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Pets can die from eating raw fish
* By JEFF HORSEMAN, The Press-Enterprise
RIVERSIDE, Calif - Kyle Nelsen never thought a fishing trip could lead to his dog almost dying.
About a month and a half ago, Nelsen, 23, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., fished a trout out of a lake. He went home and gutted the fish in his front yard.
Nelsen's boxer-dachshund mix, Della, apparently ingested some fish remnants.
Soon after, she became seriously ill, enough that Nelsen and girlfriend Jessica Woodall bought a coffin.
"I was on an emotional roller coaster," Nelsen said. "(Della is) pretty much like our kid."
Fortunately, Della survived.
But Nelsen and Woodall want to warn other dog owners of the dangers of letting canines eat raw salmon and trout.
Della's veterinarian said tests showed that the 1-1/2-year-old dog suffered from salmon poisoning, a malady often found in the Pacific Northwest.
"It's the first case I've ever seen in 35 years of practice," said Dr. Jerry Ratterree, of Elsinore Pet Clinic. "It's quite deadly. I don't think veterinarians are looking at it as closely as they should."
The problem starts when trout or salmon are infected by a parasite that is harmless to humans but potentially lethal to dogs.
Infected dogs typically have a fever, diarrhea, lack of appetite, weakness and swollen lymph nodes. The disease can kill within four to five days of a dog eating a contaminated fish, Ratterree said.
If caught in time, salmon poisoning can be treated with antibiotics and other drugs.
To be safe, dogs shouldn't eat raw salmon or trout no matter where the fish came from, said Dr. Allan Drusys, a veterinarian.
Must credit The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif.
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/lo...-raw-fish-ews-shns-wfts-201006111276371246063
* By JEFF HORSEMAN, The Press-Enterprise
RIVERSIDE, Calif - Kyle Nelsen never thought a fishing trip could lead to his dog almost dying.
About a month and a half ago, Nelsen, 23, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., fished a trout out of a lake. He went home and gutted the fish in his front yard.
Nelsen's boxer-dachshund mix, Della, apparently ingested some fish remnants.
Soon after, she became seriously ill, enough that Nelsen and girlfriend Jessica Woodall bought a coffin.
"I was on an emotional roller coaster," Nelsen said. "(Della is) pretty much like our kid."
Fortunately, Della survived.
But Nelsen and Woodall want to warn other dog owners of the dangers of letting canines eat raw salmon and trout.
Della's veterinarian said tests showed that the 1-1/2-year-old dog suffered from salmon poisoning, a malady often found in the Pacific Northwest.
"It's the first case I've ever seen in 35 years of practice," said Dr. Jerry Ratterree, of Elsinore Pet Clinic. "It's quite deadly. I don't think veterinarians are looking at it as closely as they should."
The problem starts when trout or salmon are infected by a parasite that is harmless to humans but potentially lethal to dogs.
Infected dogs typically have a fever, diarrhea, lack of appetite, weakness and swollen lymph nodes. The disease can kill within four to five days of a dog eating a contaminated fish, Ratterree said.
If caught in time, salmon poisoning can be treated with antibiotics and other drugs.
To be safe, dogs shouldn't eat raw salmon or trout no matter where the fish came from, said Dr. Allan Drusys, a veterinarian.
Must credit The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif.
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/lo...-raw-fish-ews-shns-wfts-201006111276371246063