Is that the whole fish? I only give salmon filets, the same filets that we cook for ourselves. Meat and some skin, no organs or bones or anything else.Raw salmon or trout should not be fed to dogs, as these fish may have liver flukes which carry a pathogen poisonous to dogs. Once cooked, it is fine. And I think other varieties of raw fish are okay, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
I am not sure about trout but that is definitely something to think about, and will look into that. Thanks for bringing it up! I definitely second the raw salmon, and would strongly recommend feeding only cooked salmon that is preferably wild caught. I knew a GSD who was fed raw salmon and became really sick with diarrhea and vomiting, and had a tough battle fighting off the illness brought on by the parasites. I read that freezing kills off whatever ickies live on there, so that is information that raw feeders can take with them and choose.Raw salmon or trout should not be fed to dogs, as these fish may have liver flukes which carry a pathogen poisonous to dogs. Once cooked, it is fine. And I think other varieties of raw fish are okay, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
I heard that it was any part of the raw salmon. I'm guessing because there is always going to be some degree of contamination that occurs during processing. I'm thinking that filets would be less risky than whole fish, but in case I'm wrong, I wouldn't chance it.Is that the whole fish? I only give salmon filets, the same filets that we cook for ourselves. Meat and some skin, no organs or bones or anything else.
Thanks for the info. According to this I should be ok to keep giving my dog salmon caught in a Lake Michigan?Salmon poisoning disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pacific NW salmon, trout and giant salamanders are carriers of the fluke. It is fatal 90% of the time if not treat and death occurs 7 - 10 days from the onset of symptoms.
Farmed fish are usually fed lots of grains so avoid those if your dog has issues with grains.
Fresh caught fish - if I would eat it the dogs get it but only after I check for hooks and other foreign objects in their guts.