Salmonellosis discussion irritates me to no end when it comes to feeding Raw Whole Prey Model to our pets.
Salmonellosis is a CDC tracked disease, though it is not separated into the categories 'human' and 'animal' like Rabies is. The CDC tracks all confirmed (by lab work) salmonella reports and outbreaks, including pet food, live animals, humans to include back and forth transmission.
For Vets, Salmonellosis is an FDA reportable disease and they are urged (not sure if required, but checking) to report "If you are presented with an ill animal suspected to have come in contact with recalled products or with clinical signs consistent with salmonellosis, please report the case to FDA..." here: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/ConsumerComplaintCoordinators/default.htm
or here:
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Any consumer can report to both places and the CDC.
The CDC has warnings about the risk of salmonella in pet food and, just for fun, I suppose, they include 'raw meat diets', even though there is no data supporting the inclusion. I am sure it's a CYA situation and seems wholly related to HUMAN infection and even more specifically, for children.
I would urge you to do your own research, check out the CDC, FDA and other salmonella websites and follow the trail. If your vet tells you that he has 'seen salmonella poisoning' in a dog or cat in his practice, ask him for the details and when he reported it. Likely he didn't because there was no definitive diagnosis but, rather, only his suspicion. Suspicion is NOT good enough to scare clients.
Salmonellosis is a CDC tracked disease, though it is not separated into the categories 'human' and 'animal' like Rabies is. The CDC tracks all confirmed (by lab work) salmonella reports and outbreaks, including pet food, live animals, humans to include back and forth transmission.
For Vets, Salmonellosis is an FDA reportable disease and they are urged (not sure if required, but checking) to report "If you are presented with an ill animal suspected to have come in contact with recalled products or with clinical signs consistent with salmonellosis, please report the case to FDA..." here: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/ConsumerComplaintCoordinators/default.htm
or here:
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Any consumer can report to both places and the CDC.
Laboratories are required to report as well. From the CDC, "Diagnostic laboratorians and clinical microbiologists are typically asked to report all cases of certain infections that are often foodborne to their local health department and to submit at least the first strain isolated from each patient to the local or state public health laboratory. This is routine in almost all states for infections with Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria, and E. coli O157:H7"
There are no reports of Salmonellosis in dogs from raw meat. There are numerous reports of illness in dogs from pet food and recalled contaminated pet food. There are numerous reports of 'human' food being contaminated and recalled and of human illness and outbreaks.
There are no reports of Salmonellosis in dogs from raw meat. There are numerous reports of illness in dogs from pet food and recalled contaminated pet food. There are numerous reports of 'human' food being contaminated and recalled and of human illness and outbreaks.
Here is a study often cited regarding the possible risk of Salmonella to dogs. These dogs were not fed Raw Whole Prey Model - a diet based on whole meats and organs just like you would buy for yourself at the grocery store. Instead, they were fed a commercial 'raw' meat' product, which I do not feed or recommend. Read the study in it's entirety and use your own critical thinking regarding their conclusions.
There is one study citing the death of 2 cats with Salmonella - it's famous in raw feeding circles because it's the single most quoted study by vets. Read it yourself and be amazed at how it is used to foster fear in raw feeding.
This is the Abstract: http://www.jaaha.org/
Here is an informative blog from Little Big Cat that shed some light:
I would urge you to do your own research, check out the CDC, FDA and other salmonella websites and follow the trail. If your vet tells you that he has 'seen salmonella poisoning' in a dog or cat in his practice, ask him for the details and when he reported it. Likely he didn't because there was no definitive diagnosis but, rather, only his suspicion. Suspicion is NOT good enough to scare clients.
- All animals have a natural load of salmonella bacteria in their GI tract and salmonella is ubiquitously present in the environment. It is more likely that a human would have it. Without information to the contrary, it seems clear that Salmonellosis is so rare in dogs eating raw whole prey model as to be unreported and not found in the literature.
- Salmonella is present in all animals and the environment already. Humans are the primary culprits of infectious spread. The origination of salmonella poisoning is CONTAMINATED FOOD and NOT DOGS. Whatever reasonable food safety precautions you take for food you handle and prepare are adequate.