He ate raw chicken

[SweetCuteness]

This morning I was getting ready to leave for work and I heard Ferdinand smacking his lips on something. He had pulled a piece of RAW chicken out of the garbage can from dinner last night (my boyfriend put it in the garbage). I started freaking out because I had no idea how much he ate. He started gagging and out came this long strip of raw chicken. Assuming there was more in his belly and it could thinking it could seriously harm him, I mixed half hydrogen peroxide with half water and got him to drink it. I learned this mixture of doggy epicac (sp?) in his training class. Good thing we did this because there were two more large pieces of raw chicken that came up.

I felt so bad for him that we had to make him sick like that. He knows better than to dig in the garbage can, but it's not his fault that there was raw chicken in there. Of course I had a little talk with my bf and told him NO MORE raw meat in the garbage.

Does anyone know what raw chicken would do to him? Especially after sitting out (in the garbage can) for 12 hours? I'm assuming dogs can get salmonella too, can't they?

[celstu1]

actually dogs systems can handle eating raw chicken. It does not make them sick like it would us. Ive fed my dogs a raw chicken leg in the past, and Ive read on here plenty of times about people feeding their dogs raw chicken. I was actually grossed out by my sweet adorable boys eating raw meat so I never did it again haha

however, I don't know how good 12 hours in the garbage raw chicken is for any living thing

[SweetCuteness]

Originally Posted by celstu1

actually dogs systems can handle eating raw chicken. It does not make them sick like it would us. Ive fed my dogs a raw chicken leg in the past, and Ive read on here plenty of times about people feeding their dogs raw chicken. I was actually grossed out by my sweet adorable boys eating raw meat so I never did it again haha

however, I don't know how good 12 hours in the garbage raw chicken is for any living thing

The 12 hours thing is the part that worried me the most. I hope I wasn't being a mean/overprotective mommy by making him throw up because he ate it.

That's interesting though, I didn't realize they can eat raw chicken.

[LunasMomma]

I think you did the right thing, and he'll probably be fine The little stinker!

Time to secure the garbage can Make that BF's project

[SweetCuteness]

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

I think you did the right thing, and he'll probably be fine The little stinker!

Time to secure the garbage can Make that BF's project

LOL, it's usually under the sink, but we take it out when we're cooking to throw scraps in. Apparently he didn't put it back last night.

[sondra2004]

Target has a great trash can for 14.99.Its white plastic with a push botton lid .I brought this when I got my first puppy.It works great.

[abbie's mom]

Originally Posted by SweetCuteness

Does anyone know what raw chicken would do to him? Especially after sitting out (in the garbage can) for 12 hours? I'm assuming dogs can get salmonella too, can't they?

Dogs are not susceptible to certain 'nasties', such as salmonella, as we humans are - regardless of what your vet may tell you. They have enzymes in their mouths that protect them, as do their ancestors, the wolf - perfect for prey model diets. Being out for 12hrs - not a problem. Some dogs prefer their RAW meat a tad on the 'ripe' side . Mine are more on the finnicky side - probably the whole mamma babying them thing.

Many, many people feed their dogs and cats RAW as a regular diet. I have been feeding RAW for four years, and am convinced the switch from the "better brand" commercial 'foods' literally saved my 12y/o Mozart's life. Abbie seems to be faring well into her 14th month on RAW meat and meaty bones, too.

I agree that it is time to secure the trash can, however: to save him from getting hold of cooked chicken bones - which can harm him. Canines' digestive systems are equipped to digest RAW bones, but COOKED bones can splinter, and tear them up.