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BARF
As seen at Medscape.com continuing education unit on zoonotic diseases (requires registration):
The current trend for "natural diets" has led some owners to provide their dogs with a "bones and raw food diet (BARF)." The diet often consists of whole raw chicken mixed with vegetables. A recent study found that 80% of dogs fed this diet shed Salmonella in their stool. Another source of Salmonella for dogs and, subsequently, human infections has been processed pig ear treats.
Hmm, as they say, "everything but the squeal," but I don't think I'd buy that "treat."
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my grandaughter was diagnosed with salmonella a couple of weeks ago. (She and her baby are fine now). I presume they weren't on the barf diet, but the way she sounded on the phone she had some relationship to that acronym.
Any turtles in the house?
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