MelissaEbby
Active Member
10/29
I finally talked to a Wellness representative today about the moldy can of Turkey. Her explanation was that most likely when mold appears in a can, it is because the seal to the can was somehow compromised by the can being dropped. She said that their food is cooked to 300 degrees within the can which not only creates a strong seal, but also would kill off any bacteria that might have gotten in the can. They test the batches for bacteria before canning, but in the case bacteria was missed and ended up in the can the cooking process would kill it off. She felt positive that this was isolated to only this can, (or other cans where there was a dent or compromise letting air in.)
So, I'm not sure how I feel about it....because of some other things going on right now, I had zero energy to challenge her much, but I did feel mostly confident that her explanation is probably true. However, when I tried to feed some more wellness turkey yesterday, Ebby ate it, then INSTANTLY threw it up. This is what causes me some pause. I might personally just stay away from the turkey for awhile. Oh, and the heating in the can to 300 degrees sounds good...but then I just start worrying about cooking food in a can lined with BPA. :roll:
Ebby is doing well. She is still obsessed with licking our bananas so really need to take her in to have her potassium checked. She had blood work checked not quite 6 months ago, and I just keep putting a vet visit off because I hate to stress her out. I've been trying to catch those crazy drops and feed some higher carb food, but catching those drops and intervening has proven tricky. Today I tested at +1 and there was a good food spike so I thought she would have a nice steady drop....then by +3 she was at 64. The +2 probably would have been where I wanted to feed a higher carb food, but of course this is the hour I decided not to test.
Have a great Halloween everyone. Does anyone have a cat costume? You could add a bunch of insulin needles sticking out of it and be a diabetic cat for Halloween.
I finally talked to a Wellness representative today about the moldy can of Turkey. Her explanation was that most likely when mold appears in a can, it is because the seal to the can was somehow compromised by the can being dropped. She said that their food is cooked to 300 degrees within the can which not only creates a strong seal, but also would kill off any bacteria that might have gotten in the can. They test the batches for bacteria before canning, but in the case bacteria was missed and ended up in the can the cooking process would kill it off. She felt positive that this was isolated to only this can, (or other cans where there was a dent or compromise letting air in.)
So, I'm not sure how I feel about it....because of some other things going on right now, I had zero energy to challenge her much, but I did feel mostly confident that her explanation is probably true. However, when I tried to feed some more wellness turkey yesterday, Ebby ate it, then INSTANTLY threw it up. This is what causes me some pause. I might personally just stay away from the turkey for awhile. Oh, and the heating in the can to 300 degrees sounds good...but then I just start worrying about cooking food in a can lined with BPA. :roll:
Ebby is doing well. She is still obsessed with licking our bananas so really need to take her in to have her potassium checked. She had blood work checked not quite 6 months ago, and I just keep putting a vet visit off because I hate to stress her out. I've been trying to catch those crazy drops and feed some higher carb food, but catching those drops and intervening has proven tricky. Today I tested at +1 and there was a good food spike so I thought she would have a nice steady drop....then by +3 she was at 64. The +2 probably would have been where I wanted to feed a higher carb food, but of course this is the hour I decided not to test.
Have a great Halloween everyone. Does anyone have a cat costume? You could add a bunch of insulin needles sticking out of it and be a diabetic cat for Halloween.
