There has been a spike in cases in the UK,The disease causes a cat's blood cell count to fall rapidly, leading to serious illness and sometimes death.
"Typically, we may see one case of this per year, but we have seen now 10 cats with severe pancytopenia in the last four weeks," said Dr Barbara Glanemann, senior lecturer in small animal medicine at the Royal Veterinary College."Given the rarity of this condition, the clustering of these cases is concerning."
The college is aware of between 40 and 50 affected cats around the country. She said that some animals had become unwell at the same time and from the same household.Applaws products, which are sold by Amazon and other pet food shops, may also be unsafe. The Food Standards Agency said that notices will be displayed at the tills of retailers selling these products and online.A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "We are supporting an investigation into a possible safety issue affecting cats.
"We are not willing to take any risks where the safety of our products is concerned and so we are voluntarily recalling these products and asking customers not to use them and to return the packs to their nearest Sainsbury's store for a full refund.Sainsburys Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with salmon 1+years 800gAva Kitten Chicken 300g and 2kgAva Senior Chicken 12+ 2kg
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Should I get my cats checked out by the vets? I’ve been feeding Ava dry food until I found out about the recall yesterday. They seem ok but I’m very worried. :(
There are many more cats & kittens affected nationally than 40 and the majority of cases have been fatal so far.
FYI bevleahy do you feed the cats the Sainsbury’s brand listed?
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