Contaminated Dog Treats

[omgitsapibble]

Thanks for the heads up with that link.

And just wanted to mention that dogs can, and do, get Salmonella, and can get very sick from it as well. Working for my vet, we saw two different such cases. One was a Rhodesian Ridgeback, who became SEVERELY ill. After labatory testing, it was found that he had Salmonella. He had severe gastrointestinal distress, vomiting, lethargy and high fever.

[stace1319]

monica, I have to go with you on this one. I've been researching alot on the raw diet for dogs and everything I've read confirms that dogs do have better immune systems then people do. My dogs have brought home many deer legs, etc. and never had a problem. Mind you, I don't really like dead animals in my yard, lol. I end up disposing of them and this only happens when Harley gets that selective hearing he tends to get on occasion and I have to go on a wild dog hunt. Bottem line, I think dogs can eat a lot more contaminated things then people can. I have also read in many parenting magazines, the warnings of salmonella being contracted from dog treats onto you little ones hands. I'm not saying anyone is wronge, I'm just sharing what I've learned.

[MonicanHonda]

omgitsapibble. I'm not saying dogs don't get salmonella! By no means, they definitely do. I too see it at the vet office I work at. But a lot of the times these dogs are immunocompromised... be it a accident they had or they didn't get enough clostridium as puppies, or it could be due to many things. But it is a fact that they have stronger immune systems than we do and it's not as much of a risk as it is for us because of their fast digestive tracts. Our food stays in our stomachs/guts for 24 hours but in a dogs, only 6-8 hours. So I am by no means disagreeing with you. Dogs can get a LOT of things humans can. It's amazing. Like Addison's Disease.