― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 01:23 (nineteen years ago)
All they want to do is love. And eat cat food.
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 03:28 (nineteen years ago)
― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 03:52 (nineteen years ago)
― mentalist (mentalist), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 03:57 (nineteen years ago)
Sooo - multiple indoor cats in Oregon and Washington have died after consuming commercial raw chicken/turkey/duck cat food from Wild Coast Raw. Our 9 got very lucky - we've fed this food for years. I knew the company was testing every batch but I didn't know any details on their protocol. The test results on the batch that was infected wasn't negative - instead, it was "inconclusive". A later more accurate test done by the WSDA was positive.
The feline mortality rate is 60%. It doesn't present with respiratory symptoms, just fever, shivers, swollen eyelids, loss of appetite, progressing to inability to walk and other neurological symptoms.
Don't feed raw food, cook it to 165 F. Don't let cats near wild birds, especially waterfowl.
― Jaq, Friday, 7 March 2025 01:54 (three months ago)
Yeesh to that but glad yours got lucky.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 7 March 2025 03:24 (three months ago)
Same - so devastating for the owners of those that caught HPAI. I should add: freeze drying does not kill the virus, only cooking. So don't feed freeze dried raw food that's poultry based either.
― Jaq, Friday, 7 March 2025 14:39 (three months ago)
My boss is in the hospital with H1NoFun!
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 March 2025 14:47 (three months ago)
Definitely no fun - hope they recover quickly and completely!
― Jaq, Friday, 7 March 2025 17:05 (three months ago)