Pig Ear Treats Causing Disease in People and Dogs

A new FDA warning. Infectious diarrhea from these. Here's what you should do. Hello, welcome back to my channel. For those of you who are new, welcome. If you've yet to do so, click here to subscribe. And then when you click the link directly in the box below, I can send you a copy of my free book. Hula, the people of YouTube want to know, should you eat that pig ear or should you not? The FDA has reported on an outbreak of a disease called Salmonella linked to these guys. Pig ear dog treats. Not so sure if I should give them. Should you be giving these to your dog? So the pig ears and Salmonella, is it something you should be concerned about? Should you stop feeding pig ears? Well, this outbreak was reported more than two weeks ago. And in part, the suggestions from the FDA is that they wanted to remove all of these from the shelves. The concern was that there's an outbreak reported in 33 different states, over 130 people were reported to be affected with this disease called Salmonella. Most people can get it. It causes for majority of people, they don't see any signs. And some people you can see vomiting, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, intestinal cramps. Our dogs can also get Salmonella. In truth and practice, I seldom ever saw this disease, nor did I seldom see it being diagnosed. It lives quite freely in our intestinal tract, in many animals' intestinal tracts. Many times it's causing no obvious clinical signs. But how other people and how other animals are infected is it comes via fecal contamination. So to see it in a pig ear means that, you know, that pig is slaughtered, some feces from that pig which has Salmonella are making its way onto those pig ears, and it's somehow still surviving into the stores. Hence, you see it in these ears, and they're seeing Salmonella. And so the FDA, they're actually advising that you throw this stuff away, you don't handle it. That just by me handling this, I could potentially infect myself with Salmonella. Well, I'm hoping I have a pretty strong immune system, and I'm not going to have any problem. And I shouldn't be giving it to you, even though you really want it. So the same government agency is very clear in stating that you should never be feeding your dogs and your cats raw food for the same risk and concern about infectious disease, such as Salmonella, that could go from that raw food, which has not been adequately cooked, potentially be able to kill that bacteria, then, you know, passed on to yourself and or your dog. Inadvertently, you're handling it. But what do I feed Tula sometimes? Yes, here it is. Gasp. Raw food. Actually, this is some of the prepackaged frozen raw that's defrosted. Could it contain Salmonella? Could. Unlikely. Pretty confident, though, with Tula's immune system and myself in that, you know, she's not on an antacid to alter her stomach pH. And you can actually read on the FDA website, they actually document that part of the natural defense against Salmonella is having a really acidic stomach pH. It's not just like, you know, some veterinary wives tale around, you know, stomach acidity, preventing Salmonella. It's a real thing. She loves it. Is there the risk of her getting Salmonella? There is. I think the risk is super, super minimal. And I'm comfortable feeding it to her, especially that I'm going to, you know, I froze, it's frozen in the freezer, helps kill some of the bacteria, defrosted overnight in the fridge. And then here it is, Tula. And you love these. I honestly feel that this is so much healthier than just giving her kibble. And I know I'm feeding her primary animal protein, avoiding all that excess carbs and weed and all the other issues and go along with feeding that. And you love it. Ah, what about pig's ears? I don't want to get Salmonella. I don't want you to get Salmonella. I don't want your dog to get Salmonella. But that being said, there are a pile of diseases our animals can get. But if we feed them properly, we exercise them properly. Hopefully we've got the right mix of genetics in there. They're going to have these strong functioning immune systems. And honestly, if we, you didn't have a strong functioning immune system, you'd be getting every disease under the sun. So big part plays that doing whatever you can to keep your dog's immune system strong. Secondarily, take it all into perspective. You got to think that there are millions of dogs eating these. We're dealing with like what, a hundred people with Salmonella? Pretty darn tiny. I mean, we're looking at a fraction of a percent. So I think the risk is super minimal. I'm not really convinced. You know, a pig ear is definitely the best dog treat. Pretty high in cartilage. Who knows how that pig was slaughtered. Even just being raised ethically, you have to have another whole issue unto itself. I'm not super comfortable just using pig ears as treats myself. Okay. If you want it, this, this is yours. Do you want this now today? You can have it here. Good girl. You like the, you would like the smell of it. There. Hmm. Okay. You don't want the pig ear. Hmm. I'm going to give it to Pippi. If you don't get it. Pippi. All right. The pig ear. You want to be extra cautious. Don't be thinking pig ears at the same time. Probably won't be, be feeding your dog and or your cat raw food. Is there a risk from getting bacteria from that? Yeah, there is. Do I think the risk is significant? No, I don't. I don't think it is at all. Do I think it's important? You put some thought into what you're feeding your dog in the first place, as far as preventing disease, building up the immune system. You better do. I think that's more important than anything else. And unfortunately you're not getting that from these sort of headlines and warnings and it's not necessary being put in perspective. Will I continue to buy pig ears? You know, occasionally as a treat, I don't recommend it making a sole source of your dog's diet. And if Tula wants to eat one, you bet she can. Though it looks like she wants more of the raw, not the pig ear. Hmm. My two cents. Hope you guys are doing well. Thanks for watching today's video. Thanks so much for watching this edition of NRE Secrets and pig ears and salmonella. First, click here to subscribe. And then when you click that link directly in the box below, I can send you a copy of my free book.