The AVA have become aware of a small number of reports of cats showing a combination of cerebellar and vestibular signs. The issue could be related to a pet food toxicity or deficiency, and this is being investigated. 

At this stage, we have no definitive proof of toxicity (or deficiency) and the issue is only a potential association with the feeding of BFF brand cat food.  Petbarn have acted very quickly to withdraw the food from sale, pending laboratory testing.  
  
We are particularly interested in cats that have cerebellar and/or vestibular signs as these are not a particularly common presenting problem, and were present in the “index” cases.

(Note that, as a result of recent media interest, it is possible that many cats fed BFF will now be presented to vets with a variety of non-pet food related illnesses also.)

We are requesting that veterinarians submit any suspect cases through to us using the PetFAST reporting scheme which is available for reporting of any potential pet food related adverse effects.   See: www.ava.com.au/petfast   

You can lodge a PetFAST report here: www.ava.com.au/webform/petfast-report   

The suppliers of the food have put out a recall notice to which you can refer members of the public.