Are you worried about birdflu in cat food?

Question

Since the Bernard Matthews 'Bird Flu' breakout in its sheds. Can turkey cat food contain it or are our kitties safe, discuss.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Get cat food at any health food store. The average price is usually around $8.00 for a 4 to 6 pound bag. I have convinced friends and family to switch and they say the their cats inhale it at first, but later eat much less because they get the nutrition they need in a small amount. Overall it can be cheaper. If you consider the vet bills you won't have to pay it is EXTREMELY cheaper in the long run! Specialty pet stores usually have prices that are way to high. I buy all of my food and my 7 cats food at a health food store. It is cheaper and higher quality then the over priced brands. Most of it is even organic and human grade meat. Feel safe buying the cheapest food at a health food store that sells mostly organic. They never contain animal by-products. Meow Mix is the WORST cat food with a brand name! I have read the ingrediants. My grandmother fed it to her 3 cats a long time ago and they all died even after she spent over $3,000 in vet bills. A little better food would make a major differance, even one that costs an extra $2 or $3 a bag. You can print coupons off the internet to save money. At the average grocery store the best food is "Purina Natuarals" It does not contain any harmful chemicals used to artificaly flaver it. It does contain corn, but in a small amount. It is better then expensive and by-product full Iams. $1.00 coupons on this are available online and in the Sunday paper every three weeks or so. The best would be some at a health food store but you can definatly aford a few extra cents for something 10 times better.

Answer 3

Is that in England? That's the only "outbreak" of the flu I have heard of outside of Asia.

The virus that causes the bird flu is not the same as the prions which cause mad cow disease. The prions are not destroyed by ANYTHING so cat food with beef would be most likely to have that. Viruses would usually be totally by the cooking and other processing that goes into commercial cat food.

I do use raw turkey in feeding my cats. I haven't had any cause for concern about that - yet!

Answer 4

I'm not worried to be honest. Bernard matthews provides chicken to humans, not cats (unless your really rich and can afford to give branded human food to your cat). But interesting question...

Answer 5

I think our cats will be fine. They are far more at risk if they played with an infected bird. And the chances of that are small enough as it is anyway!

Answer 6

I would say it ok , this food is well cooked and processed , depending on the brand , all the fat and moisture is removed then it ground up and reprocessed into cat food .

Answer 7

never thought about that but i might not give them cat food with turkey in it from now on

Answer 8

Meat is superheated for pet food and any temp above 50'c kills the virus so pet food is safe.

Answer 9

oh yeah, i'm freaking out. the only food my cat eats now is stuff that i've gone out and hunted for

Answer 10

No, because there is so much to worry about these days I simply haven't the time to add one more.