A nationwide recall of feline milk replacers is circulating for a reason that is easy to misread. The problem is not contamination. It is that the formula fed to orphaned newborn kittens was missing enough of several nutrients that the deficiency itself can be fatal.
Revival Animal Health of Orange City, Iowa, recalled Breeder's Edge and Shelter's Choice feline milk replacers over low levels of potassium, copper, folic acid, choline and pyridoxine, also known as vitamin B6. The Food and Drug Administration posted the company announcement on August 26.
