pity the cat 
that cat should be roaming in bigger space
she is crying 

errkk i have been using Fussie 1 year

OKOPlus just suka suka try... its a very good product.

like i said before, i rather spend more RM on food to my cats.. rather than that litter ehehehe

remember i have 10 cats now. i dont find anything hard with fussie, i love that lemon smell in the room.

tips if u want it to clump, put more litter.. if it was a fresh urine, move box side to side to separate the fresh litter and spoil liter then u scoop it. don't scoop it direct, else it will spoil the fresh litter as well.

i dont use OKUPlus for such a very long time. due to hard to get the stock, i dont like to go to Midvalley LOL. u know lah that area Fussie is like is to get here.

another one i like is KATTY Cat Litter.. but abit expensive. seriously this one smelly stronger with Apple fresh, and strawberry fresh.

i bought KATTY CAT LITTER (8.8kg) for RM20.
not so expensive.

Orijen issued recall notice in Australia on 20 Nov 2008 for their cat food. How do we know Orijen in Malaysia safe or not and imported from which country ? In my opinion, eventhough no case "report" outside Australia doesn't mean it is safe right ?

Canadian pet food company blames quarantines for Aussie cat deaths
Tiffany Crawford, Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, November 27, 2008

A Canadian company at the centre of an Australian pet food scare is blaming the Aussie government for an outbreak linked to a certain brand of its cat chow that has paralyzed and killed six cats and sickened dozens more.

Champion Petfoods, a family-run pet food company based in Edmonton, said Thursday it was pulling out of the Australian market after an independent study on its Orijen brand of cat food placed the blame on dangerous levels of irradiation.

At least six animals which developed paralysis have been euthanized, and veterinarians at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital in Sydney say more than 60 have been treated for symptoms of neurological disorders, including numb limbs.

"We've been getting calls from across Australia regarding new cases," said Dr. Darren Foster in Sydney. "We estimate about 400 cats have been exposed to the food."

Foster said some cats with little exposure may improve but many are progressing to complete paralysis and more will be put down.

"It is with our own pets in mind that we extend our deepest empathy to the Australian families affected by this regrettable circumstance," said Champion Petfoods in a statement.

"While we will no longer sell any of our pet foods in Australia, we remain committed to ongoing research into this case with the hope that our findings can be used to better inform the international community on the potential effects of irradiation."

Champion recalled the product in Australia as a precautionary measure on Nov. 20.

While the same brand of cat food is sold in Canada and exported to 50 countries, Champion said only Australia demands the chow be irradiated because the food isn't cooked at the same high temperatures as other imported pet food.

Foster is concerned that other veterinarians in the world might be misdiagnosing the cats and euthanizing then for cancer or some other illness.

He said more tests are being conducted on the toxicity of the food.

Irradiation is a method of preserving food by dosing it with a type of radiation - cobalt 60 gamma rays - to reduce microbial hazards, in this case in imported pet foods containing fresh meats.

The company says studies show levels between 36 and 47 kilograys of cobalt 60 gamma radiation were linked to neurological symptoms similar to those found in the affected Australian cats. It claims Australia irradiated the food to a minimum of 50 kGY and in some cases reached 61 kGY.

"These are very substantial levels of irradiation," the company said. Champion cited an American study that links high levels of irradiation with vitamin A depletion and the release of free radicals.

Irradiation of human food is considered safe at relatively low levels. According to Health Canada an absorbed dose of up to three kGY is usually sufficient to kill salmonella in fresh chicken.

