One of the largest chains of veterinary hospitals has claimed that the contaminated pet food may have sickened or killed as many as 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide. The data is based on an extrapolation.
The Pet Hospital, named Banfield said that the data has roof as it has been compiled based on analysis records of it’s around 615 veterinary hospitals. The data suspects that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs that ate the pet food developed kidney failure. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association there are an estimated 60 million dogs and 70 million cats in the United States. The hospital chain saw 284 extra cases of kidney failure among cats. When compared with the last few years’ statistics, these were almost 30% more. The sharp rise in the kidney cases coincide with the recall time. The chain is also sharing its data with Food and Drug Administration. Moreover, the data suggests that the contamination was far more harmful to cats.
However, measuring the exact loss from the pet food contamination is not just possible.
In another estimate, which was based on the Veterinary Information Network survey, the founder said 5,000 to 10,000 pets may have fallen ill and 1,000 to 2,000 may have died.
Source: MSNbc
