FDA posted Go Raw LLC’s expanded recall of Steve’s Real Food Chicken Recipe Freeze Dried pet food because an additional lot may contain low thiamine, also known as vitamin B1.
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If your pet has been eating the recalled Steve’s Real Food freeze-dried chicken recipe, stop feeding the affected lot and contact the company or your veterinarian for guidance. Thiamine deficiency can show up as poor appetite, vomiting, weight loss, weakness, wobbliness, abnormal eye movement, or seizures. Early recognition matters because thiamine deficiency can often be treated when caught promptly.
Useful source for a timely veterinary news/research update and audience-specific teaching context.For clinic teams, this recall is a reminder that exposure assessment is not just “did the pet eat it?” Ask how long the product was fed, whether it made up most of the diet, whether cats or small dogs were involved, and whether there are GI, appetite, or neurologic signs. Neurologic abnormalities, seizures, profound anorexia, or weight loss should be escalated quickly.
Useful source for a timely veterinary news/research update and audience-specific teaching context.Thiamine is essential for carbohydrate metabolism and normal neurologic function. Deficiency syndromes are especially important in animals relying on an imbalanced diet over time. The high-yield reasoning is that a food recall for low thiamine should trigger questions about duration, diet exclusivity, species, neurologic signs, and reversibility with timely supplementation and supportive care.
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