can i feed meat that i hunted?

[jcook]

I know this may sound like a stupid question, but i just want to make sure this is okay. My little brother goes hunting often and he said he would bring me back rabbit and whatever birds he gets. Is it totally safe for me to feed that to Stella?

 

[ruthcatrin]

Yup. If he uses bird shot though make sure you get it all out so she doesn't eat it (its lead).

If it'd make you feel more comfortable freeze it solid for at least a week, just to be safe.

 

[jcook]

awesome! thank you

 

[ruthcatrin]

Welcome and enjoy the free meat! I wish I could legally hunt the wild rabbits here, but outside of rabbit season they can only be taken as pests and then you can't legally USE them in anyway *sigh*

 

[TN Dogues]

The only issue with feeding birds would be tapeworms. Birds and mice carry tapeworm eggs in their digestive tract.

I would evicerate the birds before feeding. Rabbits can be skinned and fed whole or in halves.

Your dog will thank you for all the yummy fresh meat.

 

[DennasMom]

I've heard there's nothing better than wild, free-range (and free$$) meat. Wish I knew some hunters around here. I'd probably freeze first, like Ruth suggested.

I now have some DE (diatomacious earth, food grade)... if I feed something 'suspicious' or if Denna goes to one of our over-used dog parks, she gets a dose with dinner (1T, mixed with some liquid). It's supposed to clear out intestinal parasites.

 

[dujac]

it may be different up north, but many gulf coast hunters won't feed wild game to their dogs

they could get chronic wasting disease, trichinosis or other serious ailments

 

[angelbears]

it may be different up north, but many gulf coast hunters won't feed wild game to their dogs

they could get chronic wasting disease, trichinosis or other serious ailments

Really! There are many raw feeders along the gulf coast that have never had a problem. Even before I started feeding raw I had dogs that would catch wild animals and never had a problem.

 

[DMikeM]

here in my area we would not ever feed jack rabbit to a dog because of tick and worm infestation. Well maybe after a freeze but the stuff I have seen on these Jacks is scary. Cottontail and brush bunnies almost never have parasites here but I would still be careful.

 

[ruthcatrin]

it may be different up north, but many gulf coast hunters won't feed wild game to their dogs

they could get chronic wasting disease, trichinosis or other serious ailments

chronic wasting disease cannot be caught by dogs, and trichinosis like other parasitic problems is solved by freezing the meat solid for a period of time.

 

[dujac]

Really! There are many raw feeders along the gulf coast that have never had a problem. Even before I started feeding raw I had dogs that would catch wild animals and never had a problem.

i don't doubt that, but i'm talking about large populations and hypotheticals

chronic wasting disease cannot be caught by dogs, and trichinosis like other parasitic problems is solved by freezing the meat solid for a period of time.

my assertion is mostly based on what my local, custom slaughterhouse (fortenberry's) says about its customers, in regards primarily to deer


in concern to chronic wasting disease and trichinosis:

"Freezing wild game does not kill all trichinosis larval worms. This is because the worm species that typically infests wild game can resist freezing."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis



Customer Question: can dogs get chronic wasting disease by eating dead deer who have it, and what are the symptoms?

Expert: Vet Answers replied 1746 days and 21 hours ago.
Thanks for the question.

The answer here is yes they can get a chronic wasting disease if they are getting access to a whole deer carcass including the hide.

Scott Nimmo BVMS

Dog Veterinarian

http://www.justanswer.com/pet-dog/194tr-dogs-chronic-wasting-disease-eating-dead-deer.html

 

[angelbears]

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/zoonoses/cwd.htm

[h=2]Are domestic animals at risk for CWD?[/h]There is no indication to date that CWD is a threat to domestic animals or livestock other than deer or elk, and there have been no reports of CWD in dogs or cats.

 

[Seanndenise]

I would worry about Lyme disease too.

 

[dujac]

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/zoonoses/cwd.htm

Are domestic animals at risk for CWD?

There is no indication to date that CWD is a threat to domestic animals or livestock other than deer or elk, and there have been no reports of CWD in dogs or cats.

i repeat, i'm referring to hypotheticals and there has been some

canine chronic wasting disease reported​

History

• Until 2000, canine chronic wasting disease was only associated with dogs imported from southern Europe and South America. In late 1999, an outbreak at a New York foxhound kennel made the disease a domestic issue.
  
  

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5864137_canine-wasting-disease.html

I would worry about Lyme disease too.

which can lead to another form of canine, chronic wasting disease

​

 

[angelbears]

The sites that your getting your info from is ehow, just answer, and Wikipedia.

Sorry, I just don't find that very creditable.

Hypothetically, Big foot exist.

 

[ruthcatrin]

Trans-species amplification of PrP(CWD) and correla... [Virology. 2009] - PubMed - NCBI
Canines cannot catch the CWD found in deer and other wild animals. THe CWD in the foxhound kennel was a different form.



Trichinosis

Storing infected meat in a freezer with a temperature no higher than -13 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 days will also destroy the parasite.

(wikipedia isn't reallly the most reliable source)





Either way, you're certinally not required to feed game meat, but please don't spread rumors.

 

[ruthcatrin]

As for lyme:

CDC - Transmission - Lyme Disease

You will not get Lyme disease from eating venison or squirrel meat.....

 

[ruthcatrin]

CANINE chronic wasting disease, is Leishmaniasis, and here's the info on that: Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, United States and Canada, 2000–2003 - Vol. 12 No. 3 - March 2006 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

 

[dujac]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19269662?dopt=Abstract

wikipedia isn't reallly the most reliable source

it's funny how you're skipping over the advice from a veterinarian

 

[ruthcatrin]

Vets can be wrong too, just like they frequently are about when to spay/neuter your dog......I'll take the results of an acutal study over a vets advice anyday, especially when the vet in question is some random guy answering questions online and I have never met him and I DO have an acutal scientific study that says otherwise....