Can my dog get sick from raw game meat? YES!

Dogs can ‘get’ all the Tapeworm cyst in liver- diseases and parasites that Taenia hydatigena spread between game and Cysts are common in the liver of their predators/scavengers moose, caribou, deer, sheep, like wolves and foxes. This goats, etc. while the adult Tapeworm cyst in muscle- Taenia species includes ones that won’t tapeworm occurs in the intestine of wolves Cysts in the meat occurs in 50 to 70% of moose (T. infect people directly but arctos and T. krabbei) and caribou (T. krabbei) while the then we can get them from People cannot get it but do not adult tapeworm occurs in the intestine of wolves and feed uncooked organs to dogs bears. our dogs (Echinococcus, since they can get it. People cannot get it but do not feed raw meat to dogs Tularemia, Brucella). since they can get it just like a wolf.

Tapeworm cysts in lungs- Abscesses- “Pus pockets” Echinococcus granulosis Very common in moose and caribou muscles but can be found in or around the organs Cysts are common in the lungs of moose & caribou while the adult It is a sign of the animal’s response to an old tapeworm occurs in the intestine of injury or infection. wolves and dogs The white to yellow/green fluid are white blood cells Dogs can spread the microscopic eggs in feces. People are like the moose and Avoid spreading pus during butchering. Don’t get it from poor hygiene aka fecal eat the pus contaminated parts but the This one you get from your contamination then get the big cysts in unaffected meat is edible dog, if they eat the lung cysts liver or lungs called Hydatid Disease. For more details check out our website from What you can’t see: the “Species” or “Wildlife Diseases & Parasites” links on the web at: Trichinellosis: Microscopic round worm parasite in raw meat esp. bear, lynx, walrus. Never eat these raw or http://wildlife.alaska.gov feed raw to dogs. Make reports or send questions to: Brucellosis: Bacteria in reproductive organs of sick caribou or stillborns. Can cause abortion in bitches and [email protected] make people sick who come in contact with the dead pups, urine, feces of the dog infected from eating Or call 907-328-8354 Besnotia: Tiny parasite in caribou skin, dogs can get if eat infected caribou parts but people not susceptible Sarcocystis: Microcopic parasite in muscle of game that dogs but not people are susceptible to.