Anthony Vickers wrote 03/21/2007 07:10 AM Raw food and worms. #134444 - 03/21/2007 07:10 AM
Anthony Vickers Webboard User Reg: 01-28-2007 Posts: 7 Loc: Offline	I have been feeding my Malinios raw for about 5 weeks now. She is still alive and going great. She loves her food especially her bones. Just a question about offal and organ meats? Can they give your dog worms. Most of my dogs raw food I buy in bulk and freeze and pull it out for each day. Thanks Tony
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alice oliver wrote 03/21/2007 09:11 AM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Anthony Vickers ] #134464 - 03/21/2007 09:11 AM
alice oliver Webboard User Reg: 09-14-2005 Posts: 843 Loc: Offline	if you are feeding human grade, usda inspected meats, worms should not be a problem, especially since you are freezing. however, there are worm eggs everywhere in the environment, and your dog is probably going to get them anyway. you can worm once or twice a year just as a matter of course. i worm using a chinese herbal preparation called "phellostatin." i take it myself, too. everyone gets parasites. working Mastiff
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Jan Williamson wrote 03/21/2007 09:21 AM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: alice oliver ] #134465 - 03/21/2007 09:21 AM
Jan Williamson Webboard User Reg: 08-10-2005 Posts: 483 Loc: NE Pennsylvania Offline	Quote: alice oliver i worm using a chinese herbal preparation called "phellostatin." i take it myself, too. everyone gets parasites. Do you get this at a health food store? As you think, so shall you be.
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Red Thomas wrote 03/21/2007 11:05 AM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Jan Williamson ] #134486 - 03/21/2007 11:05 AM
Red Thomas Webboard User Reg: 11-04-2005 Posts: 199 Loc: Mesa, AZ Offline	Do you mean "Can," your dog get worms from offal and organ meats, as in it's not contrary to the laws of physics that govern this universe? Then the answer is yes. Or, do you mean "Can," your dog get worms from offal and organ meats, as in it's likely to happen? Then the answer lies in how likely was the rest of the original animal to have worms. Commercial animal farms work hard to prevent worm infestations. The loss of revenue for having your livestock infected keeps the possibility vanishingly low. If your dog indulges in corophagia, or hangs out at the local bark park that becomes a more likely source of parasites. Red Thomas Mesa, AZ
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Shelley J.A. Fritzke wrote 03/21/2007 05:53 PM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Red Thomas ] #134552 - 03/21/2007 05:53 PM
Shelley J.A. Fritzke Webboard User Reg: 02-03-2003 Posts: 222 Loc: Canada Offline	Been feeding raw for over 15 years and my dogs /pups have never had worms from eating the food. In fact, likley quite the opposite. Raw fed dogs tend to 'deal' with these issues without human intervention! My dogs are around livestock all the time (sheep/cattle/chicken) and I have not had problems with them. Shelley
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Martin Espericueta wrote 03/21/2007 06:10 PM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Shelley J.A. Fritzke ] #134556 - 03/21/2007 06:10 PM
Martin Espericueta Webboard User Reg: 02-07-2006 Posts: 109 Loc: Central Valley, CA, USA Offline	Quote: Shelley J.A. Fritzke Been feeding raw for over 15 years and my dogs /pups have never had worms from eating the food. In fact, likley quite the opposite. Raw fed dogs tend to 'deal' with these issues without human intervention! My dogs are around livestock all the time (sheep/cattle/chicken) and I have not had problems with them. Concerning the concern for worms: This fits with my question I asked (hijacked) on another thread. Shelly, is your raw ever fresh kill that's been gutted/de-furred? Or do you (or someone for you) kill the animal and give it as is - fur/head/guts intact/ and all? If so, do you do that because of the concern for worms/parasites? God Bless, Martin Schatzie!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/21/2007 06:15 PM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Shelley J.A. Fritzke ] #134558 - 03/21/2007 06:15 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I've never had a worm incident with my dogs, either. I drop off a fecal every now and then. I would do it if I had any suspicion or evidence, of course, too. http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/worms.html I'm with Red in believing that there are much more likely routes for an infestation than raw food. In this universe.
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Martin Espericueta wrote 03/21/2007 06:39 PM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #134567 - 03/21/2007 06:39 PM
Martin Espericueta Webboard User Reg: 02-07-2006 Posts: 109 Loc: Central Valley, CA, USA Offline	Quote: connie sutherland I've never had a worm incident with my dogs, either... So general consensus is that feeding a freshly killed rabbit (from known good source) w/o gutting/de-furring would be fine. Of course, as you've said Connie, with regular checkups with your vet. I ask because I want to raise feeder rabbits, and it'll be so much easier to "sell" to "The Wife" if I didn't have to do any more than humanly kill the bunnies. PS: Just to make myself very clear (as mud!) - I'm referring only to RAW food that is NOT preprocessed/cleaned, as in buying it from the grocery store/wholesaler. Again, this is for freshly killed WHOLE rabbit/chicken. God Bless, Martin Schatzie!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/21/2007 06:46 PM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Martin Espericueta ] #134569 - 03/21/2007 06:46 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I don't have experience with fresh-killed stuff...... sorry.
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Yuko Blum wrote 03/21/2007 06:50 PM Re: Raw food and worms. [Re: Martin Espericueta ] #134570 - 03/21/2007 06:50 PM
Yuko Blum Webboard User Reg: 11-20-2006 Posts: 1002 Loc: Offline	Martin, I kill (hand-raised) rabbits myself and feed them whole to my dogs. They both get tested for worms a couple of times a year, and so far, not a trace I'd never go through the hassle of skinning or gutting a rabbit. I simply kill the rabbits and immediately toss them to the dogs - they eat every last scrap of it and LOVE it. Never had to treat either of them for worms.
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