Is Salmon ok for dogs?

[Kayla]

Hmm thats a little concerning, my puppy is on wellness puppy superfive mix which includes human grade salmon ( everything is human grade, no corn, no soy and so on). I've always used wellness with my animals and loved it, I'm going to have to give me a vet a call and see what she says, do you personally know if its ok in dog food since its cooked?
Thanks for posting the info though
Kayla

 

[Amalthea]

Hmm, I had no idea about this! I have started raw feeding my dogs and they only get dogfood occassionally now when we don't have enough meat. I had heard that fish was a great protein source for dogs! Last week I fed them some canned salmon and had no idea about this type of problem. I will watch them for signs of illness, however I have looked around other sites on this subject since chaz brought it to my attention, a few other sites had said that salmon poisoning is usually from dogs eating dead fish or salmon from the pacific northwest. the salmon I fed was canned Alaska salmon. if they start having diarrhea or throwing up or fever though I will take them to the vet right away and let him know that they ate salmon

 

[showpug]

Hmm thats a little concerning, my puppy is on wellness puppy superfive mix which includes human grade salmon ( everything is human grade, no corn, no soy and so on). I've always used wellness with my animals and loved it, I'm going to have to give me a vet a call and see what she says, do you personally know if its ok in dog food since its cooked?
Thanks for posting the info though
Kayla

Don't worry about salmon in dog food. It's definitley cooked enough

 

[showpug]

Here is information taken from the below website:

"Commonly called "Salmon Poisoning Disease" (or SPD), this can be a problem for anyone who feeds their dog a raw meat diet that includes raw salmon, but it is mostly seen in the Pacific Northwest and California. The cause is infection by a rickettsial organism called Neorickettsia helminthoeca. The rickettsial organism does not directly infect the dog but is carried instead by a parasite (a flatworm or fluke) called Nanophyteus salmincola through two intermediate hosts - freshwater snails and salmonid fish.

Nanophyteus salmincola are found to infect some species of freshwater snails. The infected snail is ingested by the salmon as part of the food chain. Neither the fluke nor the rickettsial organism are lethal to 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 more snails.

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%. SPD can be diagnosed with a fecal sample and is treatable if caught in time. Treatment may include supportive hydration, an antibiotic to kill the rickettsial organism, and a "wormer" to kill the parasite. Improvement may be seen in as little as two days.

Prevention is simple, cook all fish before feeding any to 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."[/COLOR]http://mooreshaven.com/pets/dogs/safety/badfoodslist.html

 

[vanillasugar]

I thought freezing and cooking salmon was the best way to avoid salmon poisoning (Also by feeding Salmon from good sources). That's why I originally asked if it had already been cooked or had been previously frozen before the dog got it.

And as a side note, Showpug you commented that a dog with salmon poisoning had eaten smoked salmon. Smoking alone is not cooking. Smoked meat is much closer to raw in nature than cooked.