Pet food recalled after cats fall sick

Wishaw cat owners are being urged to return four lines of dangerous food to a major pet retailer immediately after some animals collapsed and started fitting.

Pets at Home, which has a store in the Caledonian Retail Park in Craigneuk, said that three cats became “seriously unwell” after eating AVA dry cat food.

The animals needed to be treated by vets after their owners gave them the affected products.

All the cats suddenly collapsed and began twitching and fitting after eating the vet- approved product.

The brands are AVA Mature Cat Chicken ( 2kg), AVA Mature Cat Chicken (4kg), AVA Senior Cat Chicken 2kg, and AVA Adult Cat Neutered Indoor (1.5kg).

A statement on the company’s website said: “We are sorry to inform you that we are recalling these AVA products from our range of dry cat food.

“An investigation has revealed that, in the four affected products, the level of thiamine ( vitamin B1) was much lower than we had specified.

“Testing confirmed only these four products are affected.

“We are aware of three cats which, sadly, became seriously unwell four to six weeks after switching to one of the affected products and required veterinary care.

“All three cats exhibited symptoms of sudden collapse, fitting, widespread twitching and general unsteadiness which are not the classic symptoms of thiamine deficiency.”

The three cats exhibited symptoms of sudden collapse, fitting, widespread twitching and general unsteadiness