Feeding raw fish

[njchmin]

Is it safe to feed a dog raw fish with bones in it? I went deep sea fishing the other day and just cooked up some of the fish today. There was a few chunks that still had bones in it and i was wondering if it was safe to feed it to the dogs.

[The Watcher]

"Is it safe to feed a dog raw fish" <------NO
"and just cooked up some" <------YES
"still had bones in it " <------NO

[njchmin]

ok. so if you are feeding the barf diet you cant feed fish?

[The Watcher]

ok. so if you are feeding the barf diet you cant feed fish?not a big fan of the barf diet..
but my brain tells me, if it were sushi grade, prolly be ok and of coarse Tuna once in a while never hurts.

[njchmin]

I dont feed BARF. It would cost to much between my 4 dogs. I was just wondering.

[CB]

i let my dog have some sushi (california rolls) and he liked it alot i gave it to him becasue i picked some up to see if i would like it and it almost made me puke so i gave it to the dog.

[tnob]

There is nothing wrong with feeding raw fish. My dogs love it. When I go fishing domn at the pond as soon as it comes off the hook Ill throw it to the dogs.

[Bailey4]

My dogs have eaton raw fish accidently. I would never feed them raw fish on my own, but nothing bad happened when they ate the fish.

[Zoe]

Salmon Poisoning Disease

This is primarily a problem in the Pacific Northwest and California. But if you feed a raw meat diet it can be a problem anywhere.

It is caused from the infection by a rickettsial organism,Neorickettsia helminthoeca. SPD has been known since the early 19th century in North America. It had been observed that dogs that ate raw salmon frequently died however the connection between the fluke and the rickettsia was not established at this time.(1) It is unusual in that the rickettsial organism does not directly infect the dog but is instead carried by a parasite, a trematode (flatworm or fluke) called Nanophyteus salmincola through two intermediate hosts first: freshwater snails and salmonid fish (salmon, trout and steelhead).

Nanophyteus salmincola are found to infect freshwater snails particularly Oxytrema plicifer. The infected snail forms part of the salmonid species food web and is ingested. Neither the fluke nor the rickettsial organism act as pathogens in the fish. The dog is exposed only when it ingests the secondary host - an infected fish. After the dog ingests the fish, the encysted fluke larvae burst and embed in the dog’s intestinal tract and the rickettsia are introduced. The cycle continues when ova are excreted in dog feces to infect snails.

It is necessary for your dog to eat raw salmon to get salmon poisoning disease.


A sudden onset of symptoms occur 5-7 days after ingestion of fish.Initial symptoms include lethargy and anorexia. Peaking of temperature between 104-107 in the first two days and then slowly returns to normal. Persistent vomiting by the fourth day. There is bloody diarrhea within a few days of vomiting onset. The diarrhea is often bright yellow color. There are enlarged lymph nodes.

In the acute stages, gastrointestinal symptoms are quite similar to canine parvovirus. Nasal and ocular symptoms can resemble canine distemper. If left untreated, SPD has a mortality rate of up to 90%. Treatment is supportive to maintain hydration as well as antibiotic therapy to kill the disease producing organism. Dogs that survive are immune.


It is preventable by cooking all fish before feeding your dog. If you are outdoors hiking or camping or live near streams and rivers were salmon spawn, keep a close eye on your dog on don't let your pet run free to insure that no fish carcasses are ingested. Please see your vet immediately if you suspect your dog has ingested raw salmon.

[RIVES PITS]

I Don't Feed Whole Fish But I Do Feed Fillets Time To Time

[TabDogs]

If and When I feed fish it is Jack Makeral in the can.....