Ate some week old defrosted meat

mac658 · 01-12-2013, 09:51 AM

Hello all,

I have had my guy on raw for about 3 months now and he has flourished, however today I made the mistake of underestimating my dogs nose. I had put a block of turkey out on my deck in a box to defrost over the weekend and divvy up. I forgot about it during the extremely busy week. Fast forward a week, Fitz ate it this morning. I assume this is similar to a dog eating roadkill or an old stashed carcass. I expect an upset stomach. Is there anything I should do or have him checkede for? Should I withhold dinner tonight? Want to make this as easy as possible on him, it's not his fault its mine.

Thanks

Matt

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-12-2013, 10:00 AM

I wouldn't worry. Dogs stomachs are designed to handle things like that.

After all - they eat their own poop (and cat poop and rabbit poop and deer poop and whatever-else-they-can-find poop)

onyx'girl · 01-12-2013, 10:05 AM

If it was a large portion, there may be some diarrhea or barfing.
I think I'd give him some slippery elm bark just to help the gut, give a couple opened capsules mixed with some plain yogurt, as the probiotics may help too.

dOg · 01-12-2013, 10:10 AM

As scavengers, yes, they can process unused protiens however they find them...
but that doesn't mean it may not get messy, so I'd skip a feeding, cuz as scavengers, they can fast as well, and give him some time to process the experience.
bet he's fine, but it's the could get loose you gotta be watchful about.
some have complete iron guts, some don't.

GatorBytes · 01-12-2013, 10:22 AM

A couple of 260mg capsules of Activated Charcoal will relieve any discomfort from excess gas and may offset diarrhea, If diarrhea happens anyhow can give after episodes - non toxic and indicated for noted

mac658 · 01-14-2013, 01:14 AM

Thanks for the replies, I knew he should be alright just wary of the whole being spoiled raw meat is all. Dealt with the worst gas I have ever smelled in my life and two bouts of the runs and he is back to normal. Those charcoal capsules helped, thanks to whomever mentioned those!

Tapped from my Galaxy S III

Rua · 01-14-2013, 05:33 AM

I wouldn't worry about it either. My girl has many times taken her chicken leg breakfast and buried it outside only to dig it up and happily much away on it, dirt and all, over a week later.

I understand the worry though. Sometimes you can just look at your dogs wrong and they can get the runs. But overall, they themselves can eat some pretty rancid stuff without trouble. Like poop.

01-12-2013, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
mac658 New Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15	Ate some week old defrosted meat Hello all, I have had my guy on raw for about 3 months now and he has flourished, however today I made the mistake of underestimating my dogs nose. I had put a block of turkey out on my deck in a box to defrost over the weekend and divvy up. I forgot about it during the extremely busy week. Fast forward a week, Fitz ate it this morning. I assume this is similar to a dog eating roadkill or an old stashed carcass. I expect an upset stomach. Is there anything I should do or have him checkede for? Should I withhold dinner tonight? Want to make this as easy as possible on him, it's not his fault its mine. Thanks Matt

01-12-2013, 10:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,758	I wouldn't worry. Dogs stomachs are designed to handle things like that. After all - they eat their own poop (and cat poop and rabbit poop and deer poop and whatever-else-they-can-find poop) __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-12-2013, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,199	If it was a large portion, there may be some diarrhea or barfing. I think I'd give him some slippery elm bark just to help the gut, give a couple opened capsules mixed with some plain yogurt, as the probiotics may help too. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-12-2013, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
GatorBytes Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 2,152	A couple of 260mg capsules of Activated Charcoal will relieve any discomfort from excess gas and may offset diarrhea, If diarrhea happens anyhow can give after episodes - non toxic and indicated for noted __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. - Unknown

01-12-2013, 10:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
dOg Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MItten Posts: 1,848	As scavengers, yes, they can process unused protiens however they find them... but that doesn't mean it may not get messy, so I'd skip a feeding, cuz as scavengers, they can fast as well, and give him some time to process the experience. bet he's fine, but it's the could get loose you gotta be watchful about. some have complete iron guts, some don't.

01-14-2013, 01:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
mac658 New Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15	Thanks for the replies, I knew he should be alright just wary of the whole being spoiled raw meat is all. Dealt with the worst gas I have ever smelled in my life and two bouts of the runs and he is back to normal. Those charcoal capsules helped, thanks to whomever mentioned those! Tapped from my Galaxy S III

01-14-2013, 05:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rua Master Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 571	I wouldn't worry about it either. My girl has many times taken her chicken leg breakfast and buried it outside only to dig it up and happily much away on it, dirt and all, over a week later. I understand the worry though. Sometimes you can just look at your dogs wrong and they can get the runs. But overall, they themselves can eat some pretty rancid stuff without trouble. Like poop.

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