Guest ravenchilde Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hi all you Raw feeders. What do you think about raw pork? I live in Canada and I don't know if it is safe to feed. Many web searches have indicated that it isn't a good idea because of worms and other parasites/bacterium. Thoughts, ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnedBySummer Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I don't feed raw but I know lots of people feed pork riblets. I don't think there's a problem with it here? Quote Lisa B. My beautiful Summer - to her forever home May 1, 2010 Summer Certified therapy dog team with St. John Ambulance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Toxoplasmosis- not a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I feed raw pork, parasites are not really a problem any more in the US. I don't know about Canada, but I would guess your commercial food supply is at least as safe as ours, if not more. Wild or feral pigs, no way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I've fed it, no issues Quote Kari and the pups.Run free sweet Hana 9/21/08-9/12/10. Missing Sparks with every breath.Passion 10/16/02-5/25/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trihounds Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 No issues here, either. Quote Doe's Bruciebaby Doe's Bumper Derek Follow my Ironman journeys and life with dogs, cats and busy kids: A long road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) The commercial/factory-farmed meat supply has been pretty well rid of parasites. You might have some concerns if you are feeding pork from a small, local farmer because they are probably free-ranging their animals and not giving them antibiotics. Toxoplasmosis can be picked up from just about any kind of meat...as well as cats/cat poo, wild animals/feces and even fruit/veggies that came in contact with contaminated manure (and we all love our organic veggies these days!). Trichinella is what most people are concerned with when it comes to raw pork...you will see more incidents of it in farm-raised pork vs factory-farmed pork. Edited January 27, 2012 by KennelMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have fed raw pork to my hounds for 13 years. No problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Trichinella is what most people are concerned with when it comes to raw pork...you will see more incidents of it in farm-raised pork vs factory-farmed pork. ...and the incidents of it are so almost unheard of these days that the USDA recently lowered its suggest temp for cuts of pork for humans from 160 to 145. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greybookends Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Never a problem here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 feed pork hearts and kidney few times a month, no problem here Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissy Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Trichinella is what most people are concerned with when it comes to raw pork...you will see more incidents of it in farm-raised pork vs factory-farmed pork. ...and the incidents of it are so almost unheard of these days that the USDA recently lowered its suggest temp for cuts of pork for humans from 160 to 145. Trichinella is the human tapeworm, so technically dogs shouldn't pick it up from raw pork. For all humans I would definitely stress proper cooking of pork. I've never had tapeworm but I don't think it's pleasant. Quote Kristie and the Apex Agility Greyhounds: Kili (ATChC AgMCh Lakilanni Where Eagles Fly RN IP MSCDC MTRDC ExS Bronze ExJ Bronze ) and Kenna (Lakilanni Kiss The Sky RN MADC MJDC AGDC AGEx AGExJ). Waiting at the Bridge: Retired racer Summit (Bbf Dropout) May 5, 2005-Jan 30, 2019 Like us on Facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I just read something (maybe on the tick list) that said they were finding something in it. I'll have to go look and see if I can find it. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greyt_dog_lover Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I need to loose weight, where can I get one of these tapeworms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Trichinella is what most people are concerned with when it comes to raw pork...you will see more incidents of it in farm-raised pork vs factory-farmed pork. ...and the incidents of it are so almost unheard of these days that the USDA recently lowered its suggest temp for cuts of pork for humans from 160 to 145. I forget the GT member's name but, there is a member that their Gh is blind due to toxo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTRAWLD Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) I've fed it to my boys. It was the only reasonably cheap meat that wasn't chicken that he could eat (highly allergic to chicken). Both boys were fine for the few months we fed raw exclusively. I think Kasey got his appetite for food back once he started eating it. Pork heart was way too rich for both of them though, and they didn't tolerate it well. We fed pork belly. Also fed pork ribs for the bone portion again without any ill effects. If you find a raw pork supplier, ask them what grade it is and where it's raised. I have a contact here in Ontario that can help answer general questions. Please PM me if you'd like. Edited February 8, 2012 by XTRAWLD Quote Proudly owned by:10 year old "Ryder" CR Redman Gotcha May 201012.5 year old Angel "Kasey" Goodbye Kasey Gotcha July 2005-Aug 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Yes, it was on the Tick List . If you are not a member, I suggest you join. They cover a lot of subjects (this was of course, OT) and they have the knowledge to back up their posts. Aujeszky's disease AD This started the discussion and then they moved to comments regarding feeding raw pork -- one of which was you should freeze pork at X # of degrees for 4 months and why. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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