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Steven Cook wrote:
(snip) If cat food manufacturers use this material in their feed and if there is a similar brain wasting disease in cats then I'd be very wary, but I can't recall any scare connected to pet food and BSE here in the UK. http://www.neurocenter-bern.ch/tse_e.shtml#box2 |
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From: frlpwr
Steven Cook wrote: (snip) If cat food manufacturers use this material in their feed and if there is a similar brain wasting disease in cats then I'd be very wary, but I can't recall any scare connected to pet food and BSE here in the UK. http://www.neurocenter-bern.ch/tse_e.shtml#box2 Thanks for posting this. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:57:35 GMT, frlpwr wrote:
Steven Cook wrote: (snip) If cat food manufacturers use this material in their feed and if there is a similar brain wasting disease in cats then I'd be very wary, but I can't recall any scare connected to pet food and BSE here in the UK. http://www.neurocenter-bern.ch/tse_e.shtml#box2 Ouch! ( |
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:57:35 GMT, frlpwr wrote:
Steven Cook wrote: (snip) If cat food manufacturers use this material in their feed and if there is a similar brain wasting disease in cats then I'd be very wary, but I can't recall any scare connected to pet food and BSE here in the UK. http://www.neurocenter-bern.ch/tse_e.shtml#box2 Ouch! ( |
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From: Steven Cook
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:57:35 GMT, frlpwr wrote: Steven Cook wrote: (snip) If cat food manufacturers use this material in their feed and if there is a similar brain wasting disease in cats then I'd be very wary, but I can't recall any scare connected to pet food and BSE here in the UK. http://www.neurocenter-bern.ch/tse_e.shtml#box2 Ouch! ( Hey, don't feel bad, Steve. I had no idea myself that cats could get BSE. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: Steven Cook
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:57:35 GMT, frlpwr wrote: Steven Cook wrote: (snip) If cat food manufacturers use this material in their feed and if there is a similar brain wasting disease in cats then I'd be very wary, but I can't recall any scare connected to pet food and BSE here in the UK. http://www.neurocenter-bern.ch/tse_e.shtml#box2 Ouch! ( Hey, don't feel bad, Steve. I had no idea myself that cats could get BSE. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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PawsForThought wrote:
(snip) Hey, don't feel bad, Steve. I had no idea myself that cats could get BSE. Though I can't find a citation now, shortly after reports of feline vulnerability to TSEs surfaced, there was speculation that mink flesh was the culprit. Since AAFCO regulations define "meat by-products" as the flesh of any mammal, there was/is the possibility of mink carcasses, for which there is little commercial value other than fertilizer and animal feed, ending up as low quality catfood. Mink are very suspectifible to TSE, though the young age at which they are slaughtered forestalls the appearance of symptoms in the mink, themselves. |
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PawsForThought wrote:
(snip) Hey, don't feel bad, Steve. I had no idea myself that cats could get BSE. Though I can't find a citation now, shortly after reports of feline vulnerability to TSEs surfaced, there was speculation that mink flesh was the culprit. Since AAFCO regulations define "meat by-products" as the flesh of any mammal, there was/is the possibility of mink carcasses, for which there is little commercial value other than fertilizer and animal feed, ending up as low quality catfood. Mink are very suspectifible to TSE, though the young age at which they are slaughtered forestalls the appearance of symptoms in the mink, themselves. |
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frlpwr wrote:
PawsForThought wrote: (snip) Hey, don't feel bad, Steve. I had no idea myself that cats could get BSE. Though I can't find a citation now, shortly after reports of feline vulnerability to TSEs surfaced, there was speculation that mink flesh was the culprit. Since AAFCO regulations define "meat by-products" as the flesh of any mammal, there was/is the possibility of mink carcasses, for which there is little commercial value other than fertilizer and animal feed, ending up as low quality catfood. Mink are very suspectifible to TSE, though the young age at which they are slaughtered forestalls the appearance of symptoms in the mink, themselves. So I wonder how one can avoid such foods, since all of the credible commercial foods contain byproducts? The chicken etc. still contains animal byproducts. I guess, then, that one just assumes that the likelihood of any particular cat getting TSE is extremely small, just as the chance of our getting it is small. Still, it is not a comforting thought. It seems easier for me, as a human, to avoid possibly contaminated foods than it is to protect my feline friends. -- Jean B. |
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