I may be overeacting (naw) but I just called my vet to tell them about this latest recall. They are not on the internet and took all the info over the phone, plus some link addresses I picked up from freepers on another thread about this subject, so they can have someone check them out.
The assistant told me that they had to cancel all vaccinations and routine appts. today because they have the vet hospital FULL of sick dogs and cats with symptoms from the wheat gluton. She said this is NOT normal and she fears it will get lots worse.
I asked when the sick pets owners said was the last they fed their pets food from the recall lists, and she said they told them different times, one as recently as Thursday.
I live in a small town, very rural county, and if this is happening here it is serious. Contact your vets and ask them how many cases they have. The vets assistant said they are overwhelmed, and they think it WILL get worse, they are expecting more cases.
Any recommendations on what to feed our cat now that she's out of cat food? I'm not sure of what is safe at the moment.
This is a huge story that is mentioned in passing but is not getting the attention it deserves. I heard some website has an unofficial tally of cats and dogs that have died and it’s around 27OO deaths, NOT 16 like Menu Foods says. BTW, what is the name of the company in China that contaminated the wheat gluten?
Do they supply wheat gluten for human food too?