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Salmonella Alert
November 6, 2009: Salmonella Found in Pig Ears and Beef Hooves

The FDA has issued a warning to consumers that pig ears and beef hooves manufactured by Pet Carousel may be contaminated with Salmonella.  For more information see the full warning: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm189400.htm

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Veterinary Insulin Product Alert
November 2, 2009: Vetsulin Insulin Alert Issued

On November 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine issued an alert warning pet parents and veterinarians to keep a close eye on animals receiving the insulin product, Vetsulin, to treat animal diabetes. The product, which is manufactured by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal, may contain varying amounts of crystalline zinc insulin, and could cause a delay in insulin action and an overall longer duration of insulin activity, according to the FDA.

Gladstone Veterinary Clinic has contacted all active patients who use this product to discuss how to proceed. 

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Diamond Pet Foods has issued a voluntary recall of Premium Edge Cat Foods due to inadequate thiamine levels.  For more information, see the full recall notice from the FDA: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm187218.htm

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Rabies Alert
May 1, 2008: Rabid Bat Found Inside SE Portland Home

The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory has confirmed that a bat in Multnomah County was infected with rabies. The bat was found by a resident in an inner southeast Portland home in the early morning hours.

The report is prompting public health officials to remind people to avoid bats and to vaccinate their pets against rabies, particularly cats.

“People can do three things to protect themselves and their pets from rabies,” said Emilio DeBess, D.V.M., public health veterinarian in the Oregon Department of Human Services. “Use screens in your windows, never handle bats, and make sure your cats and dogs are up to date on their rabies vaccines."

Rabies is a viral disease that affects the nervous system after exposure to a rabid animal. Exposure is usually through a bite but can also occur through scratches and saliva contact with broken skin. It is almost always fatal once symptoms begin.

Bats play an important role in the ecosystem, especially in controlling insects and aiding agriculture, DeBess said, but a small percentage can carry rabies.

"Bats are normally night-time creatures," said DeBess.  "They pose little danger to people who do not handle them. But if you find a bat during daylight hours, it is most likely unhealthy and should be avoided."

DeBess also advised that vaccinating pets against rabies protects them and provides a buffer zone between humans and rabid wild animals. "Sadly, if an unvaccinated pet is exposed to rabies, the recommendation is that it be euthanized," he said.  Nationally, twice as many cats as dogs are reported to have rabies each year, underscoring the need for better vaccination of cats, according to DeBess.

“Although human rabies is rare in the United States, numbering two to six cases a year, animal bites are very common. As a result, thousands of people annually receive rabies post-exposure prophylaxis…underscoring the importance of education and prevention,” DeBess said.

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Pet Food Recall
March 16, 2007: Pet Food Recalled

Menu Foods, Inc., a private-label manufacturer of wet pet foods, issued a precautionary recall of the company’s “cuts and gravy” style food, which consists of meat in gravy and sold in cans and foil pouches.  The recall originally included only those cans and pouches manufactured between December 3, 2006 through March 6, 2007, but was recently expanded to include all cans and pouches, regardless when they were produced. The New York State Department of Agriculture has reported that a rodent poison called aminopterin has been found in the recalled pet food.

A list of the recalled products is also posted on Menu Foods’ website at: www.menufoods.com/recall/

The Menu Foods recall information phone number is: 1-866-895-2708.

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