Salmonella????

[Alex]

The brand of food I use, has been recalled for salmonella...
Can squirrels get salmonella and if so what are the signs???

[Alex]

The brand of food I use is Kaytee Forti Diet Pro Health Mouse, Rat, and Hamster.

The recalled items

Material # UPC Code Size Product Name/Description Best Before Code
(day-month-year)


100502315 71859 00001 6/5 lb. Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse,
Rat & Hamster
03-Apr-2013 K61

100502086 71859 99995 25 lb. Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse,
Rat & Hamster
31-Mar-2013

100502085 71859 99994 6/3 lb. Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse,
Rat & Hamster
31-Mar-2013 K63

100502275 71859 00000 25 lb. Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse,
Rat & Hamster – Petco Stores Only
30-Mar-2013

[stepnstone]

They can and it is the reason for the precautionary recall. Salmonella bacteria in the digestive tract of primates can cause gastrointestinal disease which leads to diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, vomiting and fever. Stress is usually a precipitator of a severe infection, which can eventually lead to prolapse of the rectum. It is rare that primates transmit this type of infection to humans.