Raw Food Diets in Dogs: Concerns for Canine and Human Health

Abstract

should be aware of the potential health implications of feeding raw diets to pet dogs. In 2010, Leonard and colleagues 1 evaluated pet-related management factors and the risk of carriage of Salmonella spp. in pet dogs in Ontario. They performed enrichment cultures for Salmonella on 5 consecutive daily fecal samples from 138 dogs from 97 households and examined 80 variables relating to health, diet, and other sources of exposure of the dogs. The authors found that 23% of the dogs and 25% of the households had at least 1 fecal sample positive for Salmonella .T he consumption of a commercial or homemade raw diet, a homemade cooked diet, or raw