From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2010-06-20 18:25:05 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] pet food recall; also a note for people who make food at home, and those who feed raw
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>, Ferret Mailing List <ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG>
There was also a chicken recall recently (salmonella if I recollect
correctly) and something like 2 or 3 beef recalls recently, too, as
well as some dioxin contaminated pork so check the FDA and USDA recall
sites. I remember that at least one of the beef ones was for a shiga
toxin producing E. coli, and while cooked is safer than raw for that
it is still too unsafe to eat because too much of the toxin remains.
It's been months since I have had time to put up alerts on a regular
basis.
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This is a dog product but I seem to recall that someone whose ferret
has IBD with many food allergies has been using it and supplementing
taurine:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm216298.htm
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 18, 2010 - Natural Balance Pet Foods,
> Inc., of Pacoima, CA, announces a voluntary recall of Natural
> Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food with the "Best By" date
> of June 17, 2011, in 5-lb. and 28-lb. bags because it has the
> potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
More at the website.
Many ferrets have better resistance to salmonella than humans, BUT
when they get it it's hard as heck to treat and can become very serious.
It pays to sign up for recall alerts from:
That not only helps ferrets, but also humans, especially those who are
immune compromised for any reason.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/2008_news_releases/index.asp
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
Sukie (not a vet)
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/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)
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