Table 1.

Signalment and significant clinical history from 2 case investigations.

Case investigation	Animal	Signalment	Medical history	Diet and environment
1	Cat 1	1-y-old, female intact Scottish Fold	Asymptomatic	Owner is a breeder with 10 cats and boarding an 11th (cat 2); recently started food 1 but previously fed an unreported raw food (food 2)
	Cat 2	7-mo-old, male castrated Scottish Straight	Vomiting, watery diarrhea, lethargy; febrile
	Cats 3–11	Unknown	Asymptomatic
2	Household 1: dog 1	6-wk-old, female intact Saint Bernard	Autopsy showed septic bacterial enterocolitis: Salmonella enterica (large intestine), E. coli (liver, kidney)	Owner is a breeder with an 11-dog kennel and a new litter of puppies; the sire and 1 other puppy were ill and recovered; recently fed food 7
	Household 2: kittens	Various, Persian kittens	Ataxia, tetraplegia, and anuria; some kittens were asymptomatic; 2 deaths, autopsy inconclusive	Owner is a breeder; an unknown number of cats in the household had minor diarrhea; recently fed food 9