel.
My cat is a young cat. The doctor said if she ate some of the poisoned food it may be 10 years before we see the damage.
They really know very little about this chemical and what the body does with it. They don't know if any of it is stored in any tissues in the body....to be released late by an unknown cause or process.
For breeders I asked if there was any risk of birth defects from latent chemical. As I read where this drug was discontinued here because of birth defects. I believe from what I read that these occured when the drug was administered to pregnate women. I was asking about future pregnancies.
He could not answer to this but felt there was not a risk. He said if he learned anything different he would let me know.
He recommended I watch my girl closely for any symptoms, they can still develop. He wants me to have her retested in two months....this is an arbitrary time as they have no idea. This is his best guess as to when he would expect to see some change in her kidney values.
I live in Massachusetts and go to the Cat Hospital of Auburn. They have a four-year accreditation from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), who accredits veterinarian hospitals. Only 10 percent of animal hospitals are granted this standard. It's difficult to get theres a lot a practice has to do to earn this.
