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		<title>Dr. Jean on Pet Nutrition &amp; Redox Signaling *Tonight*</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight (Wednesday 5/16/12) at 6:00 pm Mountain (5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern) Animal Health Call with Kate Solisti, Beth Wofford, &#38; Dr. Jean Hofve  Call in number: 559-726-1200, access code: 613651#. There will be time for questions at the end. This week, Dr Jean will be discussing how redox signaling works together with nutrition in animals. Click here to read a summary of redox signaling; or visit SignalingMoleculesforAnimals.com for more details.  Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.]]></description>
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		<title>Purina Cat Food Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/purina-cat-food-recall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not Salmonella this time; Purina has recalled one lot of canned feline OM diet (weight management food) due to low levels of thiamine. (This is the same problem that affected Wellness last year.) Click here for further details and instructions, or paste this address into your browser: http://www.nestlepurina.com/2012_NeslePurinaRecalls.aspx Product Name Can Size &#8220;Best By&#8221; Date &#38; Production Code* Bag UPC Code Purina Veterinary Diets® OM (Overweight Management) Feline Formula 5.5 oz. JUN 2013 11721159 38100 &#8211; 13810 *“Best By” Date and Production Code are found on the bottom of the can. According to Purina: Cats fed this affected lot exclusively for several weeks may be at risk for developing a thiamine deficiency. Thiamine is essential for cats. Symptoms of deficiency displayed by an affected cat can be gastrointestinal or neurological in nature. Early signs of thiamine deficiency may include decreased appetite, salivation, vomiting and weight loss. In advanced cases, neurological signs can develop, which may include ventriflexion (bending towards the floor) of the neck, wobbly walking, falling, circling and seizures. Contact your veterinarian immediately if your cat is displaying any of these signs. If treated promptly, thiamine deficiency is typically reversible. This product was distributed to veterinary clinics between June, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Pet Food and Supplement Recalls</title>
		<link>http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/2012-pet-food-and-supplement-recalls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 02:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This list is being kept as up-to-date as possible. New products are listed below with their recall dates. Check manufacturers&#8217; websites for detailed  information on affected products, lot numbers, and best-by dates. As of May 7, 2012: Canidae Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Country Value Diamond Diamond Naturals Kirkland (including dry cat food) Natural Balance Premium Edge Professional 4Health Taste of the Wild Wellness (NOTE: This link goes to the FDA site, since WellPet did not see fit to put one single word about the recall on their website. Shame on you, WellPet!) Added May 8, 2012: Apex (recalled May 4, but not added to Diamond&#8217;s list until May 8) Solid Gold Rumored: United Pet Group (supplements), but this turned out to be the 2010 recall. If they&#8217;re still letting Diamond make their products, though,  they may be on the list soon! Added May 9, 2012: Kay-Tee Forti-Diet Pro Health for Mouse, Rat and Hamster  (recall initiated 4/30/12) Added May 11, 2012: Purina Veterinary Diets OM (Overweight Management) Feline canned food (Recalled due to low thiamine levels; unrelated to Salmonella recalls.) Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.]]></description>
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		<title>Redox Signaling Molecules</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 20:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[antioxidants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cells]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redox signaling molecules: we all have them, and once you understand what they do, you’re going to want MORE of them for yourself, your family, and your pets! Inside our cells are little energy-producing machines called mitochondria. Energy, to cells, is actually a molecule called ATP. For every molecule of ATP produced by the mitochondria, two other molecules are also generated. Scientists used to think that these were simply waste products, but in the last few years, we’ve come to realize that these tiny molecules, these “redox signaling molecules,” are actually fundamental to cell communication, cell function, and cell health. In other words, they’re at the very foundation of the process of life! We are accustomed to thinking that it is important to have a healthy liver or a strong immune system. But the level at which all animals truly live and die is at the cellular level. What we should really be focusing on is helping our animal companions have healthy heart cells or immune cells. The quality of their lives is completely dependent on the health of their cells! As animals age, they produce fewer mitochondria; and fewer mitochondria mean fewer redox signaling molecules. These molecules don’t last long; at most, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got Fleas?</title>
		<link>http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/got-fleas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in a flea-prone area (which is practically everywhere!), you&#8217;ll want to get Liz Eastwood&#8217;s fantastic Kindle ebook, Natural Flea Conrol for Cats Made Simple.  In her book, Liz explains a simple, effective, and safe program to rid your cat and home of fleas, and keep them out. In this book, you&#8217;ll find out why toxic chemicals are becoming less effective, and why natural flea products are worthless (they don&#8217;t work) and possibly dangerous (many use essential oils that cats can&#8217;t tolerate). Her dynamic &#8220;Repel and Remove&#8221; strategy is brilliant in its simplicity. She provides multiple options to make things as easy as possible. Her method is inexpensive, accessible, and easy to accomplish. I wish I had known about this when I was still in practice, but I can still recommend it to you! For just $1.99, this ebook will save you hundreds of dollars you&#8217;d otherwise spend every year on spot-on chemicals (and their potentially life-threatening side effects), flea bombs, flea collars, and other conventional and &#8221;natural&#8221; products, not to mention veterinary visits. IMHO, you&#8217;d be crazy not to buy it! BTW, even if you don&#8217;t have a Kindle, you can still read this ebook on your PC, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expanding Recalls by Diamond Pet Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/expanding-recalls-by-diamond-pet-foods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 03:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[**More