From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2007-04-10 02:31:19 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] postulated # animals sickened by contaminated wheat gluten
To: ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG, ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Expanded from figures from a major animal hospital chain, article by
Andrew Bridges, Associated Press Writer:
They suspect about 39,000 cats and dogs sickened (including those who
did not make it).
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_go_ot/
pet_food_recall;_ylt=ApKSaAhf_LnCff2bFS34Z.is0NUE
> Banfield, The Pet Hospital, said an analysis of its database,
> compiled from records collected by its more than 615 veterinary
> hospitals, suggests that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs
> that ate the pet food contaminated with melamine developed kidney
> failure. There are an estimated 60 million dogs and 70 million cats
> in the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical
> Association.
>
> The hospital chain saw 1 million dogs and cats during the three
> months when the more than 100 brands of now-recalled contaminated
> pet food were sold. It saw 284 extra cases of kidney failure among
> cats during that period, or a roughly 30 percent increase, when
> compared with background rates.
...
> The chain continues to share its data with the
>
>
>
> Food and Drug Administration.
>
> FDA officials previously have said the database compiled by the
> huge veterinary practice would probably provide the most
> authoritative picture of the harm done by the tainted cat and dog
> food.
...
> The recall involved about 1 percent of the overall U.S. pet food
> supply.
It's the first estimate I've personally heard of that has been based
on reasonable looking data.
So far I have not personally heard of any ferrets affected, though
too few people do histology or chemotherapy.
Sukie (not a vet)
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http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
Sukie (not a vet)
Current FHL address:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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