Another Cat Food Recalled for Possible Bird Flu Contamination

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Washington’s pet food company remembers one of its products because of the possibility of contamination with bird flu. It is the third summons related to H5N1, which is also called bird flu, in just four months.

Wild Coast Raw summoned free free chicken format in 16 ounces and 24 ounces.

If you have any of these products with the following numbers on a label on the cap, you should get rid of them immediately.

• #22660
• #22653
• #22641
• #22639
• #22672
• #22664

According to the announcement, the summons includes other elements of the company with codes No. 22660 and 22664.

A message on the company’s website states that after getting rid of the product, you should return to the purchase place in order to get a recovery. The company also states that, “it moved to the recipes of the fully cooked poultry to eliminate any potential risks. Cooking raw products to an internal temperature of 165 degrees kills bacteria and viruses, including H5N1, according to the Centers for Disease Control. These new recipes will be in place indefinitely and will be available next week.”

Wild Coast Raw is the third in four months

In December, another company, Northwst Naturals, recalled its pet food in raw Türkiye due to influenza pollution after the death of a cat. In this same month, Los Angeles Province issued a statement urging pet owners to avoid food products for raw pets in Monarch after stating that samples of them also discovered the virus.

With the continued spread of bird flu between poultry and livestock, cats are at maximum alert because cats have a higher mortality when the virus is infected compared to dogs. Here’s how to keep it safe.

How do cats get bird flu?

The bird flu is transmitted from an infected animal saliva, mucous and stool. Feeding your cat increases a raw diet from the risk of contracting with the virus, and cats are likely to hunt the virus from dogs, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

“The perfect thing is to get [food] To all the cooked temperature and cook it for a long time enough to kill the organism, “Dr. Atha Ezioni, a veterinary clinical pathologist at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tuskyji, previously told him CNET.

Outdoor pets can also contract in the virus to eat or touch a bird with bird flu.

How to protect your cat from bird flu?

Experts say one of the best ways to protect your cat from bird flu is to keep it inside. This reduces the risks by reducing their exposure to wild birds or other animals that have contracted the virus. Many, including etzioni, also does not recommend raw diets for your pets. There is currently not a vaccine to protect cats from bird flu

How does bird flu look in cats?

According to AVMA, symptoms of influenza infection include birds, to name a few, inactivity, loss of appetite, inflamed eyes and emptying of the eyes.

“If nervous things go, it may also start in the circle, which is something that birds can also do,” said Endyoni. Other neurological signs may include attacks and not get involved.

If you suspect that your cat has contracted the bird flu, call your veterinarian immediately to ask about the steps you should take. The possibility of contracting with bird flu with raw pets and/or a pet with a very low, according to the FDA, but it is not completely impossible.

“Although no human injuries do not recognize people who deal with the food products of raw pets, people can develop if the virus enters the eyes, nose, or mouth of the person,” the latest advertisement of food and drug management (FDA), adding that if you deal with raw pet food, you should wash your hands and disinfect any surface in contact with it.

According to the Center for Disease Control, the mild symptoms of bird flu in humans include conjunctivitis, cough, sore throat, moderate fever, gonorrhea, nose, muscles, body pain and headache.