Cat holders were alerted to a possible health threat.
El Cajon’s Savage Pet, California, recalls 66 large chicken boxes (84 oz.) And 74 small chicken boxes (21 oz.) With the lot code/”best with” date of 11.15.2026, as these products have “the potential to contain H5N1, also called bird flu”, according to the US food and drug addiction.
Savage Cat’s products have been distributed to merchants in five states: California, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, the FDA’s website says.
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“People who fed (their) cats the recalled products must look at symptoms of bird flu, including fever, lethargy, low appetite, reddish or swollen eyes, elicitation of the eyes and nose, difficulty of breathing and neurological signs such as tremors, rigid body movements, catch, lack of coordination or blindness.
Anyone whose felines show these signs after consuming the product “must immediately contact their vet,” the FDA advises.
Anyone whose cats show some symptoms, including fever, lethargy and low appetite, “must immediately contact their vet,” the FDA’s website says. Property pets must also protect themselves from potential infection, the site indicates. (istock)
The FDA indicates that “While no human infections have been identified among people handling raw pet foods, people can be infected if (the) living virus enters the eyes, nose or mouth of man.”
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Regular washing and cleaning of contact surfaces is highly recommended, the notice also indicates.
“People who have been dealing with the recalled products must look at symptoms of bird flu.”
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The New York Ministry of Health issued a statement about three cats (not depicted) potentially infected with bird flu. (istock)
The notice also says, “People exhibiting these signs after contacting this product must contact their doctor and local health section.”
In February, Savage Pet said it was “aware of one cat in Colorado, which contracted H5N1, became ill and recovered.”
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The Laboratory at Colorado State University “tested sealed packages of a wild cat -food using a PCR testing for H5N1”, the FDA’s website says.
The results of PCR tests were “non-negative”, according to the same source.
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“The product with ‘non-negative’ PCR results was sent to the National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, for virus isolation testing”-and the product was removed from the market to final test results, the site says.
The company added, as the FDA website indicates, “To ensure maximum security, we modify our market withdrawal to revocation … The product with LOT Code/’Best on’ date of 11.15.2026 was distributed in November 2024.” (Reuters/Andrew Kelly/File photo)
The virus insulation -testing was found “negative”, it also says.
On March 13, “Savage Pet was aware of an additional case in New York City,” which ate from Lot 11.15.2026 and “contracted aviation flu. Further testing continues.”
Previous studies suggested that H5N1 could be transferred between cats.
The company added, as the FDA website indicates, “To ensure maximum security, we modify our market withdrawal to revocation … The product with LOT Code/’Best on’ date of 11.15.2026 was distributed in November 2024.”
“The boxes are cardboard and contain individual plastic packages inside. The Lot Code/’best on’ date is stamped on the bottom and on each package.”
Possible transmission of cats-to-cat
Previous studies have suggested that H5N1 could be transferred between cats, and a statement from March 15 of the New York Health Department seems to support that possibility.
The statement provided details of two cats that contracted bird flu and a third cat suspected to have it.
“Aviana flu (bird flu) virus has been detected in two cats and suspected third cat for the past two months, all connected to wild cat foods, bird packages Lot number 11152026,” The alert read.
“Aviana flu (bird flu) virus has been detected in two cats and suspected third cat for the past two months, all connected to Savage Cat Food, Poultry Packets Lot Number 11152026”, read alert from the New York Ministry of Health. (istock)
The first cat, cat A, became ill and died after eating chicken packages by Savage Cat Food.
“Testing for H5 Bird Influenza has been performed at the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Cornell, and a confirmation H5N1 testing of the USDA National Veterinary Service Laboratory (NVSL) is pending.”
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Second cat, cat B, was diagnosed with H5N1 and also died of infection, health officials said – but “This cat did not consume the raw food product, but was exposed to a sick cat, Cat C. Cat C was ill with fever after consuming Savage Cat Food Lot number 11152026.”
“Cat C survived and H5 testing was not done and cannot be done, because too much time has passed.”
This suggests that CAT B may have been infected after contact with Cat C.