pet foods and supplements have been added since the original post&#8230;rather than keep changing this article we are posting a full list of affected brands here with company website links. If you have a dog, you&#8217;ve probably already heard about the Diamond Pet Foods recalls due to Salmonella concerns. Diamond makes dry pet foods for many manufacturers and private labels, as well as its own Diamond brands. All recalled foods were produced at Diamond&#8217;s Gaston, South Carolina facility and (according to Diamond) shipped to all U.S. states east of the Missisippi as well as Kansas and Missouri; and three Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. While the original recall was limited to a few foods that tested positive for Salmonella, many more brands are now issuing recalls, including: Canidae Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Country Value Diamond Diamond Naturals Kirkland (including dry cat food) Natural Balance Premium Edge Professional 4Health Taste of the Wild Wellness Not all of these foods have actually tested positive for Salmonella, but many companies are recalling all foods that they feel may have the potential for contamination. Diamond has set up a web page with information about affected foods, which includes the label information on SKUs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mad Cow Discovered in California</title>
		<link>http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/mad-cow-discovered-in-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in California this week (May 2012) visiting family&#8230;and there are so many interesting things happening here! But of course, the one that may most profoundly affect our pets is the discovery of a cow infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or &#8220;Mad Cow Disease&#8221;). The cow was, as usual, a dairy cow. Dairy cows are the only cattle that stay alive long enough for BSE to be an issue, as the disease takes several years to incubate and manifest. Beef cattle are typically slaughtered too young to show symptoms. Males of dairy breeds are also fattened up and slaughtered young; their meat is mostly used for inexpensive hamburger. We have had BSE in the U.S. for decades. However, as soon as evidence of this fact became public, the USDA reduced the number of cows it tests for the disease. Currently, fewer than 50,000 cows per year are tested, out of the 35 MILLION cows slaughtered every year. It&#8217;s very hard to find something you are specifically not looking for, but somehow this cow managed to be caught anyway. The prions (abnormal proteins) that cause BSE are not destroyed by rendering, cooking, chemical decontamination, or even incineration. It was recently discovered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salmonella Here to Stay?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article from UC Davis caught my eye the other day; it was pretty disturbing. The story starts, &#8220;An international research team led by a University of California-Davis immunologist has taken an important step toward an effective vaccine against Salmonella, a group of increasingly antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria that kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year.&#8221; What&#8217;s wrong with this picture? Well, why is it that Salmonella, an extremely common environmental bacteria, has become so antibiotic-resistant? Answer: because we use too many antibiotics in animals raised for food. More than 70% of all the antibiotics used in the U.S. are fed to animals. And why is that? Not to treat illness, or even to prevent illness, but to increase profits for the meat producers. This has been known for years, but of course 70% of all antibiotics accounts for a lot of profit for the pharmaceutical industry, and they have been quite successfully fighting against regulation of animal antibiotics for decades. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in charge of this common but stupid use of antibiotics. Nevertheless, after more than 30 years of waffling over petitions and directives, they simply decided not to worry about it, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweet Potato Treats from China Causing Kidney Failure?</title>
		<link>http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/sweet-potato-treats-from-china-causing-kidney-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the Veterinary Information Network, several veterinarians have reported cases where dogs have developed symptoms of kidney failure (Fanconi&#8217;s syndrome) similar to dogs who have been poisoned by Chinese-made chicken jerky treats. So far, the brands implicated are all made in China: Beefeaters Sweet Potato Snacks for Dogs Canyon Creek Ranch Chicken Yam Good Dog Treats (FDA has issued a warning on this product) Drs. Foster and Smith (exact item not specified in the report) Dogswell Veggie Life Vitality * (Update: Shortly after I posted this report, Dogswell contacted me (in a rather nasty, confrontational email full of false allegations) and denied that there were any problems associated with this product. My response pointed out their errors. They contacted me again with &#8220;test results&#8221; that they claim proved that their products are just fine. However, since nobody knows what ingredient or contaminant is causing illness and death in so many dogs, nobody can test for it; the tests Dogswell did run are irrelevant to this issue. Dogswell has also been harassing other bloggers who reported on my original warning. There are many other wonderful treats available that are not made in China, as Dogwell&#8217;s still are; and are manufactured by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swimming Cats Featured on &#8220;Must Love Cats&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhofve77</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our good friend Mary Ellen Angel Scribe will be featured on Animal Planet&#8217;s &#8220;Must Love Cats&#8221; this Saturday evening (4/7/12) &#8212; don&#8217;t miss it!  Must Love Cats Loves Cottage Grove&#8217;s Cats John Fulton, host of &#8220;Must Love Cats&#8221; is having a serious conversation with internationally famous swimming cat, Nymbus, about water safety at the Centenial Covered Bridge in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Statistically, one in 1,000 cats drown every year, so teaching yours how to swim makes purr-fect sense. Mary Ellen and her swimming cats and beautiful Cottage Grove are featured on Animal Planet&#8217;s &#8220;Must Love Cats&#8221; April 7th at 8PM PT/ET. Then the show repeats at different times for the next week. You can see a preview here: http://animal.discovery.com/videos/must-love-cats-latest/ PLUS! Nymbus appears on ANDERSON Cooper&#8217;s daytime talk show Tuesday April 10.    Each city and TV station airs at its own unique time check www.AndersonCooper.com Photo by Mr. Angel Scribe© Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.]]></description>
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