why can't a dog eat pork?

• why can't a dog eat pork? veba Posted : 4/27/2006 6:39:03 PM I Just found out that dogs are not supposed to eat pork i.e. ham, bacon, etc??? I feel bad that I gave this to my dog, not regularly, but little bits mixed in with her dry food when we've had ham for dinner. What's the story?  I know you good people at i-dog will have the answers!!! Thanks LIKE 19 REPLIES 54220 VIEWS LAST POST SUZI Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• cakana Posted : 4/27/2006 6:51:26 PM Pork isn't bad for dogs but I was told it's not a good idea to feed it raw.  It also tends to have a higher fat content.  Ham, bacon and any other processed meats, have other ingredients used to preserve or cure them, and those ingredients may not be a good idea for dogs.  I don't think that feeding a small amount will do any harm though, so I wouldn't worry about it. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• glenmar Posted : 4/27/2006 7:47:02 PM My dogs eat RAW pork with no problems.  Ham and bacon are highly processed and full of chemicals and nitrates. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• ron2 Posted : 4/27/2006 8:27:05 PM When I cook pork butterfly chops or country pork ribs (boneless) I give some to our dog and he's been fine. Of course, it's not a lot and not all the time and it's cooked.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Stef w Posted : 4/27/2006 8:40:24 PM I just read this - so I thought I would add it here.  I don't know if it's true or not... Do not use meats that can cause trichinosis like pork. Trichinae develop as adults in the intestines and as larvae in the muscles, causing intestinal disorders, fever, nausea, muscular pain, and edema of the face. Trichinosis is therefore the disease caused by trichinae. [linkhttp://pet-grub.com/part2/]http://pet-grub.com/part2/[/link] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jennie_c_d Posted : 4/27/2006 10:15:33 PM Trichinosis isn't really a danger in commercially raised pigs. They are pumped full of antibiotics, dewormers, etc to prevent such infestations. I wouldn't feel comfortable feeding my dogs raw, wild or family farm raised pork, but commercial pork is fine (as long as you don't mind the buckets of chemicals, LOL). 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• luv4gsds Posted : 4/28/2006 5:06:42 AM I give pork to my dogs. They love pigs feet, pig ears and fatback (the kind with no salt added). 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• ron2 Posted : 4/28/2006 5:30:30 AM That's why cook pork, to kill the trichinosis. I cook chicken to kill the samonella, and I cook beef to kill the e. coli. Wonderful thing, heat. It can avert a lot of trouble.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• glenmar Posted : 4/28/2006 6:16:31 AM Oh Ron, you old Southern Boy you......raw is FINE for dogs.  Heck, I like my steak just barely past still mooing myself..... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• marty_ga Posted : 4/28/2006 9:14:16 AM Eagle Pack kibble has pork in it... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Julie Byers Posted : 4/28/2006 10:12:44 AM Other than pork being higher in fat, the last know case of tric was forever ago.  Calories would be my only concern (my dog had been to the 'all you can eat buffet' a few too many times before I got him.  Jules 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mudpuppy Posted : 4/28/2006 10:17:47 AM pork is good for dogs. Ham and bacon are not-- they are salty and full of nitrates. An occasional treat, fine. But not too much.   Trichinosis doesn't exist in commercial U.S. pork anymore. It's perfectly safe to feed it raw. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• cakana Posted : 4/28/2006 10:43:47 AM Perhaps because I was doing an elimination diet and using more pork than most people would on a daily basis, it was advised (by people I trust - who happen to feed raw) that if I used pork, to cook it.  The reasoning had more to do with it being a more difficult meat to digest raw and that was all.  I did give Sassy raw pork bones (shoulder/neck) several times during the trial diet, and she did just fine, and loved them. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Amelia Posted : 4/28/2006 11:20:06 AM ORIGINAL: marty_ga Eagle Pack kibble has pork in it... Some varieties, but not all. [sm=wink.gif] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Stef w Posted : 4/28/2006 12:45:51 PM Thanks! People have told me they shouldn't have it but just gave me a vague "it's not good for them".  I didn't know why - but I stumbled on that bit of info on that website while reading last night. I'm glad it's not really a worry. [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login