Cat food recall and fly larva?

Question

hi there. ok so i noticed that for the past week-3 weeks my cat hasn't been eating her food and has been more lethargic than normal. like she has had no appetite and sleeps allllllll day. she is usually a voracious eater and goes outside during the day.

my mom recently decided to purchase the wet food with cheese in it, which my cat hates and never eats. we just assumed she wasn't eating b/c my mother is stubborn and bought her yucky food.

so tonight i went to feed her and i saw these white bits in her seafood wet food. all of a sudden, a fly crawls out from the food. so i'm like, wtf? upon closer inspection, the white bits resemble fly eggs. so i dumped it and opened a new pouch...guess what? a fly was in that one too!! with the white things too!! so i come on here and see that SPECIAL KITTY c**p BRAND OF CAT FOOD has been recalled b/c cats were dying, and lo and behold the brand i have sadly been feeding my poor poor kitty :(

lucky for me i had some pouches of whiskas food, so i opened one and she was hesitant but ate a bit of it. now, tell me, if she ate fly eggs, would she die? even my other cat didn't want that food, which is odd. i am going to bring her to the vet asap, unless someone suggests otherwise.

she is a calico, about 10-11 years old and she is my baby. i will do anything for her. any advice or suggestions would be great!

Answer 1

She won't die from the fly larvae but that's still disgusting and should be reported to the fda.

Furthermore, Cats were never meant to eat dry food, also known as cereals or kibble. We, humans, make them eat it for convenience to us. It has nothing to do with them or their nutritional needs. It's completely species inappropriate.

All small domestic cats descended from desert cats. In the wild, desert cats derive their entire liquid intake from their prey. They do not have a thirst mechanism because they don't need it when eating a species appropriate diet. They get all they need from what they eat. Additionally water was usually not available to them in their desert climate. So they do not often drink water. Regular ol' house cats have descended from those same wild desert cats.

So in a home environment, your kitty does not get the moisture it needs from dry food and it’s almost always in a constant state of dehydration. Water fountains are encouraged to TRY to get your cat to drink more and your kitty may even enjoy it, but it will never meet its water intake needs drinking from a bowl.

Deadly feline illnesses such as diabetes, kidney failure, obesity, allergies, Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), bladder stones, kidney stones,  urinary tract blockages and Urinary Tract Infections (FLUTD), with and without deadly crystals run rampant these days. Cats are not taking in enough water to stave them off. Proper water intake through a species appropriate diet alone can prevent most of these conditions.

Overall,  wet is all around better for any cats diet, be it canned or Raw and they should never be fed dry cereal kibble if we wish to most closely match their wild nutritional and dietary needs. Kibble meets our needs… not our cats.

I recommend varying the diet with a constant rotation of accepted canned foods that your cat enjoys. If you do this, and allow your cat the same assortment they would have in nature when eating mice, bugs, birds and rabbits, your cats’ digestive system won't be so sensitive and you won't have to run around looking for a specific brand when your store is out. You will have a nice variety to choose from instead.

Canned foods I recommend for your rotation:

Nature's Variety - http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.la...

Wellness Grain Free Formula’s - http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/cat_welln...

By Nature Organics - http://www.bynaturepetfoods.com/productp...

Organix -  http://www.castorpolluxpet.com/store/org...

Evanger's Holistic Pheasant - http://www.evangersdogfood.com/cat/20089...

Evanger's Organic Braised Chicken - http://www.evangersdogfood.com/cat/50103...

Evanger's Turkey & Butternut Squash - http://www.evangersdogfood.com/cat/50111...

Answer 2

both special kitty and whiskas foods are c**p, get some good quality food for your poor kitty

Answer 3

dont listen to any suggestions just take her to the vet!

Answer 4

yup i  think u should bring her to the vet

and tell  ur mother never to buy that food again

:P  

Answer 5

You should defiantly take her to the vet. As soon as you can. That can be very harmful. Please take care :)