Re: 8 and 1 Victim
Could you clarify? Was a necropsy done with the identifying crystals
composed of melamine and cyanuric found in the kidneys? (Ferrets are
so small that I am also wondering if in their casesuch crystals could
block male urethras and cause other fatal problems like bilateral
hydonephrosis just as more traditional uroliths can do.)
If those crystals weren't found then that isn't going to have been the
cause. They are the direct cause of death for these animals. The
majority of animals eating the food that was directly contaminated have
not died of it, and there was only one size of bag (20 pounds) of one
type of 8 in 1 food (Ultra-Blend Advanced Nutrition) with one set of
ID numbers involved. To top it off, neither normally includes the
compounds which can cause the kidney problems BUT they are recalled
because of possible cross- contamination since they were made around
the same time as ones which do contain those products.
Here are the specifics on the one ferret food currently in the recall:
The recalled food: 8 in 1 Ferret ULTRA-BLEND ADVANCED NUTRITION DIET,
NET WT. 20 LBS, UPC 26851 00413, Code: C7072
and here is where to get very up-to-the-minute info:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
and
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
and here is the info on this recall portion specifically:
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/chenango05_07.html
including
Chenango Valley Pet Foods is now expanding the recall action to
include those pet foods that do not contain rice protein
concentrate but were manufactured during periods when rice protein
concentrate formulas were processed. The recall of these products
is precautionary due to the possibility of cross-contamination.
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.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
[Posted in FML 5620]
