RE: Parasites, health; was unclear Digest Number 1471

[Guest guest]

>>------>for those of us with dogs, though, it's worth mentioning that there

>>is a fluke in pacific salmon that, if eaten raw, *can* in some cases, kill

>>*them* unless identified and treated quickly.

>>see: http://www.frii.com/~phouka/dogs/dog_salmon.html although freezing for

>>a period may reduce the risk, and cooking kills the flukes, according to

>>what i've read.

>>Suze Fisher

Is it known what diet and health dogs that have died from ingesting this fluke?

I am asking this because I've heard from some people that once they put their

dogs eat the BARF way, all sorts of health problems go away, including parasites

and flees.

Roman

[Guest guest]

>>>Is it known what diet and health dogs that have died from ingesting this

fluke? I am asking this because I've heard from some people that once they

put their dogs eat the BARF way, all sorts of health problems go away,

including parasites and flees.

---->don't know, but this is different than your run of the mill flea. in

fact, i think i've read of BARFers losing dogs to " salmon poisoning " . after

all, those of us who feed a raw diet are probably the most likely to be

feeding our dogs raw fish! also, it's not the *fluke* itself that is

poisonous to dogs but another bacteria-like organism *in* the fluke called

" neorickettsia helminthoeca " that is poisonous to dogs.

there are a lot of raw-fed dogs that are unhealthy, so i wouldn't take the

chance that any given dog is immune to rickettsia poisoning.

Suze Fisher

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