This is a very thoughtful post; however I would urge folks to think twice about feeding a) pig meat, b) bear meat, or c) salmon meat.

Raw pig and bear meat can both contain trichinosis, which is a much more serious worm infestation that 1) can be fatal and 2) doesn't get eradicated by either standard worming meds or standard worming dosages.

Salmon meat can contain both a liver worm (Nanophyetus salmincola), which is also very tough to eradicate as it takes much higher drug dosages to kill, as well as a protozoan parasite (Neorickettsia helminthoeca), which is almost always fatal to a dog. In fact, the aforementioned worm is often the host of the deadly Neorickettsia protozoa ...

Jack

PS: Always make sure you're adding plenty of BONE to any raw diet.


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