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with birdflu being found in the uk what is everyone doing about feeding there dogs raw chicken wings. I must admit I have stoped giving them to mine instead iv been striping the meat off the bone and cooking it. I wont give up chicken for the dogs or us but will be cooking it well.
 
i am still giving mine the raw wings , bird flue is said to only be caught through contact with an infected bird and not through eating them :blink:

intresting to see what others think :thumbsup:
 
I have stoped becoues it changed to infected raw meat so everything should be well cooked. I know I worry just wonderd if I am the only worryer
 
Hmm, I'll be interested too. I've just given them a chicken wing each this afternnon, without a thought! I must admit, I'm not adding any raw eggs to their food just now... :unsure:

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I haven't changed anything, but my stock of wings is from a whle ago. I don't think I will be doing anything different.

Does cooking really make a difference? I'd think if it's in the meat it's in the meat - period... Just my .02 as I haven't read up on it yet.

Wendy
 
Im almost certain that you can't catch bird flu from eating chicken!! (w00t)

Not altered my feeding arrangements in the slightest.
 
fallenangel said:
I have stoped becoues it changed to infected raw meat so everything should be well cooked. I know I worry just wonderd if I am the only worryer
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Hi wendy, i adopt this attitude, if you are concerned about wings, dont give em, they dont need em

keith
 
My lot are still having their raw chicken wings, raw eggs, minced chicken and all .......
 
Still giving everything the same :thumbsup: I am lucky though as the chicken wings I get are from a local free-range farm so hopefully I would hear if anything was amiss.
 
Still giving mine wings and necks .............. the thought never crossed my mind not to and to be honest, I think it's all a load of bolony!!! I even bought some breaded turkey steaks thingys for us the other day and OH is still alive ................unfortunately!!! He had (magic???) mushrooms in a creamy, garlicy cheesy sauce tonight and that hasn't worked either!!! :lol:
 
I dont give mine chicken wings anyway, but I wouldnt have thought they could catch bird flu from them :)
 
Bird flu can be dangerous to humans because the close contact between farmed poultry and people means the virus has a chance to combine with a human flu virus and mutate into a dangerous form. I think the chances of it affecting dogs is practically nil.
 
I have heard that the bird flu virus is very delicate and can be destroyed easily, so I'd have thought freezing would kill it off anyway should it be present? Personally I haven't stopped feeding poultry raw to Alfie or eating it cooked myself
 
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In Thailand there were tigers that died from it after being fed chicken carcasses.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3755908.stm

There is a recorded case of a dog contracting it.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...zaxA&refer=home

I don't know if there are others. But I do worry that perhaps some countries were animal welfare isn't high on the agenda, perhaps dogs contracted it and died with out ever seeing a vet and the cases being recorded.

I guess if you're buying from a local source and you're not near the affect area, you are pretty safe. But if you're buying from a big retailer and feeding it raw, that's were my concerns come in. The likes of Bernard Matthews (who continued to import from places that had the infection even after they were aware of this) supply some large retailers with meat to sell under their own brand, as far as I know. Alot of the poultry on sale in supermarkets is imported and you can't be sure exactly were it's coming from.

I say buy local and you are on a safe bet. Personally I worry about taking the risk with any other poulty other than local, even if it may be small.
 
FeeFee said:
Bird flu can be dangerous to humans because the close contact between farmed poultry and people means the virus has a chance to combine with a human flu virus and mutate into a dangerous form.  I think the chances of it affecting dogs is practically nil.
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In Manila (I think) many cats living feral around poultry market test positive for the bird flue, some have died. It is expected dogs can also get it and die, but so far as with humans, it is not transmissible from cat to cat or dog to dog.

I feed raw necks and wings to keep their teeth clean, also the bone/cartilage as a source of calcium, so cooking (which I am sure would destroy the virus) and boning would defeat the purpose.

Should there be outbreak of bird flue in OZ I would stop feeding chicken and give them ox hearts to chew on instead.
 
Even the poultry in the supermarket (by law) has to say where its come from - Uk, Scottish, EU..... it usually states where its from.

The ones Ive been buying are Scottish.

I still think the chances of actually catching it from raw meat are still very slim. and according to the latest news this outbreak has been confined to the one farm only so far,

believe it or not according to the news tonight - they have already brought fresh live birds in already to the Bernard Mathews farm and will sell them to the public in a few days time. (w00t)
 
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I think for the moment I will stick to cooking the dogs chicken and de boning for now. I know its millons if not billions to 1 one they will catch anything but with my luck they just might :D
 
fallenangel said:
I think for the moment I will stick to cooking the dogs chicken and de boning for now. I know its millons if not billions to 1 one they will catch anything but with my luck they just might  :D
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Hey, you have to do what YOU are comfortable with - so don't sweat it :cheers:

Wendy
 
Janimal said:
Even the poultry in the supermarket (by law) has to say where its come from - Uk, Scottish, EU..... it usually states where its from.
The ones Ive been buying are Scottish.

I still think the chances of actually catching it from raw meat are still very slim. and according to the latest news this outbreak has been confined to the one farm only so far, 

believe it or not according to the news tonight - they have already brought fresh live birds in already to the Bernard Mathews farm and will sell them to the public in a few days time. (w00t)

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The supermarkets can get around the labelling issue by importing from different countries and then packaging in the UK, EU etc..... so it's not always a safe bet.

I don't think I will ever touch a Bernard Matthews product ever again.... Fresh birds back on the farm already?!? That's mad. That, along with them having still imported from known infected places just shows how much profit comes above consumer care in their eyes. :rant:
 
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