[Spy Car]

It is salmon and trout that is from the Pacific Northwest that can carry the parasite Nanophyetus salmincola that is itself infected with an organism called Neorickettsia helminthoeca–not trichinosis–that causes fatal “salmon poisoning” in dogs.

There are conflicting reports about how long and at how deep a temperature one needs to freeze salmon to kill the Neorickettsia helminthoeca.

That a producer is talking about trichinosis and NOT Nanophyetus salmincola and Neorickettsia helminthoeca gives me pause.

It is Neorickettsia helminthoeca that caused death. The parasite Nanophyetus salmincola is just a carrier.

I’m an enthusiastic PMR raw feeder but there is no way I’d feed salmon from the PNW to a dog raw.

This is a fatal illness unless it is recognized and treated quickly. Not worth the risk IMO.

Bill

• This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Spy Car.