To the Procurement and Nutrition Coordinator Champion Petfoods Ltd.
I was glad to see the latest press release from Champion Pet Foods and the withdrawal of Orijen pet foods from the Australian markets.
I feel a few facts need to be put forward . There are more than 30 affected cats that I have seen or spoken to their owners. 5 have been euthanased due to severe neurologic impairment and poor quality of life ( 3 completely paraplegic and 2 completely tetraplegic). At least 3 others have been euthanased in other states (2 paraplegic and 1 tetraplegic) . The affected cats have been seen in Sydney, Queensland and Canberra. 1 cat to my knowledge and 2 more reported are affected after eating orijen dog food.
The majority of the affected cats have not been fed Orijen exclusively and have been fed a variety of other dry, canned, fresh and cooked food but Orijen is common to all. This does not support Vit A deficiency as a cause. Although irradiation may reduce Vit A content in the food it was not to levels that were deficient either. The Veterinary pathology paper cited linking Vit A deficiency as a possible cause of the neurologic abnormalities was also stated as a hypothesis (this was not mentioned in the press release) not a fact and has not been substantiated . The cats in the cited study were not receiving any other food unlike the cats that have been exposed to Orijen. 2 of the cats that have recovered or improved that I have been involved with have done so with a change in diet only.The only other factor in their recovery was time (they were amongst the earliest affected in July) and physiotherapy( provided by the owner). There is no rationale to advocating Vit A supplementation (excess Vit A may be toxic) and no real evidence to support the other recommendations either. There is absolutely no evidence that supplementation with vitamins or antioxidants improves the outcome in these cats. And no evidence filtered water is important.
My recommendations have been to provide a well balanced diet-either dry, canned, raw or homecooked (preferably a combination) which would provide all the nutritional requirements necessary and time.
We are still in the evolution stage of this problem -we will not have any real idea of prognosis or outcome for probably 6 months or more. It is still likely more cases will come to light.
Irradiation of the food may or may not be the cause. The pathology suggests a neurotoxicity and the epidemiology suggests an often very delayed onset of clinical signs. Other factors I think should remain under consideration -including heat during transport/storage etc. All we know for certain so far is something is amiss somewhere between the site of manufacture and the food bowl-it may be associated with the food/ packaging or a combination of the 2, irradiation or some other factor in transit may be altering the chemical content of the food.
Certainly pathologic and toxicologic tests are still ongoing and a comprehensive epidemiologic study will be started in an effort to prevent a similar episode again. This study should include cats that are affected and those that have been fed the food that are not affected.
This has been devastating for all concerned -the cat owners (all of whom feel responsible- irrationally), the veterinarians involved (eg me who euthanased 2 beautiful completely paralysed cats from the same household on the same day) , the local retail outlets who have sold the food and champion pet foods. However unsubstantiated theories on the cause and treatments is not helping.
Compensation for owners that have large veterianary bills associated with the investigation of the causes of their cats problems needs to be addressed.
Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Yours Sincerely,
Georgina Child BVSc DACVIM (Neurology)

stormaker, are u feeding your cats with orijen anyway?

I'm feeding them Acana which is same manufacturer as Orijen, but almost finish and the shop don't have anymore stock for Acana, need to wait until mid of next month. Initially plan to temporary switch to Orijen, so started to do some reading about Orijen, then I found out this recall thing. In Kuching, Sarawak, we don't have much choice for premium cat food. Even though my cat not pedigree cat, but I don't want to hurt them.

I post it here just to share the information I got ... no other purpose.

as far as i know here.. me and krynzpeaches is feeding Orijen to our cats. she have been using it for such a long time. and i started using orijen since last april 2008.

if your orijen is direct from Canada shouldnt be problem, because the they said Malaysia do not do irradiation to orijen food.

but if your distributor import orijen from australia or u bought it from australia, then high possibility that the orijen is going into irradiation process already.

yea we already know about it, u can check previous post, and a thread about orijen too..

thanks elfreakz ... maybe i'm over-react. Since u n krynzpeaches been using Orijen for such a long time, i think it should be safe ... also very good ... if not u wouldn't stick to it that long ..... 

guys

do you gus have any info on this desease:

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_vestibular_disease.html
my boy is hit with it, he cant even stand now
i searched the net, but not many info lah...

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