Terra Presotto Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2007
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During our walks on some trails I notice there is a lot of deer feces and my dog will get into it whenever possible.
Now can he get worms or other dangerous parasites from this?
Terra Presotto Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2007
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Thanks Steve
I was having a hard time finding info on the internet but I just didn't google properly.
Along with Steve's info I found this for anyone interested:
"Many parasites can be transmitted through eating stool. Generally, herbivores have parasites specific to them; these parasites will not cause disease in carnivores. But dogs eating the feces of other dogs or cats can infect themselves repeatedly with parasites"
The only thing the dog will get from deer and rabbits is tapeworms.
With rabbits, fleas (the consumption of them) are the issue.
With deer, the guts are the issue.
Neither one are the end of the world. The risk is certainly worth the nutritional value, imo. Freezing also mitigates the risk. Almost without exception I feed frozen or previously frozen stuff, and I've been through a LOT of deer. No worms yet. He only got worms from one freshly killed wild rabbit....once.
You could feed a 55 gallon drum of deer and rabbit crap, and your dog will not get tape worms.
If we're talking about other things, the feces of other dogs (and the like) are relevant....but not tape worms.
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